Saturday 31 March 2018

Donald Trump steps up attacks on Amazon

The president accuses the online retail giant of scamming the US Postal Service.

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Tesla in fatal California crash was in Autopilot

The company says a Model X vehicle involved in a fatal crash in the US was in Autopilot mode.

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Friday 30 March 2018

A Whistle-Blower’s Canadian Roots: the Canada Letter

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Does Hell Exist? And Did the Pope Give an Answer?

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14 Million Visitors to U.S. Face Social-Media Screening

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Russian Accused of Hacking U.S. Tech Firms Is Extradited

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Easter Around the World: Prayers, Priests and Processions

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Being Dead, He Learned, Is Hard to Overcome

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Lindsay Lohan loses GTA V privacy case appeal

The actress fails to convince judges that a character in the game was based on her.

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Clashes on Gaza’s Border With Israel as Protests Start

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Bomb in Syria Kills 2 Members of U.S.-Led Coalition

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Can North Korea Handle a K-Pop Invasion?

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Facebook 'ugly truth' growth memo haunts firm

The firm denies it believes that growth at all costs is "good" even if it leads to deaths.

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iQiyi: 'China's Netflix' shares dip in US stock debut

Shares in Baidu's iQiyi streaming platform fell below their opening price on Wall Street's Nasdaq.

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Thursday 29 March 2018

iPhone update adds privacy 'transparency'

Apple has updated iOS, MacOS and tvOS to let people know when their personal data will be collected.

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Cricket Hero Breaks Down in Tears on TV Over Cheating

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A Quick Online Divorce for $60? Not So Fast, Denmark Says

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Brexit: Netflix 'passport' not yet decided

The UK government says online content portability is still subject to Brexit negotiations.

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BT made to cut rental fee for landline-only customers

People who have only a landline from BT will have their monthly line rental fee cut from Sunday.

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Screams of Anguish at Venezuelan Jail Fire

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Cambridge Analytica files spell out election tactics

Newly released files detail election-swinging efforts by the consultancy and other linked firms.

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Fortnite 'not addictive' says researcher

The latest video game craze is hard to stop playing but not addictive says a researcher.

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Trump attacks Amazon for paying 'little or no taxes'

As well as its tax record, President Trump launches into Amazon for destroying retail jobs.

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Bonus pay gap revealed at Facebook UK

Women working at Facebook in the UK get nearly half the amount of bonus pay as male colleagues.

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Wednesday 28 March 2018

Getting to Know (and Appreciate) Rural Australia

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American Drone Strike in Libya Kills Top Qaeda Recruiter

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Quebec City Mosque Gunman Pleads Guilty to Murder

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Deal With U.S. Military Sets Off Protests in Ghana

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