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(Bloomberg) — Meta Platforms Inc. has threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from Europe if it is unable to keep transferring user data back to the U.S. European regulators are currently re-working regulation on how European data is transferred across the Atlantic, after the previous Privacy Shield agreement with the U.S. was ruled invalid by the European Court of Justice in July 2020. © Bloomberg The logo for Facebook is displayed on a laptop computer in an arranged photograph taken in Little Falls, New Jersey, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. Facebook Inc. is tightening its rules on content concerning the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bam Adebayo scored 21 points and Jimmy Butler had 19 as the Eastern Conference-leading Miami Heat cruised to a 121-100 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.© Provided by Associated Press – Sports Washington Wizards guard Spencer Dinwiddie argues a foul call on Miami Heat forward P.J. Tucker, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)© Provided by Associated Press – Sports Miami Heat forward P.J. Tucker, left, defends Washington Wizards guard Spencer Dinwiddie during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 7,…

PAKISTAN: “Lata Mangeshkar’s death marks the end of an era in music. Lata ruled the world of music for decades and the magic of her voice will live forever,” tweeted Chaudhry in a condolence message in Urdu from Beijing, where he is currently part of a delegation led by Prime Minister Imran Khan. “Wherever Urdu is spoken and understood, there are crowds of people saying goodbye to Lata Mangeshkar,” he said. He also tweeted separately in English, saying, “a legend is no more. Lata Mageshkar was a melodious queen who ruled the world of music for decades. She was the…

Russian teenager Kamila Valieva made figure skating history Monday, becoming the first woman to land a quadruple jump in Olympic competition — and not content with one, she nailed two. © WANG Zhao Russia’s Kamila Valieva is a hot favourite for gold in Beijing Her efforts helped the Russians win gold in the first figure skating medals awarded at the Beijing Games, as they beat the United States into second place in the team event. The 15-year-old landed the quadruple jumps — when a skater rotates four times in the air — as she once again demolished the field in the…

Jamie Carragher has questioned Egypt’s decision to name Mohamed Salah as their fifth penalty taker in Sunday’s shoot-out defeat against Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations final. © Provided by 90min Salah came up short in the AFCON final | Visionhaus/GettyImagesAfter 120 minutes could not separate the two sides, penalties were needed and Salah was fifth on the list for Egypt, but he didn’t even get to step up as team-mates Mohamed Abdelmonem and Mohanad Lasheen both missed earlier efforts. The Liverpool superstar had also been disappointing prior to the shootout, struggling to consistently impact the game, although Egypt generally were very…

Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin did not appear to reach a breakthrough in marathon talks at the Kremlin on Monday evening aimed at fending off a Russian attack on Ukraine. After five hours of negotiations, Macron warned that the two sides needed to work quickly to avoid the risk of an escalation. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Reuters“Right now the tension is increasing and the risk of destabilisation is increasing,” Macron said, according to a simultaneous translation of his remarks following the talks. “Neither Russia, nor the Europeans want chaos or instability, when nations have already suffered from the [coronavirus]…

US President Joe Biden promised there would be no advancement of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, should Moscow launch an invasion of Ukraine.Biden was speaking after talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz over the tense situation on Ukraine’s border with Russia, close to which some 100,000 Russian troops have been deployed. © Provided by DW Scholz said the West will act ‘in unity’ if Russia invades UkraineA key bone of contention between Washington and Berlin has been the construction of the pipeline that is set to pump Russian natural gas directly to Germany, bypassing Ukraine. Responding to a question…

President Uhuru Kenyatta tours the Chaani Outreach Medical Center in Mombasa County. Also present is Health CS Mutahi Kagwe.  President Uhuru Kenyatta tours the Chaani Outreach Medical Center in Mombasa County. Also present are Mombasa County Governor Hassan Joho and Health CS Mutahi Kagwe.

MOMBASA, 7th February 2022 (PSCU) – President Uhuru Kenyatta today launched the national scale-up of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with a call to all to register for the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). President Uhuru Kenyatta during the launch of the national scale-up of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) at Port Reitz sub-county hospital in Mombasa County. The President affirmed the Government’s commitment to spreading the benefits of UHC across the country through the development of a focused policy to accelerate its implementation. “In this regard, my administration has developed the Universal Healthcare Coverage Policy, covering the period 2020 – 2030,…

By Julius Mugaga/ KMA Updates. Kiziranfumbi- Kikuube: Scarcity of Water has stood out as the major challenge facing the people in the newly created Kikuube District. Kikuube District is one of the new districts in the country located in Bunyoro Kingdom. It was established by an Act of Parliament and became operational on 1st July 2018 having been curved out of Hoima District and covers the entire Buhaguzi County. It is composed of 5 Sub Counties namely; Bugambe, Buhimba, Kabwoya, Kiziranfumbi and Kyangwali, two town Councils of Kikuube and Buhimba, 29 Parishes and 333 villages. The district has a total projected…