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Tech Tent: Apple, Lyft and feel-good tech

Lyft shares, Apple TV+, and those times when tech gets it right. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2TIeXXh via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Russia police probe 'dark net' murder case

Investigators are looking into claims that a killing was arranged and paid for via covert net forums. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2CI4aH6 via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Facebook begins new EU political ads rules

The new rules, are part of attempts by the social network to clamp down on election abuse. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2uzwJ4V via Online Shopping in Pakistan

NSA contractor pleads guilty to data theft

The former programmer could get a jail sentence of nine years for stealing terabytes of sensitive data. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2V5UVHY via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Facebook challenges Belgian tracking ban

The company faces a fine of 250,000 euros per day for not complying with a request to delete personal data. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2UjrIfk via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Trump says FBI will review Jussie Smollett case: 'It is an embarrassment to our Nation!'

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President Trump announced on Twitter that the FBI and Justice Department will look into the Jussie Smollett case after prosecutors dropped all criminal charges against the “Empire” actor, who had been accused of faking a hate-crime attack. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UjHbMq via Latest News

Britain's Theresa May offers to step down to get Brexit deal passed

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British Prime Minister Theresa May offered to step aside to break a deadlock over her unpopular plan to leave the European Union. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CIDd5Q via Latest News

Passengers stranded after Iceland's WOW air collapses

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"This is probably the hardest thing I have ever done but the reality is that we have run out of time and have unfortunately not been able to secure the funding of the company," WOW CEO and founder Skuli Mogensen wrote in a letter to the company's 1,000 employees. WOW is the latest budget airline to collapse as the European airline sector grapples with over-capacity and high fuel costs. Recent failures include Britain's Flybmi, Nordic budget airline Primera Air and Cypriot counterpart Cobalt. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FDAWtl via Latest News

Christchurch survivor tells remembrance service: 'I choose peace'

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A Maori lament echoed across Christchurch Friday as a survivor of the New Zealand mosque attacks told a national remembrance service he had forgiven the gunman responsible for the racist massacre that shocked the world. Wearing a traditional Maori cloak, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was joined by representatives from nearly 60 nations, including her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison. Ardern, who has been widely hailed for her response to the tragedy and received a prolonged standing ovation when she took the stage, praised the way New Zealanders had embraced their devastated Muslim community since the attacks. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FJk4TB via Latest News

See Photos of the 2019 Mercedes-AMG E53 Sedan

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Boeing Sued Over Ethiopia Crash as Plane Orders in Asia Waver

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Chicago-based Boeing is under intense scrutiny after two crashes since October killed 346 people. As the company finalizes a software upgrade for the grounded 737 Max, it’s fighting to hang onto some customers whose confidence in the best-selling jet has been shaken. Boeing is also facing a criminal probe into how the plane was originally approved to fly. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HLM5Ms via Latest News

Philippines Journalist Maria Ressa Arrested Again

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Acclaimed Philippine journalist Maria Ressa was arrested at Manila’s airport Friday for allegedly violating a ban on foreign media ownership, the latest legal backlash to sting the longtime critic of President Rodrigo Duterte. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FKxS08 via Latest News

British couple arrested on suspicion of smuggling cocaine on board cruise liner

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Two British nationals have been arrested on the holiday island of Madeira on suspicion of smuggling £2 million pounds worth of cocaine aboard a luxury cruise liner. The pair, were amongst 12 people, who were detained when the cruise ship, the MSC Opera, docked at Funchal en route from the Caribbean on March 24. Local police assisted by members of Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) recovered around 18 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated street value of £2 million. The cocaine had been hidden in crisp packets and ceramic bowls which had been stashed in suitcases. Six of those arrested had been passengers on board the vessel when it travelled from the West Indies to Madeira.  The other six, including the two Britons, and a Dutch national who lives in London, had  recently travelled to Madeira, where it is suspected they were due to meet the ship when it docked. The drugs had been stored in crisp packets Those arrested were aged between 20 and 52 and included six men and six wom

Trump threatens to seal the border if Mexico doesn't 'immediately stop' immigrants

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Donald Trump threatened to close the southern border next week if Mexico doesn't "immediately" step up its efforts to block immigrants. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Wygjpj via Latest News

Migrants being held in Texas enclosure as surge overwhelms El Paso

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The enclosure holds migrants crossing the border illegally in metropolitan El Paso as they wait to be processed at a nearby Border Patrol station, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Ramiro Cordero said by phone. How long they remain in the enclosure, set up late last month below the city's Paso del Norte International Bridge to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, depends on how many migrants cross the border, he said. Migrants at the enclosure are given thermal blankets and can get shelter, food, water and a medical evaluation, officials said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2uB8T98 via Latest News

Scientists lower alert level for Hawaii's Kilauea volcano

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HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Scientists have downgraded the alert level for Hawaii's Kilauea volcano in response to reduced activity, saying the next eruption is likely a few years away. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FKjQLW via Latest News

Venezuela's Maduro announces ban on rival holding public office

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime, bolstered by a Russian military deployment infuriating the US, on Thursday announced a ban on Washington-backed self-declared interim leader Juan Guaido holding public office. It was the latest scuffle between Maduro and Guaido, who lay rival claims to be the legitimate leader of the oil-producing South American nation of 30 million people. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HXsrfz via Latest News

India Smashes Satellite in a Surprise Test of a New Space Weapon

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The test, which was announced to the nation by the prime minister, was unexpected. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UfSZ25 via Latest News

The Manual-Transmission Mazda 6 Is No More for 2019, but It May Not Be Gone for Good

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Mazda says there's a possibility that the stick-shift 6 could be available by special order in the future. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2WxJ2dT via Latest News

Iran's Nuclear Archives Must Not Be Ignored

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Tehran's nuclear ambitions, which are documented in archives, can only be delayed through insistent inspection activity by the international community. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FLI9cs via Latest News