Meta Announces Changes To Facebook And Instagram’s Fact-Checking Policy
The company is ending its fact-checking program and replacing it with a community-driven system similar to X’s Community Notes.
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Electric Car Sales Fall By 27.4% in Germany in 2024
Overall, some 2.8 million new vehicles were registered in Europe’s largest car market in 2024, one percent fewer than in the previous year, the KBA federal transport authority said.
Over 30 Million in Need of Aid in War-Torn Sudan: UN
The UN has launched a $4.2 billion call for funds, targeting 20.9 million people across Sudan from a total of 30.4 million people it said are in need in what it called “an unprecedented humanitarian crisis”.
KENHA Announces Temporary Closure Of Nairobi Southern By-Pass
The closure begins on Tuesday 24th December, 2024, at 8:00 PM and will last until midnight on Sunday, January 5, 2025.
Albanian PM Dismisses TikTok’s ‘Urgent’ Query on Ban
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Sunday dismissed TikTok’s response to the country’s ban of the platform, insisting the government action was “not a rushed reaction to a single incident”.
Honda and Nissan Expected to Begin ,Merger Talks
Honda and Nissan — Japan’s number two and three automakers after Toyota — are aiming to finalise a merger deal in June 2025, several media outlets said.
First Radioactive Rhino Horns to Curb Poaching in S.Africa
The radioactive material would “render the horn useless… essentially poisonous for human consumption” added Nithaya Chetty, professor and dean of science at the same university.
Mijadala Kinzani Yatanda Kenya Kuhusu Chanjo Ya Mifugo
Kulingana na Rais Ruto, mpango huo unatazamia kuimarisha mazao ya wakulima ili kuendana na viwango vya kimataifa wakati wa kuuza bidhaa za nyama, maziwa na ngozi katika soko za kimataifa.
Japanese Startup’s Space Rocket Launch Fails
Company director Mamoru Endo said a glitch 80 seconds after lift-off had affected the altitude of the solid-fuel Kairos rocket.
De Gaulle’s Watch Auctioned for More Than 500,000 Euros
The 537,920-euro ($564,000) sale price on Monday evening set a worldwide record for a watch by 150-year-old French brand LIP.
