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Facebook to deploy new transparency tools ahead of European elections
March 29, 2019
Facebook to deploy new transparency tools ahead of European elections
Facebook announced on Friday changes to the way political advertisements are handled on the social media site ahead of the…
French New Wave film director Agnes Varda dead at 90
March 29, 2019
French New Wave film director Agnes Varda dead at 90
French film director Agnes Varda, who emerged in the New Wave of intimate cinema of the 1960s and continued with…
Garfield beach phone mystery solved after 30 years
March 29, 2019
Garfield beach phone mystery solved after 30 years
For more than 30 years bright orange “Garfield” phones have been washing up on the French coast to the bemusement…
At memorial, mosque survivor says he forgives attacker
March 29, 2019
At memorial, mosque survivor says he forgives attacker
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — A man who survived New Zealand’s mosque attacks told a crowd of about 20,000 people…
Separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine divides young voters
March 29, 2019
Separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine divides young voters
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Five years after a deadly separatist conflict broke out in eastern Ukraine, the front line between…
Mexico’s president calls for an apology from Spain for historic wrongs
March 29, 2019
Mexico’s president calls for an apology from Spain for historic wrongs
(CNN)–Mexico’s president wants an apology for violations committed by Spanish conquistadors in the region, 500 years ago. “I have sent…
Venezuela’s Maduro announces ban on rival holding public office
March 29, 2019
Venezuela’s Maduro announces ban on rival holding public office
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s regime, bolstered by a Russian military deployment infuriating the US, on Thursday announced a ban on…
Securing a Brexit deal will not end the UK’s political crisis
March 29, 2019
Securing a Brexit deal will not end the UK’s political crisis
London (CNN)–Anyone who thinks Theresa May’s resignation announcement — telling her party she will stand down once Brexit is delivered — marks…
Spanish police arrest German neo-Nazi bomb suspect
March 29, 2019
Spanish police arrest German neo-Nazi bomb suspect
Spanish police said Thursday they had apprehended a suspected neo-Nazi on the island of Majorca who is wanted in Germany…
From outrage to icon: Paris marks 30 years of Louvre’s pyramid
March 28, 2019
From outrage to icon: Paris marks 30 years of Louvre’s pyramid
It was once decried as an architectural “obscenity”, but as the Louvre’s glass pyramid turns 30 on Friday, it has…