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While you were sleeping…

While you were sleeping…
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Today France pushed for Google’s ‘right to be forgotten’ to go global. It’s a service Spanish princess Cristina might also want to use after her upcoming tax fraud trial. Dominique Strauss-Kahn might want to use it for a clean slate, he’s just been acquitted of organizingsex parties.

Meanwhile a San Diego barber got 10 years for slashing a throat during a shave, and a Malaysia Airlines plane had a close shave when an engine caught fire.

France demanded globalGoogle rights

Embarrassing past? It’s now possible for you to get Google to scrub details linked to your name under the ‘right to be forgotten’ rule in Europe, but France is now pressing for the right to go global.

READ MORE:Regrettable past? France pushes for global Google ‘right to be forgotten’

DKS was acquitted over pimping claims

He managed to settle with the New York Sofitel cleaner over sex assault allegations, but disgraced former-IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn has skipped jail time in France. He’s just been acquitted of charges that he set up “beast-like” orgies in France, Belgium and the U.S. with prostitutes, after being considered a client rather than organizer of the parties.

READ MORE: Ex-IMF boss Strauss-Kahn faces time over orgies with hookers claims

A Malaysia Airlines plane made an emergency landing

An aircraft heading for Kuala Lumpur had to return to Melbourne airport when an engine fire alert went off, shortly after take off. The airline’s reputation has been damaged after two crashes in 2014.

READ MORE:Malaysia Airlines plane makes emergency landing after engine fire

A Spanish princess lost her title

Spain’s King Felipe stripped his sister princess Cristina of her Duchess title. She’s about to go on trial with her Olympic handball player husband for fiddling taxes and misuse of company funds linked to his Nooscharity.

READ MORE: Spain’s king strips sister of Duchess title ahead of tax fraud trial

A barber was behind bars

Timothy Vaughn lived every man’s secret fear when he goes for a wet shave: hisbarber slashed his throat. Barber Daniel Roberto Flores was given 10 years for slitting Vaughn’s neck at a barber’s shop in San Diego; Vaughn survived.

READ MORE:Barber gets 10 years for slashing client’s throat during shave