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Brexit officials ask Cambridge Analytica ex-CEO Alexander Nix to appear before lawmakers
The committee said it had asked former CEO Alexander Nix to appear in parliament on Wednesday, 6 June.
A British parliamentary committee said on Thursday it had summoned the former chief executive of Cambridge Analytica and a director of the official Brexit campaign group to appear before lawmakers.[caption id="attachment_4399119" align="alignleft" width="380"]![CEO of Cambridge Analytica, Alexander Nix. Reuters]()
CEO of Cambridge Analytica, Alexander Nix. Reuters[/caption]The media committee has launched a fake news investigation but its inquiry has broadened to examine the role of Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy, and Facebook in the Brexit vote and in the election of US President Donald Trump.The committee said it had asked former CEO Alexander Nix to appear in parliament on Wednesday, 6 June. It has asked Dominic Cummings, a former director of Vote Leave, to appear on Tuesday, 22 May.
First Published:May 10, 2018, 21:21:41 IST
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India rejects Pakistan's 'baseless' claims at Asean, says Indus Waters Treaty to remain on hold
India accused Pakistan of misusing the Asean Regional Forum to spread false narratives, reiterating that the Indus Waters Treaty will remain suspended until Islamabad credibly and irrevocably ends cross-border terrorism.
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India successfully tests long-range 'Kusha' air defence missile system
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China has dominated Myanmar’s rare earth mines — now India eyes deal to harness country’s critical minerals
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CJP protest in Delhi: New videos of stone pelting, violence emerge as police, agitators trade charges
Fresh videos of violence that broke out during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest in Delhi have surfaced, with the police releasing footage showing alleged stone pelting, vandalism and attacks on security personnel
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