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EU 'invites' Facebook's Zuckerberg for data breach talks
AFP, Published on 20/03/2018
» BRUSSELS - The European Parliament on Tuesday invited Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg to speak following revelations that a firm working for Donald Trump's US presidential campaign harvested data on 50 million users.
Public smiles, private problems as Saudi prince visits White House
AFP, Published on 20/03/2018
» WASHINGTON - Saudi Arabia's young crown prince heads to the White House Tuesday, looking to underscore his grip on power and ensure that several emerging points of friction don't threaten a burgeoning alliance with Donald Trump.
EU lawmakers, UK regulator press Facebook on data breach
AFP, Published on 20/03/2018
» LONDON - European lawmakers demanded answers from Facebook on Tuesday over a major data breach, as Britain's information watchdog sought a warrant to search the London offices of the analysis firm involved.
Expelled Russian diplomats leave UK
AFP, Published on 20/03/2018
» LONDON: Russian diplomats expelled from Britain in the worsening spat over the poisoning of a former double agent left the London embassy on Tuesday with their families in tow.
US, EU hardwood imports fuel Amazon destruction: Greenpeace
AFP, Published on 20/03/2018
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Scores of US and European companies selling the hardwood ipe for things like decks and garden furniture are fueling an illegal trade devastating the Amazon rainforest, Greenpeace said Tuesday.
Fifth parcel blast reported in Texas
AFP, Published on 20/03/2018
» AUSTIN: A package exploded early Tuesday at a FedEx distribution facility in Texas, news reports said, following a series of other blasts in Austin in recent weeks that police had attributed to a serial bomber.
Prayut uses S44 to remove Somchai from EC
Online Reporters, Published on 20/03/2018
» Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has used his special powers to remove Somchai Srisutthiyakorn as election commissioner, effectively immediately, citing his inappropriate comments that could confuse the public.
UN reports mass rights abuses in Turkey
AFP, Published on 20/03/2018
» GENEVA - Turkey's state of emergency has sparked human rights abuses against "hundreds of thousands of people", including killings and torture, the UN warned Tuesday in a report slammed by Ankara as "biased" and "unacceptable".
Syria forces battle to secure Damascus
AFP, Published on 20/03/2018
» DOUMA (SYRIA) - Syrian regime and allied forces battled to suppress the last pockets of resistance in and around Damascus Tuesday while the beleaguered Kurds in the north braced for further Turkish advances.
Singapore will ban shared-bike users caught parking indiscriminately
Published on 20/03/2018
» SINGAPORE: Users caught for parking their shared bicycles indiscriminately more than three times in a year will be banned temporarily from renting from all bike-sharing operators, following amendments made to the Parking Places Act passed on Tuesday.