U K probes alleged Google privacy violations
Britain opens an investigation into whether Google violated privacy laws by collecting data from unprotected Wi-Fi networks during Street View filming. Police say the matter is under consideration and assess offenses. Google has faced global scrutiny over data collection.
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U.S
Privacy International
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Simon Davies
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U.K
CNIL
Australia
Laser finds first icons of Peter Paul in Rome catacombs
Vatican officials unveiled 4th century ceiling icons in the Santa Tecla catacomb showing Peter, Paul, John, and Andrew. The discovery, aided by new laser cleaning, marks the earliest known depictions of the apostles, offering insight into early Christian devotion beneath Rome.
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Chris
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Abraham
Isaac
Barbara Mazzei
Apostles Peter and
Pakistani ties probe focus on Mir Ali link to Times Square attack
Pakistani interrogations identify five suspects being held in connection with the May 1 Times Square plot. Two men, Shoaib Mughal and Shahid Hussain, reportedly admitted helping Faisal Shahzad reach Mir Ali in North Waziristan after five days of planned training by the Pakistani Taliban. Shahzad, a Pakistani-born U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty in New York to 10 terrorism and weapons charges and said he aimed to strike the United States unless it left Muslim lands alone.
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Peru coca crop rises for fourth straight year
The United Nations says Peru's coca cultivation increased 6.8 percent last year as Colombia's fell 16 percent and Bolivia rose 1 percent. Peru now holds about 59,900 hectares, with new cultivation areas seen near Putumayo, amid ongoing eradication and development efforts.
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Aldo Sale-Demez
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Washington
Floods kill 41 in two Brazilian states
Two Brazilian states Alagoas and Pernambuco faced devastating floods after heavy rains. Officials reported at least 41 dead and up to 120000 displaced as bridges collapsed and roads were cut, with tens of towns nearly washed away near União dos Palmares.
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Pernambuco
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