Saturday 31 August 2019

Chaos as Hong Kong Protesters Face Off With Police

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Waiting for the Monsoon, Discovering a Brain Tumor Instead

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Britain’s Unwritten Constitution Suddenly Looks Fragile

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German Elections Reveal, and Deepen, a New East-West Divide

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Friday 30 August 2019

Taliban Attack Afghan City as They Talk Peace With U.S.

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Hong Kong Braces for More Protests After Wave of Arrests

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Our Tennis Expert on Bianca Andreescu

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Shortchanged: Why British Life Expectancy Is Falling

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London gets 10m more landline phone numbers to meet demand

Ofcom said a new (020) 4 code will be introduced as there are fewer than half a million numbers left to hand out.

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YouTube restores far-right channels after appeal

The video-sharing site said it had been wrong to cut off access to the white nationalist channels.

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Eight men facing charges over illegal streaming sites

Jetflicks and iStreamItAll claimed to offer more content than Netflix and Amazon.

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Tensions Over Kashmir Rise as India Tightens Security

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In Siberia, a First Female Mayor Builds a National Profile

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Thursday 29 August 2019

What’s Next for Brexit? Six Possible Outcomes

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Google finds 'indiscriminate iPhone attack lasting years'

Criminals used previously unknown vulnerabilities to implant monitoring software, research shows.

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Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Is Arrested

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Heathrow drone protest: Airport says plans 'criminal and counterproductive'

Climate campaigners plan to fly toy drones at Heathrow to stop flights but the airport calls it illegal.

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W.H.O. Warns of ‘Dramatic’ Rise in Measles in Europe

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Anti-groping stamp lets victims mark assailants

The Japanese device is paired with a special lamp that lets its otherwise invisible ink be seen.

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Elon Musk and Jack Ma disagree about AI's threat

The two tech entrepreneurs debated the risks posed by artificial intelligence at an event in Shanghai.

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Huddersfield woman jailed for abusing children for money online

Jodie Little was living in Northern Cyprus when she committed the crimes but was prosecuted in the UK.

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Taliban Peace Talks Cast Uncertainty on Presidential Vote

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Samsung heir faces South Korea bribery retrial

The Supreme Court also orders a retrial for Samsung's Lee Jae-yong for bribery in the same scandal.

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Huawei's next phone won't have Google apps

Huawei's next flagship phone will not come with Google's popular apps including Maps and YouTube.

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Wednesday 28 August 2019

Pinterest to direct vaccine searches to health sites

The firm will direct vaccine-related searches to public health organisations to combat misinformation.

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Chinese Military Sends New Troops Into Hong Kong

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