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Cambridge Analytica scandal: Facebook slapped with 4 lawsuits
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): Social networking giant Facebook has been slapped with four legal lawsuits within a week amid claims that UK-based analytical firm Cambridge Analytica is accused of harvesting millions of users' data from Facebook.
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Elon Musk deletes SpaceX, Tesla Facebook pages amid Cambridge Analytica sc
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday deleted his SpaceX and Tesla Facebook pages amid the Cambridge Analytica scandal, as part of the #deletefacebook campaign trending on social media.
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Peru's Congress to debate President Kuczynski's resignation
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Lima [Peru], March 22 (ANI): Peru's Congress will debate President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's resignation, after he offered to step down, following a new corruption scandal.
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Peru president resigns amid corruption scandal
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Lima [Peru], March 22 (ANI): Peru's president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has offered his resignation, after secret video recordings entangled him in a new corruption scandal, on the eve of an impeachment vote.
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Cambridge Analytica scandal: Zuckerberg admits making mistakes
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday admitted to making mistakes over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and said that the social media giant needs to 'step up'.
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Cambridge Analytica suspends CEO amid Facebook data scandal
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], March 21 (ANI): Cambridge Analytica, the political data firm with ties to United States President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign, suspended its chief executive, Alexander Nix, on Tuesday, amid a furor over the access it gained to private information on more t
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Shinzo Abe under fire over Kindergarten scandal
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Mar 20 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has once again come under fire regarding the cronyism and document tampering scandal on Monday.
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Mauritius President resigns amid allegations of 'credit card' misuse
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Port Louis [Mauritius], Mar. 17 (ANI): Tainted by a personal expenses-related scandal, Mauritius President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, who was the first and only female head of a state in Africa, resigned from office on Saturday.
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Gymnastics scandal: Aly Raisman sues US Olympic Committee, USA Gymnastics
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 03 (ANI): US Olympic Committee was aware that Former Michigan State and United States' gymnastic team physician Larry Nassar had molested gymnasts who participated with USA Gymnastics, alleged Olympic gold-winning gymnast Aly Raisman.
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PSL spot-fixing row:PCB bans Shahzaib Hasan for one year
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Feb 28 (ANI):The Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) Anti-Corruption Tribunal has handed a one-year suspension to cricketer Shahzaib Hasan for his alleged involvement in the spot-fixing scandal that marred the second edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
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Prosecutors demand 30-year jail term for ex-S Korean President
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 27 (ANI): Prosecutors on Tuesday demanded a 30-year jail term for former South Korean President Park Geun-hye regarding a massive corruption scandal that led to her removal from the post last year.
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U.S. Dept. of Education launches probe into MSU's handling of Gymnastics s
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): The United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos opened an investigation into how Michigan State University (MSU) is handling the reports of sexual violence against former employee, Larry Nassar.
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