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EU edges closer to anti-trust action on social media

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INTERNATIONAL

The ruling confirms the growing convergence of European concerns about anti-trust practices and data privacy breaches by ‘big tech’.

Delhi’s ties with Muslim world will come under strain

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INDIA

Anti-Muslim discrimination in India amid COVID-19 crisis.

Advertisers up scrutiny of social media fake activity

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INTERNATIONAL

Advertising on social media.

Role of Islam in the Sahel is multifaceted

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SAHEL

The principal armed militant groups are aligned with al-Qaida or Islamic State. However, Islam plays a wider role in societies from Senegal to Chad and is a cornerstone of family…

Pandemic takes tough toll on informal women workers

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INT

Policy measures taken in response to the economic crisis created by the pandemic have largely been gender-blind, exacerbating the long-standing economic precarity and gender…

South-east Asian green mining pressure to grow

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Mining operations and environmental and social factors in South-east Asia.

US party lines raise second wave handling dangers

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UNITED STATES

This comes amid partisan divides over how to handle the pandemic; particularly with state and federal elections nearing in November, voters’ views will increasingly influence how…

Japan will make serious progress in decarbonisation

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JAPAN

This brings Japan into line with other countries ahead of the COP26 UN climate negotiations in November. Fully achieving decarbonisation targets will require fundamental…

Disinformation is a rising security threat to the West

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INTERNATIONAL

Articles containing the bogus quotes were shared across social media globally. The case illustrates how disinformation is created and spread for malign influence, and its ease of…

Pandemic deepens long-term risks to US women workers

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UNITED STATES

Women, especially those from minorities, are more likely to have dropped out of the labour force or moved to part-time or precarious employment. Jobs recovery has also been slower…