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The European Parliament has banned TikTok from its employees’ mobile devices, following in the footsteps of two of the most influential policymaking institutions in the European Union and highlighting the growing concern over the Chinese short video-sharing application and who has access to its user data. The European Commission and EU Council banned TikTok on staff phones last week due …

Herlene Nicole Budol has revealed plans to compete in the Miss Grand Philippines 2023 competition, extending her pageant career. In the Tuesday, February 28 episode of Quick Talk with Boy Abunda, the comedian-turned-beauty queen expressed her gratitude to her manager, Wilbert Tolentino, for assisting her with her pageant adventure by participating in this new competition. Herlene noted that Wilbert assisted …

Former MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga, US Vice President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the World Bank, met with executive directors on March 1 as part of a “charm offensive” to secure the position, according to three persons familiar with the situation. Biden selected the 63-year-old Indian-born business executive to lead the global development bank and jumpstart the 77-year-old institution’s revamp …

An eyewitness for Reuters stated that environmental activist Greta Thunberg was taken into custody by Norwegian police for a short period of time during a demonstration in Oslo on March 1, 2019. In recent days, indigenous activists and other activists in Norway who are seeking the removal of wind turbines from reindeer pastures have blocked entrance to multiple government offices. …

On October 31, 2022, online speculations of a relationship between actor Park Boyun and ASTRO idol Rocky started to circulate. The agencies for both musicians have issued conflicting denials of the rumor on the same Monday. According to speculations, the actress has attended Rocky’s concerts on multiple occasions and contributed to the lyrics of her solo single “S # 1.” …

The famed Michelin Guide has degraded the three-star Restaurant Guy Savoy at Hôtel de la Monnaie in Paris to two stars, as reported in the latest edition of the worldwide food guide published on February 27. Gwendal Poullennec, the director of the guide, told Agence France-Presse that such “difficult” judgments are thoroughly evaluated through many inspection visits per year. “For …

In A Coruna, Spain, two conflicting fashion business models meet, pitting the rising need for the garment sector to become more environmentally friendly against the ongoing need to promote sales. This gloomy, windy, Atlantic coast city is the odd home of Inditex, the world’s largest fast fashion store and owner of Zara. It also features tiny stores selling high-quality, long-lasting …

In the same week that she surpassed Kylie Jenner to become Instagram’s most followed user, Selena Gomez has once again decided it’s best for her mental health to remain away from social media. The pop sensation declared during her Thursday TikTok Live, “I’m going to take a break from social media because this is a bit ridiculous. I am 30 …

Friday, February 24, the World Bank announced an additional $2.5 billion in grant funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to assist Ukraine’s budget and sustain key services. The latest financing under the World Bank’s Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance in Ukraine (PEACE) project brings the total to $20,6 billion and will support salaries in core …

Many environmentalists laughed when the United Nations announced that the United Arab Emirates would host its 2023 climate summit, known as COP. A climate summit in an oil state? The laughter grew louder when the UAE announced that Sultan Al Jaber, the chairman of its national oil firm, would become president. Al Jaber is precisely the type of ally the …