U.S. tech giants face 6-10% fines as EU set rules to curb their power
The rules are the most serious attempt by the EU to rein in the power of the U.S. tech giants which control the online platforms millions of Europeans rely on
Half of Singapore's migrant workers in dormitories have had COVID-19
The vast majority of Singapore's coronavirus cases have occurred in the cramped dormitories housing mainly South Asian low-wage workers
Code red: UN calls for urgent shift to planet-friendly development
As climate change, biodiversity loss and COVID-19 collide, global report argues humans must start paying back their debt to nature
Crowdfunding drives wave of UK lawsuits over trans rights
Supporters and sceptics of trans causes in Britain have turned to sites such as CrowdJustice, GoFundMe and Crowdfunder to raise money for lawsuits
New Zealand PM Ardern defends climate change goals after Thunberg scoffs at emergency declaration
Ardern said her country's recent climate emergency declaration did not cover all its action plans, but welcomed Greta Thunberg's contribution to the debate
Third of world's people get no state aid during pandemic - Oxfam
Study finds that while rich nations spent $9.8 trillion in aid, low-income countries spent only $42 billion
Cleveland to drop 'Indians' name after 2021 season
The report comes after the NFL's team from Washington retired the "Redskins" name and logo, which it had used since 1933 but was long criticized as racist
U.S. FTC seeks data on how Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and others use personal data
The U.S. looks to learn how companies including Facebook, Twitter and Amazon collect user data, how they decide which ads to show and how algorithms are used
California urges court to compel Amazon to comply with coronavirus probe
Amazon has not yet replied to questions around sick-leave policies, sanitation measures and the spread of the virus, according to a court petition
Surveillance technology seen worsening U.S. eviction crisis
Firms are using the COVID-19 health emergency to target products to property managers, tenants say