The future is sci-fi: How Ghost in the Shell, Deus Ex — Human Revolution foreshadowed humanity 2.0

We're not far from the transhumanist futures of Ghost in the Shell, Deus Ex: Human Revolution or Robocop | From our #SciFiSeers series, where we look at the 2020s, as predicted by the pop culture of the past

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The future is sci-fi: A vision of the 2020s, seen through seven works of pop culture from the past

As we embark on a new decade, how do visions of the 2020s — imagined in books like Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, films like Soylent Green, or even manga like Ghost in the Shell — match up against our reality? In this special series, we look at six pop culture artefacts from the past that foretold the future, providing a prophetic glimpse of the decade we’re now entering | #SciFiSeers

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The future is sci-fi: Soylent Green, climate change and the slippery slope from capitalism to cannibalism

Even if world leaders respond to our plea to fight climate change with sneering comments, we — like Thunberg — must never stop from calling them out for their inaction. The future of humanity rests on it.

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The future is sci-fi: On Philip K Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, AI and artificial empathy

If androids become virtually indistinguishable from their organic counterparts, how do we tell them apart? In Do Androids Dream of Electric, Philip K Dick proposed an alternate criterion: empathy.

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Bankers’ 3Cs phobia: More persons should be brought on board loan panels to make lending a responsible task

Banks must involve the officials involved in the loan sanctioning process in the recovery or collection process as well..

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Happy New Year 2020!

Another year is upon us and another cultural decade begins. We can only hope the next 12 months will be as eventful an filled with entertainment as the past 12 have been. Thank you for staying with us for another round of exciting stories from the world of mobile technology. We've been quite the busy bees in 2019 - we are on the brink of reaching 1 million subscribers on our YouTube channel, after publishing more than 140 videos in 2019 - that's almost 24 hours of non-stop phone reviews and opinions. We also posted nearly 6,000 articles, trying to stay on point with every leak,...

This might be the smartphone design to replace the notch in 2020

If there is one design feature that has defined the last few years of the smartphone industry, it has to be the notch. As phone makers continue to work their way to a legitimate bezel-less display, there have been bridges they have had to cross, and the notch we see on the iPhone X, XS, and 11 is one of them, while the Infinity-O hole of the Galaxy S10 and Note 10 is another. But a new upgrade may be just around the corner.

In the latest of his year-end leaks, Ice Universe has claimed that the next step after the hole-punch will be something called the "mosaic" design. Based on the images he shared, the mosaic display will feature a selfie camera beneath the screen, much like the ultrasonic fingerprint scanner on other modern devices.

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Australian bushfires claim third victim as more than 100 blazes burn

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian authorities on Wednesday confirmed a third death in devastating bushfires that engulfed the country's southeast coastal region this week and said a fourth person was missing and feared dead. Fanned by soaring temperatures, columns of fire and smoke blackened entire towns on Monday and Tuesday, forcing thousands of residents and holidaymakers to seek shelter on beaches. Many stood in shallow water to escape the flames

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U.S. auto safety agency to investigate fatal Tesla crash in California

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fatal Dec. 29 crash of a Tesla Inc vehicle in Southern California will be investigated by the U.S

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The $280 August Smart Lock Pro is down to $178 right now

It seems like every company out there makes a smart lock these days, but there's still a whole lot that separates the best in the business from the rest. Anyone with an August Smart Lock Pro + Connect Wi-Fi Bridge knows that, and now it's time for you to find out for yourself. This awesome lock has every smart feature you can think of, plus a bunch of great features you can't even think of like Door Sense that warns you if your door isn't closed all the way. It's worth every penny at $280, but Amazon is selling this great lock right now for just $178.

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Vaping: Death toll climbs to 54 as CDC points to vitamin E acetate as prime culprit - CNET

U.S. auto safety agency to probe fatal Tesla crash in Los Angeles

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said late on Tuesday it will investigate a fatal Dec

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Pompeo hopes North Korea’s Kim chooses ‘peace and prosperity over conflict and war’

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he hoped North Korea would "choose peace" after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would continue developing nuclear programs and introduce a "new strategic weapon" in the near future

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Seattle will ban kids from school if they aren’t vaccinated

A measles outbreak in the United States has been festering for some time, with some areas of the country seeing spikes in new cases, doctor visits, and even hospitalizations. There are a handful of areas in the northwest that have been hit the hardest, and Seattle's public school system has made the tough decision to actually ban students who have yet to be vaccinated against measles.

