JAKARTA (Reuters) - A Facebook official apologised to Indonesian members of parliament on Tuesday during a five-hour grilling at a public hearing on issues ranging from the misuse of personal data to the oversight of content by the social media giant. Source: Reuters World News
LONDON (Reuters) - The nerve agent used to poison former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter at his home in England last month was delivered in a liquid form, the BBC reported officials as saying. Source: Reuters World News
The Video Assistant Referee -- better known as VAR -- is under scrutiny again after one of its most chaotic incidents to date in Germany's top division on Monday. Source: Latest CNN News
HAVANA (Reuters) - President Raul Castro’s efforts to modernize Cuba's Soviet-style centrally planned economy have borne mixed results, with some initiatives moving forward, others stalled and still others either scuttled or yet to begin. Source: Reuters World News
STRASBOURG (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron issued a call to Europeans on Tuesday not to retreat into nationalism but to build the European Union as a bulwark for liberal democracy against a disorderly and dangerous world. Source: Reuters World News
ANKARA (Reuters) - Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party will discuss the possibility of holding Turkey's presidential election in August, more than a year earlier than planned, the government spokesman said on Wednesday, following a suggestion from its nationalist allies. Source: Reuters World News
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday it did not understand the basis for British and U.S. allegations that Russia was conducting a global cyber espionage campaign. Source: Reuters World News
Every April, the creative world flocks to Milan Design Week to see the best new furniture and living concepts from the globe's most talented designers. The annual event (aka the Salone del Mobile) also gives the city an excuse to throw open the doors of some of its hidden treasures, letting visitors peer into private [...]
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean security officials may visit North Korea to finalize details ahead for the first summit since 2007, where the South hopes the North will confirm a commitment to give up its nuclear programme, a South Korean official said on Tuesday. Source: Reuters World News
A project to rehabilitate watersheds and catchment areas by planting 4,000 trees native to Seychelles is planned for 2018. James Millett, scientific and technical advisor of the Ecosystems Based Adaptation project, said that “the overall aim of the project is to help people to adapt to future climate change.” The project has two aims, he [...]