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The adviser to the EU’s top court has issued a recommendation to allow data protection agencies in any EU country to take legal action against Facebook or any other tech firm even if their regional headquarters are in a different EU state. The recommendation was issued after Facebook sought to rebuff Belgium’s privacy regulator in a data case by saying its European Union headquarters were in Dublin and so Ireland was the lead authority in the EU for the U.S. social media giant. Advocate-General Michal Bobek, the adviser to the Court of Justice of the European Union, recommended that the data protection agency in any EU country should be able to take legal action in various situations even if they were not the lead authority. If the recommendation is followed, it could prompt action by national agencies in the 27-member EU against other U.S. tech companies, such as Google, Twitter and Apple, which also have their EU headquarters in Ireland. Facebook did not provide an immediate comment. EU judges often follow advocate-general opinions but do not have to. They usually deliver a ruling in two to four months. Belgium’s regulator sought to stop Facebook gathering data on the browsing behaviour of Belgian users to show them targeted advertising without their valid consent. The regulator said this took place even if the user did not have a Facebook account. Facebook challenged this on the basis that the Irish privacy watchdog is the lead authority for Facebook. Bobek said the lead authority had a general competence over cross-border data processing and the power of other authorities to start legal proceedings was curtailed in cross-border cases based on the “one-stop-shop” mechanism enshrined in EU rules. But he said the lead authority needed to cooperate closely with other data protection authorities, which he said could still bring cases to their courts. EU privacy rules, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), give leeway for other national privacy regulators to rule on violations limited to a specific country. France and Germany have already done this. -Reuters
A Nigeria Railways Corporation official said the train departs Ibadan for Lagos at 8am daily with a return trip scheduled at 4pm.
The Lagos-Ibadan expressway is notorious for heavy trucks and traffic gridlocks that can stretch for several kilometres.
The Lagos-Ibadan line is the first part of a new 2,733km Lagos-Kano standard gauge line. The total cost of the project was valued at $11.117bn.
Turkey's involvement in the Libya conflict has heightened fears that arms recently collected from South Africa could be used in war.
South Africa's National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) has since appeared before parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence regarding the possibility of military hardware purchased by Turkey ending up in Libya.
Under Section 15 of the National Conventional Arms Control Act, South Africa may not sell military equipment and weapons to a country involved in war.
According to parliament, Mr Mthembu, who is also South Africa’s Minister in the Presidency, insisted that “the sale and use of military weapons are guided by international protocol, and also by South African regulations that military hardware is not to be sold to countries involved in conflicts.”
This comes as South Africa recently amended its arms export rules that could see an increase in the sale of military equipment abroad, potentially netting the country more than a billion dollars.
[Nation] Civil society groups and politicians allied to Deputy President William Ruto have questioned the use of chiefs to collect signatures to change the Constitution through the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).
As Jamaica lurches towards 270 COVID-19 deaths, Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has again warned that party promoters who breach the Disaster Risk Management Act will be made to pay if found liable. Speaking in the House of...
Kanye West is doing a million things at once. Besides allegedly running for President and exercising his Twitter fingers, Yeezy found time to hit up Haiti.
BY KENNETH NYANGANI GOVERNMENT has increased evacuation centres in Manicaland province from 260 to 464 in the wake of tropical storm Cyclone Chalane which is expected to hit the country tomorrow. In a daily update with NewsDay yesterday Manicaland provincial development coordinator and Civil Protection Unit chairperson Edgar Seenza also said only six people have remained at Copa area where Cylone Idai hit hard last year. He said soldiers have already been deployed in some centres in the province’s seven district while helicopters are on standby in Harare to assist affected people. “We have increased the evacuation centres from 260 to 464 centres as of today (yesterday) as we are preparing for the worst not for the least, we are taking today (yesterday) as our last day because we are assuming that heavy rains might start tomorrow (today),” he said “It the Cyclone Chalane starts there will be no room for movement, let’s assume that bridges and roads will be swept away, l think Cyclone Idai taught us a lesson,” he said “Most people are now are of the tropical storm even in Mahenye in the Southern tip of Zimbabwe are now aware,” he said “We have our troops ready and deployed, we have also helicopters standby in Harare, the sub aqua unit from the army and police is now ready and they keen to respond to any eventuality,” he said “There is one thing that you need to note is that only six people have remained at Copa, they are not resisting from being moved but we will evacuate them to St Patricks High School,” he said The government has already started to provide security and healthcare in evacuation centres in the seven districts where scores of people are set to be relocated in the event Cyclone Chalane hits the country as expected. However Seenza also applauded the media for keeping Zimbabweans updated on the tropical storm. “I want to thank the print and electronic media for making people aware of the tropical storm, media is doing a great job and I am actually happy,” he said. l Follow Kenneth on Twitter @KennethNyangan1
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California Sen. Kamala Harris is Joe Biden’s choice for vice president.
Following months of speculation and debate over whether Biden should pick a Black woman as his running mate, Harris was named Tuesday as Biden’s choice.
Biden reportedly had called Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), former Ambassador Susan Rice, and three other candidates to inform them on Tuesday morning that they were not his pick.
Continue reading Joe Biden Selects Kamala Harris As Running Mate at The New Journal and Guide.
A group of U.S. Black scholars, activists, and writers has launched a new project to combat misleading information online around voting, reparations, and immigration, supporters announced Friday. The newly formed National Black Cultural Information Trust seeks to counter fake social media accounts and Twitter trolls that often discourage Black voters from participating in elections or seek to turn Black voters against other […]
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has created critical hospital staffing shortages in Maryland, state officials said Tuesday.
