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A whistleblower accused Facebook of putting profit before people as she told Congress its products harm the mental health of some young users, stoke divisions and weaken democracy.

UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children 2021 report  says that in Nigeria, one in six young people aged 15 to 24 said they often feel depressed, have little interest in doing things, or are worried, nervous or anxious.

The identity of the Facebook whistle-blower who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents — leading to a firestorm for the social media company  in recent weeks — was revealed on "60 Minutes" Sunday night as Frances Haugen.

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have said precautionary measures are being taken and Saudi Arabia has called for caution in several regions after 12 people were killed as tropical Cyclone Shaheen made landfall in neighbouring Oman.

Prominent members of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government, donors to his party and family members of the country’s powerful military generals have moved millions of dollars of wealth through offshore companies, a new investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) alleges.