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[ad_1] Iran’s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against a dissident journalist who was captured in 2019 after years of exile in France, the judiciary said on Tuesday. Ruhollah Zam, whose Amadnews social media feed had more than a million followers, was convicted of fomenting violence during anti-government protests in …

[ad_1] Apple on Tuesday threatened to remove apps from its widely used app store if they fail to fulfill an upcoming private function that allows users to block advertisers from tracking them in different apps. The new feature, called App Tracking Transparency, was initially planned to debut this year, but …

[ad_1] Paris (AFP) The global effort to prevent Earth from becoming an uninhabitable greenhouse is in the grip of the “net zero” fever. More than 110 countries have pledged to become carbon neutral by mid-century, including major greenhouse gas emitters like Britain, Japan and South Korea, according to the United …

[ad_1] LONDON – To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? William Shakespeare himself is weighing that question and choosing to vaccinate. The historic name was shared by the second man in Britain to receive the Pfizer-approved COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, outside of the clinical trial participants. The 81-year-old Bill to his …

[ad_1] 2020 has been difficult for everyone, even those who thrive in virtual worlds. Gaming events were postponed and then canceled and communities had to quickly find new ways to come together even when they were far apart. Gaming has become an important part of survival this year and platforms …

[ad_1] National Geographic has reportedly given the green light to a new series of events, Return to the moon, which will follow NASA’s Artemis program, according to Deadline. What’s going on: National Geographic has assembled a team of award-winning producers and green-lit a series of events that will follow NASA’s …

[ad_1] Almost 70 poor countries will only be able to vaccinate one in ten people against COVID-19 next year unless governments and the pharmaceutical industry take urgent action to ensure that sufficient doses are produced, a group of campaigning organizations warned today. . By contrast, wealthier nations have purchased enough …

[ad_1] It’s official. Breakdancing is an Olympic sport and we will see it reflected as such for the foreseeable future. The International Olympic Committee has added Breakdancing to the 2024 Paris Olympics. It will be called “breaking”, which was the original name used by dancers in the 1970s. According to …

[ad_1] The first step in moving the entire Mac family from Intel to Apple Silicon is underway. The move to ARM still has a number of initial problems to overcome, but the wide sweep is successful. Tim Cook’s Apple won’t stop there, and the latest leaks reveal the powerful updates …

[ad_1] The first Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech are distributed in the UK this week, marking a turning point in the pandemic. As more countries move to license and disseminate vaccines, the end of the pandemic may feel tantalizingly near. But before we can get a clear idea of …