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Google agrees to pay for Wikipedia content
Google agrees to pay for Wikipedia content
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Google has agreed to pay Wikipedia for content displayed by its search engine, mirroring deals the US tech giant has struck with news outlets in Europe. French regulators and Google on Tuesday ended a years-long dispute by agreeing a framework for the US firm to pay news outlets for content.

Xi warns about 'expanding military alliances' at BRICS summit: state media
Xi warns about 'expanding military alliances' at BRICS summit: state media
World
by  AFP

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against "expanding" military ties on Wednesday in a speech ahead of a virtual summit with top leaders from Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa. Xi took a swipe at US and European Union sanctions on Russia in the speech on Wednesday, saying "sanctions are a boomerang and a double-edged sword".

UK unveils plans to override ECHR after Rwanda spat
UK unveils plans to override ECHR after Rwanda spat
Africa
by  AFP

The UK government Wednesday introduced legislation allowing it to override rulings by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), after a judge in Strasbourg blocked flights removing asylum seekers to Rwanda. British courts earlier this month gave the go-ahead for the first removal flight to leave, but the ECHR stepped in at the last minute with an interim ruling to block its departure.

Myanmar junta trial of Australian economist shifted to prison complex: source
Myanmar junta trial of Australian economist shifted to prison complex: source
World
by  AFP

The Myanmar junta's trial of a detained Australian economist will shift to a special court inside a prison compound in the capital Naypyidaw, a source with knowledge of the case said on Wednesday. But both would appear on Thursday at a "special court in Naypyidaw prison", said a source with knowledge of the case, without giving further details.