How to spot lies, 'fake news' and propaganda
Friday, 16 December 2016, 08:01
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
The Pope has endorsed Donald Trump for president. A Washington, DC, pizzeria is a front for a child sex abuse ring. George Soros will "bring down" the U.S. by funding "black hate...
Facebook finally gets serious about fighting fake news
Thursday, 15 December 2016, 20:14
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Facebook is taking new measures to curb the spread of fake news on its huge and influential social network, focusing on the "worst of the worst" offenders and partnering with outside fact-checkers to...
Egypt says traces of explosives found on victims of Paris flight
Thursday, 15 December 2016, 15:22
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry says traces of explosives have been found on some of the victims of an EgyptAir flight from Paris that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea in May. A ministry...
Inflatable love doll gift to minister sparks furor in Chile
Thursday, 15 December 2016, 13:52
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Chileans are in an uproar over a Cabinet minister being given an inflatable sex doll with a note saying "to stimulate the economy" taped over its mouth. The furor erupted after photos of Economy...
Eurozone economy appears robust as inflation pressures mount
Thursday, 15 December 2016, 13:47
Last update: about 8 years ago
The eurozone economy is ending 2016 robustly and inflation pressures are growing, a key survey showed Thursday, in a combination that suggests the European Central Bank's stimulus efforts are...
Separated conjoined twins meet for first time since surgery
Thursday, 15 December 2016, 09:04
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
The conjoined California twins that were separated last week following a 17-hour marathon surgery have been reunited for the first time since the operation. Eva and Erika Sandoval have...
Sparks fly on eve of EU summit seeking bloc unity on Brexit
Thursday, 15 December 2016, 08:58
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Discord has surfaced on the eve of a European Union summit where 27 of the bloc's leaders are seeking a united front in exit negotiations with Britain. The nations are set to give the lead role...
Yahoo suffers world's biggest hack affecting 1 billion users
Thursday, 15 December 2016, 07:51
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Yahoo has discovered a 3-year-old security breach that enabled a hacker to compromise more than 1 billion user accounts, breaking the company's own humiliating record for the biggest security breach...
Updated: Residents in eastern Aleppo start boarding buses, ambulances
Thursday, 15 December 2016, 07:45
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
The media arm of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group says overnight negotiations have reinforced a cease-fire deal to allow Syrian rebels and tens of thousands of civilians to leave the besieged...