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Inside the lucrative but troubled world of Facebook moderation

World
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg uses outsourcing firms to employ content moderators. Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg uses outsourcing firms to employ content moderators. Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images

Inside the lucrative but troubled world of Facebook moderation
A man holds a sign against a window at the Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel reading "HM Prison Heathrow". Getty Images

Hotel quarantine guests complain of rights abuses at ‘HM Prison Heathrow’

Europe
A Chinese warship taking part in exercises in the Arabian Sea near Pakistan. AP

Global military spending grows as US dominance is ‘being challenged’ by China

Europe
An Afghan National Army soldier keeps watch near the site of a blast in Jalalabad, Afghanistan February 11, 2021. Reuters

Afghanistan faces its darkest hour since 2001 as US considers pull-out

Asia
EDITOR'S PICKS
Former Facebook moderator Chris Gray has revealed the trauma he suffered after witnessing extreme content.

Traumatised ex-Facebook moderator: I cried my eyes out in a cafe

World
Shorthand teaser. Getty Images

Lessons in lockdown: Resilience, routines and self-recognition

World
Two-thirds of the world’s poorest countries reduced their first post-Covid education budget. EPA

Unicef launches learning passport as Covid threatens education of 20 million girls

Europe

Iran's brinksmanship before nuclear talks risks alienating Europe

Con Coughlin
UK News
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and former leader Alex Salmond in happier times. Getty

Power struggle at top of Scottish politics as former leader turns on his former protege

Europe
Diamond magnate Nirav Modi at his office in Mumbai in 2016. Photo: Getty Images

Diamond tycoon Nirav Modi loses extradition fight

World
The UK's GCHQ surveillance agency says it is embracing AI to tackle a range of threats. Ministry of Defence

UK spy agency GCHQ accelerates AI use to tackle state-backed threats

Europe
ISIS terrorist Anthony Garcia had inspired the London Bridge terror attacker. REUTERS/Toby Melville

UK's Bluewater bomb plot terrorist allegedly behind prison radicalisations

World
Vauxhall City Farm in London will reopen in April after people living nearby rallied to raise money to save it. Vauxhall City Farm

Covid lockdowns could not close this London urban farm
Paul McCartney will trace his life through 154 songs, from his teens and early partnership with fellow Beatle John Lennon to his solo work over the past half century, in a new memoir. AP

Paul McCartney to release 900-page memoir in November
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman underwent a successful surgical procedure in Riyadh. Image: EPA

Watch: Saudi Crown Prince leaves hospital after successful surgery
Users can follow Sir David Attenborough as he leads audiences through the 'Museum Alive' AR experience. Alchemy Immersive 

David Attenborough brings dinosaurs to your home using augmented reality
Los Angeles County Sheriffs inspect the vehicle of Tiger Woods, who was rushed to hospital after suffering multiple injuries. Reuters

Tiger Woods 'fortunate to be alive' after car crash in Los Angeles
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The thin blue inline: Meet Karachi's armed rollerblading police unit
Mortazavi x Thinking Huts Design. Courtesy Studio Mortazavi

US non-profit to build 'world's first 3D-printed school' in Madagascar
Relocating to your home country can be a stressful experience and requires detailed planning that includes closing bank accounts, switching off utilities, shipping your items, and moving investments. Getty Images

How to relocate your life and finances from the UAE to Britain
Coronavirus
It is hoped the new tests can prepare for new mutations. AFP

Pfizer-BioNTech evaluates benefit of third jab as a booster

Europe
A pharmacist prepares a syringe of AstraZeneca's vaccine to be administered to German police officers. AP

Merkel aims for 10m shots per week under revamp of struggling vaccine drive

Europe
In Dunkirk a sign warns that 'Wearing a mask is mandatory'. Reuters

France orders Dunkirk lockdown as area becomes focus of European Covid surge

Europe
Doctors have warned of an anxiety pandemic once the worst of the pandemic is over. Reuters 

UK heading towards anxiety pandemic once lockdown is over

Europe
World
The UAE's diplomatic adviser to the president, Anwar Gargash, is seen during meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 29, 2019. REUTERS

