A recent court ruling has dealt a surprising blow to AstraZeneca, the company behind one of the COVID-19 vaccines. On November 4, a U.S. judge decided that a federal law, which usually protects vaccine makers from lawsuits, does not give AstraZeneca a free pass in a particular case. The lawsuit
A major controversy has erupted at Carleton University in Canada, where the school has decided to hire a man with a dark past to teach a course called “Social Justice in Action.” This man, Hassan Diab, is a Lebanese-Canadian who has been convicted of a terrible crime that happened 44
Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is in hot water again. South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined the social media giant a staggering $15.67 million for secretly collecting and sharing sensitive personal information of users without their permission. Here’s what happened: South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC)
China has filed an official complaint against the European Union (EU) at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over new tariffs placed on electric vehicles (EVs) made in China. This dispute, now set to play out on the global stage, could have big consequences for the world’s EV industry and the
In a major verdict, a Paris court has sentenced a former Rwandan doctor, Eugene Rwamucyo, to 27 years in prison for his role in the horrifying 1994 genocide in Rwanda, where nearly a million people were killed in just 100 days. This sentence marks the end of a long, drawn-out
Finland has taken control of Russian state-owned properties worth more than €35 million (about $38 million). This news was reported by Yle, a Finnish state-run broadcaster, citing information from the country’s bailiff service. But why did Finland take this bold step, and what does it mean for Russia? A Closer
A Russian company that specializes in fighting false information is getting ready to take legal action against the FBI. The company, called ANO Dialog, is upset about accusations that it spreads fake news and tries to undermine trust in the U.S. election process. According to a report from the Russian
A court in the Netherlands has decided that Bill Gates will have to stand trial regarding claims made by seven people who say they were hurt by COVID-19 vaccines. This decision has sparked a lot of discussions about vaccine safety and the role of influential figures in the pandemic. Who’s
Vem Miller, a man arrested near a Trump rally, claims he’s been wrongly accused of trying to kill the former president. Now, he’s suing Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and other officials, saying they ruined his reputation by spreading false information. Miller was taken into custody at a Trump rally
