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Facebook overhauls Instagram messaging, enabling cross-app chats with Messenger
SAN FRANCISCO : Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it would start replacing the direct messaging service within Instagram with a version of its Messenger app, the first major step in its plan to tie together messaging across its suite of apps. The move enables users of each service to find, message and...
Google Meet’s free plans will not limit calls to 60 minutes
NEW DELHI: Tech giant has decided not to impose the 60 minutes limit on meetings created on the free version of . The company has decided to extend its policy which allows users to host meetings for longer than 60 minutes. Earlier the company announced that it will enforce a time limit after...
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Geneva to raise minimum wage to £3,500 a month
Voters back increase amid reports of growing poverty linked to Covid-19 pandemic Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Geneva is to raise its minimum wage to almost £3,500 a month, reported to be the highest in the world, after locals approved the measure in a surprise vote...
Royal Dutch Shell plans to cut up to 9,000 jobs in transition to low-carbon energy
Royal Dutch Shell announced on Wednesday plans to cut up to 9,000 jobs, or over 10% of its workforce, as part of a major overhaul to shift the oil and gas giant to low-carbon energy. Shell, which had 83,000 employees at the end of 2019, said that the reorganisation will lead to additional annual...
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Lesbians, gays, bisexuals more likely to get migraines, study finds
Lesbian, gay and bisexual people are much more likely than straight people to get migraines, US research showed on Monday, indicating sexual orientation may be a risk factor for the painful and disabling headaches. Nearly one third of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) participants experienced...
Purging water system of brain-eating microbe to take 60 days
LAKE JACKSON, Texas — A Houston-area official said Monday it will take 60 days to ensure a city drinking water system is purged of a deadly, microscopic parasite that doctors believed killed a boy and that led to warnings for others not to drink tap water. Lake Jackson City Manager Modesto...
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US Open finalist Azarenka makes tame exit in Paris
Victoria Azarenka, runner up at the recent US Open, crashed out in the second round of Roland Garros after losing in straight sets on Wednesday to Slovakia's Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. The...
Pliskova struggles to pass Sherif at French Open
PARIS, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Czech Karolina Pliskova survived a first-round scare at the French Open on Tuesday as the second seed rallied to beat Egypt's qualifier Mayar Sherif 6-7 (9), 6-2,...
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Neymar has 34 million euros Spanish tax debt: Authorities
MADRID: forward owes more unpaid tax than any other individual on a ' blacklist with debts of 34.6 million euros ($40.5 million), according to an official document published on Wednesday. The Brazilian, who played for from 2013...
Controversial underarm serve proves popular tactic at French Open
It has been seen as one of the more controversial tactics in tennis over the years, but it seems that the underarm serve is becoming a common feature in some matches at the French Open. The likes of Alexander Bublik, Sara Errani and Monica Niculescu have all hit underarm serves this tournament-...
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Kentucky AG says he did not recommend charges against two Breonna Taylor officers
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Sienna Miller says Chadwick Boseman took a pay cut to ensure she was given a fair fee
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French Open: Rafael Nadal says tennis will be ‘healthy’ without him and Federer
South China Morning Post | 2020-09-30
Lionel Messi attempts to put his dispute with FC Barcelona behind, says it is time for club to unite
Yahoo Daily News | 2020-09-30
Oui ou non: New Caledonia set for fresh vote on independence from France
Oui ou non: New Caledonia set for fresh vote on independence from France
Sunday’s vote could lay the foundations for the birth of a new nation in the Pacific after surprising support emerged in 2018 referendum It’s the final week of campaigning and two flags fly above the...
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Greenland's ice melting faster than at any time in past 12,000 years
Greenland's ice melting faster than at any time in past 12,000 years
Increased loss of ice could trigger sea level rise of up to 10cm by end of century Greenland’s ice is starting to melt faster than at any time in the past 12,000 years, research has shown, which will...
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US contacts considered kidnapping or poisoning Assange, court told
US contacts considered kidnapping or poisoning Assange, court told
Julian Assange was bugged in the toilet at the Ecuadorian embassy at the request of “friends in America”, who even discussed kidnap or poisoning to bring the stalemate over the WikiLeaks...
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Kentucky AG says he did not recommend charges against two Breonna Taylor officers
Kentucky AG says he did not recommend charges against two Breonna Taylor officers
Sept. 30 (Reuters) — The Kentucky attorney general who presented evidence to a grand jury in the police shooting death of Breonna Taylor said he did not recommend any charges against the two police...
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Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf sworn in as new ruler of Kuwait
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah was sworn in Wednesday as the ruling emir of the tiny oil-rich country, propelled to power by the death of his...
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First woman sentenced for her role in Nxivm sex cult
The Hill | 2020-09-30
First woman sentenced for her role in Nxivm sex cult
Seagram’s heiress Clare Bronfman was sentenced Wednesday to just under seven years in prison in connection with her role in the Nxivm cult. Bronfman has pleaded...
Russia spreading lies about Covid vaccines, says UK military chief
The Guardian | 2020-09-30
Russia spreading lies about Covid vaccines, says UK military chief
Head of armed forces says both China and Russia trying to undermine cohesion in west Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Russia is...
Pope denies audience with Pompeo; Vatican warns against playing politics over China
Daily Star Lebanon | 2020-09-30
Pope denies audience with Pompeo; Vatican warns against playing politics over China
The Vatican said Wednesday it had denied a request from Mike Pompeo for an audience with Pope Francis, and accused the Secretary of State of trying to drag the...
Jacinda Ardern admits to past cannabis use during N.Z. election debate
CTV | 2020-09-30
Jacinda Ardern admits to past cannabis use during N.Z. election debate
During a debate with her rival in the New Zealand election campaign, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern admitted to smoking cannabis 'a long time ago.' ......
World Health Organization Workers Accused of Sexually Exploiting Women in DRC
World Health Organization Workers Accused of Sexually Exploiting Women in DRC
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, over 50 women are accusing workers with the World...
Timothy Ray Brown, the first person cured of HIV, dies of cancer
Timothy Ray Brown, the first person cured of HIV, dies of cancer
Timothy Ray Brown, who made history as “the Berlin patient,” the first person known to be cured of HIV infection, has died. He was 54. Brown died Tuesday at his...
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Trump's antics forced the presidential debate commission to reconsider its rules
Trump's antics forced the presidential debate commission to reconsider its rules
How bad was Tuesday night's debate? So bad that the above-the-fray Commission on Presidential...
New Arab Pro-Democracy Group Founded by Jamal Khashoggi Faces an Uphill Battle in D.C.
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Trump Campaign Looks to Make Good On Poll-Watching Threat in Philadelphia
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Palestine in Pictures: September 2020
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