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'Real-life Spiderman' climbs one of UK's tallest buildings - without wires
Before Thursday's climb, he told reporters: "I fully feel alive when my life is at stake". The Frenchman, who climbed with a small camera on his forehead, soon attracted hordes of mobile phone-wielding onlookers after starting at lunchtime from busy Bishopsgate on the southwestern side of the building. [Full Article...]
Britain hits Facebook with maximum fine over data scandal
Had the scandal taken place after new European Union data protection rules went into effect this year, the amount would have been far higher - including maximum fines of £17 million or 4 per cent of global revenue , whichever is higher . The social media giant's annual revenue in 2017 was almost $40 billion, which would have meant a possible fine of $1.6 billion under the GDPR rules. [Full Article...]
Pentagon to send ‘several hundred’ troops to US-Mexico border
The migrant caravan as of Thursday is still in southern Mexico, more than 1,000 miles away from the nearest entry point into the U.S. Its size is estimated to be around 7,000, but many of those now walking are suffering from exhaustion, dehydration and heat stroke . [Full Article...]
Pressure mounts on Government to resettle Nauru refugee children
But Morrison has said that he is open to taking up the offer if a bill passes that would ban people removed from offshore detention centres from travelling to Australia. Labor frontbencher Tony Burke said there are "deep, deep problems" with the bill dealing with the NZ transfer; it has been stuck in parliament for nearly two years. [Full Article...]
Central Intelligence Agency chief heard recording of Khashoggi murder
As for his vision for the future of the Middle East , Saudi Crown Prince said: "If we look at the Middle East, the countries that work well are oil-dependent". The official could not confirm whether Haspel had listened to an alleged audio recording of the killing. Saudi Arabia at first denied any involvement in Khashoggi's death but a Saudi official eventually attributed it to a botched at... [Full Article...]
Large 6.8 magnitude natural disaster strikes between Greece and Italy
A strong quake of magnitude 7.0 struck off Greece early on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. USGS said the quake, which struck at a depth of 16.6 kilometres (10 miles), was preceded by a shake of 5.0 and followed by a series of smaller aftershocks. [Full Article...]
Two People Died After Falling From a Popular Yosemite National Park Overlook
Senator Refers Kavanaugh Accuser, Attorney for Criminal Probe
Swetnick's allegation, detailed in a sworn statement to the committee, included "obvious" contradictions and was released at a suspicious time , necessitating an investigation by the FBI, according to Grassley. "It stifles our ability to work on legitimate lines of inquiry". She said she too was gang-raped at one such party, but did not directly accuse Kavanaugh of being involved. [Full Article...]