Friday 31 August 2018

Brazilian Court Rules That ‘Lula’ Cannot Run for President

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A Tumultuous Week for Justin Trudeau: The Canada Letter

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The U.N.’s Palestinian Refugee Agency: What It Does and Why It Matters

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Trump Administration’s Move to Cut Aid to Palestinian Refugees Is Denounced

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Iraq’s Forgotten Casualties: Children Orphaned in Battle With ISIS

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Ukrainian Separatist Leader Is Killed in Restaurant Bombing

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Guatemala’s President Shuts Down Anti-Corruption Commission Backed by U.N.

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Bitcoin wallet Bitfi withdraws 'unhackable' claim

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The cryptocurrency wallet, backed by John McAfee, had already caused controversy.

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E.U. Will Let Countries Decide Whether to Use Daylight Saving

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Abusive tweets to MPs 'more than double' between elections

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Abusive tweets about MPs rose from 10,000 to 25,000 between 2015 and 2017, research suggests.

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Viagogo taken to High Court by competition regulator

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The ticket reselling site has repeatedly failed to make changes demanded, the competition regulator says.

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Theresa May Dances Her Way Through an African Visit

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Somnox robot aims to put owners to sleep

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A machine that resembles a breathing pillow aims to provide a safer alternative to sedatives.

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Online rolls and fake accounts poison Arab social media

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Social media fraud continues to fuel a plague of disinformation in the Arab world.

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A ‘Jane Austen for the Precariat’ Adjusts to Success, at 27

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In Myanmar, a Facebook Blackout Brings More Anger Than a Genocide Charge

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Google and Mastercard in credit card data deal

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Google is buying credit card data from Mastercard but the firms had not announced the deal.

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Duterte Jokes About Rape, Again. Philippine Women Aren’t Laughing.

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China targets video gaming to tackle myopia in children

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New restrictions will try to tackle rising levels of near-sightedness among children.

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Cambodian Court Sentences Australian Filmmaker to 6 Years for Espionage

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He’s a Doctor. To Syria’s Regime, He’s an Enemy.

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Why This Doctor Is Choosing to Stay in Syria

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She Gambled on Her Claim to Link Russians and Trump. She Is Losing.

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China’s State Media: Trump Tweets Come From an ‘Alternative Universe’

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Astronauts tackle air leak on International Space Station

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A "micro-fracture" from a possible collision with a rock fragment sets off alerts on the ISS.

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Hacking a Prince, an Emir and a Journalist to Impress a Client

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Australia’s Catholic Leaders Reject Call to Report Sex Abuse Heard in Confessions

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Thursday 30 August 2018

How Germany’s Far Right Stole a Rallying Cry for Democracy

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Mob Protests in Germany Show New Strength of the Far Right

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Acer unveils new gaming cockpit and other tech news

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BBC Click's LJ Rich looks at some of the week's best technology stories.

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Tablet bends 'like ancient scroll'

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A Canadian university has developed a tablet with a flexible screen that can rolled up.

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Bye bye loneliness

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How internet-connected robots are helping combat the scourge of isolation and loneliness.

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Canadian Court Halts Expansion of Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline

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Modi’s Cash Invalidation Didn’t Quite Work, Indian Bank Data Shows

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Are Violent E-Sports Olympic Material? Some Boosters Say Yes

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8K TVs unveiled by Samsung and LG at Ifa tech show

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The world's two bestselling television-makers are showing off rival 8K screens at the Ifa tech show in Berlin.

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Vandals Plug Open-Air Urinals in Paris With Concrete

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What if Emailing During Your Commute Counted as Work?

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England Proposes Ban on Selling Energy Drinks to Children

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‘Activists in Shackles’: Indians Denounce Arrests as Crackdown on Dissent

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Pause in Military Drills, Ordered by Trump, Leaves South Koreans Uneasy

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Celebgate hacker jailed over Jennifer Lawrence hack

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Hollywood star Jennifer Lawrence was targeted in the hack, for which three others have already been jailed.

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New York renamed 'Jewtropolis' in map hack

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Snapchat's mapping software appears to have been hacked in what it calls an act of vandalism.

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Google says Trump's bias claims are 'not true'

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Claims Google did not promote President Trump's State of the Union address are denied by the search giant.

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New Zealand Town Weighs Phasing Out Cats to Preserve Species

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Gay dating app Grindr to sell shares

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Kunlun Group, the Chinese owner of Grindr, plans to sell shares in the dating app.

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Precious as Silver, Vanilla Brings Cash and Crime to Madagascar

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Dyson gears up for electric car testing

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Plans are unveiled for a 10-mile test track in Wiltshire to test the electric vehicle being developed by Dyson.

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Emails read while commuting 'should count as work'

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Wider access to wi-fi on trains and the use of mobile phones has extended the working day, a study says.

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Wednesday 29 August 2018

For Sale: 55-Foot-Tall Lobster. Owners in a Pinch. Can You Help?

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Maureen Dowd, in Australia, Explains Trump’s ‘Ego Arithmetic’

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Australia Denies Chelsea Manning an Entry Visa, Citing ‘Criminal Record’

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‘Beach With No Water’ Draws Sneers in Rome. But It Has Fans, Too.

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For Foreigners Imprisoned by Iran, an Uncertain Plight

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Egypt’s Soccer Star Aims for a New Goal: Humbling His Own Bosses

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Bloomberg Moves New Forum for Elites From China Amid Fallout of Trade War

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U.N. Sounds Alarm on Repression in Nicaragua

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Air Canada app data breach involves passport numbers

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Experts warn that the theft of passport details could be "severe" for those affected.

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130 million hotel IDs breached in China

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A Chinese hotel group's database may have been accidentally uploaded to the internet.

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Golden Statue of Erdogan Is Removed in German City

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Moroccan Pop Star Faces 3rd Rape Charge in France

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Scotland to Provide Free Sanitary Products to Students

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Rudolph Giuliani Criticizes an Anticorruption Crackdown in Romania

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Putin Softens Russia Pension Changes, in Rare Bow to Public Pressure

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French and U.K. Fishing Boats Clash in ‘Scallop War’

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Elon Musk reignites Twitter slur controversy

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The Tesla chief asks why he has not been sued by a British man he had defamed and apologised to.

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Exam result details now obtainable for free under GDPR

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The new rights cover this summer's exams but could cause "problems" for exam bodies, one expert says.

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Their Racing Pigeons Caught a Bullet Train. Then the Authorities Caught Up.

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Facebook Watch video service launches worldwide

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The on-demand video service will compete with YouTube and Netflix.

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South Korean Leader Pushes Ahead on Plan to Meet Kim Jong-un

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Posters Suggesting That Women Can Drink While Pregnant Stir Backlash

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Pollution May Dim Thinking Skills, Study in China Suggests

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Galileo: Brexit funds released for sat-nav study

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UK ministers set aside £92m to study the feasibility of a sovereign satellite-navigation system.

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Tuesday 28 August 2018

Hong Kong Professor Arrested After Wife’s Body Is Found in a Box

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