Facebook sorry for error that added balloons and confetti to Indonesia earthquake posts Facebook has apologized after posts by users voicing their concern about the deadly earthquake in Indonesia were mistakenly festooned with animated balloons and confetti by the social network.
Charlottesville Unite the Right rally organizers may be unmasked by judge's ruling The identities of the neo-Nazis and white supremacists who planned the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville may be revealed thanks to a judge’s ruling on Monday in a federal lawsuit brought by victims.
According to a recently released report, three children in Belgium under the age of 18 were given lethal injections after they chose to die. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2vrAkCO
America's favorite quick-service restaurant, Chick-fil-A, is expanding to Toronto next year, according to the restaurant’s president and COO Tim Tassopoulos. However, some locals are vowing to boycott the restaurant, arguing on social media the brand has “no place in Canada” and that it should “stay out.” from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2M5xIoQ
Reggie Nelson was fed up with being left behind as the world went by so he decided to knock on the doors of the wealthy when his luck changed. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2KEyXWb
The US is the only industrialised nation with no paid leave for parents with a new child. How does it compare? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2vwxqNb
Black-owned businesses in Brooklyn are challenging the perception that gentrification has pushed out African American entrepreneurs. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2KBejpV
A key reason for Trump's tariffs on China's exports is anger at the theft of US company secrets, but will the Chinese now clean up their act? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2nl4gw9
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake rocked Indonesia's Lombok on Thursday, with witnesses reporting collapsed buildings, the latest in a series of tremors on the tropical tourist island that have killed more than 150 people in the past two weeks. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Or0f51
Zimbabwean police took former finance minister and opposition leader Tendai Biti into custody on Thursday after Zambian authorities rejected his bid for asylum and deported him, his lawyer said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MiQmIS
South Sudan President Salva Kiir granted an amnesty to all those involved in the nation's civil war including rebel leader Riek Machar, according to a television broadcast, days after they signed a peace deal. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Maac9b
A political coalition formed to challenge Indonesian President Joko Widodo in next year's elections is under strain after a senior official from one party described Widodo's likely opponent, Prabowo Subianto, as a "cardboard general" and a "chicken". from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OoGLxx
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo will formally register as a candidate in a 2019 presidential election on Friday, according to the news website BeritaSatu.com. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2vSL6BB
Argentine senators rejected a bill to legalize abortion after an impassioned debate ran into the early hours of Thursday, pushing back against a groundswell of support from a surging abortion rights movement. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OoQHat
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told North Korea's foreign minister that the United States cannot be trusted, Tehran's state media said, as the United States seeks a deal to rein in the North's nuclear and missile programs. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MylZLI
Beijing's giant state-owned enterprises are playing an increasing role in China's build-up in the South China Sea and could seek to cement their dominant position in coming years, according to new research. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2vynnY0
Palestinian militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel and the Israeli military carried out scores of air strikes as fighting near the Gaza-Israel border intensified overnight into Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2nlUdaf
Israel's military on Thursday warned Hamas against further escalation in violence, and Israeli media said officials were considering evacuating residents from areas near the Gaza border. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2vv2rB9
Masked police officers pointed semi-automatic rifles from a helicopter that flew low over Mexico City last week as security forces employ unprecedented heavy-handed tactics to combat a rise in levels of drug violence rarely seen in the capital. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2vQvL4C