Barcelona FC criticized for defending Lionel Messi

Barcelona has drawn widespread criticism for its campaign to support Lionel Messi after a court found the Argentine forward and his father guilty of tax fraud.

Barcelona launched its social media campaign following last week's court verdict that found Messi and his father guilty of defrauding the Spanish state of 4.1 million euros ($4.6 million US). Neither man is expected to go to jail despite being sentenced to 21 months in prison because courts in Spain often suspend sentences under two years for first-time offenders.

Arms Spending May Rise as Beijing Asserts Control in South China Sea

BEIJING—

China is expected to increase its military investment in the South China Sea and significantly raise its overall defense spending to affirm its claim to the region.

Nigeria: Sex Scandal - U.S. Ambassador Breached Communication Protocol, Says House Committee

Abuja — The House of Representatives Committee investigating the allegations of sexual misconduct against three lawmakers has accused the out going United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle, of breaching diplomatic protocols, by writing directly to the Speaker of the House.

Diplomatic convention requires that any communication to an arm of government by a diplomat, should be channelled through the Foreign Ministry of the host country, and vice versa.

Donald Trump Postpones Naming Running Mate

Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign signaled strongly on Thursday that he would name Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana as his running mate, but abruptly postponed a long-planned unveiling of the Republican ticket after an attack that left dozens dead in France.

Mr. Trump said on Twitter that he was delaying his announcement after the "horrible attack" in Nice. He did not specify when the event would go forward.

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The man who put Pokémon Go on the map

A blockbuster new location-based application launches and breaks the internet. So overwhelming is consumer demand for the mapping service, its servers can barely keep up - which only fuels the hype about the new app.

It may sound like Pokémon Go this week, but back in 2005, millions of consumers were seeing their home from space for the first time using GoogleEarth - knocking out the search company’s servers in the process.

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Chinese Twitter account teases Warcraft sequel

Although Warcraft failed miserably at the U.S. box office, grossing just $24 million, the Duncan Jones-directed fantasy epic has performed rather well in China, helping to propel the film to a solid $430 million worldwide and making it the highest-grossing video game adaptation of all time.

Barca Officially Announce Second Signing

La Liga champions FC Barcelona have officially announced the club's second signing of the transfer window.

After previously confirming they had agreed a €25 million fee with Olympique Lyon for French international Samuel Umtiti, the Catalan giants have now officially announced his move to the Camp Nou.

Meet the pilot who flies with Santa Claus

Pierre-David Boivin remembers well the Christmas when he was five years old. Woken late on Christmas Eve by his parents, Boivin and his younger brother toddled sleepily to the back door. “He just arrived,” their parents told them. Could they see him? The boys peered through the back window into the darkness, searching for the sleigh their parents said they’d seen gliding through the sky.

PayPal.Me Hits 1 Million Milestone In 100 Days

The holiday season has been good to PayPal’s P2P payments side.

PayPal announced yesterday (Dec. 22) that PayPal saw its biggest online day of giving this year on #GivingTuesday (Dec. 1), along with Cyber Monday as its biggest online shopping day in PayPal’s history. All of that together gave what PayPal said was a record-setting week in terms of P2P payments.

This has helped PayPal register 1 million PayPal.Me links in 100 days.

The data show that PayPal saw a 121 percent increase in P2P for Christmas-related payments. PayPal also saw a 117 percent increase for P2P for gifts, when compared with just the week prior.