
Roundup: Shakira At the Latin Grammys; A's Are Moving to Las Vegas; Ronald Acuna, Shohei Ohtani Win MVPs
Shakira at the Latin Grammys, the A's are officially moving to Las Vegas, Ronald Acuna and Shohei Ohtani win MVP Awards and more in the Roundup.
2023-11-17 20:26

China to allow road trials of intelligent connected vehicles
BEIJING China will allow road trials of some intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) in designated city areas, the industry
2023-11-17 20:18

Sudan civil war: Darfur's Jem rebels join army fight against RSF
A rebel leader tells the BBC his forces will fight a paramilitary group accused of ethnic cleansing.
2023-11-17 20:15

TikTok responds to reports of users sharing letter from bin Laden
TikTok is “proactively and aggressively” removing posts seemingly glorifying Osama bin Laden, it has said. A series of videos that shared a letter from bin Laden justifying the 9/11 attacks were published across the platform, and TikTok said it was “investigating” how it had happened. But it also said that reports about the spread of the posts had been exaggerated, and that the number of videos was actually small. The controversy began in recent days after a host of videos were highlighted by journalist Yashar Ali, in a tweet. He said there were “thousands of TikToks (at least)” that shared the letter from bin Laden. “The TikToks are from people of all ages, races, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Many of them say that reading the letter has opened their eyes, and they’ll never see geopolitical matters the same way again,” he said. “Many of them — and I have watched a lot — say it has made them reevaluate their perspective on how what is often labeled as terrorism can be a legitimate form of resistance to a hostile power.” The tweet led to criticism of TikTok as well as its users, including from the White House. “There is never a justification for spreading the repugnant, evil and antisemitic lies that the leader of Al Qaeda issued just after committing the worst terrorist attack in American history,” a spokesperson said. TikTok said however that the spread of the posts had been relatively limited and that it was not true that the videos were trending. “Content promoting this letter clearly violates our rules on supporting any form of terrorism,” the company wrote on its TikTok account. “We are proactively and aggressively removing this content and investigating how it got onto our platform. “The number of videos on TikTok is small and reports of it trending on our platform are inaccurate. This is not unique to TikTok and has appeared across multiple platforms and the media.” TikTok does not provide readily accessible information about the spread of posts on its platform. Some of the videos had tens of thousands of likes and views. Many of the TikToks pointed to a copy of the letter that had been posted on The Guardian’s website. As it began to spread, the newspaper removed the page, replacing it with a note that it was lacking “the full context” and instead directed readers to a news article about the original letter. Read More TikTok launches feature to save songs to music apps like Spotify Elon Musk weighs in on the scooped bagel debate ICO seeks permission to appeal against Clearview AI tribunal ruling
2023-11-17 19:52

Tony Christie defies dementia with new album
Tony Christie is releasing a new album in early 2023.
2023-11-17 19:49

Eliza Rose and Calvin Harris drop new house tune Body Moving
Eliza Rose and Calvin Harris have released 'Body Moving' after meeting in Ibiza last summer.
2023-11-17 19:46

Italy bans lab-grown meat in nod to farmers
The government has hailed the new law, which came as a farmers' group scuffled with two MPs.
2023-11-17 19:29

Vatican country profile
Provides an overview of the Vatican, including key events and facts about this small European state.
2023-11-17 19:25

Dana Carvey: Wayne's World star's son Dex dies aged 32
The US comedian and actor said his "beloved son" Dex died from an accidental drug overdose.
2023-11-17 19:22

Alibaba Dents Emerging-Market Stocks’ Best Month Since January
The benchmark emerging-market stocks gauge took a hit from large declines in a pair of Chinese e-commerce shares
2023-11-17 19:20

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2023-11-17 19:15

'I must try to be cooler about it': Olivia Colman is fixated on playing M in James Bond
Olivia Colman is desperate to follow in the footsteps of Dame Judi Dench by playing James Bond's boss M in a 007 film.
2023-11-17 18:59