[New Times] The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Rwanda campus on Monday launched a new intensive foundational African Masters in Machine Intelligence programme in the country.
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Twitter's 'Russia-Iran' troll tweet trove made public
Millions of tweets published by suspected state-linked accounts are made public by Twitter.
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Mitsubishi windows shine 'alarmingly realistic' fake sunlight
Mitsubishi has developed a new indoor lighting system that mimics blue skies, sunrises and sunsets.
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Grand Theft Auto 'cheats' homes raided
A court grants search warrants and freezes the assets of five people accused of making cheat software.
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Google unshackles Android-device firms
Phone and tablet companies will be able to experiment with alternative versions of Android.
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Children 'blackmailed' for sexual images in online video chats
One in 10 children have been asked to remove their clothes over online video chats, says the NSPCC.
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Dating site scam victims lose £2,000 to fraudsters
The majority of those tricked out of money after talking to fraudsters on dating sites lose more than £2,000.
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Netflix soars on record subscriber total
The streaming service adds seven million subscribers in the third quarter, bringing the total to 137 million.
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Just Eat listings include takeaways given zero ratings for hygiene
Outlets rated zero by the Food Standards Agency are among those listed on the food ordering app.
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Unilad web publisher bought by LADbible
The move safeguards more than 200 jobs at the viral publisher, which collapsed with debts of £6.5m.
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Would you splash out on a new phone to get VR on the go?
Superfast 5G mobile will require new handsets, but will the new services justify the extra expense?
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Why has Twitter banned 1500 accounts and what are NPCs?
The Trump-supporting right has a new favourite meme and they're trolling opponents far and wide.
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Myanmar Buddhist temple now a nirvana for snakes
Crossing a bridge to the middle of a lake in Myanmar's Yangon region, pilgrims arrive at a temple to pin their hopes on the pythons slinking across the temple's floors and draped across windows.
"People come here because they believe that their prayers will be fulfilled when they ask for something," said Sandar Thiri, a nun residing at the Baungdawgyoke pagoda -- dubbed the "snake temple" by locals.
"The rule is that people can only ask for one thing, not many things," she said. "Don't be greedy."
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Tesla buys land in Shanghai for first overseas gigafactory
SHANGHAI, China - Tesla has signed an agreement with the Shanghai government for a plot of land to build its first overseas US$2 billion (S$2.75 billion) gigafactory.
The US$2 billion investment will double the size of Tesla's manufacturing and enable the electric vehicle maker to trim prices of its cars in China, the world's largest auto market.
In July, Tesla said it was opening a plant in Shanghai with an annual capacity of 500,000 cars.
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Indonesia raids home of Lippo Group's deputy chairman in bribery probe
JAKARTA - Indonesia's anti-graft agency said on Thursday (Oct 18) it had raided 10 locations, including the home of the deputy chairman of the Lippo Group, as part of a bribery investigation linked to the conglomerate's US$21 billion (S$28.9 billion) Meikarta real estate project.
The raids come after the Corruption Eradication Commission, known as KPK, arrested two Lippo Group consultants and an employee accused of trying to pay off city officials to obtain property permits for Meikarta.
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Boracay beaches now wider, cleaner
BORACAY ISLAND - For the past several months, Robert Samindao has been driving Boracay residents around the 1,032-hectare island on his motorcycle for a living.
He was a carpenter and utility worker at a popular resort before it stopped operating, like most other businesses on the island, after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered Boracay shut down for six months for cleanup and rehabilitation.
The father of three doubts if he can soon return to his job at the resort, which is still undergoing renovation.
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Mother's Day gift saves Japanese teen from suicide attempt
A Japanese Twitter user shared how a ticket that could 'make any wish come true' saved him from taking his own life.
Twitter user Kashiwamochi (@loveglasslip) tweeted on Oct. 12 his experience with depression and attempted suicide during his high school days, as reported by SoraNews24.
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Lippo Group executive arrested in bribery case involving one of SE-Asia's biggest projects
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has apprehended Billy Sindoro, an executive of diversified conglomerate Lippo Group, after naming him a suspect in a bribery case concerning the issuance of property permits for the modern city of Meikarta, the group's flagship project.
"Our team arrested BS at his residence and are taking him to the KPK headquarters for further questioning," KPK spokesman Febri Diansyah said on Monday night, referring to Billy by his initials.
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Bhutan set to hold run-off vote to decide new government
THIMPHU, BHUTAN - Bhutan is set to get a new ruling party as the tiny Himalayan kingdom holds a run-off vote on Thursday (Oct 18).
The country of 800,000 people, famed for its Gross National Happiness index, is holding only its third democratic election since the ending of the absolute monarchy in 2008.
Bhutan's helter-skelter politics could see a spectacular entry into government of a party only registered in 2013.
