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Global Climate Strike takes over downtown Ottawa
Today's climate change strikes around New Zealand are set to be the biggest ones yet. Thunberg met Trudeau privately for about 15 minutes Friday morning, before he also joined the Montreal climate protest. "The AMS is very excited to see the incredible amount of students, faculty and staff coming out here and really showing that the university, as well as our politicians, need to be emphasiz... [Full Article...]
Macron: Chirac était "un grand Français, libre"
D'autres questions seront posées par l'intermédiaire de 20 quotidiens régionaux, dont notre journal, mais également Sud-Ouest, Ouest-France, La Voix du Nord et les journaux du groupe Ebra comme L'Alsace ou Le Progrès, mais aussi une quinzaine de télévisions locales du réseau VIA.De nombreuses interrogations demeurent sur le projet du gouvernement de fusionner en un système unique les 42 régimes ex... [Full Article...]
Facebook begins hiding ‘likes’ in Australia
Likes, reactions and video views from users will be made private, meaning only the account holder can see their likes. Now, Facebook has officially begun testing the removal of likes from public visibility, starting its test in Australia. [Full Article...]
Pokemon Sword & Shield Livestream Event Leaving Fans Confuse
It's unclear when the crossover will take place, but it's likely to happen closer to Sword and Shield's November 15 launch. Maybe a new unexpected evolution from a previous generation will be discovered? It's possible this ties in to Sword and Shield's new Dynamaxing feature. [Full Article...]
Zarif can visit sick colleague after Iran frees American
The issue of prisoner exchange has been a key point of US-Iran tensions, among other recent escalations since President Donald Trump walked away from the Iran nuclear deal previous year. Pool reporters at the commercial port confirmed the ship had moored, while video images showed the Swedish owned vessel docked and surrounded by several small boats, including at least one flying the United Arab... [Full Article...]
Greta Thunberg has 'surrendered completely to catastrophism' says billionaire fashion CEO
The teen has inspired millions of youths, drawn to her cause by her passion and a mature, committed rhetorical style that belies her young age. "We need to bring about change now", she said. It prompted Thunberg to temporarily update her Twitter bio to read: "A very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future". [Full Article...]
Trump raises $13million after Pelosi announces impeachment inquiry
The subpoena also accused Pompeo's refusal to provide documentation on Ukraine of "impairing Congress' ability to fulfill its constitutional responsibilities to protect our national security and the integrity of our democracy". But some Democrats who backed impeachment earlier on said they want the focus of the inquiry to include findings of potential obstruction of justice, saying Trump shoul... [Full Article...]
New iPhones will get notification if third party screen repairs made
Details about the message were also included in the iOS 13.1 release notes, suggesting the feature was enabled with the iOS 13.1 update. This is interesting as we had though that Apple may use a cut out on the display like Samsung does for the camera on next years iPhone. [Full Article...]
Apple iOS 13.1 and iPad OS 13.1 Released
Meanwhile, iPadOS 13 .1 is the first public release of this "new" platform, so it appears that iPad users have escaped the quality issues that dogged iPhone upgraders this month. We also recommend digging around on YouTube , Apple's discussion forums , social media sites like Twitter/Facebook, and the MacRumors forums for additional feedback about the update's performance. [Full Article...]
British tanker Stena Impero leaves Iran's Bandar Abbas port
Stena Bulk's CEO had said in recent days that the company was working to secure the release of the ship and its crew. Although the move came after Iran's Adrian Darya 1 oil tanker was seized by Gibraltar and UK Marines over an alleged breach of European Union anti-Syria sanctions, Iran noted the recent incident is in no way a relatialition. [Full Article...]
Tea Bags Found to Contain Billions of Microplastics
Plastic tea bags are shedding billions of shards of microplastics into their water, according to a new study . "There is really no need to package tea in plastic, which at the end of the day becomes single-use plastic", she said. In its first review of the health risks of plastic in tap and bottled water, the World Health Organization (WHO) said last month that microplastics "don't appear ... [Full Article...]
Trump admin sets lowest cap on refugee admissions in 4 decades. Again
Under the proposal, numerous 18,000 slots would be dedicated to people fleeing persecution in Guatemala, El Salvador or Honduras; those fleeing religious persecution; or Iraqis who have worked with the U.S. Senior administration officials who announced the plan Thursday said they expect some 368,000 to apply for asylum or refugee status in fiscal 2020. [Full Article...]
British court rules Nigeria can appeal $9.6 billion seizure
A statement issued by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alh.aji Lai Mohammed said the development would enable the government to appeal the court's recognition of the UK Arbitration Tribunal in the UK Court of Appeal and possibly quash the earlier ruling in favour of P&ID. [Full Article...]
Google Pixel 4 XL hands-on reveals faster Google Assistant, Face unlock
The Google Pixel 4 devices have leaked to the extent that a publication has managed to do a hands-on article about it. This latest hands-on of the Pixel 4 XL gives us a look at the updated Google Assistant, new Face Unlock feature, and more. [Full Article...]
UK's Boris Johnson sparks backlash over murdered MP comment
Labour's Paula Sherriff referred to Jo Cox, the MP murdered in 2016, as she pleaded with him to refrain from using "dangerous" words like "surrender". When asked if a referendum was a better option than a general election, Ms Rudd said: "Better?" His opponents roared "resign" and some cast him as a cheating dictator who should stand aside after the court ruling. [Full Article...]
10-million tots at risk from fires
One resident in Jambi province, who captured pictures of the sky, told BBC News the haze had "hurt her eyes and throat". A poisonous haze has blanketed parts of Borneo and Sumatra in the earlier number of months, nearby authorities said, and has brought on diplomatic tensions as it spreads to neighbours, like Singapore , Malaysia and the Philippines. [Full Article...]
CARICOM Concludes First Summit With PM Of India
In particular, policymakers on both sides had a small trade deal in mind, one that could set the table for a India-US free trade agreement further down. As Senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations Alyssa Ayres pointed out, maybe the most interesting thing about the interactions between the two leaders in the United States over the last few days was thei... [Full Article...]
Amazon Just Released Echo Buds, Its First Wireless Earbuds
The Echo Buds aren't ambitious, but they're going to sell incredibly well. At $60 it is just $10 more than the Echo Dot without clock. Amazon is sitting on top of this market: Canalys reports Amazon shipped a quarter ofthese speakers, or an estimated 6.6 million between April and June. [Full Article...]
Royaume-Uni : le Parlement fait sa rentrée après l’affront à Boris Johnson
Mais la suspension parlementaire voulue par Boris Johnson était plus longue et courait du 10 septembre jusqu'au 14 octobre, soit deux semaines seulement avant la date prévue du Brexit , le 31 octobre. " Je ne pense pas que le gouvernement doive s'excuser de faire progresser notre sortie de l'UE ", leur a répondu sur la BBC Michael Gove, le ministre chargé des préparatifs en cas de " no deal... [Full Article...]
Imran reiterates nuclear blackmail if world doesn't pressure India
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday called Pakistan a "challenging neighbour" and stressed that while there is terrorism globally, there is no country in the world that sponsors terror consciously and deliberately against India. Meanwhile, Pakistan efforts to rouse the world to its case on Kashmir bore some fruit with the Kashmir contact group of the OIC (Organisation of Islamic Coope... [Full Article...]