Day: October 5, 2021
12 posts
Facebook ‘operating in the shadows’ says whistleblower as U.S. lawmakers demand probes
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.S. lawmakers pounded Facebook on Tuesday, accusing CEO Mark Zuckerberg of pushing for higher profits…
Youth in Iraq protest hub vow to boycott ‘rigged’ polls
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq will hold early elections on Sunday as a concession to a youth-led protest movement,…
Bafel Talabani says PUK no longer ‘groups’ that use party for personal interests
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Co-president of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) said on Tuesday the party is no…
HRW calls on Iraq to improve access to polling places for disabled people
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on Iraq to improve access to polling places for…
Pfizer vaccine effectiveness drops after 6 months – study
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The effectiveness of the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE vaccine in preventing infection by the coronavirus dropped…
Iraqi forces detain two senior ISIS members in Anbar
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi forces detained two senior Islamic State (ISIS) members in Anbar province, the military said…
U.N. envoy to Iraq says people must ‘feel free’ to exercise electoral rights
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.N. Envoy to Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said on Tuesday people must “feel free” to exercise…
Turkey ‘neutralized’ 12 PKK fighters in Kurdistan Region: ministry
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Turkish defense ministry said it had “neutralized” 12 fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party…
In Kurdistan town, many undertake smuggling route to Europe via Belarus
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Despite the risk of getting stranded in Europe or perishing on the way there, scores…
Facebook blames “faulty configuration change” for nearly six-hour outage
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Facebook Inc blamed a “faulty configuration change” for a nearly-six-hour outage on Monday that prevented…
Oil prices climb after OPEC+ holds firm on supply restraint
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Oil prices climbed on Tuesday, hitting their highest levels in at least three years, after…