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Police were warned of shooter grudge against YouTube
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - Police said Wednesday they had been alerted that the Iran-born animal rights activist who shot three people before killing herself at YouTube's California headquarters, was believed to have a vendetta against the online giant.
Challenger Bio wins S. Leone presidential vote: election watchdog
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» FREETOWN - Opposition challenger Julius Maada Bio clinched victory Wednesday in Sierra Leone's presidential vote, the country's election monitor said.
Philippines to close Boracay resort to tourists for six months
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» MANILA - The Philippines has announced its best-known holiday island Boracay will be closed to tourists for six months over concerns that the once idyllic white-sand resort has become a "cesspool" tainted by dumped sewage.
Trade war inches closer as US-China tensions mount
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» WASHINGTON - The escalating confrontation between Washington and Beijing inched closer to all-out trade war on Wednesday after China threatened retaliation against key US exports.
YouTube shooting shows how fake news spirals on social media
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» PARIS - Within minutes of the shooting at YouTube offices in California, social media was awash with conspiracy theories and images of the supposed "shooter" wearing a Muslim headscarf.
Facebook says 87 million may be affected by data breach
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» WASHINGTON - Facebook said Wednesday the personal data of up to 87 million users was improperly shared with British political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, as Mark Zuckerberg defended his leadership at the huge social network.
US seizes 100 'pot-growing' houses linked to China
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» LOS ANGELES - Federal agents seized more than 100 homes in one of the largest residential drug busts in US history in a bid to combat Chinese-run marijuana operations, the government said Wednesday.
Premchai off hook on five charges
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 05/04/2018
» The public prosecutor's decision to drop five charges against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta has been met with fierce criticism.
Gold prices down B150 to B19,700
Online Reporters, Published on 05/04/2018
» The Gold Traders Association this morning announced the buying prices at 19,253.20 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 19,600 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
Netflix series shows 'necessary' Philippine drug war: director
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» MANILA - The deadly drug war waged by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is to be dramatised in the first Netflix series by award-winning director Brillante Mendoza, who says the internationally-condemned crackdown is "necessary".