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Privacy Watchdog Says Facebook Broke A Number Of Canadian Privacy Laws
WorldNews.com 25 Apr 2019
Canadian regulators announced on Thursday their recent report found Facebook committed "serious" breaches of local laws by mishandling users' personal information, according to The Washington Post. Federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien and his B.C ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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UK angry over leak about limiting use of Huawei 5G technology
Business Day 25 Apr 2019
London — British culture minister Jeremy Wright said on Thursday he could not rule out a criminal investigation over the “unacceptable” disclosure of confidential discussions on the role of China’s Huawei Technologies in 5G network supply chains ... Huawei has categorically denied this ... Reuters ....
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Wanted Sri Lanka extremist Zahran Hashim died in hotel attack: president
Gulf News 26 Apr 2019
COLOMBO. Zahran Hashim, an Islamist extremist believed to have played a key role in Sri Lanka's deadly Easter terror bombings, died in an attack on a Colombo hotel, the country's president confirmed Friday ... Hashim appeared in a video released by Daesh after they claimed the bombings, but his whereabouts after the blasts was not immediately clear ... ....
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Is Joe Biden really ready for prime time?
The Tribune Papers 26 Apr 2019
Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner It’s official. former Vice President Joe Biden has (finally!) entered the 2020 presidential race. More importantly, a new poll shows Biden with a commanding lead over every other candidate in the Democratic primary with the exception of Bernie Sanders. Creepy Uncle Joe is now the presumptive front-runner ... ....
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UK's Prince William visits New Zealand mosques attacked by gunman, meets survivors
Zeenews 26 Apr 2019
William, the Duke of Cambridge, spoke at Al Noor mosque in the South Island city of Christchurch, one of two mosques where 50 people were killed by a lone gunman during Friday prayers on March 15 ... ....
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Brazilian Police Detain Parrot Who Tried To Warn Owners Of Drug Bust
WorldNews.com 26 Apr 2019
Drugs, including crack and marijuana, were found at the property, as well as large amounts of money.Police did not name the parrot, which has reportedly continued to show its loyalty to its owners and is refusing to sing like a canary.The Guardian reports a local journalist said the bird won't talk to officers and "hasn't made a sound."....
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Trump Orders Administration To Push For Arms-Control Deals With Russia, China
WorldNews.com 26 Apr 2019
It is unclear whether it will yield results in an administration that has locked horns with Moscow and Beijing and has less than two years left in its first term ... “And I would say that China will come along, and I would say Russia will come along ... “It may be that we can’t get there,” Pompeo said....
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More Than 30 Venezuelan Migrants Feared Drowned After Boat Capsizes Near Trinidad
WorldNews.com 26 Apr 2019
Officials said more than 30 Venezuelans are missing after the fishing vessel they were taking from the port city of Guiria to Trinidad sank, according to The Guardian. Officials fear the migrants drowned early on Wednesday morning after the Jhonnaly Jose capsized in rough waters near Patos Island, which is 3 miles (5 km) from the Venezuelan coast....
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Trump’s Daughter-in-Law Ignites Twitter, Branding Migrants ‘Downfall of Germany’
Sputnik 26 Apr 2019
During the 2015 migrant crisis in Europe, Angela Merkel’s open door policy saw hundreds of thousands of people from the Middle East and Africa go to Germany. The decision was brought up in a discussion between Lara Trump and a Fox Business Network host, where they discussed the Central American migrant caravan and Donald Trump’s tough stance on it ... ....
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Kim Jong Un visits war memorial following summit with Putin
Sacramento Bee 26 Apr 2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, toasts with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un after their talks in Vladivostok, Russia, Thursday, April 25, 2019 ... The meeting will be followed by broader talks involving officials from both sides ... VLADIVOSTOK, Russia ... Comments . ....
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Ottawa Declares State Of Emergency Over Floods
WorldNews.com 26 Apr 2019
Further evacuations were taking place in central Canada on Thursday after the country's capital city of Ottawa declared a state of emergency over the ongoing floods and warned a hydroelectric dam was at risk of breaking, according to The Global News ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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SpaceX escape engines were test fired before mishap
Deccan Chronicle 26 Apr 2019
A NASA safety panel said that Saturday’s accident on a SpaceX astronaut capsule happened after eight engines were test fired, but offered scant details on what caused the mishap or the extent of the damage ... Orange smoke was seen rising above SpaceX’s facilities by a photographer working for local newspaper Florida Today ... .......
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North Korea summit: Kim accuses US of 'bad faith'
BBC News 26 Apr 2019
Nothing has been publicly reported about agreements on US sanctions and North Korea's nuclear weapons. Mr Putin has now gone on to two-day summit in China, where he said he would inform China's leadership about the talks. He also said he was willing to share details with the US ... They are currently stalled, however ... Related Topics. ....
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal baby could be American
The Post-Standard 25 Apr 2019
Today 12.42 PM. Getty Images. Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex departs a Commonwealth Day Youth Event at Canada House on March 11, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Images). By The Associated Press ... Baby Sussex, as the child is known ahead of its birth, will be a product of two cultures ... ....
