Новости за 10.04.2018

As infection rates for syphilis continue to rise, health researchers are turning to Google trends to predict the next major outbreak.

Warplanes from the People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theater Command recently conducted drills over rugged terrain in western China to simulate battle conditions over Taiwan, where it is ever “more probable” the planes will be sent for actual battle, the Global Times reports.

Someone has clearly been practicing for this moment!

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Issues rapid alert notification for "Eastern Mediterranean/Nicosia FIR Area" due to possible airstrikes on Syria in next 72 hours.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) responded swiftly after a video emerged Monday of its snipers cheering as one of their number shot an unarmed Palestinian protester. The IDF released their findings in their initial investigation into the event just one day after the video was released.

Twenty-three child advocacy, consumer and privacy groups have filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission, over Google's violation of child protection laws, accusing it of collecting personal data and advertising to children under the age of 13.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi agreed to support the 2007 election campaign of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, earmarking millions of euros destined to help the politician win, Moftah Missouri, Gaddafi's aide and chief interpreter, told Sputnik.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi agreed to support the 2007 election campaign of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, earmarking millions of euros destined to help the politician win, Moftah Missouri, Gaddafi's aide and chief interpreter, told Sputnik.

The meeting takes place just days after an alleged chemical weapons incident in Syria's Douma - Moscow and Damascus maintain it was a provocation and demand an investigation into the matter, while Washington pins the blame on the government, is considering a "forceful" response, and is amplifying its naval strike group in the Mediterranean.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Governor Greg Abbott is boosting the number of Texas National Guard stationed on the US southern border to more than 1,000, the state's Military Department said in a press release on Tuesday.

A 26-year-old woman in Florida is blaming a windy day for blowing cocaine into her purse.

MOSCOW (Sputnik), Sofya Grebenkina - The Ethiopian government’s closure of Maekelawi prison, notorious for holding opposition figures and for ill-treatment of detainees, is a step in the right direction for the promotion of human rights in the country, but further reforms are needed to secure this progress.

A day after both his home and office were raided by FBI agents, Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, filed a motion on Tuesday to dismiss the defamation lawsuit adult film actress Stormy Daniels filed against him.

Last week, popular YouTube conspiracy page “secureteam10” uploaded a video taken by a passenger, identified only as Mr. Chang, showing an orange light glowing in the middle of the thunderstorm during his recent flight from Atlanta to Las Vegas aboard an unspecified airline.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Facebook announced on Tuesday that it launched a program to reward people who report data abuse by app developers.

MOSCOW (Sputnik), Tommy Yang - Chinese President Xi Jinping’s promise to open up the domestic market further and increase imports by lowering tariffs is not a sign that Beijing is conceding amid escalating trade tensions with the United States, experts told Sputnik.

The couple turned out to have spent over £100,000 (over $140,000) on luxurious trips and branded clothing, raising suspicions and prompting police to raid their apartment in South Wales in the UK.

More than 10 people were injured in a collision of two buses in the British city of Luton, the police services of the Bedfordshire county reported.

The move comes on the heels of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, which Moscow and Damascus have described as a provocation, while US President Donald Trump said would "be met forcefully."

It was earlier reported that UK Prime Minister Theresa May and several other politicians, such as current US President Donald Trump and his predecessor Barack Obama, were not included in the guest list for the ceremony that is set to take place on May 19.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has apologized and accepted responsibility for the social media giant's failure to protect its users' private data which was harvested by the Cambridge Analytica consultancy firm.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Lebanon will file a complaint with the UN Security Council against Israel for alleged violation its airspace when carrying out an attack on Syrian air base, the Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday.

While European countries have been struggling to assert their centuries-long Western values amid the growing influx of migrants to the country, the Islam Party, which was established in Belgium in 2012, has been advocating for new Islamic traditions by promoting political slogans that have deeply shocked local politicians and state officials.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States and Qatar are working together to tackle the issue of international terrorism funding, US President Donald Trump said at the White House.

French President Emmanuel Macron has commented on the possibility of a military response to the alleged chemical attack in Syria, the decision will be made soon after consultations with the US and the UK.