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Cambridge Analytica shared data with Russia: whistleblower
AFP, Published on 16/05/2018
» WASHINGTON - Political consulting group Cambridge Analytica used Russian researchers and shared data with companies linked to Russian intelligence, a whistleblower told a congressional hearing on interference in the 2016 US election Wednesday.
University reaches $500 mn settlement with Nassar abuse victims
AFP, Published on 16/05/2018
» CHICAGO - The Michigan university where serial sex abuser Larry Nassar practiced medicine announced Wednesday it has agreed to a $500 million settlement with hundreds of former victims of the USA Gymnastics doctor.
Facebook chief agrees closed-door talks with Euro MPs
AFP, Published on 16/05/2018
» BRUSSELS: Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to meet European Parliament members behind closed-doors to answer questions in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, a top official said on Wednesday.
NATO 'condemns' Russia bridge to Moscow-annexed Crimea
AFP, Published on 16/05/2018
» BRUSSELS - NATO on Wednesday denounced a new bridge linking mainland Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea as "another violation" of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
'With friends like these': EU chief tears into Trump
AFP, Published on 16/05/2018
» SOFIA: The European Union's top official launched a stinging attack Wednesday on President Donald Trump, slamming his "capricious assertiveness" and saying the US leader acted more like an enemy than a friend.
US 'hopeful' for Kim-Trump summit as North threatens to cancel
AFP, Published on 16/05/2018
» WASHINGTON: The White House on Wednesday voiced hope the upcoming summit between North Korea's Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump will proceed as planned, as Pyongyang threatened to pull out over US pressure for "unilateral nuclear abandonment."
Greenpeace: Paper giant cut forests during conservation pact
Associated Press, Published on 16/05/2018
» Greenpeace has ended a five-year truce with one of the world's largest paper companies, accusing it of cutting down tropical forests in Indonesia during the entire time the two were cooperating on conservation.
Moldovan arrested for running underage porn site
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/05/2018
» A Moldovan man has been arrested for violating the Computer Crime Act by operating a website said to contain underage pornography.
Palestinians recall envoys after US embassy move
AFP, Published on 16/05/2018
» RAMALLAH, Palestinian territories: The Palestinian Authority has recalled its envoys to Romania, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Austria after their ambassadors attended an Israeli reception marking the US embassy's move to Jerusalem, it said Wednesday.
Former Thai football boss' ban reduced by Fifa
Reuters, Published on 16/05/2018
» BERLIN: Former Thai football chief Worawi Makudi saw his ban from the sport slightly reduced - to three and a half years from five - on Wednesday after a ruling by world body Fifa's appeal committee.