Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
Some journalists in Afghanistan have said they have been beaten and detained by the Taliban. The journalists said they were later released without explanation.
Journalists in Afghanistan tell of beatings by Taliban https://t.co/TOBqqTPqxw
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 9, 2021
Photographs of a North Korean military parade including soldiers marching in hazmat suits have prompted speculation. Some North Korea observers have suggested the besuited soldiers could be a new COVID-19-era special forces unit.
North Korea celebrated the 73rd anniversary of its foundation with a night time military parade, state media reported, publishing photographs of marching rows of personnel in orange hazmat suits but no ballistic missiles https://t.co/ymLPu8DDk2 pic.twitter.com/XaXhG2q2kT
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 9, 2021
The co-founder of alleged sex cult Nxivm has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Nancy Salzman, 66, admitted stealing email addresses and passwords belonging to people who criticized Nxivm.
Nancy Salzman, who created Nxivm alongside Keith Raniere, has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison https://t.co/5pOiWIDhhs
— CNN (@CNN) September 8, 2021
Boats carrying illegal migrants across the English Channel from France to the UK could be turned back by the British. This week more than 1,500 people have made the voyage.
Priti Patel has ordered officials to rewrite maritime law to allow boats carrying migrants to be intercepted in the Channel, deepening a diplomatic rift with France over the crisis. https://t.co/lAdu7J2yBH
— The Times (@thetimes) September 9, 2021
Facebook has been accused showing job advertisements only to certain demographics. Campaign group Global Witness claimed the US media giant had discriminated against its users based on sex and age.
Facebook accused of discrimination after job ads for mechanics and pilots were targeted at men https://t.co/oJnnsOebuo
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) September 9, 2021
