A so-called coronavirus ‘denier’ who believes the pandemic which has cost the UK more than 45,000 lives so far is a hoax has been investigated by police after he put up a sign banning customers from wearing face masks inside his shop. Michael Schneider, 57, placed a sign on the window of his J.Voke Vintage Tearoom … Read more
TikTok is reportedly planning to sue the Trump administration over the president’s executive order banning the Chinese app from the US. The video-sharing service is prepared to file a federal lawsuit as early as Tuesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of California, NPR reported Saturday, citing an unnamed source who was … Read more
International travel bans can be three times as effective at controlling the spread of coronavirus than quarantining incoming travellers, a study suggests. US, UK and Canadian researchers found crude blanket bans were easier to enforce, despite being unpopular and economically damaging. Asking arrivals to self-isolate, however, is hard to police and would inevitably lead to … Read more
Microsoft is ‘in talks’ to buy Chinese-owned TikTok after Trump said he is considering banning the video app in the US Sources told The New York Times that Microsoft could take over TikTok The tech firm is in talks with the Chinese-owned app to purchase the service The news comes as President Donald Trump is wrestling … Read more
President Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. is considering banning the social media app TikTok amid fears that it could be used by China to spy on Americans. ‘We’re looking at TikTok, we’re thinking about making a decision,’ he told reporters in the South Lawn before departing the White House for a day trip to … Read more
The United States is ‘looking into’ banning TikTok amid concerns the social media platform poses a threat to national security, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late Monday. Pompeo told Fox News’ Laura Ingram that he and President Trump are taking claims the app collects users’ cellphone data and then shares the information directly with … Read more
Scrabble community discusses banning racial slurs from the game as part of crackdown on hate speech that could also condemn words like ‘wrinklies’ to the scrapheap Offensive terms can still be used to score points in Scrabble contests in Britain But the World English Scrabble Players Association will discuss the ‘thorny’ issue It comes after … Read more
Transport for London has been accused of banning bus drivers from forcing passengers to wear face masks despite it being made compulsory two weeks ago. Workers claimed they have been threatened with discipline if they try to enforce the rule despite them being at high risk of contracting coronavirus. TfL hit back saying staff had not … Read more
Ibiza and Magaluf ‘to pass new law today BANNING major nightclubs from opening and forcing others to close early’ in a bid to stop a second wave of coronavirus sparked by young revellers Britons were hoping nightclubs in Spain would reopen in time for the summer But the Balearic Government are set to ban all … Read more
Donald Trump unveiled his police reform executive order Tuesday afternoon in the Rose Garden, which includes setting up a register of bad actor cops, as he bashed Barack Obama for not doing something about it during his tenure. The president’s plan will ban police from using chokeholds except for in instances when their lives are … Read more