Facial recognition company sued by California activists
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Civil liberties activists are suing a company that provides facial recognition services to law enforcement agencies and private companies around the...
ANALYSIS: Communist Party seeking China’s ‘rejuvenation’
BEIJING — The catchword “rejuvenation” has been tucked into the major speeches at China's biggest political event of the year, the meeting of its...
Greenpeace protests ECB’s loans for carbon-heavy industries
FRANKFURT, Germany — Greenpeace activists landed on the roof of a European Central Bank building Wednesday to drop a banner protesting the financial institution's...
German soccer club Stuttgart fined for data breach
STUTTGART, Germany — German soccer club Stuttgart has been fined 300,000 euros ($357,000) for misusing private data about its members, a regulator said Wednesday.
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EU to step up aid effort as virus deepens global crises
BRUSSELS — The European Union unveiled plans Wednesday to step up international aid efforts, support humanitarian agencies and encourage new donors to contribute as...
Warming oceans mean smaller baby sharks struggle to survive
PORTLAND, Maine — The warming of worldwide oceans from climate change means baby sharks are at risk of being born smaller and without the...
Expert says origins of pandemic could be known in few years
LONDON — The global community will find out “fairly soon, within the next few years” what started the coronavirus pandemic, a key member of...
Kerry wants world’s biggest polluters to pledge real change
PARIS — U.S. special envoy for climate John Kerry on Wednesday called on the world’s biggest polluters to make “key decisions” in the coming...
Former NASA astronaut eyes US Senate, advocacy group says
RALEIGH, N.C. — A nonprofit group encouraging STEM professionals to run for public office is pushing a former NASA astronaut to enter North Carolina's...
Texas AG says probe to continue despite Twitter lawsuit
DALLAS — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Wednesday that a lawsuit by Twitter won't deter his office from investigating the content moderation practices...
