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Amid privacy firestorm, Facebook curbs research tool
AFP, Published on 14/06/2019
» WASHINGTON: Facebook has curbed access to a controversial feature allowing searches of the vast content within the social network -- a tool which raised privacy concerns but was also used for research and investigative journalism.
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Christchurch mosque attack defendant pleads not guilty
AFP, Published on 14/06/2019
» CHRISTCHURCH: The man accused of shooting dead 51 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks pleaded not guilty to multiple murder and terrorism charges Friday and was committed to stand trial next year.
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Anger as Christchurch mosque accused pleads not guilty
AFP, Published on 14/06/2019
» CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEALAND) - The man accused of shooting dead 51 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks in March smiled Friday as his lawyers entered not guilty pleas to multiple murder and terrorism charges.
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Iran denies tankers attack as tensions soar
AFP, Published on 14/06/2019
» DUBAI - Iran dismissed as "baseless" Friday US accusations that it carried out twin attacks that left two tankers ablaze in the Gulf of Oman, escalating tensions across the region and sending world oil prices soaring.
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Filipino gangs seize 10 fishermen off Borneo: watchdog
Associated Press, Published on 18/06/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Filipino kidnap-for-ransom gangs raided two fishing boats and abducted 10 crew members Tuesday in waters off Borneo island, a Malaysian official and a maritime watchdog said.
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China warns US against opening Mideast 'Pandora's box'
AFP, Published on 18/06/2019
» BEIJING: China on Tuesday warned against opening a "Pandora's box" in the Middle East after the United States announced the deployment of 1,000 additional troops to the region amid escalating tensions with Iran.
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With 'Libra,' Facebook takes on the world of cryptocurrency
AFP, Published on 18/06/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook unveiled plans Tuesday for a new global cryptocurrency called Libra, pledging to bring a stable virtual money that lives on smartphones and brings the "unbanked" billions into the financial system.
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New Zealand opens gun buyback after mosque killings
AFP, Published on 20/06/2019
» WELLINGTON: New Zealand opened a gun buyback scheme Thursday aimed at ridding the country of semi-automatic weapons similar to those used in the Christchurch mosque attacks that killed 51 Muslim worshippers.
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China's former Interpol chief pleads guilty to bribery
AFP, Published on 20/06/2019
» BEIJING - Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei pleaded guilty at a trial in China on Thursday to accepting $2.1 million in bribes -- a remarkable fall from grace for the former vice minister of public security.
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US, Canada impose sanctions on four top Nicaraguan officials
AFP, Published on 22/06/2019
» WASHINGTON - The United States and Canada on Friday slapped new sanctions on Nicaraguan officials close to President Daniel Ortega, saying they persecuted dissidents and the press, enacted repressive laws, and denied people medical care.
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