Thursday 31 October 2019

Beer With Bella: Benjamin Law

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Toronto’s City of Tomorrow Is Scaled Back Amid Privacy Concerns

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Outrage Greets Verdict in Sex Attack on Unconscious Teenager

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France Strips Officers of Guns Amid Push Against Radicalization

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Facial recognition technology code of conduct call

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The technology has the potential for "widespread invasiveness", the information commissioner said.

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'I was a victim of the WhatsApp hack'

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Faustin Rukundo had no idea that a strange call over WhatsApp had infected his phone with spyware.

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Google given green light for Toronto smart city

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It is on a smaller scale than it had wanted and must treat any data it collects as a "public asset".

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Greek Refugee Camps Are Near Catastrophe, Rights Chief Warns

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Baghdadi and Aide Dead, ISIS Confirms

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China Says It Will Roll Out ‘National Security’ Steps for Hong Kong

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Facebook challenged over political ad policy

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A California man is running for office in attempt to highlight flaws in Facebook's policies.

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Facebook content moderation firm Cognizant quits

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It says the nature of the work was not in line with its vision for the company.

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Entire drone fleet grounded by US government agency

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The 800 drones used to monitor endangered species and federal land are being investigated for security risks.

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Hong Kong Falls Into Recession as Protesters Don Masks for Halloween

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North Korea Fires 2 Projectiles in First Test Since Latest Talks Stalled

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Hong Kong Falls Into Recession as Protesters Dress Up for Halloween

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Death of ISIS Leader Is Scant Consolation to a Changed France

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Hong Kong’s Jarring Protests: Clashes Fade, Then Flare Up Again

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North Korea Fires 2 Projectiles in First Test Since Talks Stalled

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Shuri Castle, Historical Tourist Draw on Okinawa, Is Destroyed by Fire

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Wednesday 30 October 2019

Fire Engulfs a Speeding Train in Pakistan, Killing Dozens

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Anxious and Cooped Up, 1.5 Million Kashmiri Children Are Still Out of School

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Philippines Struck by Second Big Earthquake in Three Days

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Hundreds of U.S. Troops Leaving, and Also Arriving in, Syria

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Iraq Prime Minister Pressed to Quit as Protests Clog Streets

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Twitter to ban all political advertising

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says the reach of political messages "should be earned, not bought".

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Germany Moves to Tighten Gun and Hate Speech Laws After Far-Right Attacks

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Denmark Approves Route for a Controversial Russia-German Pipeline

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12 Men Found Alive in Refrigerated Truck After Deadly Smuggling Case

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South African Police Use Force to Disperse Refugee Sit-In After 3 Weeks

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DeepMind AI achieves Grandmaster status at Starcraft 2

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Artificial intelligence firm says its AI agents have achieved Grandmaster status at Starcraft 2.

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Erdogan: U.S. Lawmakers Have No Right to Call Armenian Deaths Genocide

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#TeamTrees: YouTube stars boost tree-planting campaign to over $8m

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The campaign, supported by YouTubers such as Jeffree Star, has raised more than $8m in five days.

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Jordan-Israel Ties Strained by Detentions

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Smart meters will get to Star Trek phase, says minister

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The technology will be a "friend" of consumers, a minister says, but he admits problems with the rollout.

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Microsoft's GitHub blocks Catalan protest app

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Spanish authorities accuse the Tsunami Democràtic group of being a 'criminal organisation'.

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Amazon's push for Prime sign-up 'misleading', says ASA

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The way payment options were presented was confusing and needs to change, the advertising watchdog rules.

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Grenfell Tower Inquiry Criticized for Faulting Fire Brigade

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Israeli Soldier Gets One-Month Sentence Over Death of Gaza Teenager

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Facebook agrees to pay Cambridge Analytica fine to UK

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The social network has dropped an appeal against a £500,000 penalty from UK's privacy watchdog.

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Kashmiri Militants Kill 5 Laborers, Expanding Threat to Civilians

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An H.I.V. Outbreak Puts Spotlight on Pakistan’s Health Care System

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Caught in U.S.-China Crossfire, Eastman Orchestra Cancels Tour

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Netflix founder: 'Learn when to get out of the way'

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You need to learn "when to get out of the way" as a start-up CEO, says Netflix founder Marc Randolph.

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How the New Syria Took Shape

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They Sought a Brighter Future in Britain. Instead, Their Families Are Mourning Them.

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Tuesday 29 October 2019

WhatsApp sues Israeli firm over phone hacking claims

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Facebook-owned WhatsApp alleges NSO Group was behind a cyber-attack on phones and messages.

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72 British Lawmakers Condemn ‘Colonial’ Coverage of Meghan

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Notorious Killer’s Bid for Parole Reopens Old Wounds in Belgium

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Artificial intelligence: Machines given power to kill?

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One former Google software engineer warns of the dangers of using AI in the military.

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Vladimir Bukovsky, Revered Soviet Dissident and Putin Critic, Dies at 76

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Netflix angers film-makers with 'insulting' speed-up function

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Director Judd Apatow calls the move "ridiculous and insulting" and actor Aaron Paul also speaks out.

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Brexit Delay Sends Thousands of Commemorative Coins to the Scrap Heap

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Lebanon’s Prime Minister Stepping Down

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Call of Duty faces Russian backlash over 'Highway of Death'

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Latest game from Activision Blizzard criticised by users for its portrayal of Russia.

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World’s 14 Highest Peaks in 6 Months: Nepali Smashes Climbing Record

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Australia Proposes Face Scans for Watching Online Pornography

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Emergency Services’ Advice to Grenfell Residents Cost Lives, U.K. Report Finds

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Jeremy Corbyn Says Labour Will Back Early Election

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Australia Says Google Misled Consumers Over Location Tracking

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Classical Music and Fetishes Unite in Historical Center of Gay Culture

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India Finally Lets Lawmakers Into Kashmir: Far-Right Europeans

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Indian grandpa cooks his way to YouTube glory

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The 60-year-old rose to social media fame because of his unusual cooking videos.

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‘A New Message’: Russia Trains Its Propaganda Machine on Africa

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Monday 28 October 2019

2-Year-Old Dies After Being Trapped in Well for Days

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Hong Kong Bars Joshua Wong, a Prominent Activist, From Seeking Election

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As Kurds Tracked ISIS Leader, U.S. Withdrawal Threw Raid Into Turmoil

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What the U.S. Withdrawal Cost the Kurds

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Iraqi Antigovernment Protests Grow, Part Battle Lines and Carnival

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