Dating apps Grindr, OkCupid and Tinder leak personal data, Norwegian group says
Dating apps including Grindr, OkCupid and Tinder leak personal information to advertising tech companies in possible violation of European data privacy laws, a Norwegian consumer group said in a report Tuesday. The Norwegian Consumer Council said it found "serious privacy infringements" in its analysis of ...
Turkey and Russia called for a Jan. 12 cease-fire in war-torn Libya on Wednesday while European Union officials intensified diplomatic efforts to cool tensions in the North African nation by holding talks with its prime minister. In a related diplomatic push in Rome, Italian Premier ...
Astronomers have discovered a cosmic wave of star-forming gases practically right under our noses in the Milky Way. Harvard University scientists reported that this massive structure has been hiding out in the spiral arm closest to Earth. The researchers were building a 3D map of our ...
Winter yet to arrive as temperatures rise across Europe's far north
From the Norwegian fjords to Russian cities, record warm temperatures with less snow and rain have left the far north of Europe still waiting for the Arctic winter. Sunndalsora, a small town in western Norway, registered 19 degrees Celsius (66 degrees Fahrenheit) last Thursday, a ...
A guard withholds water from a barefoot migrant kneeling in front of him. An emaciated man lies on the ground while a thermostat reads a broiling 43 degrees Celsius. Refugees cower to the ground as bullets whiz by. These rough pencil sketches by an Eritrean ...
The Spanish coast guard said it had rescued about 200 migrants on Christmas Day, plucking them from makeshift boats in the Mediterranean Sea. It said they were saved in a number of separate operations off the coasts of Spain and Morocco, but gave no information ...
Putin accuses Poland of colluding with Hitler, being anti-Semitic
President Vladimir Putin upped the ante in a war of words with Europe on Tuesday, accusing Poland of colluding with Hitler and of anti-Semitism. Tensions are running high between Moscow and Warsaw, with NATO and EU member Poland fearing what it has described as Russian ...
U.S. sanctions cannot stop gas pipeline to Europe, Russia foreign minister says
Russia's foreign minister insisted on Sunday that a flagship project to pipe natural gas to Europe would be finished, despite the United States slapping sanctions on the companies involved. Sergyi Lavrov said the U.S. measures over Nord Stream 2 had "humiliated" European countries but reiterated ...
Europe's CHEOPS planet-hunting space telescope left Earth on Wednesday and moved into orbit, a day after its liftoff was delayed by a technical rocket glitch during the final countdown. The telescope will measure the density, composition and size of planets beyond our solar system — ...
Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica said Wednesday it would drastically reduce the amount of equipment it will buy from Huawei to build its 5G networks, amid concerns the firm could be used for Chinese espionage. Huawei equipment will be used during the "initial stages"¨of the deployment ...
Telenor reiterated on Sunday Huawei would be involved in building Norway's 5G network along with Ericsson, one of several companies to continue working with the Chinese company despite U.S. pressure. Still, on Friday, the head of Telenor Norway, Petter-Boerre Furberg, told Reuters that the operator ...
Japan hopes to double wagyu beef output amid rising overseas demand
The government said Tuesday it hopes to double the country's output of wagyu beef, known for its tenderness and marbled fat, to 300,000 tons by fiscal 2035 amid rising overseas demand. Under the goal, which is part of a government program to support farmers and ...
