MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 7th 2018
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Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:25 UTC
Lead case in UK: Cambridge Analytica must turn in all personal information on a US academic
Britain's data privacy watchdog has ordered Cambridge Analytica to hand over all the personal information it holds on a U.S. academic, confirming the right of people abroad to seek data held by a UK firm. Data privacy activists say that it sets a precedent that would enable millions of other U.S. voters to request information that the company had collected on them.
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Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:20 UTC
WHO claims 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants
Air pollution levels remain dangerously high in many parts of the world. New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants. Updated estimations reveal an alarming death toll of 7 million people every year caused by ambient (outdoor) and household air pollution.
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Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:15 UTC
Forum on gastronomy tourism organized by UNWTO, Thailand and the Basque Culinary Center
Following the success of the previous editions, the Government of Thailand and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in collaboration with the Basque Culinary Center, are organizing the 4th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism, to take place from 30 May to 1 June 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:14 UTC
US Navy resurrecting Second Fleet to patrol US coast and north Atlantic
With tensions between NATO and Russia rising, the U.S. military is resurrecting a fleet to patrol the Atlantic Ocean and help respond to global contingencies. The U.S. Second Fleet will provide forces along the U.S. coast and in the northern Atlantic Ocean, according to Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. John Richardson, who made the announcement Friday during a change of command ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:06 UTC
Theresa May determined to deliver Brexit, but her cabinet remains divided, and so is opposition Labour
British Prime Minister Theresa May insisted she had the “determination to deliver Brexit” as she came under pressure from both wings of the Tory party to change course.
