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Google's YouTube to pay $170 million penalty for collecting data on kids

Published On: September 4, 2019 08:47 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Sept 4: Google, which is owned by Alphabet Inc, and its YouTube video service will pay $170 million (£138 million) to settle allegations that it broke federal law by collecting personal information about children, the Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday.

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David Beckham, Greta Thunberg among winners at GQ awards in London

Published On: September 4, 2019 08:27 PM NPT By: Reuters

Former England soccer captain David Beckham, veteran U.S. singer and song-writer Iggy Pop and teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg were among the figures honoured on Tuesday at the annual GQ Men of the Year Awards.

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Man City defender Laporte undergoes knee surgery

Published On: September 4, 2019 08:26 PM NPT By: Reuters

Sept 4: Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte has had knee surgery after damaging his cartilage and lateral meniscus in their 4-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend, the Premier League champions said on Wednesday.

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British PM Johnson demands October 15 election after defeat over Brexit

Published On: September 4, 2019 06:40 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Sept 4: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday demanded an Oct. 15 snap election after lawmakers seeking to prevent a no-deal Brexit dealt him a humiliating defeat in parliament which he cast as an attempt to surrender to the European Union.

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British PM Johnson bids for election as opponents seek to stop no-deal Brexit

Published On: September 4, 2019 04:25 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Sept 4: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will try to call a snap election on Wednesday after lawmakers seeking to prevent him taking Britain out of the European Union without a divorce deal dealt him a humbling parliamentary defeat.

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Hong Kong leader kills bill but some say too little too late

Published On: September 4, 2019 04:25 PM NPT By: Reuters

HONG KONG, Sept 4: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Wednesday withdrew an extradition bill that triggered months of often violent protests so the Chinese-ruled city can move forward from a “highly vulnerable and dangerous” place and find solutions.

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Huawei says U.S. enticing, coercing staff to provide company info

Published On: September 4, 2019 02:09 PM NPT By: Reuters

BRUSSELS, Sept 4: China’s Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] on Tuesday said the U.S. government had instructed law enforcement to “coerce” and “entice” its employees to turn against the company, as it steps up its pushback against a U.S. campaign that could threaten its survival.

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Hong Kong leader to announce withdrawal of extradition bill: media report

Published On: September 4, 2019 12:42 PM NPT By: Reuters

HONG KONG, Sept 4: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is expected to announce later on Wednesday the formal withdrawal of a proposed extradition bill that sparked three months of protests in the Chinese-ruled city, the South China Morning Post reported, citing unnamed sources.

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More than 120 U.S. military construction projects to be hurt by Trump's border wall funding

Published On: September 4, 2019 09:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Sept 4: More than 120 U.S. military construction projects will be adversely affected as the Pentagon prepares to use $3.6 billion to help build or enhance 175 miles (282 km) of the border wall with Mexico, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

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UK PM Johnson to the rescue: girlfriend adopts a rescue puppy

Published On: September 3, 2019 10:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his girlfriend, Carrie Symonds, revealed on Monday that they had adopted a rescued Jack Russell puppy.

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Wall St. opens lower as U.S.-China trade tensions weigh

Published On: September 3, 2019 09:50 PM NPT By: Reuters

USA, Sept 3:  U.S. stocks fell broadly at the open on Tuesday, as Washington’s new round of tariffs on some Chinese goods kicked in and after a report that officials from both sides were struggling to decide on the schedule for a meeting this month.

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Smith overtakes Kohli to reclaim No.1 spot in test rankings

Published On: September 3, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

BENGALURU, Sept 3: Australia’s run-machine Steve Smith has edged past Indian captain Virat Kohli to become the best test batsman in the world, based on the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) rankings.

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Cancer overtakes heart disease as biggest rich-world killer

Published On: September 3, 2019 03:38 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Sept 3: Cancer has overtaken heart disease as the leading cause of death in wealthy countries and could become the world’s biggest killer within just a few decades if current trends persist, researchers said on Tuesday.

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Hong Kong leader says has not discussed resigning with Beijing

Published On: September 3, 2019 02:18 PM NPT By: Reuters

HONG KONG, Sept 3: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she has never asked the Chinese government to let her resign to end the city’s political crisis, responding to a Reuters report about a voice recording of her saying she would step down if she could.

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California scuba boat fire death toll rises to 25: report

Published On: September 3, 2019 12:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA: Sept 3: Divers have found a total of 25 bodies on Monday after a pre-dawn fire sank a scuba diving vessel off a Southern California island, leaving nine people unaccounted for as the search continued, media reported.

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Death toll from Taliban blast in Afghan capital reaches 16, with 119 wounded: official

Published On: September 3, 2019 11:09 AM NPT By: Reuters

KABUL, Sept 3: A Taliban vehicle bomb late on Monday close to a housing compound used by international organizations in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 16 people and wounded 119, officials said as emergency workers began cleanup operations.

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Czech doctors deliver baby girl 117 days after mother's brain-death

Published On: September 2, 2019 10:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

When a helicopter rushed an unconscious Czech woman who had suffered a severe stroke to hospital in April, her chances of survival were slim - and those of the fetus she had carried in her womb for 15 weeks little better.

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Iran says it will take 'stronger step' away from nuclear deal if Europe doesn't act

Published On: September 2, 2019 05:35 PM NPT By: Reuters

DUBAI, Sept 2: Iran is prepared to take a “stronger step” in reducing its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers if European countries don’t take action to save the pact, its foreign ministry’s spokesman said on Monday.

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Tony Blair warns UK Labour: Don't fall into election "elephant trap"

Published On: September 2, 2019 04:40 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Sept 2: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is laying an election “elephant trap” for the opposition Labour Party that it should avoid, former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair warned on Monday.

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Johnson threatens Brexit rebels with party expulsion

Published On: September 2, 2019 03:53 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Sept 2: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatened to expel rebel lawmakers from his Conservative Party if they thwart his Brexit plans by voting to prevent a no-deal exit from the European Union.

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