In the interest of public health and a desire to keep the school system from becoming a haven for the spread of measles, students who have not been immunized against measles are being asked to attend one of the free immunization clinics. Clinics are open Monday through Friday, offering plenty of opportunities for unvaccinated students to get the shots they need.

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Toss A Coin to Your Witcher: Here's where to hear the song from Netflix's hit series - CNET

Uber, Postmates sue to block California gig worker law, claiming it’s unconstitutional

By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc and courier services provider Postmates Inc asked a U.S. court to block a California labor law set to go into effect on Wednesday, arguing the bill violates the U.S.

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Kim says North Korea to show ‘new strategic weapon’ in near future

By Hyonhee Shin and Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday said his country will continue developing nuclear programmes and introduce a "new strategic weapon" in the near future, state media KCNA said, after the United States missed a year-end deadline for a restart of denuclearisation talks.

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Let’s get Brexit done and end division in 2020, Johnson tells Britons

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would bring his divided nation back together next year when Britain leaves the European Union, telling Britons they were set for a "fantastic year and a remarkable decade".

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Exclusive: Drugmakers from Pfizer to GSK to hike U.S. prices on over 200 drugs

By Michael Erman and Carl O'Donnell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Drugmakers including Pfizer Inc , GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Sanofi SA are planning to hike U.S. list prices on more than 200 drugs in the United States on Wednesday, according to drugmakers and data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors. Nearly all of the price increases will be below 10%, and around half of them are in the range of 4 to 6%, said 3 Axis co-founder Eric Pachman.

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Of course AT&T is outsourcing thousands of jobs after getting a massive tax cut last year

It's bad enough that AT&T cut thousands of jobs (after promising to create thousands of new ones) despite saving a reported $3 billion thanks to the Trump tax cuts that were signed into law in December 2017. The carrier had pushed hard for the tax cuts, promising to invest an extra $1 billion in 2018 -- with CEO Randall Stephenson even touting that "every billion dollars AT&T invests is 7,000 hard-hat jobs." And he told CNBC the following, by way of continuing to make a public case for the tax cuts: "Lower taxes drives more investment, drives more hiring, drives greater wages. I know exactly what AT&T would do: We would invest more.”

Except -- well, not so much. Earlier this year, a Communications Workers of America analysis based on public financial statements revealed that "the telecom company eliminated 23,328 jobs since the Tax Cut and Jobs Act passed in late 2017, including nearly 6,000 in the first quarter of 2019." And that's not all. AT&T is also planning to lay off thousands of additional workers -- after they've first trained their own cheaper, foreign replacements, that is.

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Deal: The ZTech Qi-charging wooden alarm clock is now under $18

Your bedside table usually needs two things: an alarm clock and a phone charger. This Qi-charging wooden alarm clock combines the two, adds some novelty to your decor, and is under $18 with our promo code.

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2019 Winners and Losers: Google

This year the mobile phone market saw the rise of many new trends - from high refresh rate screens through 108MP image sensors to periscope cameras. The first foldable phones went on sale, charging speeds went through the roof, displays got curvier and grew punch holes. Some brands used these trends to their advantage and grow in the market, others missed the mark. In this series we look at what each company got right in 2019 and where their efforts came short. Winner: Pixel 3a and 3a XL Undoubtedly, Google's best products this year were the Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL. Sure, you...

Tata group stronger, more resilient and future ready; moving ‘decisively’ on financial fitness: Chandrasekaran to employees

Chandrasekaran said this is the time for "relentless focus" on execution to realise the future bets, including digital thrust and existing business transformation for artificial intelligence and data-led future

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Wild rumor claims Apple will announce a pricey gaming Mac next year

As far as wild Apple rumors are concerned, a new report claiming that Apple has plans to release a high-end gaming computer next year is a doozy.

The report originates from the Economic Daily News, which has something of a spotty track record when it comes to Apple rumors. The report specifically notes that Apple may launch a pricey $5,000 gaming Mac in 2020. Details are naturally quite murky, and the report isn't even sure if this rumored Mac will come in the form of an iMac or a high-end MacBook.

