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Menlo Park, Sept 21: Facebook has suspended tens of thousands of apps on its social media platform as part of an investigation initiated in March 2018 in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, the company said on Friday. The suspended applications are associated with some 400 developers, the company said in a statement, adding that the move does not indicate that these applications

Sept 20: Tulsi Gabbard, the first Indian-origin woman candidate for US presidential elections, has extended a warm welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his visit to US while also apologised for not being able to join the "Howdy Modi" event scheduled to be held in Houston on September 22. Gabbard, a member of the Democratic Party of the United States clarified that she won't be able to

Washington, Sept 20: One person was killed and five others wounded on Thursday in a shooting on the streets of Washington, DC, not far from the White House, police said. ABC affiliate WJLA-TV posted images on Twitter of ambulances carrying victims from the scene and said that there had been a “massive” police response at the intersection of 14th and Columbia streets north of the city’s downtown

New delhi, Sept 19: Mahatma Gandhi is 'set to return to life' in the form of a hologram at UNESCO Paris to mark the International Day of Non Violence 2019. The life size 3D hologram will "address audience" to explain the Mahatma's philosophy in a life-like audio visual medium. The 3D hologram will feature in the Ahimsa Lecture delivered by leading proponents of peace and non-violence for the

Islamabad, Sept 18: Pakistan on Tuesday called on the international community to take "serious cognizance" of India’s aggressive posturing about taking ‘physical jurisdiction’ of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, saying such "irresponsible and belligerent" statements from New Delhi have the potential to further escalate tensions and seriously jeopardise peace and security in the region. Pakistan's

Washington, Sept 17: A US court on Monday sentenced a North Texas man to 20 years of imprisonment for providing material support to terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba. US District Judge Reed O'Connor sentenced Michael Kyle Sewell, 18, who was arrested in February and pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge in May. During the sentencing, federal prosecutors introduced evidence that Sewell's offense was

Birmingham, Sept 16: Visiting a black church bombed by the Ku Klux Klan during the civil rights era, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has framed current racial tensions as part of an enduring struggle that is older than the nation. "In a centuries-long campaign of violence, fear, trauma, brought upon black people in this country, the domestic terrorism of white supremacy has been the

Washington, Sept 16: President Donald Trump said Sunday the US is "locked and loaded" to respond to an attack on Saudi oil infrastructure that Washington has blamed on Iran, as Riyadh raced to restart operations at plants hit by drone attacks. It is the first time the president has hinted at a potential American military response to the attack, which slashed Saudi oil production by half and led

Halmahera, Sept 15: An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale struck off the coast of Halmahera island of Indonesia on Saturday. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake occurred at 4:21 pm (local time). The depth of the temblor was situated at 10 kilometres, the USGS said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property as a result of the quake

Geneva, Sept 15: More than 138 million patients are harmed every year by doctors' errors, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned, just a few days before celebrating the first World Patient Safety Day, with which it seeks to raise awareness of this ongoing tragedy. Errors in diagnosis, errors in medicine prescriptions and treatments, and the inappropriate use of drugs are the three main reasons