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The adviser to the EU’s top court has issued a recommendation to allow data protection agencies in any EU country to take legal action against Facebook or any other tech firm even if their regional headquarters are in a different EU state. The recommendation was issued after Facebook sought to rebuff Belgium’s privacy regulator in a data case by saying its European Union headquarters were in Dublin and so Ireland was the lead authority in the EU for the U.S. social media giant. Advocate-General Michal Bobek, the adviser to the Court of Justice of the European Union, recommended that the data protection agency in any EU country should be able to take legal action in various situations even if they were not the lead authority. If the recommendation is followed, it could prompt action by national agencies in the 27-member EU against other U.S. tech companies, such as Google, Twitter and Apple, which also have their EU headquarters in Ireland. Facebook did not provide an immediate comment. EU judges often follow advocate-general opinions but do not have to. They usually deliver a ruling in two to four months. Belgium’s regulator sought to stop Facebook gathering data on the browsing behaviour of Belgian users to show them targeted advertising without their valid consent. The regulator said this took place even if the user did not have a Facebook account. Facebook challenged this on the basis that the Irish privacy watchdog is the lead authority for Facebook. Bobek said the lead authority had a general competence over cross-border data processing and the power of other authorities to start legal proceedings was curtailed in cross-border cases based on the “one-stop-shop” mechanism enshrined in EU rules. But he said the lead authority needed to cooperate closely with other data protection authorities, which he said could still bring cases to their courts. EU privacy rules, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), give leeway for other national privacy regulators to rule on violations limited to a specific country. France and Germany have already done this. -Reuters
A Nigeria Railways Corporation official said the train departs Ibadan for Lagos at 8am daily with a return trip scheduled at 4pm.
The Lagos-Ibadan expressway is notorious for heavy trucks and traffic gridlocks that can stretch for several kilometres.
The Lagos-Ibadan line is the first part of a new 2,733km Lagos-Kano standard gauge line. The total cost of the project was valued at $11.117bn.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined forces with a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general [representing 43 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories] to urge Congress to extend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economy (CARES) Act funding until the end of 2021, according to a press release. The coalition sent a letter … Continued
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Police nationwide, in unequivocal and unprecedented language, have condemned the actions of Minneapolis police in the custody death of a handcuffed Black man who cried for help as an officer knelt on his neck, pinning him to the pavement for at least eight minutes.
Sheriffs and police chiefs have strongly criticized the Minneapolis officer on social media and praised the city’s police chief for his quick dismissal of four officers at the scene.
“I am deeply disturbed by the video of Mr. Floyd being murdered in the street with other officers there letting it go on,” Polk County, Georgia, Sheriff Johnny Moats wrote on Facebook.
Abdullah said the three other officers who witnessed Chauvin’s actions and did not intervene contributed to a long-standing system of police racism and oppression against people of color.
The heads of the Los Angeles and Chicago departments — both of which have been rocked before by police brutality scandals — addressed Floyd’s death and its potential effect on race relations between law enforcement and communities of color.
[Nation] A lobby has asked the government to enhance transparency and accountability in the use of Covid-19 funds.
BY KENNETH NYANGANI GOVERNMENT has increased evacuation centres in Manicaland province from 260 to 464 in the wake of tropical storm Cyclone Chalane which is expected to hit the country tomorrow. In a daily update with NewsDay yesterday Manicaland provincial development coordinator and Civil Protection Unit chairperson Edgar Seenza also said only six people have remained at Copa area where Cylone Idai hit hard last year. He said soldiers have already been deployed in some centres in the province’s seven district while helicopters are on standby in Harare to assist affected people. “We have increased the evacuation centres from 260 to 464 centres as of today (yesterday) as we are preparing for the worst not for the least, we are taking today (yesterday) as our last day because we are assuming that heavy rains might start tomorrow (today),” he said “It the Cyclone Chalane starts there will be no room for movement, let’s assume that bridges and roads will be swept away, l think Cyclone Idai taught us a lesson,” he said “Most people are now are of the tropical storm even in Mahenye in the Southern tip of Zimbabwe are now aware,” he said “We have our troops ready and deployed, we have also helicopters standby in Harare, the sub aqua unit from the army and police is now ready and they keen to respond to any eventuality,” he said “There is one thing that you need to note is that only six people have remained at Copa, they are not resisting from being moved but we will evacuate them to St Patricks High School,” he said The government has already started to provide security and healthcare in evacuation centres in the seven districts where scores of people are set to be relocated in the event Cyclone Chalane hits the country as expected. However Seenza also applauded the media for keeping Zimbabweans updated on the tropical storm. “I want to thank the print and electronic media for making people aware of the tropical storm, media is doing a great job and I am actually happy,” he said. l Follow Kenneth on Twitter @KennethNyangan1
As Jamaica lurches towards 270 COVID-19 deaths, Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has again warned that party promoters who breach the Disaster Risk Management Act will be made to pay if found liable. Speaking in the House of...
