TikTok has committed to stronger safeguards for children’s privacy and safety in Canada following a joint investigation by federal and provincial privacy regulators. The inquiry — led by Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne alongside authorities from Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta — found that TikTok’s age-verification and data protection measures…
Hong Kong faced fierce winds, torrential rain, and coastal flooding on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa swept past the city, moving toward southern China after leaving a deadly trail across Taiwan. Authorities in Hong Kong issued the highest typhoon warning overnight as hurricane-force winds uprooted trees, damaged buildings, and triggered…
Police in Seme, Kisumu County, are holding a 47-year-old woman accused of fatally setting her 12-year-old son on fire over a domestic dispute involving Ksh.150. According to authorities, the suspect, identified as Jacinter Akinyi, allegedly doused her son with kerosene and set him ablaze at their home in Nyamgun area.…
The Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) has issued a seven-day strike notice demanding the resignation of the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) board, citing long-standing labor disputes and fallout from a controversial, now-abandoned airport leasing deal. In a letter dated September 23, KAWU Secretary General Moses Ndiema accused the KAA board…