Australia says Facebook in talks with government after news ban
In its statement announcing the move in Australia, Facebook said the Australian law "misunderstood" its value to publishers. The block on its platform led to a 13 percent drop in traffic to those sites, according to Reuters .

508 cases, 6 deaths in final update of the week
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's tally on Friday reported 27,737,875 cases, up 67,437 from the previous day . Another 20 cases are B.1.351, a variant first noted in South Africa, and so far just one case is known to be B.1.525.

Moscow court rejects Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's appeal against prison sentence
A Moscow City Court judge reduced the sentence from two years and eight months to just over two and a half years. The prosecution had asked the court transcript to show Navalny was to blame for the elderly veteran's malaise.

Biden says he won't forgive $50000 of student loan debt for borrowers
An ocean of student loan debt is holding back 43 million borrowers and disproportionately weighing down Black and Brown Americans. Biden's holding back, but numerous arguments against it just don't hold water on close inspection. "We will keep fighting".

Millions of Texans still scramble for drinking water after devastating winter storm
In Dallas, David Lopez said the plumbing company he works for received more than 600 calls for service over the last week. The cascading crises of power outages across Texas due to winter weather lead to another problem - lack of clean water.

Ontario to announce decision on COVID-19 hot spot restrictions
Health Minister Christine Elliott says it was a hard but necessary decision to keep the areas under tight public health measures. All key indicators have greatly improved - new cases, testing positivity rates, deaths and hospitalizations are all going down.

Biden to lay out his foreign policy at G-7, Munich summit
Biden's first major foray on the world stage coincided with the USA officially rejoining the Paris climate agreement. Biden also talked about fighting climate change, and mentioned teaming up with allies to confront China.

The Funniest Tweets about Ted Cruz's Trip to Cancun
Cruz admitted on Thursday that his trip, which sparked a furious outcry among his freezing constituents, had been a mistake. Janine Puhak is an editor for Fox News Lifestyle. 'We lost power for two days, we lost power, we had no heat, ' he said.

Biden Rolling out Plan for $4 Billion Global Vaccine Effort Snopes #1
Meanwhile the United States will see a surplus of 453 million and the European Union roughly 464 million. French President Emmanuel Macron, in an interview Thursday with the Financial Times , called on the U.

Democrats set to unveil Biden’s immigration Bill
It also would provide resources for more judges, support staff and technology to address the backlog in processing asylum seekers. Sanchez, whose parents are immigrants, said she anticipates discussion with Republicans over border security.

Coronavirus: 47 further deaths and 901 new cases reported
Despite an increase in new cases from yesterday, Westmoreland County continues to see an overall decline in its new case average. The Department of Health says 182,193 people have received their first dose - while 98,388 people have received their second.

Australian Open to allow 7,500 centre court fans
Venues like gyms, pools, community centres, libraries, cinemas, amusement parks and nightclubs will also be allowed to reopen. Prior to the outbreak, Victoria - Australia's second most populous state - had not seen a local infection for 28 days.

In Australia, Google makes publisher deals, Facebook walks
See? "Google Search is inextricably intertwined with news and publishers do not voluntarily provide their content", Easton said. Eventually, Google worked around the proposed rules and Australians didn't suffer the uneasy fate of being the Bing Nation.

Canada introduces new gun buy-back program as firearms legislation tabled
If the bill is passed, any owner who doesn't surrender a banned weapon will be held responsible if it is later used in a crime. Those who promote hate could also have their guns seized, along with those at risk of harming themselves.

Prince Philip, 99, admitted to hospital as a 'precautionary measure'
The Duke, 99, was admitted to the King Edward VII Hospital in London, on Tuesday evening but is said to be "in good spirits". In 2011, he was rushed to a hospital by helicopter after suffering chest pains and treated for a blocked coronary artery.