Americas

Facebook workers listened to Messenger conversations

Bloomberg reports that Facebook contractors were listening to and transcribing select voice conversations that were held using its Facebook Messenger chat platform. The company reportedly had the contractors transcribe chats…

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Some MacBook Pros banned from US flights

Some MacBook Pro laptops are being banned on flights in the United States amid Apple's recent statements saying that batteries in several units pose fire risks. The US Federal Aviation…

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Photo Story: The Stallone family at ’47 Meters Down: Uncaged’ premiere

(L-R) US model Jennifer Flavin Stallone, actress Sisteen Rose Stallone, actor Sylvester Stallone, Entertainment Studios CEO Byron Allen, Sophia Rose Stallone and Scarlet Rose Stallone pose for photos prior to…

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Placido Domingo investigated, claims allegations of his sexual misconduct are inaccurate

The Los Angeles Opera announced that it will investigate accusations of sexual misconduct against Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, who described the claims as inaccurate. The Los Angeles Opera, where Domingo…

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Air pollution can be as damaging as a packet of cigarettes a day

Air pollution can be as damaging as a packet of cigarettes a day, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of Washington looked at how exposure to four…

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USA: AG William Barr said their were serious irregularities at jail where Epstein was

Attorney General William Barr said Monday that there were “serious irregularities” at the Manhattan federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein, an accused child sex trafficker, apparently killed himself over the weekend.…

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Bolton courts Britain with a trade deal talk

U.S. President Donald Trump wants to see a successful British exit from the European Union that Washington will support with a U.S.-UK free trade agreement, national security adviser John Bolton…

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Fire rips through day care in Pennsylvania killing five children

An early morning fire in Pennsylvania in the United States at a residential building housing a day-care centre killed five children. A woman was also hospitalised. The fire was reported…

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Giammattei elected President of Guatemala

Alejandro Giammattei was elected as Guatemala's president on Sunday, defeating former first lady Sandra Torres in a run-off, the central American country's electoral court said. Giammattei will succeed corruption-tainted outgoing…

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New York coroner confident Epstein’s death was suicide

The New York Times reports that New York City’s chief medical examiner is confident Jeffrey Epstein died by hanging himself in the jail cell where he was being held without…

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Guatemala votes to elect new president

Guatemalans on Sunday elect a new president who will face a major challenge after the country agreed with Washington to act as a buffer against illegal immigration under pressure from…

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US: Attorney General orders investigation into minors-sex-trafficker Epstein’s death by suicide in jail

Jeffrey Epstein, 66, died by suicide in a Manhattan jail on Saturday, August 10, as he awaited trial on charges of sex trafficking of minors. Attorney General William Barr released…

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Lady Gaga to fund classroom projects in El Paso, Dayton and Gilroy

Lady Gaga has penned a letter to the victims of the recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas; Dayton, Ohio; and Gilroy, California. In the message, posted to her Facebook…

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Maltese And US Government issue joint statement denying Debono allegations on spying

The government of Malta and the United States have issued a statement, denying allegations made in a court sitting earlier this week dispelling allegations about “lack of trust in key…

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El Paso killer tells authorities he was targeting Mexicans

The man accused of killing at least 22 people at a shopping centre in the US state of Texas has told authorities he was targeting Mexicans and confessed to carrying…

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Trump threatens undefined retaliation against countries and organisations issuing travel warnings on US because of gun violence

President Donald Trump threatened undefined retaliation Friday against countries and organizations that issue travel warnings on the United States because of gun violence. "If they did that, we'd just reciprocate," Trump said…

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US troops stationed in Germany could go to Poland

Georgette Mosbacher, US Ambassador to Poland in a social media post says that Poland, unlike Germany spends two percent of its GDP on NATO and that it would gladly welcome…

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Refugee who lived in Malta among the victims of Dayton shooting

The Washington Post reports that among the victims of the Dayton, Ohio, mass shooting there is an Eritrean refugee who lived and worked in Malta in order to be able…

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U.S. tells commercial vessels to send Gulf transit plans in advance

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD), the U.S. maritime agency, has issued an advisory telling U.S.-flagged commercial vessel they must send transit plans in advance to American and British naval authorities…

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Warning that Beyoncé diet plan ‘could be dangerous’

The British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine warned that a diet endorsed by US pop singer Beyoncé "could be dangerous." The warning was made during a BBC programme. Nutritionist…

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Photo Story: Unlucky hit

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez of Puerto Rico breaks his bat during the fifth inning of the MLB baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox.…

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US wanted to spy on Maltese PM and Keith Schembri over Russian refueling

Darren Debono, the suspected Maltese fuel smuggler currently facing charges in an Italian court in Catania, has alleged in court that officials from the United States embassy asked him for…

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Trump visits Dayton and El Paso

US President Donald Trump has visited emergency workers and survivors of a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas - one of two cities shaken by gun attacks that took 31…

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Monica Lewinsky to co-produce Bill Clinton impeachment drama

President Clinton's affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky and the 1999 impeachment proceedings it led to are to be dramatized on US television. The latest series of American Crime…

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Disney to remake ‘Home Alone’

Disney has announced it's going to remake Home Alone for its new streaming service. The studio's CEO Bob Iger said there will also be "reimaginations" of Night At the Museum,…

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Photo Story: Protests in Honduras

A protester throws back a smoke grenade during clashes between police officers and demonstrators near the Honduran Parliament after a protest demanding the resignation of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez,…

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Two U.S. senators raise privacy concerns over Facebook’s Messenger Kids

Democratic U.S. senators Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal have written to Facebook Inc questioning whether there was a “worrying pattern” of poor privacy protection for children using its Messenger Kids…

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Canada hints at penalties for internet firms that allow child exploitation

Internet companies that do not actively combat the online exploitation of children should face financial consequences, Canada’s public safety minister hinted after announcing an increase in police funding to fight…

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Trump to visit El Paso and Dayton

President Donald Trump has announced that he will travel on Wednesday to the scenes of the two weekend mass shootings, defying backlash by some in both communities who have urged…

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North Korea says missile tests ‘warning’ to South Korea, US

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Nobel Prize winner US author Toni Morrison dies aged 88

Nobel Prize-winning US author Toni Morrison has died at the age of 88. Her family confirmed "with profound sadness" that Morrison had died "following a short illness". Author of 11…

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FBI considering ‘Garlic Festival’ shooting as domestic terrorism

The F.B.I. said it had opened a domestic terrorism investigation into the Gilroy shooting, while the Ohio governor proposed adopting a version of a “red flag” law. The gunman who…

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Joe Biden maintains lead for Democratic presidential nomination – Reuters/Ipsos Poll

Joe Biden maintained his lead for the Democratic presidential nomination as minorities gravitated toward the former vice president and his top rival, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, in search…

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Obama calls for rejection of language used by ‘leaders’ that feeds climate of fear and hatred and which normalises racist sentiments

Former US President Barack Obama has called on Americans to reject language from any of their leaders that feeds hatred or normalises racism. Although he did not mention his successor…

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