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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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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 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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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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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 ... ....
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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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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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Bitcoin (BTC) Hits $5,200 As Tether News Propagates, Traders Flee Bitfinex
Ethereum World News 26 Apr 2019
Bitcoin In Death Throes? Tether Comes Under Fire. Wow. What a past 120 minutes its been for the cryptocurrency market ... legal entity. For those who missed the memo, here’s a recap. ... .......
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Police In Cyprus Find Another Body In Serial Murder Probe
WorldNews.com 25 Apr 2019
The 6-year-old child of one of the victims is also missing. Serial killings are virtually unknown in Cyprus, but there has been an uptick in serious crime in recent years. The last serious double-murder case, which involved the abduction and death of two women, one from Sweden and one from Ukraine, occurred in 1993....
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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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CDC: 2018 Had The Most Multistate Foodborne Illness Outbreaks In A Dozen Years
WorldNews.com 26 Apr 2019
The National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual report on Thursday which acknowledged last year contained an increase of infection due to eight major pathogens and in the number of multistate outbreaks, according to NBC News ... The CDC said there were several outbreaks of E ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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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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Insomnia fails to neutralise emotional and mental distress
Deccan Chronicle 26 Apr 2019
Washington. Cringe-worthy mistakes and embarrassing blunders made today won't seem so bad tomorrow, that is, if you're not an insomniac. As part of a recent study, scientists asked participants to relive their most shameful experiences of decades ago while making MRI scans of their brain activity ... .......
