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Social media saves lives in Syria's Civil War As the Syrian Civil War drags on, one American company is hoping to harness the power of social media to help save lives.

Sessions urged not to go after social media companies by technology activists A group of technology activists and think tanks is urging Attorney General Jeff Sessions not to go after social media companies.

Social media saves lives in Syria The new smartphone and computer app Sentry acts as an early warning alert system using data from human observers and remote sensors to warn of Assad regime attacks.

Report: Half of all cell phone calls will be scams by 2019 According to a new report by First Orion, close to half of all calls to mobile phones will be fraudulent in 2019 unless measures are taken to mitigate the surge.

Will the internet be split in two by 2028? Former Google CEO predicts half of the internet to be led by China.

Google staffers wanted to manipulate search results to combat Trump's travel ban, emails show Google is in the spotlight after internal emails show conversations between employees highlighting a desire to manipulate search results on the heels of President Trump’s controversial travel ban in order to mute conservative viewpoints and push ways to combat the ban.

Amazon's new gadgets are just another data-collection scheme To use the title of Brad Stone's seminal book about the nation's largest online retailer, Amazon is so much "The Everything Store" that it can be a little hard to remember when it was just a bookstore.

Nearly half all cell phone calls will be scams by 2019, report says Close to half of all calls to mobile phones will be fraudulent in 2019 unless measures are taken to mitigate the surge, according to a new report.

Google: Apps can scan and share your Gmail data, with consent Don't expect Google to completely cut off marketing firms from your Gmail inbox.

Missouri AG Hawley probing Google over anti-trust laws Missouri Attorney General Hawley is investigating if Google is using search information in a biased fashion. Republican Senate candidate says McCaskill represents the 'radical left-wing agenda of D.C. liberals.'

Christine Blasey Ford's lawyer accuses senators of "arbitrary" deadlines over the Kavanaugh hearing. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PWKPGb

Several people are killed in a gun attack during an Iranian military parade, state media says. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2xwRznt

The pop icon, designer, actress says she "couldn't be more proud" to take on the government role. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QQUvUa

The US says Assad Ahmad Barakat has laundered money for the Lebanese militant group in South America. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2O0C2Wh

But a source tells the BBC Mr Rosenstein was being sarcastic when he suggested wiretapping Mr Trump. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QOWpo4

Quebec's Liberal leader is pilloried for his awry estimate on working families' grocery budgets. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2puvfpW

The death is thought to be the second in the nation while using the popular electric scooters. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PUvXIo

At least 136 people have died after the overcrowded vessel overturned on Lake Victoria on Thursday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Dj27Mo

Erik Solheim is criticised for risking the UN's reputation by extensive use of expensive air travel. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2xIHOC6

A judge temporarily allows the screening of a film about a lesbian love affair ahead of the Oscars. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2zmemUx

Franco Mulakkal is accused of repeatedly raping a Kerala nun, sparking unprecedented angry protests. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NYVDGw

Raja Bushra says poetry enables her and others to openly express the challenges of life in Sudan. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ptknst

Dozens of people have died after a ferry capsized on Lake Victoria in Tanzania. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2puqqNA

A landslide in the Philippines has killed more than 20 people, reducing hillside homes to rubble. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OEqcyf

All eyes were on nine young golden retrievers at Chile's annual military parade in Santiago. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2pu4mm1

The experiment may give insights into how social species have evolved, US scientists suggest. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NqMxmt

Officials believe the spaceship Hayabusa-2 has put rovers on an asteroid's surface, making history. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2xDU6vi

Founded in 1780, Hicky's Bengal Gazette notoriously dogged the most powerful men in India. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2I5agme

A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QQRJ19

What could Venezuela's government learn from these five historic cases of hyperinflation? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ODSpoW

Cary Fukunaga and stars Emma Stone and Justin Theroux discuss the mind-bending Maniac. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NzBB6g

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Darwin in November in a first for a Japanese leader since the Japanese imperial army bombed the Australian city during World War II, Australian media reported on Saturday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2I66OYD

Several people were killed when unknown gunmen opened fire during a military parade in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz on Saturday, state television reported. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Nwe4Tx

U.S. President Donald Trump will fail in his confrontation with Iran, just like Iraq's Saddam Hussein, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, referring to the war between the two Middle Eastern powers and vowing that Tehran will not abandon its missiles. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2IaSgHn

The family of an Australian filmmaker pardoned by Cambodia after being jailed on espionage charges said on Saturday it was happy the "nightmare" came to an end, while the Australian foreign minister thanked the government in Phnom Penh for his release. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MSuq3O

Ecuador in 2017 gave Wikileaks founder Julian Assange a diplomatic post in Russia but rescinded it after Britain refused to give him diplomatic immunity, according to an Ecuadorean government document seen by Reuters. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2zmHt9Z

China's northeastern province of Liaoning has drawn up new guidelines aimed at "completely eradicating" the bad influence of its disgraced former governor Bo Xilai, who was jailed in 2013 for corruption and abuse of power. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xvEbQp

China's most senior envoy inaugurated a new embassy in the Dominican Republic on Friday after the Caribbean country cut ties with Taiwan in a move that prompted U.S. concern over the Asian island's dwindling number of allies. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2DkxaY1

A Mexican journalist was murdered in the southern state of Chiapas on Friday, authorities and his employer said, the latest attack against the press in one of the world's most dangerous countries for media workers. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MTwnNp

The United States is preparing a "series of actions" in the coming days to increase pressure on the Venezuelan government, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2zn68LE