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Facebook wrong to remove 'death to Khameini' posts: watchdog
Facebook owner Meta should not have taken down posts featuring a slogan calling for the death of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khameini, a watchdog said on Monday. Facebook moderators decided last July that posts featuring the Persian slogan "marg bar Khameini," literally translated as "death to Khameini," broke the firm's guidelines against inciting harm or killing.
Pakistan flood recovery needs 'massive' investment: UN
The UN chief called Monday for "massive investments" to help Pakistan recover from last year's devastating floods and better resist climate change, as financial pledges poured in. - Loss and damage - The UN chief said the international community had a particular responsibility to help Pakistan, which has been "doubly victimised by climate chaos and a morally bankrupt global financial system."
Suez Canal traffic 'normal' after stuck vessel refloated
Suez Canal maritime traffic was "normal" Monday after a cargo vessel carrying Ukrainian grain ran aground but was then refloated and towed away, said the Egyptian authority running the vital waterway. "Suez Canal Authority tugs are currently trying to refloat the vessel."
Asian markets extend new year rally on Fed hopes
Asian markets resumed their strong start to the year Monday, tracking a surge on Wall Street fuelled by hopes that US data will allow the Federal Reserve to slow its pace of interest rate hikes. In a further sign of hope, data Friday showed eurozone inflation slowed for a second month in a row in December, to 9.2 percent -- the first time in single digits since September.
Second coming of once-banned conspiracy theorists after Twitter amnesty
A conspiracy theorist urging Americans to burn voting machines, an anti-Muslim activist posting a photo with a gun, a retired general who called for a coup -- Elon Musk's Twitter has reinstated thousands of once-banned accounts.
Tech at CES shows how farmers can save time, money and the environment
Armed with a smartphone in today's ever more connected world, farmers can remotely monitor the health of their fields, the level of feed in their silos or even the aging of wine in barrels. South Korean start-up AimbeLab meantime is offering a way to monitor the contents of the huge silos where grains and feed are stored.
Pakistan risks 'extraordinary misery' without flood recovery help: UN
The international community must help Pakistan recover from last year's devastating floods and boost climate resilience, or the country will be locked in misery, the head of the UN development agency told AFP. Pakistan is still reeling from the unprecedented monsoon floods unleashed last August which killed more than 1,700 people and affected some 33 million others.
Protest at German village to block coal mine expansion
Protesters gathered in the west German village of Luetzerath on Sunday to challenge the extension of an open-air coal mine they say runs counter to the country's climate commitments. Protesters participated in a walk around the village, which is slated for destruction to allow for the extension of a neighbouring open-air coal mine.
Scanners for avocados and your brain: Highlights from CES 2023
At the annual CES tech show in Las Vegas, hundreds of start-ups presented products aimed at improving health, education and work, increasing productivity and helping to save the planet. - Ripe and ready - The start-up OneThird, which aims to fight food waste, presented its infrared device that "scans" avocados -- for which ripeness seems to be a roll of the dice.
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