By Victor Omondi For many decades, real estate investment has not only been considered as the most secure way to invest but also the most excellent way to pass down inheritance to children and grandchildren. It’s, therefore, very clear why a Black couple chose to purchase a 53-acre ranch to pass down to their children. […]
Most of the roads are still under construction and their completion dates have been affected by the Covid-19 and the subsequent global lockdowns.
Mr Ssali says although some contractors heeded the call for encamping workers and hired the free schools for the purpose, the lockdown made it difficult for many of them to transport materials that are far from the construction sites.
The$1.7 billion project, whose construction started in December 2013, was slated to be commissioned in November this year, but due to the coronavirus outbreak, the completion date has been deferred.
Mr Pius Mugalasi, the managing director of Omega Construction Ltd, the firm contracted to construct the 3.6 km road', says due to the outbreak and the lockdown, the completion date has been pushed to June next year.
Construction of several classrooms across the country for primary and secondary schools and other projects have also been affected by the lockdown.
The upcoming season of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” has not yet aired on television, but that’s not stopping some of the potential cast members from…
Dele Ogun: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 September 2020: This paper was delivered by Dele Ogun (Photo), Convenor of the Fatherland Group at the 19th anniversary celebration of the African Voice Newspaper on 19th September 2020. I was a boy of 7 when I came to Britain in 1969 from my home in Nigeria. I was…
THE PANDEMIC has interrupted many activities, but First Angels Jamaica (FAJ) remains committed to founders of start-ups and early-stage companies, ensuring their exposure to valuable knowledge and new skills to support the growth of their...
The US embassy in Uganda has cancelled plans to observe the vote after accreditations were denied.
Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis’ 1959 “Kind of Blue” groundbreaking jazz album which transformed the genre and sparked several careers, died Sunday.
Born in Washington, D.C., Cobb told The Associated Press in 2019 he listened to jazz albums and stayed up late to hear disc jockey Symphony Sid playing jazz in New York City before launching his professional career.
But Cobb’s role as a drummer on the “Kind of Blue” jam session headed by Davis would forever change his career.
It has sold more than 4 million copies and remains the best selling jazz album of all time.
It also served as a protest album for African American men who looked to Davis and the jazz musicians to break stereotypes about jazz and black humanity.
SONY MUSIC UK has signed a partnership with record label WEAREBLK.Entrepreneurs and influencers Anthony Antz Robb, Abdikarim Abdille and Aidan Glennon signed into the joint venture, led by director of artist development at Sony Music, DJ Semtex. The partnership brings together the teams behind imjustbait and AbdiTV together with the Sony Music family.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former Philadelphia police officer who was cleared of charges that he falsified records is suing to... View Article
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A swarm of desert locusts following a poor harvest season has added to fears about a lack of food for millions in Kenya, as the country grapples with the effects of COVID-19.
“We mainly farm millet, sorghum, maize, green grams and peas, and in a good harvest we do about 20 bags of each crop, but because of the locust invasion, getting a bag was a challenge,” Mutinda said.
“There is no maize,” said Regina Kasyoka, a 36-year-old farmer from the food basket region who did not harvest enough crops compared with past seasons.
“We will avail planting materials that will go a long way in improving food security for farmers and the country in general during this period of the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said.
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Symone Sanders and Karine Jean-Pierre were part of a historic all-female communications team that will serve Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' administration.
