International

• Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Google bans political advisors' microtargeting, but decision could help incumbents and punish rookies

  

  Google's tightening of its political ad policy could help reduce the spread of misinformation on election campaigns, but at a cost for lesser-known candidates. The move by Google placing restrictions on how advertisers can target specific groups of voters also adds to the pressure on Facebook to modify its hands-off policy on political ads.

• Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:43 UTC

  Netanyahu indicted on a raft of corruption charges: the end of King Bibi?

  

  Israel's embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted on a range of corruption charges on Thursday, potentially spelling an end to his decades-long political career.

• Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:43 UTC

  Argentine send first shipment of chilled pork for China

  

  Argentina has sent its first shipment of chilled pork to China, the government announced, as China's pork imports rise due to a devastating outbreak of African swine fever at home.

• Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  French winemakers' lobby convince Macron to forget about a 'Dry January'

  

  The French government has quietly abandoned a campaign urging people to refrain from drinking alcohol in January after winemakers pushed President Emmanuel Macron to drop a plan they say promotes “total abstinence”.

• Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 08:54 UTC

  Belgian 9-year old genius child, on track to becoming the youngest university graduate

  

  As he cradles his young puppy in his arms, Laurent Simons looks much like any other 9-year-old boy. Then he starts describing his work at a university in the Netherlands, developing a computer circuit that will replicate a part of the brain.

• Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 07:16 UTC

  Stand up and exercise, WHO tells adolescents in its latest report on obesity

  

  Teenagers worldwide are jeopardizing their health by failing to get enough exercise to reduce their risk of obesity and cardiovascular diseases, a World Health Organization-led study released on Friday warns.

• Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:48 UTC

  EU Security Council members and Vatican question US decision on Israeli settlements

  

  European members of the UN Security Council hit out on Wednesday at the US decision to no longer consider Israeli settlements illegal but stopped short of naming the United States. The Vatican also expressed that the search for peace between Israelis had been put at risk.

• Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:25 UTC

  Prince Andrew stepping back from public duties following the outcry over his friendship with a sex offender

  

  Prince Andrew on Wednesday said he was cancelling his public engagements, as the outcry over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein showed no sign of abating.

• Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:08 UTC

  French hotel industry furious at the Olympic Committee partnership with Airbnb

  

  French hotel owners assailed Airbnb on Wednesday over its new partnership with the International Olympic Committee, warning they would stop working on the planning for the Paris 2024 summer Games to protest against what they call an unfair competitor.

• Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:04 UTC

  Biogen, Novartis, Teva involved in major kickback controversy with US Medicare

  

  A Florida-based charity will pay US$4 million to resolve claims that it acted as a conduit for companies including Biogen Inc and Novartis AG to pay kickbacks to Medicare patients using their high-priced multiple sclerosis drugs, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.