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Product (RED) Apple Watch briefly spotted, reported to arrive in spring

A new report from French website WatchGeneration cited an Apple database that briefly showed mention of a Product (RED) Apple Watch before it was quickly removed. The report was posted along with the following mock-up images, which depict the aluminum body of the Apple Watch Series 5 in a rather pale hue of red. Source: MacGeneration The report doesn't reveal much more than: "it briefly appeared in an Apple database, under a reference number different from RED bracelets." (translated from French). The report speculates that the supposed (RED) Apple Watch is a Series 5 and...

Syd Mead, sci-fi visual artist known for Blade Runner and Tron, dies at 86 - CNET

Microsoft says North Korea-linked hackers stole sensitive information

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Monday it has taken control of web domains which were used by a hacking group called "Thallium" to steal information. Thallium is believed to be operating from North Korea, Microsoft said in a blog post, and the hackers targeted government employees, think tanks, university staff members and individuals working on nuclear proliferation issues, among others

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Prosecutors charge Hanukkah stabbing suspect with hate crime, citing journals

By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Monday filed hate crime charges against a man accused of going on a stabbing rampage during a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi's home north of New York City, saying the suspect kept journals containing references to Adolf Hitler and "Nazi Culture." The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York filed the charges. A day earlier the suspect, Grafton Thomas, was arraigned on five counts of attempted murder in a state court in the town of Ramapo.

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Texas church shooter wore wig and fake beard, says security head who shot him

(Reuters) - A gunman wearing a wig and fake beard raised immediate suspicion when he walked into a church service in Texas before opening fire with a shotgun and killing two people, a volunteer security member who shot the assailant said on Monday. The victims of Sunday's shooting, identified as Anton Wallace, 64, of Fort Worth and Richard White, 67, of River Oaks, were also members of the security force at West Freeway Church of Christ, the state's attorney general said.

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Heatwave fans bushfires ahead of New Year’s Eve fireworks in Sydney

SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Sydney was cloaked in smoke on Tuesday, as intense heat and winds fuelled wildfires in Australia's southeast, but despite some community concerns authorities said the city's annual New Year's Eve fireworks spectacular would go ahead.

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I’m using all my strength to fight climate change, says Merkel

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a her New Year's message she is fighting climate change with all her strength to enable future generations to live in peace and prosperity.

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Brazilian northeast beaches hit by second oil spill

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Crude oil smudges have been spotted at some Brazilian beaches in the northeast state of Ceará, the country's navy said on Monday, almost two months after the area was hit by another oil slick. That was part of a broader spill, whose origin remains a mystery, that stained hundreds of beaches on Brazil's northeast coast between September and November, threatening marine life, tourism and fishing. The navy said samples of the new spill were being sent for analysis to a marine studies institute, adding that sailors, volunteers, members of environmental agency IBAMA and others were recovering the oil traces from the beaches.

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Sarah Palin says NY Times editor’s animosity led to defamation

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sarah Palin said in an amended defamation lawsuit against the New York Times on Monday that the deep-seated "animosity and ill-will" of the newspaper's editorial page editor toward her motivated him to falsely link her to a mass shooting.

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Judge tosses ex-White House aide’s lawsuit over impeachment testimony

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought by former White House aide Charles Kupperman seeking guidance on whether he needed to comply with a congressional subpoena in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump

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Huawei’s 2019 revenue to jump 18%, forecasts ‘difficult’ 2020

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies on Tuesday said its full-year revenue would likely jump 18% in 2019 to 850 billion yuan (92.8 billion pounds), lower than its earlier projections, as a U.S. trade blacklisting curbed growth and disrupted its ability to source key parts

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UK to raise National Living Wage by 6.2%, finance minister Javid says – The Sun

(Reuters) - Britain will increase the National Living Wage, a mandatory minimum wage, by 6.2% to 8.72 pounds per hour from April, finance minister Sajid Javid said in an article for The Sun newspaper on Monday.

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Google Maps quietly added a space feature that ‘Star Wars’ fans will love

As far as I'm concerned, Google Maps no longer provides merely a superior navigation experience compared to other maps applications out there. I've also found myself increasingly using it for all sorts of non-maps uses, such as calling up the phone number of a business and dialing from right within the app; scoping out images of a restaurant's top dishes; checking reviews of a business; and lots more.

