Image copyright Getty Images Vodafone says it is working to tackle “disruption” to its mobile and fixed-line broadband services. It has experienced a fault with an international link used to transmit data between countries but is rerouting traffic to address the issue. Reports on the DownDetector website indicate that subscribers in the UK, Ireland, Greece, […]
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Young Hong Kong residents protesting a proposed extradition law that would allow suspects to be sent to China for trial are seeking to safeguard their identities from potential retaliation by authorities employing mass data collection and sophisticated facial recognition technology. Agnes, a second-year college student who declined to give her surname, said she donned a
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Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani has become the first Japanese player to hit for the cycle in the majors. Ohtani completed his cycle with a single in the seventh inning of a game Thursday night against the Tampa Bay Rays. He is the first Angels player to accomplish the feat since Mike Trout on
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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s accusation on Thursday that Iran was behind an attack on two oil tankers forces President Trump to confront a choice he has avoided until now: whether to make good on his threat that Tehran would “suffer greatly” if American interests were imperiled. For weeks, Mr. Trump has weaved
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Procedures which involving piercing the skin are an infection risk Shops offering tattoos and piercings pose an infection risk, and laws on who works in them should be tightened, say public health experts. At present, anyone in the UK can set up a parlour and offer procedures without proper
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Image copyright Jory Lee Cordy Image caption Drax Project (L-R): Sam Thomson, Shaan Singh, Ben O’Leary and Matt Beachen If Shaan Singh hadn’t forgotten his wallet, he might never have played with Ed Sheeran. Two years ago, the singer left a late-night rehearsal with his band, The Drax Project, intending to catch the last bus
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Image copyright Getty Images A ban on adverts featuring “harmful gender stereotypes” or those which are likely to cause “serious or widespread offence” has come into force. The ban covers scenarios such as a man with his feet up while a woman cleans, or a woman failing to park a car. The UK’s advertising watchdog
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Keanu Reeves – one of the latest Hollywood superstars to lend his voice, face and performance to a video game character – says gaming doesn’t need legitimising. The star plays Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077, a futuristic action-adventure game which comes out in 2020. He’s already delighted fans by making a surprise appearance on stage
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The Latest from Thursday night’s Game 6 of the NBA Finals (all times local): 5:45 p.m. The Warriors are going with yet another new starting lineup. Golden State is trying its 11th different starting five of this postseason, adding Kevon Looney at center to the first-string unit for Game 6 of the NBA Finals. The
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“He still claims first place,” said J.Ann Selzer, president of the firm that conducted the poll. “But under the surface of that first place is kind of shaky ground.” At Mr. Biden’s events this week, which also included a stop at a rural 4-H hall, a visit to a diner and trips to two college
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