Wednesday 31 October 2018

In Landmark Ruling, South Korea’s Top Court Acquits Conscientious Objector

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Black Box From Lion Air Crash Is Recovered After ‘Desperate’ Search

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#MeToo Voices From North Korea: ‘They Consider Us Toys’

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Dove Painted on Franco’s Tomb Reignites a Debate

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Robot backpack: How this Fusion bot aids collaboration

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The Fusion bot shares and teaches skills by transferring body motions from one person to another.

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New Migrant Caravans Trek North, Ignoring Political Repercussions

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US attacks UK plan for digital services tax on tech giants

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Plans to impose a new tax on tech giants risks US retaliation and could hurt trade relations.

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Rebel Leader Returns to South Sudan to Mark Peace Deal

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Robot company Starship Technologies start Milton Keynes deliveries

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Hundreds of robots are starting to deliver packages to addresses across Milton Keynes.

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Mobile phone shop staff 'enabling Sim swap scams'

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Fraudsters are using lax ID checks at phone shops to commit identity theft, a BBC investigation finds.

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Royole's bendy-screen FlexPai phone unveiled in China

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The FlexPai phone offers a tablet-sized screen when open or three separate displays when folded up.

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On a Tiny Finnish Island, a Helipad, 9 Piers — and the Russian Military?

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War in Yemen: New York Times Reports Driving the Conversation

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Scientists Warn That World’s Wilderness Areas Are Disappearing

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The View From Flooded Venice

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U.S. and Britain Seek Yemen Cease-fire as Relations With Saudis Cool

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Eurostar resets customer passwords after hack attack

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The rail firm reset passwords after detecting efforts to break into some accounts earlier this month.

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Oxford Roiled by Invitation to Far Right Politician

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Google executive leaves after sexual harassment claim

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The New York Times reported the executive had been accused of sexual harassment in 2013.

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Divers Zero In on Black Boxes From Indonesia Plane Crash

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Bones Are Found in Rome, Renewing Speculation in 1983 Disappearance

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Yosemite fall: Victims identified as married bloggers from India

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The couple who fell to their deaths had blogged about their love for travel and each other.

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Saudis Strangled and Dismembered Khashoggi, Turkey Says

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Court in Hungary Overturns Conviction of Camerawoman Seen Kicking Migrants

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Fifa: Governing body reveals IT data hack earlier this year

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Football's world governing body Fifa says information was hacked from its IT systems earlier this year.

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A Bookstore Needed to Move. So Hundreds of People Formed a Human Chain.

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Apple Watches owners asked to return devices for repair after update glitch

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Apple has withdrawn a software update after complaints that it "bricked" some owners' smartwatches.

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Fake Cambridge Analytica ad hits Facebook

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The bogus advert purports to be for the BeLeave Brexit campaign and received more than 1,000 views.

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Bomb Explodes at Russian Security Agency, Wounding 3 Workers

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How the Far Right Is Shaking Germany’s Political Order

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‘Cold War’ Takes New Meaning for U.S. Marines at a NATO Exercise

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How the Far Right Is Shaking Germany’s Political Order

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Once at Guantánamo, 5 Senior Taliban Now Join Political Office in Qatar

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Pakistani Court Acquits Christian Woman in Capital Blasphemy Case

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Cardiff tech firm: 'We'll pay £100k, but can't get staff'

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A tech skills shortage means some Welsh workers receive daily job offers, and salaries are increasing.

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Facebook daily visits growth slows as sales miss forecasts

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The social media firm is seeing users shift from its most profitable business amid rising costs.

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India Unveils World’s Tallest Statue, Twice the Size of Lady Liberty

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Tuesday 30 October 2018

Rescue Workers Search for Missing After Typhoon Strikes Philippines

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Can artificial intelligence help stop religious violence?

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Oxford University researchers have created a simulation designed to help prevent religious conflict.

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American Missionary Killed in Cameroon Amid Armed Conflict

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As Merkel Eyes Exit, Nervous E.U. Wonders Who’ll Take the Stage

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Senior Saudi Prince Returns to Kingdom as Royals Confront Khashoggi Crisis

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Nurse Faces Trial in Germany in Deaths of 100 Patients

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Indonesia Plane Crash Leaves Experts Puzzled

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As World’s Air Gets Worse, India Struggles to Breathe

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Table for None: When Food Turns You Off

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Android under-5s apps have 'unfair and deceptive' ads

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Campaign groups and university researchers raise concerns about the ads found in Android apps.

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Floods Swamp Venice as Severe Weather in Italy Kills at Least 9

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Warning over DJI drones falling out of the sky

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Some incidents in which DJI drones "suffered a complete loss of power" have concerned a UK authority.

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Chinese Military May Gain From Western University Ties, Report Warns

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Porn-loving US official spreads malware to government network

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The employee at the US Geological Survey had an "extensive history" of visiting adult websites.

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Sony eyes record profit as gaming hits boost earnings

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Strong demand for Spider-Man and other games is helping drive earnings at the Japanese electronics giant.

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‘This Is Our History’: A French City Confronts Its Slave-Trading Past

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Uber appeals against drivers' rights to pay and holiday

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The taxi-hailing app appeals against a ruling its drivers should be treated as workers, not self employed.

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Did a Small Metal Tube Bring Down an Indonesian Airliner?

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Austerity Is Over, Britain Says, Despite Brexit Uncertainty

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South Korea’s Top Court Rules Japanese Company Must Pay Wartime Compensation

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Monday 29 October 2018

Can we predict when and where a crime will take place?

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Predictive policing using data analytics is gaining acceptance among police forces, but at what cost?

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Pittsburgh Killing Aftermath Bares Jewish Rifts in Israel and America

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Mexico’s Incoming President Plans to Cancel Giant New Airport Project

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3 Palestinian Boys Killed in Israeli Strike Are Buried

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In Moscow, an Emotional Assembly to Remember the Victims of Stalin’s Terror

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Rescue Official Believes ‘No One Survived’ Indonesia Jet Crash

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Budget 2018: Tech giants face digital services tax

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Chancellor Philip Hammond plans to tax the sales that digital giants generate in the UK.

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China Reverses Ban on Rhino and Tiger Parts in Medicine, Worrying Activists

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Red Hydrogen One: The internet reacts to the 3D-enabled phone

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A smartphone with a pioneering 3D display fails to convince technology experts of its merits.

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Who Could Possibly Replace Merkel? Here Are Some Names That Stand Out

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‘The Fear Is Coming Back’ as Political Crisis Brings Sri Lanka to Brink

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Cornell Cuts Ties with Chinese School After Crackdown on Students

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MIT invites you to control a human on Halloween

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Researchers want internet users to vote on which actions an actor will take in a new social experiment.

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Pittsburgh shooting: Gab drops offline after attack

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PayPal and others pulled support for Gab's "free speech" service after a gun attack on a synagogue.

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Scrabble’s World Champion Masters the Tiles in 2 Languages

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Angela Merkel Gives Up Party Leadership, Signaling End of an Era in Germany

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Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s Far-Right President-Elect, Turns Crisis into Opportunity

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