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Iran Paper Accuses U.S. of Stealing Its .com

The government newspaper Iran has lost its .com website, with its publisher on Monday accusing the United States of "stealing" the domain name.

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Court Approves Record $5 bn Fine of Facebook over Privacy

US regulators on Friday welcomed a "historic" $5 billion settlement with Facebook over data privacy as the social network said it was already implementing the provisions of the deal.

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Norway Launches Virus Tracker App

Norway, one of the first European countries to begin lifting confinement measures, is launching a smartphone tracking and tracing app to try to halt a return of the deadly coronavirus.

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Cyprus Slams 'Fake News' over Corona-5G Attack

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday condemned the spreading of fake news on COVID-19 conspiracy theories after a telecoms tower was vandalized.

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UK Dismisses 5G/Coronavirus Claims as 'Nonsense'

The British government on Wednesday dismissed a TV presenter's claim that there could be a link between 5G technology and coronavirus as "complete nonsense."

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EU Looks to Apps as Way of Easing Virus Lockdown

As the EU's economy reels from virus lockdowns, Brussels  unveiled a proposed roadmap on Wednesday to ease restrictions on life and businesses, relying in large part on smartphone tracking apps.

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Drones Take Italians' Temperature and Issue Fines

The hovering drone emits a mechanical buzz reminiscent of a wasp and shouts down instructions in a tinny voice.

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Video App Zoom Rockets to Fame, with Some Hiccups, amid Pandemic

What does British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have in common with virtual happy hour celebrants and thousands of students around the world?

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Google to Publish User Location Data to Help Govts Tackle Virus

Google will publish location data from its users around the world from Friday to allow governments to gauge the effectiveness of social distancing measures put in place to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the tech giant said.

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Thousands Download Coronavirus Tracking App in Austria

Thousands of people in Austria have downloaded an app to help track their contacts touted as a way to fight the spread of the new coronavirus, the Austrian Red Cross said Thursday.

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