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Thai anti-corruption agency executive admits pulling gun on Bangkok cabby
THE NATIONAL Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has given a fact-finding committee 15 days to determine why its assistant secretary-general Piset Nakhaphan pulled a gun on a taxi driver at the Chaeng Watthana Government Complex in north Bangkok.
Images captured by the taxi's dashboard camera, which was widely circulated online, shows a man resembling Piset draw a pistol and point it at the taxi driver.
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Jia you! Phrase 'add oil!' added to Oxford English Dictionary
It is a phrase that may be heard in Singapore exam halls as students give one another as messages of encouragement.
Few are aware, however, that the expression "add oil!", a literal translation of the Mandarin term "jia you", is an official entry in the Oxford English Dictionary, complete with an exclamation mark.
The discovery was made by Associate Professor Hugo Tseng from Taiwan's Soochow University, who wrote a column about his finding in Hong Kong's Apple Daily on Sunday (Oct 14).
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'Vaccine denial' behind measles deaths in south Thailand
Local Islamic teachers preaching vaccination 'forbidden' for Muslims.
The "vaccine denial" common in some Muslim communities has contributed to the deaths of at least six patients, including children, during a measles outbreak in the far South.
Though vaccines are proven to prevent diseases, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) is worried that a measles epidemic is quickly spreading in the three southernmost provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat -due to a large proportion of the residents rejecting immunisation for religious reasons.
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Jailed Thai ex-monk gets further 16 years for child rape, abduction
BANGKOK - A former Buddhist monk who sparked outrage in Thailand over his lavish lifestyle and is already serving time for fraud was sentenced to a further 16 years in prison on Wednesday (Oct 17) for abducting and raping a child.
Wirapol Sukphol, formerly known by his monastic name of Luang Pu Nenkham, was sentenced in August to 114 years in prison after a court found him guilty of fraud, money laundering and computer crimes.
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Blooming early! Japan's famed cherry blossoms make unexpected appearance
TOKYO - The delicate blossoms of the cherry tree might be synonymous with the onset of spring in Japan - except this year they're also blooming in autumn, a weather forecasting company said on Wednesday (Oct 17).
Experts told local media that the rare late blooms could be the result of this year's unusual weather, including a particularly active typhoon season.
Weathernews, a meteorological firm, said more than 300 people across Japan had reported cherry blossoms were blooming in their neighbourhood, in a survey conducted last week.
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Pakistan hangs child killer after death sparked riots
LAHORE, PAKISTAN - Pakistani authorities on Wednesday (Oct 17) executed a man convicted of raping and murdering a six-year-old girl, in an incident that shocked the country and sparked riots earlier this year.
Chilling CCTV footage broadcast on television following the killing purportedly showed the young girl - Zainab Fatima Ameen - walking hand-in-hand with an unidentified man, in what may have been her last moments.
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Video shows Thailand's anti-corruption official pulling gun on taxi
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has given a fact-finding committee 15 days to determine why its assistant secretary-general, Piset Nakhaphan, pulled a gun on a taxi driver at the Chaeng Watthana Government Complex in north Bangkok.
Video captured by the taxi's dashboard camera, which has widely circulated online, shows a man resembling Piset draw a pistol and point it at the taxi driver.
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‘Halloween’ | Anatomy of a Scene
By MEKADO MURPHY from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/video/movies/100000006166945/halloween-scene.html?partner=IFTTT
David Gordon Green discusses a sequence from his new film featuring Jamie Lee Curtis.
Tiffany Haddish: ‘My Career Is a Delicious Roasted Chicken’
By CARA BUCKLEY from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/movies/tiffany-haddish.html?partner=IFTTT
Trust us — it makes sense when you hear how doggedly she pursued success. It’s time to find out whether the “Girls Trip” star can make it last.
Review: ‘Mid90s’ Skates Back to a Less Innocent Time
By A.O. SCOTT from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/movies/mid90s-review-jonah-hill.html?partner=IFTTT
This period-specific coming-of-age story was written and directed by Jonah Hill.
Microaggressions at School? The ‘Hate U Give’ Team Has Been There
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The author Angie Thomas, the star Amandla Stenberg and the director George Tillman Jr. know what it’s like to be outsiders, and put that in their work.
How Michael Myers and Laurie Strode Meet Again in ‘Halloween’
By MEKADO MURPHY from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/movies/halloween-scene-jamie-lee-curtis.html?partner=IFTTT
David Gordon Green discusses a sequence featuring Jamie Lee Curtis.
‘Halloween’ Review: Babysitters (and Jamie Lee Curtis) Beware!
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/movies/halloween-review-jamie-lee-curtis.html?partner=IFTTT
David Gordon Green’s sequel to the horror classic brings Michael Myers back for blood.
‘Halloween’ 1978: The Times Finally Reviews a Horror Classic
By JASON ZINOMAN from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/movies/halloween-1978-review.html?partner=IFTTT
We didn’t review “Halloween” in 1978 because of a newspaper strike. Forty years later, our critic takes a new look at John Carpenter’s masterpiece.