Anwar Gargash: Biden administration is right in prioritising diplomacy with Iran

The Americas

Armenian military staging ‘coup’, says prime minister

World

Israel's secretive nuclear facility gets a revamp

MENA

Iraq: senior cleric tests positive for coronavirus

Iraq
Business
Facebook's European headquarters in Dublin. (Photo by Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images)

Facebook moderators across Europe sue for damages over viewing of extreme content

Europe

Bankrupt Iraqi developer 'duped' businessmen over prestige UK property projects

Europe

Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak set to raise corporation tax in line with US plan

Economy

Cost of Britain's Covid furlough scheme hits £53.8bn

Economy
Opinion
Memorial during a candlelight vigil at Mel Lastman Square in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 09, 2020 for the victims of the Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752 plane crash. Getty

Zarif's leaked recording showed who's boss in Tehran

Comment

Iran's brinksmanship before nuclear talks risks alienating Europe

Comment

The fragile future of jobs in the Middle East

Editorial

Don't leave Syrian refugees behind in the vaccination drive

Comment

One day, we won't need Facebook to read the news

Comment
Brexit
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gesturing in the House of Commons in London on Wednesday. AFP

Boris Johnson signs landmark EU trade agreement

Britain faces ‘bumpy’ period post-Brexit as it adapts to new rules

How Britain's 'red line' Brexit demands were met

Britain's EU exit: A timeline of agonising Brexit battle

UK and Turkey sign post-Brexit free trade agreement
UAE
A salesman waits for customers in a jewelry shop in the Gold Souk in the Deira district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. While the metal’s jump to an eight-year high on Monday benefited many long-standing bulls on Wall Street, shop owners thousands of miles away in Dubai’s Gold Souk were far less euphoric. Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg

UAE reports 3,025 new Covid-19 cases and 18 deaths

Dubai bus crash: Omani driver’s jail sentence reduced to one year

Carrefour will no longer be offering plastic bags at these Dubai stores

Children must be 3 years old to start school across the UAE, says ministry

Call to report sightings of 'cold-stunned' turtles on Abu Dhabi beaches
Arts & Culture
Palestinian singer Lina Makoul goes back to her roots with her new album, '#YOM'. Courtesy Maana Music

How Lina Makoul's debut album tells the stories of Palestinian youth

US non-profit to build 'world's first 3D-printed school' in Madagascar

Here's when 'Spider-Man 3', 'Loki' and 'No Time to Die' will be released

Hend Sabry to reprise her role as Ola in new Egyptian Netflix series

Paul McCartney to release 900-page memoir, woven with 154 songs
Podcasts
A pupil raises his hand at the Manar Al Iman Charity Private School. Victor Besa for The National ID

UAE anti-money laundering, missing Dubai resident, 3,102 new cases - The Daily Update

Abu Dhabi travel list, Idex 2021 deals, 3,005 UAE cases - The Daily Update

Expo 2020 Dubai, Trump tax returns, 2,105 new cases - The Daily Update

Everything you need to know about moving from the UAE to Britain

UAE-US ties in focus at Abu Dhabi's Idex 2021
Sport
Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fifth stage of the UAE tour cycling race, from Fujairah Intl Marine Club to Jebel Jais, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)

Vingegaard tastes success as UAE Team Emirates' Pogacar extends lead

Sport

Patel and Ashwin wrap up two-day win for India in Ahmedabad Test

Cricket

Liverpool 'deeply saddened' by death of Alisson's father

Football

Messi is La Liga's top scorer as Barcelona find form - in pictures

Football

Bayern's Jamal Musiala picks German national team instead of England

Football
Technology
A power-generating wind turbine is reflected in solar panels. Masdar and Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna will explore renewable energy opportunities in the Central Asian country. Reuters

Masdar and Uzbekistan's sovereign wealth fund to explore joint investments

Inside the lucrative but troubled world of Facebook moderation

Facebook moderators across Europe sue for damages over viewing of extreme content

