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Meta working to speed up metaverse, but success far from certain
Meta working to speed up metaverse, but success far from certain
Business and Economy
by  AFP

A year after rebranding itself from Facebook into Meta, the social network titan is striving to make the metaverse a routine part of daily life, offering users new features and promoting new virtual reality gear. Critics have said rebranding Facebook as Meta was a move to distance the tech firm from scandals including a whistleblower who said it valued profit over user safety. gc/sst

Turkey introduces jail terms for 'fake news'
Turkey introduces jail terms for 'fake news'
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Turkey's parliament on Thursday approved a tough pre-election law that could see reporters and social media users jailed for up to three years for spreading "fake news". It also allows the courts to sentence accredited reporters and regular social media users who "openly spread misleading information" to between one and three years in jail.

Blast kills at least 9 on bus in Mali: police, local source
Blast kills at least 9 on bus in Mali: police, local source
Africa
by  AFP

An explosion killed at least nine people on a bus in central Mali on Thursday, a region regularly rocked by jihadist violence, according to police and local sources. Mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are among the jihadists' weapons of choice.