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Australian Government Sanctions $1 Billion to Preserve The Great Barrier Reef

By Rida - Jun 14, 2016 02:29 PM EDT

The Great Barrier Reef has lost much of its corals. Mass coral bleaching due to climate change damaged around 93 percent of the pristine coral reefs that pushed the Australian government to sanction $1 billion to protect the world heritage site.

WhatsApp Brazil Shuts Down For 72 Hours: Here's Why

By Jenn Loro - May 04, 2016 12:04 PM EDT

For the second time, a regional court in Brazil has ordered telecom companies in the Brazil to block access to the country’s most popular messaging service, the Facebook-owned WhatsApp for 72 hours. The ongoing dispute has been raging on for months as Brazilian authorities felt frustrated for not being able to gain access to WhatsApp’s encrypted data they need to pursue criminal investigations.

Facebook Gives More Data Requests to US Government Without Telling Its Users

By Jenn Loro - May 01, 2016 10:48 PM EDT

In a bid to increase transparency with its users, Facebook has just released its biannual Government Requests Report for the second half of 2015 revealing. The report revealed a 13% rise of mainly law enforcement requests from the first half of that same year containing gag orders which prohibit the company from informing Facebook users regarding their requests.

Egyptian Toddler Sentenced With Life Imprisonment Due To Mistaken Identity

By Jenn Loro - Feb 26, 2016 10:33 AM EST

A three-year-old Egyptian toddler was mistakenly convicted for “killing three people and sabotaging public and private property” during his alleged participation in pro-Morsi protest in 2014.

Apple Pledges To Reject Order To Unlock iPhone Used By San Bernardino Shooter

By Jenn Loro - Feb 18, 2016 09:11 AM EST

Apple is determined to resist FBI’s attempt to gain access to San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone data despite court order.

Three Dead And Several Injured In Pakistan Airlines Workers' Protest

By Jenn Loro - Feb 04, 2016 10:17 AM EST

A seemingly indefinite union-led protests by Pakistani International Airlines (PIA) workers turned ugly following a deadly encounter with the country’s security forces resulting to three deaths and several other people injured.

Nigerian Government Blames Jonathan's Alleged Fake Weapons For The Failure To Counteract Boko Haram Tragedy

By Jenn Loro - Feb 03, 2016 10:06 AM EST

The Buhari-led government of Nigeria blames former president Jonathan’s corrupt substandard arms deal for failure to apprehend Boko Haram terrorists.

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi-led NLD to Form New Burmese Government after Decades of Military Rule

By Jenn Loro - Feb 02, 2016 08:08 AM EST

Nobel Peace laureate Aung Suu Kyi and her NLD allies are in position to form the first democratically elected government since 1962 after historic November elections.

Denmark Tops Transparency International’s list of Corruption-Free Nations

By Jenn Loro - Jan 28, 2016 09:05 AM EST

Denmark still reigns supreme twice in a row in Transparency International’s 2015 Corruption Perception Index.

Panel Says Doctors should screen for Depression in Pregnant Women, New Mothers

By Cheri Cheng - Jan 26, 2016 03:52 PM EST

Doctors should start screening all adults including pregnant women and new mothers for depression, the USPSTF recommended in its latest guidelines.

US Government Hacked; Data of 4 Million Federal Employees Exposed; China Might Be Behind The Hack

By Kamal Nayan - Jun 05, 2015 07:09 AM EDT

US government was recently hacked, in which data of approximately four million former and current federal employees may have been compromised, according to an announcement made by administration.

Government Claims Four Major Cancer Charities are Shams

By Cheri Cheng - May 20, 2015 09:38 AM EDT

The federal government is claiming that four major cancer charities were conning donors between 2008 and 2012.

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