Meta adds Russia to list of Terrorist groups Russian financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring has included US tech giant Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, in its list of “terrorists and extremists”, Interfax news agency reported. Russia banned Facebook and Instagram for “carrying out extremist activities” in late March after authorities accused Meta […]
Day: October 11, 2022
NATO to hold nuclear exercises amid tensions over Ukraine
In spite of the current conflict in Ukraine, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the military alliance will carry out its yearly nuclear drills the following week. On the eve of a gathering of NATO military ministers on Tuesday in Brussels, Stoltenberg announced that 14 of the 30 NATO members would participate in the exercise known […]
US company fined for firing employee who refused to turn on webcam at home
According to a report in Fortune magazine, a Dutch court has ordered a US corporation to pay a fired employee $72,700 in damages after the individual was fired for turning off the camera while working from home. The employee was fired by Florida-based telemarketing firm Chetu because he objected to being watched “for nine hours […]
Gayle to bring different cricket gala to Abu Dhabi
A different cricket gala will be hosted in Abu Dhabi. Chris Gayle has started his own shortest-format cricket league. The Ultimate Cricket Challenge has been given to the three-day cricket competition (UKC). Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik from Pakistan will also play in the league, according to announcements made by cricket star Chris Gayle. The […]
FIA booked Imran Khan in another foreign funding case
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has lodged a case against eleven people including Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in foreign funding. The other prominent accused in the case are Sardar Azhar Tariq, Saifullah Niazi, Syed Younis, Amir Kayani, Tariq Shaikh, and Tariq Shafi. According to a First Information Report, PTI had opened an account […]