The Eiffel Tower in Paris has been evacuated after a man was caught climbing up the 324 meters (1,063 ft) tall French landmark. Footage from the scene shows a man scaling the tower as tourists linger on grounds of the monument watching the scene unfold. A specialist rescue unit of …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth said, “future of Britain lies in the EU.”
The Queen expressed support for EU integration at a historic meeting with German diplomats, a declassified account of a meeting shows. A diplomatic cable written by Ambassador Rüdiger Freiherr von Wechmar after a meeting with the monarch in 1988 says that the Queen left “no doubt that the future of …
Read More »Google blocks Huawei phones from Android updates.
Google has suspended Huawei’s Android license after the Trump administration blacklisted the Chinese phone maker over security concerns. The move will prevent Huawei devices from receiving key software and security updates, as well as potentially impact their ability to access popular Google apps like Maps and YouTube. Huawei is one …
Read More »Brexit Party Leader hit by milkshake in Newcastle.
Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain’s Brexit Party, was doused in milkshake by a protestor on Monday, the latest anti-EU figure to be targeted during campaigning for the European Parliament elections. Farage, one of the leading figures in the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union, was covered in …
Read More »Germany spends a record 23 billion euros on refugees.
Germany spent a record 23 billion euros ($25.65 billion) last year on helping to integrate more than one million refugees and fighting the root causes of migration abroad, a government document showed on Monday. That marks an increase of nearly 11 percent on the 20.8 billion euros that Germany spent …
Read More »Iraqis denounce rocket attack on Baghdad’s Green Zone.
Iraq’s Kata’ib Hezbollah, a major pro-government resistance group, says a rocket attack on Baghdad’s Green Zone Sunday night is “unacceptable” and against the country’s national interests. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack which came in the wake of back-to-back sudden decisions taken by the US recently, including its …
Read More »Facebook busts Israeli influence campaign that targeted elections on 3 continents
Facebook has uncovered an extensive Israeli-run political influence campaign that has been ‘changing reality according to clients’ wishes’ targeting elections in African, Latin America and Asian nations for years. The social media platform has shut down 65 Facebook accounts, 161 pages, 23 groups, 12 events, and four Instagram accounts run …
Read More »Iran’s Zarif calls for “practical steps” to save nuclear deal
The international community and remaining signatories of Iran’s nuclear deal should act to save the accord as “supportive statements” are not enough, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told media during a visit to Japan and China. Last week, Iran notified the five remaining signatories that it would scale back …
Read More »Oil lifted to $73 by real and threatened supply cuts
Oil edged higher to $73 a barrel on Friday, supported by a host of supply cuts and concern of further disruption to Middle East shipments as tensions rise, and was heading for a weekly gain. Brent crude was up 43 cents to $73.05 a barrel. The global benchmark is up …
Read More »Football star Ronaldo donates $1.5mn to Palestinians for Ramadan: Media Claims.
The claim hasn’t been confirmed by Ronaldo nor his representatives. Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has donated $1.5 million to the Palestinians in a move to alleviate the suffering of people in the besieged Gaza Strip. He allocated the fund to the Palestinians during the holy month of Ramadan. The …
Read More »One of Australia’s most popular PM dies.
Bob Hawke, one of Australia’s longest-serving Prime Ministers and a champion of the trade union movement, has died peacefully at the age of 89. Known affectionately by his nickname, “Hawkie” was Australia’s prime minister between 1983 and 1991, winning four elections and becoming the country’s third longest-tenured leader. His policies …
Read More »Earthquake Shakes El Salvador, Nicaragua – Reports.
Authorities in the Central American nation of El Salvador have reported a 6.2-magnitude earthquake, according to the nation’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. The earthquake had its epicenter off the coast of the La Union department, about 200 kilometers southeast of the capital San Salvador. Meanwhile, the United States …
Read More »A spider makes a home in man’s ear and spins a web inside.
It is universally recognized that insects or arachnids found burrowing, laying eggs or otherwise setting up camp inside a human’s head is a shuddersome prospect, but one we all find profoundly compelling. The latest example of this genre of news comes to us from Jiangsu province in east China, where …
Read More »Iraqi Airways to resume flights to Syria after 8-year break.
Iraq’s national carrier is to resume flights to the capital of neighboring Syria for the first time since the war there erupted in 2011, a spokesman said Thursday. Iraqi Airways will operate a weekly service from Baghdad to Damascus starting Saturday, spokesman Layth al-Rubaie said. Rubaie said the resumption of …
Read More »Facebook says removes 265 ‘fake accounts’ linked to Israel.
Facebook said on Thursday it had removed 265 Facebook and Instagram accounts, pages, groups and events linked to Israel due to what it called “inauthentic behavior” targeting users in Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa. The move is part of wider efforts by Facebook to address concerns over privacy lapses …
Read More »Tesla’s ‘Autopilot’ engaged in Florida fatal crash: report.
Tesla’s “Autopilot” system was engaged by a driver who was killed in a March crash in Florida, according to an initial accident report released Thursday. Preliminary data showed the Tesla driver engaged “Autopilot” about 10 seconds before the crash and that the device was active at the time the vehicle …
Read More »Belgium ex-King faces fine if refuses DNA test.
A Belgian appeals court has ruled that former King Albert II is to be fined €5,000 (£4,370) a day if he refuses to undergo a DNA test. In February, he refused to undergo such a test in a case aimed at proving he fathered a love child in the 1960s. …
Read More »4 killed as anti-graft protest rocks Iraq’s Najaf
At least four people have been killed in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf during an anti-corruption protest called by a political movement led by Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Reports said that Wednesday’s demonstration turned violent after security guards outside the al-Bashir shopping mall, owned by a former local official, opened …
Read More »International cyber-crime gang busted.
An international crime gang which used malware to steal $100m (£77m) from more than 40,000 victims has been dismantled. A complex police operation conducted investigations in the US, Bulgaria, Germany, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. The gang infected computers with GozNym malware, which captured online banking details to access bank accounts. …
Read More »‘National emergency’: Trump bans Huawei & other ‘adversary tech’ from US telecoms
US President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency over technology designed or produced by ‘foreign adversaries,’ an act widely understood to target China’s ZTE and Huawei in an effort to freeze them out of 5G market. Arguing that “foreign adversaries are increasingly creating and exploiting vulnerabilities in information and …
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