Meanwhile, Google Maps is arguably so far ahead of many of its rivals that it's also got time to roll out totally useless new features -- but features that are fun, nevertheless, and even a bit whimsical. One such addition was spotted in recent days by an eagle-eyed Redditor and will no doubt be appreciated by fans of Star Wars.

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The five biggest rounds in tech in 2019 and what they mean

Funding for tech startups has been on an inevitable upswing for years, a result of a virtuous circle where wildly successful tech companies on the public markets whet the appetites of investors and investors’ backers to find more diamonds, a push met by a pull from the rush of talent with entrepreneurial aspirations out to put that money to work. 2019 has felt a bumper year in that longer trend, with 9-figure rounds ($100 million or more) and “unicorn” statuses so prevalent that the numbers have started to cease to be news items in themselves.

With 2020 now just days away, a look at the 50 biggest funding rounds for start-ups in the past year draw out some trends. We’re pulling out the top five below for a closer look, but it’s interesting too to see some of the other trends emerging across the rest of the pack.

Automotive remains a huge pull when it comes to raising big bucks: part of the reason is because the space is capital intensive, as it straddles both software and hardware (that is, not just equipment but cars). Capex is another reason for some of the other big investment rounds of the year, such as the biggest of them all, for an internet data center startup.

Asian companies figure massive in the list, and account for 7 of the 10 biggest rounds in the list.

Small players: there were only three companies in health tech in the top 50, only one in education technology, and only three in the areas of AI and robotics. I don’t know if that means these areas simply don’t require as much capital investment, or if these challenges are simply not as interesting right now for investors as those more squarely focused on revenue generation and business needs. Hopefully the former, as the wider tech world faces a lot of cynicism and skepticism from the public, and could use a better profile from solving actual problems.

Note: for this piece we have focused on investments made in pre-IPO technology companies, and on new equity investments rather than secondary or debt rounds.

Factbox – Ghosn’s bail conditions: Surveillance cameras, no internet access

(Reuters) - Carlos Ghosn, the ousted boss of the Renault-Nissan carmaking alliance who was awaiting trial in Japan, flew into Lebanon on Monday evening, France's Les Echos newspaper reported.

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Why Baby Yoda both makes and ruins ‘The Mandalorian’

The first season of The Mandalorian is over, and the finale was quite enjoyable, delivering on all accounts. There’s plenty of action, character development, and humor, a few exciting twists, and Baby Yoda, of course, all under Taika Waititi’s brilliant directing. And, as expected, there's going to be at least one more season on Disney+ that will further explore this post-Return of the Jedi time period in Star Wars history.

But as successful as this season of the first live-action Star Wars TV series might have been, I’m sad to say that Baby Yoda ruins it just as much as the character makes the show worth watching. Mind you, there will be some spoilers about the series in what’s about to follow, as well as a few The Rise of Skywalker spoilers.

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Deal: 8 steps to becoming a certified SEO specialist

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Premier League: West Ham United reappoint David Moyes as head coach in bid to avoid relegation scrap

West Ham United have reappointed David Moyes as head coach on an 18-month deal to replace the sacked Manuel Pellegrini and help them move away from the bottom half of the table, the struggling Premier League club said on Sunday.

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Jamia Hamdard Alumni stage play outside campus in protest against 15 Dec police action during anti-CAA stir

A play titled 'Jamiawala Bagh' was staged outside the Jamia Millia Islamia which has been at the forefront of the protest against the new citizenship law

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Ashish Kumar, Satish Kumar claim spot in men’s squad for boxing’s Olympic Qualifiers; Vikas Krishan in final of trials

Asian silver-medallist Ashish Kumar and veteran Satish Kumar booked their places in the Indian men's boxing squad for next year's Olympic qualifiers, while comeback man Vikas Krishan (69kg) advanced to the finals on the opening day of the trials.

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Defining trends of the decade in TV and streaming, from the Game of Thrones phenomenon to ‘sadcoms’

The 2010s proved that TV no longer plays a secondary role to cinema the way it did back in the 20th century.

