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TikTok’s efforts to stop children using the app and protect their personal data have been inadequate, a Canadian investigation has found.Hundreds of thousands of children in the country use TikTok each year despite the firm saying it is not intended for people under the age of 13, according to the findings. The investigation also found TikTok had collected sensitive personal information from “a large number” of Canadian children and used it for online marketing and content targeting.TikTok told the BBC that it will introduce a number of measures to “strengthen our platform for Canadians” although it disputes some of the…

Kremlin says ‘no alternative’ to continuing its invasion of UkraineMeanwhile, the Kremlin said this morning there was “no alternative” for Russia than to continue its offensive on Ukraine that it launched in 2022, AFP reported.“We are continuing our special military operation to ensure our interests and achieve the goals” set by Russian president Vladimir Putin, Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told RBC radio, using Moscow’s term for its assault on Ukraine.The Kremlin also claimed that Russian troops were advancing on all fronts in Ukraine, rejecting Trump’s suggestions that Ukraine could regain all its captured territory, Reuters said.Responding to Trump’s suggestion that…

At least six of the 11 West Africans deported to Ghana as part of the US crackdown on immigration have been transferred to Togo, their lawyers have said.The group was in the process of suing Ghana’s government to prevent their further deportation, amid concerns over their safety.”We can confirm that six were sent to Togo, the others have been sent to countries which I can’t disclose at this point,” lead lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor told the BBC.The nationalities of those sent to Togo has not been disclosed. Togo’s government has not commented.The lawyers have subsequently withdrawn their case against the Ghana…

275 The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has established a Banking Sector Cybersecurity Operations Centre (BS-SOC) to enhance cyber defenses across the country’s financial system. The facility, which will operate under CBK’s Cyber Fusion Unit, is designed to provide real-time threat intelligence, incident response, digital forensics, and cyber investigations. The move comes at a time when cyber threats targeting Kenya’s financial institutions are on the rise, with regulators and industry players warning of growing risks to banking operations and customer data. CBK Governor Kamau Thugge said the launch of the centre reflects the need for a coordinated approach to cybersecurity…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featurePreambleGood morning from a bright autumnal day in the north, the dog’s belly wet from the heavy dew, sunflowers straining for one last show. Somehow, we’re here again, the final round of the County Championship.And, as luck might have it, there is all to play for. After last week’s umbrella gnawer at The Oval, Notts go into the final round with a 14-point lead, needing a maximum of ten points to knock second-placed Surrey off their perch. Surrey need a win and for Notts to crumble under pressure.At the…

Elon Musk’s X has called for a delay in Australia’s under-16s social media ban, arguing it has “serious concerns” about the lawfulness of the “punitive” policy.X was one of over a dozen companies the eSafety commissioner wrote to earlier this month, asking whether they believed they should be required to ban children under 16 years of age from their platform from 10 December, when the law is due to come into effect.The company has said in a submission to a Greens-led inquiry on age verification systems that compliance obligations for the ban should commence at least six months after the…

Ruth Comerford andAnthony ZurcherNorth America correspondentReutersUS President Donald Trump has said Kyiv can “win all of Ukraine back in its original form”, marking a major shift in his position on the war with Russia.In a post on his Truth Social platform, he said Ukraine could get back “the original borders from where this war started” with the support of Europe and Nato, due to pressures on Russia’s economy.His comments came after talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, held after Trump had addressed the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to end the war,…

At some point in the past few days, Jimmy Kimmel ceased to (just) be Jimmy Kimmel. That is to say: After ABC suspended his series last Wednesday, he transformed in the public imagination from Jimmy Kimmel the genial talk-show host, a comedian so broadly unobjectionable that he’s hosted the Oscars four times, to Jimmy Kimmel the symbol, a high-profile victim of creeping American authoritarianism and therefore a hero of free speech to rally behind. Upon his return Tuesday night, then, he had a tough line to walk, as Jimmy Kimmel Live! itself acknowledged in an opening montage of newscasters talking…

Addis Abeba — A member of the House of Peoples’ Representatives, Menahl Imiran, has stated that the closure of the road connecting the Benishangul-Gumuz and Oromia regions due to security issues has exposed residents to significant social and economic hardships. During a discussion with residents of District Two in Assosa town, which she represents, Menahl noted that the road has been closed for years, causing various social and economic problems for the city’s inhabitants. “The road has been unable to provide transportation services for the past few years due to security problems, which is causing social and economic pressure on…

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has partnered with the Novo Nordisk Foundation, a Danish enterprise Foundation, to strengthening public health workforce capacity for Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) surveillance across ten African Union (AU) Member States. The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of USD 2.65m towards the initiative, and the Africa Public Health Foundation (APHF) will act as fund manager for the grant. The two-year initiative (June 2025-May 2027) aims to develop a scalable training program with a plan to expand across the continent in the coming years. NCDs continue to pose a significant health…