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Amazon Fires Employee Who Protested Companys Ties to Israel

Amazon.com Inc. has terminated an employee who protested the e-commerce giant's ties to the Israeli government.

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Who Was Bipin Joshi, Nepalese Student Captured By Hamas, Now Declared Dead

Bipin Joshi was a 23-year-old Nepalese student of agriculture and an amateur rapper.

Video: Donald Trump And Emmanuel Macron's Viral 'Arm Wrestling' Moment In Egypt

US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron brought back their notoriously long, bizarre handshake to the red carpet at the Gaza peace summit in Egypt.

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Tennessee authorities identify 16 people killed in blast at explosive plant

Local pastor among victims of huge explosion in rural area where ‘everybody knows each other’Authorities on Monday identified the 16 people killed in a devastating blast at a rural Tennessee explosives plant on 10 October, as investigators promised a painstaking process to figure out what happened by tracking down pieces of evidence that may now be miles apart.At a news conference, Chris Davis, the sheriff of Humphreys county, said people in the tight-knit community probably at least knew relatives of the victims killed in the explosion at the plant owned by Accurate Energetic Systems. The company supplies and researches explosives for the military and is a well-known employer in the area. Continue reading...

Instagram restricts what teenagers can see weeks before Australia’s under-16s social media ban begins

The restrictions come as many of the companies expected to be included in the ban announce changes or express oppositionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJust two months out from the under-16s social media ban coming into effect in Australia, Instagram is restricting the content teens can see and bringing in stricter parental controls for young people’s accounts.In a global announcement, Instagram’s parent company, Meta, announced the content available to Instagram users aged between 13 and 18 will be the equivalent to the US PG-13 rating, limiting violent or adult content teens can view. Continue reading...