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Online manipulation, hate 'must stop': UN conference
Online manipulation, hate 'must stop': UN conference
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Digital platforms have changed how we interact, and urgent action is needed to stop the manipulation of users and hate speech, a UN conference in Paris heard Wednesday. As a result of the conference, UNESCO aims to draw up global guidelines to fight disinformation and hate speech for governments, regulatory bodies and digital companies by mid-2023. lp-ah/sjw/fb

Milan Fashion Week opens with celebrity stardust, industry growth
Milan Fashion Week opens with celebrity stardust, industry growth
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi and Missoni are among Italy's top labels showing at Milan Fashion Week starting Wednesday, with the industry buoyed by bumper sales results despite war-fuelled economic uncertainty. "Perhaps we could do even better but there is a war on Europe's doorstep, uncertainty about energy costs -- and we hope that China is out of the pandemic," Capasa told reporters Tuesday.