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*[[YouTube]] announces that it will turn off comments on videos featuring children under the age of 18 after reports that a [[Pedophilia| |
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Revision as of 01:27, 1 March 2019
February 28, 2019 (Thursday)
Business and economy
- YouTube announces that it will turn off comments on videos featuring children under the age of 18 after reports that a pedophile ring was operating in the comment sections of videos featuring minors, which subsequently led AT&T, Nestle and Hasbro to suspend advertisements on the website. (BBC)
International relations
- 2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit, North Korea–United States relations
- The summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi abruptly ends earlier than scheduled, with the White House saying no deal has been reached in regards to relations between the two countries and North Korea's nuclear weapons policies and sanctions due to them. (NBC News)
- 2019 India–Pakistan standoff, 2019 Balakot airstrike
- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says that captured Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman will be released tomorrow as a gesture of peace. (Economic Times) (Reuters)
- 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis
- The United Nations Security Council rejected rival resolutions on Venezuela by the United States and Russia Thursday, with Russia and China vetoing the U.S. call for new elections and Moscow's proposal failing to win sufficient support. (The Washington Post)
- Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido said Thursday he will return to his country by Monday, and that a dialogue with President Nicolas Maduro won't be possible without discussing elections. (CNN)
Law and crime
- Corruption in Israel
- The Attorney General of Israel Avichai Mandelblit says that after more than two years of investigations he has decided to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. (Sky News)
Sports
- Former TE Jason Witten has decided to end his retirement after just one season. He will return to the Dallas Cowboys in 2019, playing his 16th NFL season. (CBS Sports)