YouTube shuts down 210 channels posting about Hong Kong
Google announced Thursday that it had disabled 210 YouTube channels that were uploading videos “in a coordinated manner” about the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.
Read More »Romance scam ‘targeted women worldwide’
The Japanese woman and a man claiming to be a US Army captain stationed in Syria started communicating in March 2016 on an international social network.
Read More »Pakistan to UNICEF: Drop Priyanka Chopra
Pakistan has demanded that Indian actress Priyanka Chopra be stripped of her UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador role, saying that her “support for war” and the Indian government amid heightened tensions in the disputed region of Kashmir make a “mockery” of the position.
Read More »Russia launched rocket with humanoid robot into space
Nicknamed “FEDOR,” the Skybot F-850 is on its way to the International Space Station, according to Russian space agency Roscosmos.
Read More »Amazon fires: ‘Our house is burning’, Macron warns ahead of G7
The French president’s call for the issue to be discussed at the G7 summit angers Brazil’s president.
Read More »Russian nuclear accident: Medics fear ‘radioactive patients’
Arctic hospital staff did not know that military test victims were irradiated, the BBC learns.
Read More »Poland lightning strike kills four, injures 100, in Tatra mountains storm
The highest number of injuries occurred on Mount Giewont where lightning struck a large metal cross.
Read More »Cracks are appearing in an important Mideast alliance. That’s bad news for Trump
Amazon fires: Bolsonaro says Brazil cannot fight them
President Bolsonaro says his government lacks the resources to battle the record number of blazes.
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