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Facebook should pay for 'trusted' news

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch said Monday that large online platforms like Facebook should pay "trusted" news organizations as part of efforts to improve credibility and stem misinformation. In a statement issued by his News Corp, the publishing unit which includes newspapers in the United States, Britain and Australia, Murdoch offered up his idea as a way to boost trust in online newsRead more

American artist Jack Whitten died

Washington - Muslimchronicle

American painter and sculptor Jack Whitten has died at the age of 78, his gallery announced on Sunday. The black artist was known for continually evolving over his five-decade career -- from painting to sculpture and from figurative to abstract. Born in Bessemer, Alabama on December 5, 1939, he grew up in the segregationist south of the United States, where he was anRead more

China's waste import ban upends global recycling industry

Beijing - Muslimchronicle

For years China was the world's top destination for recyclable trash, but a ban on certain imports has left nations scrambling to find new dumping grounds for growing piles of garbage. The decision was announced in July and came into force on January 1, giving companies from Europe to the United States barely six months to look for other options, and forcingRead more

Mass crowds rally for anti-Trump

New York - Muslimchronicle

Giant crowds are expected at rallies around the United States Saturday for a second Women's March opposing President Donald Trump, and calling for voter mobilization ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. On January 21, 2017, one day after Trump's inauguration, more than three million people marched nationwide opposing the president, according to a Washington Post estimate. The flagship rally was heldRead more

Apple says will pay $38 bn in taxes on repatriated profits

San Francisco - Muslimchronicle

Apple announced Wednesday it would pay some $38 billion in taxes -- likely the largest payment of its kind -- on profits repatriated from overseas as it boosts investments in the United States. The iPhone maker said in a statement it plans to use some of its foreign cash stockpile of more than $250 billion, which qualifies for reduced taxRead more

US withholds $65 mn from UN agency

Washington - Muslimchronicle

The United States sent $60 million to keep the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees operating Tuesday but withheld a further $65 million, urging others to pay more. A State Department official said the US had held back more than half of the voluntary payment Washington had been due to make to the UN Relief and Works Agency. "There isRead more

Spain expected to replace US

London - Muslimchronicle

Spain is set to replace the United States as the world’s second most popular tourism destination while France has retained the top spot, the UN World Tourism Organisation has said. It is expected that Spain will take the second position with 82 million visitors last year, UNWTO head Zurab Pololikashvili said. Definitive figures will be published in the spring.Pololikashvili did not give any detailsRead more