By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images Just before midnight on December 22 (Tuesday) the U,S. Congress approved a $900 billion-dollar stimulus relief package, which includes another round of direct payments to Americans making $75,000 annually and below. This new coronavirus-related relief bill includes mandates on funding similar to the ones in […]
In a statement Saturday, a White House official told CNN that \"several White House officials are concerned about the number of times Dr. Fauci has been wrong on things.\" The official went on to provide a lengthy list of examples, citing Fauci's comments early in the pandemic and linking to past interviews.
These bullet points, which resembled opposition research on a political opponent, included Fauci downplaying the virus early on and a quote from March when Fauci said, \"People should not be walking around with masks,\" among other comments.
The move by the White House comes as President Donald Trump and Fauci are not speaking. The tension between the two men has grown publicly as the two have responded to one another through interviews and statements.
In a recent series of newspaper and radio interviews, Fauci -- who has worked under six US presidents from both parties -- has at times openly disagreed with Trump.
\"As a country, when you compare us to other countries, I don't think you can say we're doing great. I mean, we're just not,\" Fauci said in one interview. In another, Fauci responded to the President's claim that \"99%\" of coronavirus cases in the United States were \"totally harmless,\" saying he didn't know where the President got the number, and suggesting Trump's interpretation was \"obviously not the case.\"
Trump has taken to publicly criticizing Fauci on national television.
\"Dr. Fauci is a nice man, but he's made a lot of mistakes,\" Trump said last week, undermining the public health expert whom Americans say in polls they trust more than the President.
In recent interviews, he openly questioned the advice he'd received from Fauci at the start of the outbreak.
\"I think we are in a good place. I disagree with him,\" Trump said in an interview Tuesday when questioned about Fauci's assertion the US is still \"knee-deep in the first wave\" of the pandemic.
One senior administration official told CNN that some officials within the White House do not trust Fauci. According to the source, those officials think Fauci doesn't have the best interest of the President, pointing to interviews where he openly disagrees with what Trump has said.
Other administration officials have told CNN that while they have disagreements with Fauci's methods, they don't doubt his motives, and that his only concern was public health.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, said Sunday evening that any effort by the White House to sideline or discredit Fauci is \"just atrocious.\"
Schiff told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on \"The Situation Room\" that such a move \"is so characteristic of Donald Trump. He can't stand the fact that the American people trust Dr. Fauci and they don't trust Donald Trump -- and so he has to tear him down.\"
\"We need people more than ever to speak truth to power, to be able to level with the American people about what we're facing with this pandemic, how to get it under control, how to protect ourselves and our
By Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew As cases begin to soar in the U.S. during this pandemic, we are all bombarded with images and words that cause fear and trepidation for many of us. I do believe that in spite of what we are witnessing, we must recognize God’s handiwork. I just finished reading the book, The Shack, and I was blown away by its content. It really challenged my perspective of God. So often we limit God’s infinite ability based on our limited view and perspective. It is so interesting that the year 2020 is about vision. 20/20 vision is a term used to express sharpness or clarity at a distance. As much as we focus on this as the ideal vision, it is not complete if areas such as side vision, eye coordination, color, or depth perception are also at work. We have spent more time paying attention to things in the distance that we’ve ignored what is in close proximity. So many things we are experiencing have existed but they were not in our view for whatever reason. I believe the pandemic is an opportunity for all of us to have clarity about what is important in our lives. It is a time to dream about possibilities in the face of such uncertainty. And yet, we do know there are so many promises God offers that we must hang on to even when we doubt or find ourselves afraid. Remind yourself of what God has done for you and bring those memories to your remembrance to give you clarity on what has been done before. God is still at work and working in us. God places in each of us desires and dreams. I hope that you are seeking God in this time for revelation, guidance and direction. The fact that God has placed the world on pause is truly a wake-up call for us to become more clear on our purpose and passion. It’s time for all of us to become more intentional about God’s design for our lives. In our world, social media has become a place that we are drawn to in order to feel connected and a part of the community. For many, it is a place to receive validation and affirmation. Although it can provide that, in this season I would caution you to be discerning about what you share. The Bible says, “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.” (Matthew 7:6 NIV) Right before this passage, Jesus is sharing about judging others. In this passage, we must judge situations that we are faced with. A loved one recently shared on Facebook something personal and although the intention was good, the impact could have had far-reaching consequences that may have been negative. Your pearls are worn close to your heart. If we share information with dream killers, what was sacred becomes damaged and possibly destroyed. Be careful of who you chose to share your vision and dreams with. If they are reckless (like the dogs or pigs in the scripture) or messy, they are not going to give the care and concern. Constructive criticism is always welcomed but if the heart is not well, their response won’t be either. It’s time to dream even as we pivot in t
Twitter is blocking QAnon trending topics and searchers, and recently banned thousands of accounts. Here's why.
by Steve Peoples and Michelle L. Price - NEW YORK — Michelle Obama delivered a passionate condemnation of President Donald Trump during the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, declaring him “in over his head” and warning that the nation’s mounting crises would only get worse if he’s reelected over Joe Biden. “Donald Trump […]
Pretty Ricky singer Diamond Blue Smith, also known as 'Baby Blue,' is at the center of some horrific allegations lodged against him by a woman who says that she is carrying his child. Sunday, a woman, who goes by the …
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By Victor Omondi Reporter and CNN senior legal analyst, Jeffrey Toobin, has been suspended from the New Yorker after he exposed his penis during a Zoom meeting last week. The incident has since gone viral, and online users are sharing their views about it. Toobin has apologized for the mistake he made, saying all that […]
