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Friday, 27 March 2026 09:29
USA: Meta and YouTube found guilty of designing addictive products
In a landmark decision, a Los Angeles jury has found Meta and YouTube liable for designing addictive features which harmed a young user. The plaintiff, identified as KGM, testified that prolonged use from early childhood contributed…
Friday, 27 March 2026 09:27
Middle East war: Trump’s claims of negotiations are rebuffed by Iran
Iran has rejected claims by Donald Trump that negotiations are under way to end the conflict, with military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaqari accusing Washington of ‘negotiating with itself’ to mask failure. While US officials suggest progress and…
Friday, 27 March 2026 09:24
Asia: effects of Strait of Hormuz blockade on ordinary people
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran has disrupted global energy supplies, sending oil prices higher and straining economies, especially across Asia. With nearly 90% of shipments through the strait destined for the…
Friday, 27 March 2026 09:21
Argentina: fifty years after coup, search continues for thousands of disappeared
In 1977, Argentine teacher Taty Almeida began searching for her missing son Alejandro, one of thousands who disappeared during the military dictatorship. With nowhere else to turn, she joined other mothers in Buenos Aires’ Plaza de…
Friday, 27 March 2026 09:19
Canada: Quebec law banning religious symbols has much wider implications
A landmark legal challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21, is set to be heard by Canada’s supreme court, raising major questions about religious freedom, constitutional rights, and national unity. The 2019 law bars certain public-sector…
Friday, 27 March 2026 09:16
UN: Ghana urges members to call the slave trade ‘crime against humanity’
Ghana’s UN representative, Samuel Yao Kumah, has called on member states to support a draft resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade as ‘the gravest crime against humanity’. The proposal, presented to a General Assembly session on…