LONDON - A Cambridge University academic who harvested data on millions of Facebook users said he has been made a scapegoat by the social network and a UK-based political consultancy that is accused of trying to sway public opinion for US President Donald Trump.
Rockets fired on a market in a government-controlled neighborhood of Damascus on Tuesday killed 35 people and wounded more than 20 others, Syrian state-run media said, marking one of the highest death tolls in a single attack targeting the capital.
The signing of an agreement to launch the African Continental Free Trade Area on Wednesday will not only boost intra-African trade but also increase mutual exchanges with international partners like China as well as improve competitiveness of the continent's products.
Politicians and business leaders have given a mixed reception to the news that Britain and the European Union have achieved their most significant breakthrough yet in negotiations over relations following Britain's exit from the EU in March 2019.
AUSTIN, Texas - A package bomb containing nails and shrapnel that was destined for an address in Austin, Texas, exploded at a FedEx Corp distribution center in San Antonio, injuring one employee, fire officials said.
ARIZONA - A self-driving Uber SUV struck and killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in the first death involving a fully autonomous test vehicle, a crash that could have far-reaching consequences for the new technology.
LOS ANGELES - Even the richest black boys raised in the United States earn less in adulthood than white boys from similar backgrounds, according to a wide-ranging study published on Monday.
NAIROBI, Kenya - The world's last male northern white rhino, Sudan, has died after "age-related complications", researchers said on Tuesday, saying he "stole the heart of many with his dignity and strength".
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt - Ever heard of Alexandria National Museum in Egypt? It's little known, even to Egyptians, but the rare treasure contains about 1,800 priceless Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Islamic and Coptic artifacts that narrate the story of the Mediterranean historical city of Alexandria north of capital Cairo.
But it's no ordinary bus. Its name is Charmaghz, the Dari word for Walnut, and it's a library on wheels - the first such enterprise in Afghanistan's war-battered capital.
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Throwing punches in a gym tucked away from prying eyes, a Saudi female boxing trainer asserts a right long denied to many women - the right to exercise.
MATANZAS, Cuba - Cuban researcher Marlene Prieto is passionate about two things: silkworm breeding and mulberry cultivation and she has been leading a project combining these two since 2005.
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