If you post a photo to social media and you don’t know how many people liked it, did you really post it?Instagram and Facebook users can now find out. Beginning Wednesday, those on both services will be able to hide the numbers that show how many people liked their posts and photos.Instagram began hiding likes in 2019 as part of an effort to make people’s time on the app less stressful and depressing. While many users welcomed the feature, others, including some influencers, worried it might take away from the social media experience. At the time, the platform didn’t give…
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Sri Lanka on Wednesday announced the lifting of its temporary travel ban on inbound travellers from June 1, except for passengers who spent time in India during the last 14 days.All incoming flights, however, will be limited to a maximum of 75 passengers and they will be subjected to a 14 day quarantine period.”Any passenger with a travel history to India including transit in the past 14 days will not be permitted to arrive,” the civil aviation office said in a statement.Foreign nationals, seafarers, businessmen, investors and others are required to obtain approval from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to…
Apple transformed the 19th-century Palazzo Marignoli in Rome as it opens Apple Via del Corso on May 27. The 17th Apple Store in Italy restored and reinvented the aesthetics of the centuries-old building. (Photo : from Apple)Apple Via del Corso is the newest retail store, centrally located in the heart of Rome. According to Apple’s press release, the newest store will be the “most significant restoration project” that the company has done. The iPhone maker had to employ architects and a team of local restorers to achieve both structural integrity, and aesthetic restoration in the palace, Tech Radar reported. Also, the newest store…
Less than a year after being on the verge of furloughing about 70% of employees to plug a funding shortfall, the U.S. agency that grants citizenship wants to improve service without a detailed plan to pay for it, including waivers for those who can’t afford fees, according to a proposal obtained by The Associated Press.The Homeland Security Department sent its 14-page plan to enhance procedures for becoming a naturalized citizen to the White House for approval on April 21. It involves U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which is part of Homeland Security and operates entirely on fees.The plan describes changes…
New iPhone models are coming into the market continuously as Apple releases new versions of its popular smartphone. As it releases these gadgets, the tech giant manufacturer always makes sure that the new flagships can offer better features and physical qualities. (Photo : Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)A participant uses her smartphone to photograph the green plastic balls pool she is sitting in at the annual re:publica conferences on their opening day on May 2, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Re:publica 18 is holding a series of conferences themed with digital society on topics such as media, entertainment, politics, culture and…
“The enemy shall not pass,” exclaims commander Ivan Glushchenko, standing in the glistening white snow that surrounds an ultra-modern Russian military base in the heart of the Arctic, the site of Moscow’s stand-off with NATO.The growing accessibility of natural resources and navigation routes in this rapidly thawing region has attracted global competition, and Moscow’s interests clash with those of several other countries, including the United States.These tensions are likely to resurface in Reykjavik Wednesday at a ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council — comprising Russia, the United States, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland.Ahead of the meeting, where Russia…
About 0.01 percent of people became infected with Covid-19 between January and April despite being fully vaccinated, a US government study confirming the shots’ high efficacy showed Tuesday.The report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) documented so-called “breakthrough” cases among 101 million people fully vaccinated in the United States.”Even though FDA-authorized vaccines are highly effective, breakthrough cases are expected, especially before population immunity reaches sufficient levels to further decrease transmission,” the report said.It examined the period from January 1 to April 30.A total of 10,262 infections were documented at 14 days or more after the final…
Government spokesman Gabriel Attal said the new measure will be similar to limits imposed in Germany on people traveling from the UK. AP | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Paris PUBLISHED ON MAY 26, 2021 06:40 PM IST France will impose a mandatory quarantine on visitors from Britain to prevent the spread of a worrying virus variant first detected in India, the French government said Wednesday.Government spokesman Gabriel Attal said the new measure will be similar to limits imposed in Germany on people traveling from the UK. “France is going to take similar measures and so put in place obligatory…
(Photo : Pixabay/Free-Photos) Google Career Certificate Google Career Certificates is launched in the UK after Google and the Department of Work and Pensions or DWP teamed up to create an initiative to help citizens grow their digital skills. Google Career Certificates Launched in the UK This partnership and Career Certificate program was announced in a dedicated Google blog post with some information shared on just what the program entails and how people can get started honing their online and digital skills. Google will offer career-focused courses in four key areas including Data Analyst, IT Support, Project Manager, and UX Designer…
A lawyer for the European Union accused AstraZeneca on Wednesday of failing to respect its contract with the 27-nation bloc for the supply of Covid-19 vaccines and asked a Belgian court to impose a large fine on the company.The EU took the Anglo-Swedish firm to court in April after the drugmaker said it would aim to deliver only 100 million doses of its vaccine by the end of June, instead of the 300 million foreseen in the supply contract.Brussels wants the company to deliver at least 120 million vaccines by the end of June. AstraZeneca had delivered 50 million doses…