NewsGuard’s ‘real news’ seal of approval helps spark change in fake news era
More than 500 news websites have made changes to their standards or disclosures after getting feedback from NewsGuard, a startup that created a credibility ratings system for news on the internet, the company told Reuters this week.
Chastened German city rethinks plan for sausage museum on ex-Nazi camp site
A German city is looking at an alternative location for a sausage museum, after plans to build it on the site of a Nazi holding facility for Jews destined for a concentration camp sparked anger.
After Nigerian army abandoned town, Boko Haram slaughtered at least 60
The Islamist militant group Boko Haram killed at least 60 people in the northeast Nigerian town of Rann on Monday, a day after it was abandoned by the military, Amnesty International and security sources said on Friday.
Moscow says still ready for dialogue over the INF treaty: RIA
Moscow is ready to maintain a dialogue over the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, after Washington said it plans to pull out of the deal, Russian state news agency RIA reported on Friday citing a foreign ministry spokeswoman.
Deadly Brazil dam burst likely had same cause as previous one: official
The collapse of a Brazilian dam controlled by miner Vale a week ago likely happened because parts of the sand and dried-mud structure dissolved into liquid, a state regulator said in an interview, similar to what caused another deadly mining disaster l…
Turkey seeks life in prison for U.S. consulate worker: agency
A Turkish employee of the U.S. consulate in Istanbul could face life in jail if convicted of espionage and coup charges accepted by a court on Friday, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported.
Slovenian PM says government in talks to secure support for budget
Slovenian centre-left Prime Minister Marjan Sarec said on Friday that his minority government will quit if parliament does not pass its 2019 budget plan in March but that it was holding talks with various factions to secure their support.
Irish PM Varadkar to meet Tusk, Juncker on Brexit
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar will meet European Council President Donald Tusk and the head of the bloc’s executive, Jean-Claude Juncker, in Brussels next week to discuss the latest Brexit developments, Varadkar’s office said on Friday.
‘El Chapo’ trial reveals drug lord’s love life, business dealings
On a typical day, Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman would wake at noon and make calls while strolling under the trees in the mountains of his native Sinaloa state, where he was in hiding, a witness recently testified at the kingpin’s trial.
Iran’s foreign minister says deals with U.S. ‘not worth the ink’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif chided the United States on Friday for saying it may leave an arms treaty with Russia, and said on Twitter that “any deal with US (government) is not worth the ink”.
