Nik Dirga: Amy Coney Barrett appointment all about the politics
By Nik Dirga* Opinion – Ruth Bader Ginsburg died 39 days ago. Her replacement to the United States Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, was approved and sworn in yesterday. Another…
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Australia urged to take in 3000 Pacific Islanders to offset climate change
The Australian government is being urged to create a new visa for Pacific Islanders to relocate permanently to Australia, in a bid to manage the impact of climate change in…
Pacific leaders target unequal impacts of Covid-19 on vulnerable in region
Pacific Islands Forum leaders have drafted a statement to be considered at the special session of the United Nations General Assembly on Covid-19 in December. In its search for a…
Twitter: Major outage affects users around the world
Twitter has experienced a major outage, with users across the world affected. The social media giant said the issue was caused by an “inadvertent change” it made to its internal…
New Zealand party accuses Facebook of election interference after being removed from platform for Covid-19 ‘misinformation’
A New Zealand political party, Advance NZ, has cried foul after its Facebook page was removed, allegedly for containing falsehoods about the coronavirus pandemic. The ban comes just two days…
Khabib vs Gaethje ‘could take place with fans’ as Abu Dhabi considers crowds for UFC 254 showdown on Fight Island
The upcoming world title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje could see the return of spectators to a UFC event for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, says…
Threats to freedom warned if social media unlocked to Five Eyes
Civil liberties groups believe privacy, freedom of expression and trade secrets could be eroded if tech companies give up their encrypted data to governments. The New Zealand Government and its…
Adesanya defends ‘dry humping’ celebration against UFC rival Costa
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya says “homophobia” is behind the criticism over his celebration in which he ‘dry humped’ rival Paulo Costa after finishing him at UFC 253 on Fight…
Victoria should ease lockdown, epidemiologist says
Victoria does not need to get down to just five cases a day to ease its three-month lockdown which residents are fed up with, says a leading epidemiologist. Premier Daniel…
Privacy or child protection? 7 governments, including US & UK, argue Facebook’s new encryption plan would benefit PEDOPHILES
The UK, and others, have criticized Facebook over its plan to introduce end-to-end message encryption, arguing it would allow pedophiles freely share child abuse materials as millions are attributed to…