Why Does ‘First Man’ Say Gemini as ‘Geminee’? NASA Explains. Sorta.
By JOHN SCHWARTZ from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/movies/first-man-gemini-nasa.html?partner=IFTTT
The pronunciation of the 1965-66 program is a space agency thing. Sometimes it was pronounced normally. NASA’s chief historian gives the back story.
Review: A Restless Spirit Haunts a Family in ‘A Season in France’
By AISHA HARRIS from NYT Movies https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/movies/a-season-in-france-review.html?partner=IFTTT
Dangerous uncertainty, and a bit of hope, hangs over a family seeking political asylum in Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s latest feature.
Africa:Africa Needs to Invest Much More in Its People
[allAfrica] Progress in the fight against extreme poverty in Africa has been way too slow. Although the poverty rate has declined from 54 percent in 1990 to 41 percent in 2015, a rapid population growth of 2.6 percent per year has offset these gains, resulting in 130 million more poor people. Today more than half of the world's 725 million people living in extreme poverty are in Africa. The war against poverty will be won or lost in Africa. And it must be won.
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Africa:World Bank Report - Continent's Poverty Rates Remain High
[Deutsche Welle] The latest extreme poverty estimates from the World Bank revealed that Africa is lagging behind the rest of the world. Development expert Francisco Ferreira says it's not too late to turn things around.
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Africa:Why World Bank's Optimism About Global Poverty Misses the Point
[The Conversation Africa] The World Bank's latest annual report on poverty and shared prosperity has an unsurprisingly positive message that only 10% of the world's population lived in extreme poverty in 2015, which is the most recent year that available data allows for global poverty estimates to be made.
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Africa:Trade Contradictions Could Cost the Continent
[ISS] The future of Africa will be significantly shaped by two major accords: the post-Cotonou Agreement with the European Union (EU) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) deal. But backtracking by foreign ministers from some African states who don't want the AU Commission as the lead negotiator with the EU could hamper the success of these agreements.
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Africa:Unlocking Markets, Cross-Border Trade in Africa Using Technology
[CIO] African consumer and business spending is projected to reach a combined $6.7 trillion by 2030 with some reports indicating a $2.1 trillion consumer spending projection for as early as 2025.
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Africa:"A big step forward" for health in the French-speaking world
[Speak Up Africa] YEREVAN, ARMENIA (12 October 2018) -- Today, 57 countries committed to eliminating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) through the adoption of a resolution at the XVIIIe Summit of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF, or International Organization of the Francophonie).Widely supported by civil society organizations across the Francophone space, this resolution commits member states to promoting and reinforcing the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in the Francophone co
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Africa:Countries' Policies Must Shift to Achieve Zero Hunger
[The Conversation Africa] For the third year in a row hunger is rising across the world. And, as a recent report by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation shows, the situation is worsening in most regions in Africa. Almost 21% of the continent's population of 1,216 billion is undernourished.
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Africa:How Insects Can Help Fight Hunger in the World
[The Conversation Africa] Insects could be a game changer in the race to combat food insecurity and achieve zero hunger - the theme of this year's World Food Day.
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Africa:The State of World Population 2018
[UNFPA in WCA] The power to choose the number, timing and spacing of children
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Africa:Traders Want Kenyans Wearing African Attire As Kenyatta Promises Support for SMEs
[The Exchange] Textile producers want the government to make it mandatory for workers to dress in African attire at least one day a week to promote local designers and manufacturers.
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Africa:Dream Over for Eswatini As Tunisia, Egypt Go Through
[CAF] Tunisia and Egypt have wrapped up Group J slots for next year's final tournament after victories in Day Four matches on Tuesday.
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Africa:Cautious Optimism As Europe Outlines New Approach to Africa
[New Times] With numerous untapped investment opportunities in Rwanda and the East Africa region and growing interest by multiple external partners, the European Union has expressed intention to deepen their economic and trade relationship with Africa, through investment and job creation.
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Africa:Zimbabwe Nears 2019 Afcon Qualification
[CAJ News] Harare -Zimbabwe Warriors have collected four crucial points against Democratic of Congo (DRC) following Tuesday's 1-1 draw in a well balanced Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group G encounter at the National Sports Stadium in Harare.
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Africa:Industry 4.0 Not All About Job Losses
[CAJ News] Sun City -A TECHNOLOGY expert has allayed fears of job losses in the continent with the advent of the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0).
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Africa:Issa Diop Swears Allegiance to France Not Senegal or Morocco
[FirstTouch] The battle of retaining African talent to represent African nations continues with another promising star swearing allegiance to France. West Ham United new signing, Issa Diop follows a pack of other players of African descent who prefered to play for France. For us, it still remains a mystery why the numbers continue to increase especially considering how African teams have gotten stronger in recent years and are as good as any other team in the world. Tinotenda Magiya explores why.
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