Countries file UN complaint over Boeing 737-800 shot down by Iran in 2020 | Aviation News

Countries file UN complaint over Boeing 737-800 shot down by Iran in 2020 | Aviation News

The Ukraine International Airlines plane was hit by two missiles Iran says were fired in error shortly after takeoff, killing 176 people. Canada, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Ukraine have filed a complaint with the United Nations civil aviation agency against Iran for shooting down a passenger plane in 2020,…

US diplomat Blinken meets Turkey’s Erdogan, kicking off Gaza diplomacy tour | Israel War on Gaza News

US diplomat Blinken meets Turkey’s Erdogan, kicking off Gaza diplomacy tour | Israel War on Gaza News

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met senior Turkish officials in Istanbul, kicking off a week-long trip across the Middle East aimed at calming tensions that have spiked since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October. In his meeting with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Blinken “emphasised the need…

What is the ‘zombie deer disease’ that experts warn may spread to humans? | Health News

What is the ‘zombie deer disease’ that experts warn may spread to humans? | Health News

In what scientists call a “slow-moving disaster”, a “zombie deer disease” is spreading across the United States after a case was detected in Yellowstone National Park. The lethal disease has no cure and is prevalent in deer and elk, but studies suggest that it may spread to humans. Here’s what…

Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission approves Sweden’s NATO bid | NATO News

Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission approves Sweden’s NATO bid | NATO News

Panel’s approval clears another hurdle in Sweden’s accession process to the bloc in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission has approved Sweden’s NATO membership bid. The decision, taken on Tuesday, is a key step towards enlarging the military alliance after 19 months of…

Spotify Fined $5 Million by Swedish Privacy Body for Breaching EU Data Rules

Spotify Fined $5 Million by Swedish Privacy Body for Breaching EU Data Rules

Music streaming giant Spotify was on Tuesday fined $5.4 million (roughly Rs. 40 crore) for not properly informing users on how data it collected on them was being used, Swedish authorities said. Spotify said it planned to appeal the decision. The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection’s (IMY) said it had…

Binance Granted Regulatory Approval to Manage and Trade Virtual Currencies in Sweden

Binance Granted Regulatory Approval to Manage and Trade Virtual Currencies in Sweden

Binance has successfully registered as a licenced financial institution in Sweden, the cryptocurrency exchange company announced on Wednesday. Swedish regulators have approved Binance Nordics AB to facilitate the management and trading of virtual currencies for its nationals. With this development, Sweden has become the seventh member state of the European…

Samsung Wallet to Support Payments, Passes in 13 More Countries This Year

Samsung Wallet to Support Payments, Passes in 13 More Countries This Year

Samsung’s unified Wallet app is set to roll out in 13 more countries by the end of this year. The expansion will include key countries of Europe, Scandinavia, and Western Asia. Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and UAE, also will see Samsung Wallet support activated in terms of payments and passes…