Adnoc wins award for innovative use of technology

Idex 2021: UAE defence company Nimr to partner with Singapore's ST Engineering to build hybrid EVs
Lifestyle
Lf25 feb globes dresses googled

These are the most-searched stars on the Golden Globes red carpet

Carrefour will no longer be offering plastic bags at these Dubai stores

End of an era: US postal service unveils new design for delivery vehicles

Make-up brand Becca announces 'heartbreaking' decision to close in September

Property of the week: Dh49 million Dubai mansion built for entertaining
Travel
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates’ chairman and CEO, and  Awadh Al Ketbi, director general of Dubai Health Authority sign an agreement  to implement digital verification of traveller medical records related to Covid-19 testing and vaccination. Courtesy Emirates.   

Emirates and Dubai Health Authority to digitally verify travellers' Covid-19 medical records

You can now stay overnight at Ras Al Khaimah's Bear Grylls Explorers Camp

Qantas to restart international flights to 22 destinations in October

Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown: a review of Dubai's first certified-boutique hotel

How Covid-19 is reshaping global air travel in 2021
Motoring
The new design of the United States Postal Service mail vehicles, which are expected to come into use in 2022. 

End of an era: US postal service unveils new design for delivery vehicles

Mercedes reveals new 4-cylinder C-Class range

Cherokee chief urges Jeep to stop using tribe's name: 'It does not honour us'

Get into the Groove: Chevrolet announces new mini SUV in the UAE

Dubai's first solar-powered motor rally kicks off
LONG READS
A scientist loads Cas9 protein and PCSK9 sgRNA molecules into a fine glass pipette at a laboratory in Shenzhen, China. Researchers in the US are studying how Crispr molecular scissors could be used to fight cancer. AP

From crude surgery to gene editing: how cancer treatments evolved over the years

Health
(FILES) This file photo taken on July 20, 2020, shows a screen broadcasting the launch of the "Hope" Mars probe at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai. The first Arab interplanetary mission is expected to reach Mars' orbit on February 9, 2021, in what is considered the most critical part of the journey to unravel the secrets of weather on the Red Planet. The unmanned probe -- named "Al-Amal" -- Arabic for "Hope" -- blasted off from Japan last year, marking the next step in the United Arab Emirates' ambitious space programme. / AFP / Giuseppe CACACE

What happened to the Middle East’s space programmes?

MENA
The all-electric Rimac C-Two hypercar that can go from 0 to 97 kmh in under two seconds. Dubai is the first city in the world where people can test drive a model of what will be the fastest electric car on the roads. Courtesy: Rimac Autmobili

Is Dubai on the cusp of an electric car revolution?

Transport
Timo Keersmaekers and Messi. Courtesy Timo Keersmaekers

The remarkable story of Messi: how Arabian horse found his feet amid pandemic

Luxury
Vauxhall City Farm in London will reopen in April after people living nearby rallied to raise money to save it. Vauxhall City Farm

Covid lockdowns could not close this London urban farm
Paul McCartney will trace his life through 154 songs, from his teens and early partnership with fellow Beatle John Lennon to his solo work over the past half century, in a new memoir. AP

Paul McCartney to release 900-page memoir in November
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman underwent a successful surgical procedure in Riyadh. Image: EPA

Watch: Saudi Crown Prince leaves hospital after successful surgery
Users can follow Sir David Attenborough as he leads audiences through the 'Museum Alive' AR experience. Alchemy Immersive 

David Attenborough brings dinosaurs to your home using augmented reality
Los Angeles County Sheriffs inspect the vehicle of Tiger Woods, who was rushed to hospital after suffering multiple injuries. Reuters

Tiger Woods 'fortunate to be alive' after car crash in Los Angeles
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The thin blue inline: Meet Karachi's armed rollerblading police unit
Mortazavi x Thinking Huts Design. Courtesy Studio Mortazavi

US non-profit to build 'world's first 3D-printed school' in Madagascar
Relocating to your home country can be a stressful experience and requires detailed planning that includes closing bank accounts, switching off utilities, shipping your items, and moving investments. Getty Images

How to relocate your life and finances from the UAE to Britain