Day: 23 December 2022
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Meta settles Cambridge Analytica scandal case for $725m
The proposed deal by Facebook’s owner is the largest in a US data privacy class action, say lawyers.
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Mariupol theatre demolished ‘to hide Russian crimes’, aide says
An aide to the Ukrainian city’s exiled mayor says Russia is trying to cover up its crimes.
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Philippines cockfighting: Charges laid over alleged kidnappings
Dozens of people linked to the lucrative cockfighting industry have gone missing in the Philippines.
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Paris shooting: Two dead and several injured in attack
A suspect, said to be in his 60s, is in custody after the shooting near a Kurdish cultural centre.
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Serial killer The Serpent, Charles Sobhraj, freed from Nepal jail
Charles Sobhraj, convicted for killing two tourists in 1975, was suspected of several murders in Asia.
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Russia may send empty Soyuz to bring ISS crew home
The crew members may have to return to Earth early after their capsule started leaking.
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US House panel releases final Capitol attack report
The panel, which has recommended Donald Trump face criminal charges, releases its 845-page findings.
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Vietnam veteran wins lottery six times on intuition
The Massachusetts man’s head-scratching strategy nets him nearly $2m, plus 20 annual payments of $25,000.