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Hundreds of workers at China’s largest iPhone factory were detained during the protests. They are not satisfied with strict quarantine restrictions and working conditions. According to Bloomberg, a video shot at the Foxconn plant has appeared on social networks. This company has the status of a key contract manufacturer of Apple electronics. One of the […]
As part of the new initiative, more than 200 major European cities will donate generators to Ukraine to help it survive the winter. Many city administrations expressed their desire to help Ukraine even before the project was launched. The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metzola, said that the EU launched a campaign called ‘Generators […]
From December 1, the company Meta will remove information about their preferences and lives from the profiles of Facebook users, reports Engadget. These are addresses, sexual orientation, political and religious views. Earlier, this information was voiced by a specialist in social networks, Matt Navarre. Facebook is removing religious views and ‘interested in’ info from profiles […]
Finland will build a wall on the border with Russia for almost 140 million euros. Reuters writes about it. The length of the Finnish-Russian border is 1,300 km, but the country’s border service management plans to build 130-260 km of fence, which will cover 10-20% of the total length. The focus will be primarily on […]
The regional authorities worked out an algorithm of actions in the event of a Russian nuclear attack on one of the infrastructure facilities in the region. The authorities in Donetsk region have worked out an action algorithm in the event of a nuclear attack on the region. This was reported by the press service of […]
An anonymous source in the Russian law enforcement agencies informed journalists that they have no intention of extraditing Girkin and Dubinsky to the Netherlands to serve their sentence, as the Kremlin does not recognize the court’s decision. Russia has announced that it will not extradite to the Netherlands those sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment […]
On Wednesday, Musk testified in court about his giant compensation package at Tesla, and during the speech he said he does not want to serve as CEO of his companies. “I honestly don’t want to be the CEO of any company,” Musk said. The court is now debating whether Tesla’s board acted properly in approving […]
The Birkenstocks sandals worn by Steve Jobs in the early days of Apple were expected to fetch between $60,000 and $80,000. However, one of the participants volunteered to give much more — $218,750 — for the legend’s old shoes. Well, and got a book and a non-fungible token (NFT) to go with it. Jobs apparently […]
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called an urgent meeting of the Government Committee in connection with the ‘crisis situation’. As Report reports with reference to local media, this happened against the background of reports of the fall of two missiles on the territory of Poland. Radio ZET reported that two rockets fell on the village […]
The Russian Foreign Ministry imposed sanctions against a hundred Canadian citizens, including high-ranking officials, businessmen, employees of media and financial structures, and the cultural sphere. Among those who are now banned from entering Russia are the head of Canada’s Communications Security Authority, Carolyn Xavier, the country’s former Attorney General Peter McKay, the famous actor Jim […]