Facebook could sue Frances Haugen, whistleblower
Facebook recently took a more harsh tone towards Frances Haugen, a whistleblower. This suggests that the social media network might be considering legal retaliation for Haugen's public disclosure of internal research she had done...
Czech voters narrowly vote against the ruling party; PM Babis could be expelled
The Czech Republic's parliamentary elections were won by Prime Minister Andrej Babis' centrist party. This was a surprising development that could signal the end of the reign of the populist billionaire.Two-day elections to fill...
Banisadr, Iran’s first president after 1979 revolution, dies
Abolhassan Baniadr, Iran’s first president following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, died Saturday. He was impeached after challenging the increasing power of the clerics during the transition to a theocracy. He was 88.Banisadr stood out among...
Brazil’s inflation reaches double digits, putting the poor in grave danger
It's something Brazilians rarely see in the past quarter century. And in 2016, it helped to establish , a president's downfall.Double-digit inflation.Millions of poor Brazilians are struggling to survive due to the escalating prices of...
100-year-old man denies being an accessory to the murder at Nazi camp
A German court heard Friday from a 100-year-old man who was being tried for his role in the guarding of Nazi SS camps during World War II.The defendant faces 3,518 counts of accessory murder...