Saturday 29 February 2020

Life Inside an Afghan Women’s Prison

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For Boris Johnson, Britain’s Baby Boom Starts at 10 Downing

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After 18 Years, Is This Afghan Peace, or Just a Way Out?

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In Graying Japan, Many Are Vulnerable but Few Are Being Tested

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Photos From America’s Longest War

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4 Takeaways From the U.S. Deal With the Taliban

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Friday 28 February 2020

Could deepfakes be used to train office workers?

A consultancy that makes business training videos is advertising for a "deepfake expert".

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M.I.T. Researchers Cast Doubt on Bolivian Election Fraud

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Ukraine Is Threatening to Arrest Its Former President

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A Mexican Police Chief’s Handshake Deal With a Sicario

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AI ethics plan agreed by Catholic Church and tech giants

The Church signed up to the future of AI - an ethical one - along with Microsoft and IBM.

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Journalist’s Murder Puts a Tycoon, and a Nation, on Trial

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Coronavirus: Amazon removes overpriced goods and fake cures

The retail giant is removing fake cures and tackling unreasonable price hikes amid public concern.

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Indian Police Sweep Through Riot Zone, Making More Arrests

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Turkey Vows to Resist Attacks Against Its Forces in Syria

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Nigeria Records Sub-Saharan Africa’s First Coronavirus Case

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Coronavirus: Plague Inc. game banned in China

Plague Inc. puts users in control of a disease which they must develop into a global pandemic.

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As Israel Votes Again (and Again), Arabs See an Opportunity

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Robot taught empathy through pain, and other tech news

BBC Click’s Soila Apparicio looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.

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He Drove Her to the Hospital. She Gave Him the Coronavirus.

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Thursday 27 February 2020

Coronavirus: Livestreaming karaoke and reality TV in virus-hit China

Reality shows in China have found creative ways to keep going while people are urged to stay home.

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Has Australia Imagined its Relaxed Identity?

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In Syria and Libya, Trump Is Torn Over 2 Wars, and 2 Strongmen

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West Midlands to get access to ultrafast home broadband

The West Midlands gigabit switch-on is the largest in the UK, says Virgin Media, but comes at a price.

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Protecting whales from the noise people make in the ocean

Oil drilling and construction is creating a din for sealife - new tech is hoping to turn the volume down.

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It’s Not the Plague, but Milan Isn’t Itself Either

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Britain and the E.U. Enter Trade Talks, Acrimoniously

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Iranian Vice President Hit With Virus

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Secret Passage Dating to 1660 Is Found Inside U.K. Parliament

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Google asked to justify Toronto 'digital-city' plan

Sister company Sidewalk Labs must explain why it has chosen digital solutions over non-digital ones.

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YouTube 'not a public forum' with guaranteed free speech

First Amendment rights do not force YouTube to host or promote videos, a court rules.

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Clearview AI: Face-collecting company database hacked

Many law-enforcement agencies in the US use Clearview AI's facial-recognition technology.

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Violence Continues in New Delhi, and the Police Are Criticized

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Most Coronavirus Cases Are Mild. That’s Good and Bad News.

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Scarred and Weary, an Afghan Force Wonders: What Is Peace?

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Wednesday 26 February 2020

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