The US Federal Trade Commission is reported to be investigating Facebook after allegations that 50 million users’ private information was misused by a political consultancy firm. Cambridge Analytica (CA), hired by the Trump campaign in the 2016 US election, has been accused of taking the personal data unknown to users. CA head Alexander Nix has now been suspended by the ...

Washington – A 17-year-old student armed with a handgun shot and critically wounded a female classmate at a Maryland high school on Tuesday, officials said, in an outburst of violence just days before a student-organised nationwide march for gun control. St. Mary’s County Sheriff Tim Cameron said the assailant, identified as Austin Rollins, died of a gunshot wound after a ...

Serena Williams’ comeback should not result in a change to the seeding rules after maternity leave, says Mandy Minella, who returned to tennis last month after having her first child. James Blake, the Miami Open tournament director, said female players are being “punished” after pregnancy. Williams, who is unseeded, faces Indian Wells winner Naomi Osaka in the opening round of ...

London — A British parliamentary committee on Tuesday summoned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to answer questions as authorities stepped up efforts to determine if the personal data of social media users has been used improperly to influence elections. The request comes amid allegations that a data mining firm based in the UK used information from more than 50 million Facebook ...

Cairo – An Egyptian court has ordered authorities to revoke the operating licenses of the Uber and Careem ride-hailing services and to block their mobile apps and software. The government and the companies are expected to appeal Tuesday’s administrative court verdict, which would prevent it from being implemented until a higher court weighs in. The administrative court in Cairo ruled ...

German sportswear manufacturers Puma have unveiled the latest kit designs for Ghana’s senior national team, the Black Stars. The Black Stars jersey was one of the 10 football jerseys unveiled by the sportswear giants who also revealed other designs for countries including Switzerland, Ivory Coast, Italy, Senegal, Cameroon, Czech Republic, Austria and Serbia. The Black Stars jersey will be used in ...

Floyd Mayweather Jr has outlined his desire to invest in Premier League side Newcastle United and hopes to make Cristiano Ronaldo one of his marquee signings. The retired boxing legend (Mayweather Jr) earned an estimated £100m from his curtain-closing fight with Conor McGregor last year and is now keen to invest it in a football club. Newcastle were put on ...

Dr Kwabena Duffour II, Chief Executive Officer of Unibank heads a list of nine high-profile directors of the bank who have lost their jobs following the take-over by the Bank of Ghana. The Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr Ernest Addison at a press briefing on Tuesday, March 20 said the entire executive management including Duffour II will give way to ...

PAUL POGBA missed training with France today because of injury, it has emerged. Manchester United star Pogba has endured a number of injury set-backs since the New Year. The problems have coincided with a drop in form for the £89million ex-Juventus star. He is also said to have fallen out with Jose Mourinho over the past few months. Pogba was ...

Victoria – Seychelles’ opposition coalition, which holds a majority in parliament, said on Tuesday it would not ratify a deal signed with India to build a military base on one of the archipelago’s outlying islands. The deal would see India invest $550m in building the base on Assumption island to help it ensure the safety of its vessels in the ...