The authorities in the Philippines have ordered a massive evacuation and closure of schools as the most powerful typhoon of the year approaches the country. Super Typhoon Haiyan is generating gusts of 330kms an hour and threatening to cut the path of destruction trough the central Islands of the Philippines after making landfall on Friday. In a televised address, President Aquino called the local officials to do everything to minimize loss of life.
A court in Brazil has demanded an explanation from the internet giant Google about the private data it allegedly collected while its Street View car photographed some of the busiest city streets around the country. Google was told present the information by Saturday. The judge said if the company failed to meet the deadline, if would be fined about $45,000 a day.
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The Youth League of the governing African National Congress in South Africa says it’s on the verge of collapse due to what it described as the reckless management of former leaders. It was previously run by the outspoken politicians Julius Malema who was last year expelled from the ANC. He is facing fraud charges and tax investigation.
The embattled mayor of Toronto Rob Ford has become abroad in a fresh controversy just two days after admitting to having smoked crack cocaine. A Canadian newspaper has released video footage of the mayor swearing and threatening an unnamed person. Rajini Vaidyanathan reports from Toronto. “This video is the latest episode in a political saga which has gripped the city and the world. The mayor can be seen pacing up and down a room and swearing and using foul language at regular intervals. At one point in the conversation, which appears to have been secretly filmed on a phone, he threatens to rip out an unnamed person's throat and poke out his eyes. Shortly after the tape was released, the mayor spoke to reporters and apologized saying he was extremely, extremely inebriated.”