|  | | | | | | | | | | | | | World | | Rioting and a fire in the cells of a Venezuelan police station in the central city of Valencia killed 68 people, according to the government and witnesses. “The State Prosecutor’s Office guarantees to deepen investigations to immediately clarify what happened in these painful events that have left dozens of Venezuelan families in mourning,” said Chief Prosecutor Tarek William Saab on Twitter. | | | | Commentary Chinese claims to near-total sovereignty over the South China Sea basin were flatly rejected by a UN tribunal in 2016. Nevertheless, Beijing continues to aggressively assert control in the area, writes Peter Apps, alarming neighboring countries, “particularly the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei, all of whom have competing territorial claims over waters that China claims for itself. But it also represents a major and quite deliberate challenge to the United States which, as an ally to all these nations, has essentially staked its own credibility on the issue.”
| | | | | | #Sisi is running almost unchallenged after the other serious candidates were either arrested or intimidated: Preliminary results show Egypt's Sisi leading voting: newspaper https://reut.rs/2J4LmmU 5:38 AM - MAR 29, 2018 | | | | | | | | | | | TECH | | I asked Arkansas-based Acxiom, which earns over $800 million a year selling consumer profiles to the world’s largest companies, what data and insights it held on me. The result of my inquiry shows how, even with little raw data, companies attempt to build detailed pictures of individuals’ finances, relationships, personal interests and purchasing tastes. 9 Min Read | | | | Facebook said it would end its partnerships with several large data brokers who help advertisers target people on the social network, a step that follows a scandal over how Facebook handles personal information. 5 min read | | | | Fund managers have begun to ditch so-called FANG stocks that powered the U.S. stock market to record highs in January and are slowly rotating into commodity-related shares and other value stocks which typically outperform in late-cycle recoveries. 5 min read | | | | The family of the woman killed by an Uber self-driving vehicle in Arizona has reached a settlement with the ride services company, ending a potential legal battle over the first fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle. 3 min read | | | | | | | | | | | | | Top Stories on Reuters TV | | | | | | | |
