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Twitter, Facebook ban fake users
Associated Press, Published on 21/12/2019
» NEW YORK: Twitter has identified and removed nearly 6,000 accounts that it said were part of a coordinated effort by Saudi government agencies and individuals to advance the country's geopolitical interests.
Assange hauled from embassy, faces US charge
Associated Press, Published on 12/04/2019
» LONDON: British police on Thursday hauled a bearded and shouting Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy where he was holed up for nearly seven years, and the US charged the WikiLeaks founder with conspiring with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to get their hands on government secrets.
Catholic priest says life in danger for criticising Duterte
Associated Press, Published on 27/08/2018
» MANILA: A Roman Catholic priest who was one of the earliest critics of the Philippine president's deadly crackdown on drugs has gone into hiding due to what he says were signs he's being targeted by motorcycle-riding hitmen.
Google is tracking you even when you say 'Don't'
Associated Press, Published on 14/08/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to.
Armed militia, clergy, more unite against white nationalists
Associated Press, Published on 14/08/2017
» CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, US -- Clergy in robes. A woman handing out flowers. Black Lives Matter activists. Armed militia members. Students. Angry anti-fascist protesters.
Violence at town hall by ex-Malaysian leader Mahathir
Associated Press, Published on 14/08/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR -- A town hall meeting with former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who now heads an opposition coalition, was marred by violence Sunday, with several people hurling flares, chairs and shoes at the stage.
EU hits Google with $2.7bn fine for abusing weaker rivals
Associated Press, Published on 28/06/2017
» BRUSSELS - European regulators fined Google a record 2.42 billion euros (US$2.72 billion) for abusing its dominance of the online search market in a case that could be just the opening salvo in Europe's attempt to curb the company's clout on that continent.
Vietnam exiles dissident after stripping him of citizenship
Associated Press, Published on 25/06/2017
» HANOI -- Vietnamese authorities have deported a dissident after stripping him of his Vietnamese citizenship.
Canoe returns to Hawaii after epic round-the-world voyage
Associated Press, Published on 18/06/2017
» HONOLULU -- No modern navigation instrumentation guided a Polynesian voyaging canoe as it followed the horizon during a three-year journey around the globe.
London residents demand answers in deadly blaze
Associated Press, Published on 15/06/2017
» LONDON -- With smoke still swirling around the charred remains of Grenfell Tower in west London, residents and community leaders demanded to know Wednesday how a ferocious fire could have swept through the high-rise apartment block with such speed that it killed at least 12 people.