August 2019

Russian media agency complains YouTube facilitates protests

Technology /

Russia’s media oversight agency is demanding that Google take actions to stop its YouTube subsidiary from allowing users to send information about unsanctioned demonstrations. The move by the agency Roskomnadzor comes after weeks of demonstrations in Moscow over the exclusion of some opposition and independent politicians from the Russian capital’s city council ballot. More than […]

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Marina Wheeler urges women to take smear tests

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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Marina Wheeler says she is ‘cancer-free’ after undergoing two operations The estranged wife of Boris Johnson has urged women “to make time” for smear tests after having surgery, following her cervical cancer diagnosis in May. Marina Wheeler QC had two operations after a routine screening revealed she had developed

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Simone Biles Makes History Again With Jaw-Dropping Beam Dismount

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Five-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles on Saturday made history once again when she became the first gymnast to attempt and land a double-twisting, double somersault dismount from the balance beam in a match. Biles, the most decorated U.S. gymnast of all time, ended her nearly 1.5-minute routine with the incredible move at the 2019 U.S. Gymnastics

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What’s on school menus this fall? Trade mitigation

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School lunch menus already have Meatless Mondays and Taco Tuesdays. Now some may get Trade Mitigation Thursdays. This fall, U.S. school cafeterias are expecting shipments of free food courtesy of President Donald Trump’s trade disputes. The products are coming from the Department of Agriculture, which is giving away the $1.2 billion in foods it’s buying

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Public ownership an option for Ferguson shipyard

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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The shipyard, beside Newark Castle, is expected to be in administration by the end of next week The Scottish government says it is considering nationalising the beleaguered Ferguson shipyard. Finance Secretary Derek Mackay said taking the Port Glasgow site, which is due to enter administration, into public ownership was

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HRT shortage ‘adds to the stress of menopause’

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Image copyright Janet Thursfield Image caption Janet Thursfield had to call several pharmacists when she tried to pick up her most recent prescription With a national shortage of hormone replacement therapy across the UK, patients are contacting the BBC to share their experiences. Janet Thursfield, from Sutton Coldfield, is among those affected by the shortages

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