Thursday, March 22, 2018

UK MARKS YEAR SINCE WESTMINSTER ATTACK

The UK is marking a year since a terror attack at Westminster which killed five people.

Khalid Masood drove his car at people on Westminster Bridge before stabbing a police officer to death outside Parliament.

14 people died in 4 terror attacks in London in 2017 and all are being remembered at events in the British capital.

Police officer Sean Cartwright was called to the scene as colleague Keith Palmer was stabbed outside the Houses of Parliament - he's been paying tribute to him.

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Ethiopia threatens media and humanitarian agencies

Ethiopia is threatening media and humanitarian organizations for their updates on the number of Ethiopians who are fleeing to Kenya citing insecurity back home.

Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa: 

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UK to Warn EU About Russia at EU Summit

UK Prime Minister Theresa May will tell Europe's leaders that Russia is a threat to the entire bloc as she meets with them for an EU Summit in Brussels.

Relations with Russia will be at the top of the agenda after a double agent was poisoned in England earlier this month with a Russian developed nerve agent.

But as our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek explains, not all of Europe is united on toughening the tone with Moscow.

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Indian political parties deny Cambridge Analytica links

India's ruling party, the BJP and the country's main opposition party, the Congress have accused each other of having used the services of the analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica. 

Both parties have also denied these allegations.

However the website of Cambridge Analytica's Indian affiliate- Ovleno Business Intelligence mentions the BJP, the Congress and BJP's ally JDU as clients.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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Zuckerberg says Facebook will step up security

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company will step up security in the wake the data scandal rocking the social media behemoth.

But in a statement released Wednesday he stopped short of on apology.

Zuckerberg admits Facebook made mistakes amid allegations Trump campaign-linked Cambridge Analytica improperly obtained the personal data of 50 million users.

Facebook is promising a full audit of any third party app with "suspicious activity," and says it will further restrict access to user information by developers.

US correspondent Steve Mort says Mark Zuckerberg claims Cambridge Analytica was asked to delete the improperly obtained data in 2015.

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ALT: Facebook is promising a full examination of all apps that used the social media giant's data before 2014 when the company tightened rules for developers.

US correspondent Steve Mort says the company is keen to avoid a repeat of the Cambridge Analytica controversy.

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ALT: US correspondent Steve Mort says Facebook is now facing a class-action lawsuit led by one of the site's users.

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Trump expected to unveil trade sanctions against China

US President Donald Trump is expected to unveil new trade sanctions against China later [16:30GMT Thursday].

The White House will reportedly punish Beijing for theft of American intellectual property with new tariffs on more than a hundred different Chinese goods.

The US has already targeted China with steep tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.

US correspondent Steve Mort says the measures are sparking worries of a trade war.

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ALT: US correspondent Steve Mort says Washington believes China uses its foreign ownership rules to require American firms to hand over technology secrets, as well as several other abuses.

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ALT: US correspondent Steve Mort says China is expected to hit back with its own tariffs.

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Officer charged in Damond murder granted bail

A police officer charged with the murder of an unarmed Australian woman in the US has been granted bail.

Mohamed Noor is accused of shooting Justine Damond after she'd called police fearing a sexual assault was taking place behind her Minneapolis home.

US correspondent Steve Mort reports.

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Facebook Founder breaks silence on Cambridge Analytica "mistakes"

The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has broken his silence after
the scandal surrounding millions of users details being used by the
firm Cambridge Analytica.

He's been under pressure to explain how the firm managed to get hold
of the information without Facebook's knowledge.

US Correspondent, Frances Read, says there will be major implications
for the social media giant.

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Nicolas Sarkozy under formal investigation over Gaddafi "suitcases of cash" claims

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been put under formal investigation over allegations his 2007 election campaign was illegally funded by former Libyan dictator Mummer Gaddafi. 
Sarkozy has been released on bail after two days of police questioning. 
Elena Casas reports from Paris.

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Zuckerberg concedes Facebook "mistakes", vows more data protection efforts

The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has conceded the company made "mistakes" in allowing the personal data of 50 million users to fall into the hands of the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.


He's promising action to restore public faith in the Facebook platform.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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UN welcomes return of Nigerian kidnapped girls

Militants in Nigeria have freed nearly all of the 110 girls kidnapped
from a school last month.

101 have been returned to their hometown of Dapchi.

The United Nations Secretary General has welcomed their safe return.

As Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.

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Thousands ordered to leave their homes as storms engulf West of US

30 thousand people have been told to leave their homes as yet more
storms batter the West Coast of the US.

More than twenty people died in mudslides earlier this year - after
huge wildfires burned large areas bare.

For some communities this is the sixth evacuation order they've had in
a number of weeks.

US correspondent, Frances Read, reports from Los Angeles.

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US resident files lawsuit against Facebook

A US resident has sued Facebook and the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica for obtaining data from millions of social media users without their consent.

Facebook has been under pressure following allegations that Cambridge Analytica improperly accessed information to build detailed profiles on American voters during the 2016 US election.

Our US Correspondent Harry Horton reports.

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Unarmed black man shot by police was holding mobile phone

An unarmed African-American man fatally shot by police in Sacramento on Sunday night was holding a mobile phone -- not a weapon, as police say they feared.

Twenty-two year-old Stephon Clark was standing in his own backyard when police mistook him for a suspect in a neighborhood crime.

US correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:

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Austin Bomb Suspect Blows Himself Up

A suspect believed responsible for a series of anonymous parcel bomb attacks in Austin, Texas has blown himself up.

The deceased has been identified as a 23-year-old white man, Mark Anthony Conditt.

Our US Correspondent Daniel Ryntjes has more.

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UK PM: FACEBOOK DATA ROW 'VERY CONCERNING'

UK Prime Minister Theresa May says claims a British firm misused Facebook data to influence the US election of 2016 are 'very concerning'.

She says the allegations must now be 'properly investigated'.

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg to explain exactly what happened.

Cambridge Analytica, the UK data firm accused of harvesting information from millions of Facebook accounts without authorisation, has suspended its chief executive.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt has the background on the company.

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Russia accuses UK of orchestrating chemical attack on its own soil

Russia's Foreign Ministry has held a meeting with ambassadors from around the world and told them that the UK may have been behind the chemical weapons attack on its own soil. The British Ambassador refused to attend, but the Foreign Ministry spokesman said he was 'ashamed' of UK politicians. Dan Ashby has more.

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European Parliament invites Mark Zuckerberg to discuss data breach

The European Parliament has invited Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg to its house to discuss allegations of misuse of data.


European and American leaders are calling for accountability after it was revealed the data of 50 million Facebook users was harvested. 

 

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 


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Conservation concerns with Australian government legislation

In Australia the Labor Party opposition says the future of the iconic Great Barrier Reef is on the line, as it opposes new government plans to regulate marine parks.
On Wednesday, the government introduced changes to the regulation of 44 Australian marine parks, covering 3.3 million square hectares, that would reduce 'green' conservation areas in the Coral Sea from 50 to 25 per cent.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Nicolas Sarkozy back in police custody for second day of questioning

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is back in police custody for a second day of questioning at a police station in the west of Paris, over claims his 2007 election campaign was illegally funded by Muammar Gaddafi. 
Police questioned him for 16 hours on Tuesday.
Elena Casas reports from Paris.


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