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Saudi Arabia plans to convene OIC foreign ministers’ meeting on Kashmir; move seen as attempt to please Pakistan

Saudi Arabia plans to convene a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Kashmir, in an apparent move by the Gulf Kingdom to please Pakistan which skipped a recent summit of Muslim nations in Malaysia

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Top 50 corporates reduce debt by over Rs 59,000 cr in first half of this fiscal; prefer to raise funds through ECBs

This has some bearing on the credit growth of the banks as corporates borrowing from domestic lenders have come down

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Mechanism used by bowel cancer cells to multiply decoded by scientists, in a first

In stopping a key transport step in the mechanism, scientists think they can arrest most cancers caused by high levels of a specific protein.

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NASA astronaut Christina Koch sets record for longest spaceflight by a woman till date

Koch is expected to spend a total of 328 days, or nearly 11 months, onboard the space station before returning to Earth.

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Bharti Airtel nearly doubles minimum recharge from Rs 23 to Rs 45 for prepaid customers

The announcement pertains to prepaid subscribers of Bharti Airtel and Bharti Hexacom in all service areas

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Premier League: Manchester City back to winning ways after beating Sheffield United; Liverpool edge past Wolves

Manchester City got back to winning ways on Sunday with Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne on target in the second half as Pep Guardiola’s side beat Sheffield United 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium in a Premier League game which saw yet more VAR controversy.

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Singtel to team up with Grab for Singapore digital bank licence

(Reuters) - Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (Singtel) is partnering with Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab Holdings Inc to apply for a digital full banking licence in Singapore, the two companies said on Monday. The pair in a joint statement said they will establish a consortium with Grab owning 60% and Singtel holding the remainder, with the aim of offering a variety of digital banking services

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Corporate India garners Rs 8.7 lakh cr from domestic, overseas markets in 2019; debt preferred route

Of the total Rs 6.2 lakh crore mopped up through Indian debt markets, over Rs 6 lakh crore came from the private placement and Rs 16,425 crore through public issuance

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All the ways the Capital One Venture card can save you money and improve your life

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Top stories of 2019: Q4

As the year winds down it's a great time to reflect on the top stories of the past 12 months. This is the last installment where we look at the stories that shaped this year. Here are the top stories of Q1, Q2 and Q3. We've now arrived at the final quarter of the year. There were a number of big stories in the months October, November and December, including many important phone announcements. Xiaomi unveiled its Apple Watch-esque Mi Watch with Google Wear OS in late October. It also detailed its next major software MIUI 11. A few days later Xiaomi held two announcements of...

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Twitter system ‘outage’ briefly blocked Trump whistleblower tweet

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tweet from U.S. President Donald Trump that identified an intelligence analyst as the alleged whistleblower who helped spark his impeachment was temporarily blocked at the weekend, with Twitter blaming an outage that affected a number of user accounts

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Russia, China to hold more U.N. talks on lifting North Korea sanctions – diplomats

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Security Council members are due to meet informally on Monday for a second round of negotiations on a Russian and Chinese proposal to lift a raft of sanctions on North Korea, a move that some diplomats say has little support.

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North Korea’s Kim stressed ‘positive and offensive security measures’ at key party meeting

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for "positive and offensive measures" to ensure security at a ruling party meeting on Sunday ahead of a year-end deadline he has set for denuclearisation talks with the United States, state media KCNA said on Monday. Kim convened a meeting of top Workers' Party officials on Saturday to pore over important policy matters amid rising tension over his deadline for Washington to soften its stance in stalled negotiations aimed at dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes

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Knife rampage at rabbi’s home was domestic terrorism, New York governor says

By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's governor said a knife attack by an assailant who burst into a party at an Hasidic rabbi's home and stabbed five people late on Saturday was an act of domestic terrorism.

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Thousands evacuated from Australian tourist haven as bushfires rage

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thousands of residents and holiday makers have been told to evacuate a swathe of Victoria as soaring temperatures and strong winds fan massive bushfires in the Australian state. With the mercury set to top 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in Melbourne, authorities urged an estimated 30,000 tourists to leave East Gippsland, an area half the size of Belgium.

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Hemant Soren to take oath as Jharkhand CM today; Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, CMs of six non-BJP states to attend swearing-in ceremony

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren will take oath as the 11th Chief Minister of Jharkhand on Sunday at Ranchi's Morabadi Ground at 2 pm

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