Viral News: May 2018

Thursday, 31 May 2018

How Sweden is preparing for its election to be hacked

Will a "Facebook hotline" and propaganda lessons keep polls free and fair?

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The story of Pakistan's 'disappeared' Shias

Activists say they are detained without due process over suspected links to a secretive militia in Syria.

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Eight times celebrities messed up on social media

Following the cancellation of Roseanne's show, which other celebrities have messed up on social media?

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Twitter 'bans women against trans ideology', say feminists

A women's group says there is "a concerted attack on women's free speech" over transgender issues.

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YouTube stars' fury over algorithm tests

The website says it has been manipulating the subscription feed for some viewers.

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Tomorrow's cities: Google's Toronto city built 'from the internet up'

A disused waterfront in Toronto is being transformed by a firm owned by Google's parent company.

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YouTube deletes half of 'violent' music videos

YouTube says it has deleted more than half of the 'violent' music videos which the country's most senior police officer asked it to take down.

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Dixons Carphone to close 92 stores as profits slide

Shares in the retailer sink almost 21% as it announces closures and says profits will fall sharply this year.

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Busking goes cashless with 'a world first' for London

London introduces a contactless payment scheme for buskers that allows tap-to-pay donations.

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Bulgarians tweeting in Cyrillic confused for Russian bots

The use of the Cyrillic alphabet is one way Twitter tries to identify Russian automated accounts.

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Two French teenagers charged over Despacito YouTube hack

Two 18-year-olds are charged over a hack that targeted the Latin hit and other pop songs on YouTube.

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Google and Facebook accused of breaking GDPR laws

Complaints against the web giants are filed on the first day of the EU's new data protection law.

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YouTube star John 'TotalBiscuit' Bain dies aged 33

Game critic John Bain - known as TotalBiscuit and the Cynical Brit - dies of cancer.

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Call of Duty Kansas 'swatting' death: Two more charged

A man renting a gamer's home was shot dead by police responding to a hoax call.

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You Won't Believe Everything Philippine Boxer-Politician Manny Pacquiao's Did for an Ice Cream Vendor

World champion boxer Manny Pacquiao is a devout Christian and has displayed his heart for the needy, including his love of the Filipino people many times.

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Newly Released Manuscript is Earliest Known Fragment from the Gospel of Mark

The earliest fragment of the Gospel of Mark, dating between A.D. 150 - 250, was recently published by the Egypt Exploration Society from a Greek papyrus.

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'I Know I'm Going to Get Killed': The UK's Stunning Punishment for a Man Who Protested Radical Islam

The arrest and imprisonment of Stephen Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, has set off protests around the world.

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Crackdown on high-interest lending announced by FCA

Rent-to-own sector faces a cap on prices but the regulator rules out an immediate limit on cost of overdrafts.

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Top 10 worst excuses for not appointing women executives

A report on boardroom diversity reveals the top 10 worst excuses for not appointing women.

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Brexit: Time is running out, big business warns May

Major European firms warn the Prime Minister they may cut investment without clarity on Brexit customs plans.

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Trump tariffs: Europe braced for US tariffs on steel and aluminium

The White House reportedly plans to let a temporary exemption granted to European steel and aluminium expire.

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Ocado elevated to the FTSE 100, while M&S avoids the drop

Ocado joins the blue chip shares index after a year of dealmaking, while M&S escapes the drop.

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New car models drive UK production growth in April

Car output rises on the back of investment in new models, but the industry's trade body repeats Brexit concerns.

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Football urged to tackle single-use plastics problem

Leagues in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are urged to stop using single-use plastic.

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Profile: Billionaire philanthropist George Soros

The hedge fund investor turned liberal philanthropist is politically divisive around the world.

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US economy grows at a slower 2.2%

The US economy grew by 2.2% in the first quarter, slightly more slowly than first reported.

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RBS to press ahead with branch closures

The bank's AGM is told that use of branches has fallen sharply as customers shift to digital banking.

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Italy pays higher prices to sell government bonds

Italy is forced to offer significantly higher returns in a sale of government bonds on Wednesday.

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SSE to raise gas and electricity prices

The company becomes the last of the "big six" energy companies to announce early summer price rises.

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Don't buy tickets from Viagogo, minister warns

Margot James tells consumers to boycott the ticket reseller after it fails to change its policies.

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UK strikes reach all-time low in 2017

The number of stoppages and the number of workers involved in labour disputes hit a record low last year.

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'Don't buy Viagogo tickets'

Digital minister Margot James tells consumers not to use the Geneva-based ticket reseller.

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Paris moves to improve air quality

Paris is leading the move to cut pollution by banning some vehicles from its streets.

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Seeking a silent retreat from urban life

Silent retreats are an increasingly popular form of escape from the stresses of urban life.

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Exotic mushrooms help Kashmir

In the troubled region of Kashmir, a rare type of mushroom is giving locals a chance to earn money.

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How Starbucks hopes to end staff racism

The coffee chain is giving all US staff "unconscious bias" training. We explain what that involves.

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Orla Kiely: 'Stem pattern was a very quick design'

Orla Kiely reveals the secrets behind the designs she's created over the past 20 years.

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The strawberry-picking robots coming to a farm near you

Strawberry producers say they can't find enough humans to pick their fruit, so are robots the answer?

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How the light bulb became a million dollar idea.

The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how the light bulb became a million dollar idea.

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Thameslink compares poor service to Poundland chocolate

Thameslink is threatened with legal action for comparing its poor service to Poundland chocolate.

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Starbucks shuts 8,000 US stores for race training

The coffee chain closes all 8,000 cafes in the US for an afternoon of "racial bias" training.

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Protectionist racket?

The EU is not the freest trader, but on many measures it is near the liberal end of the spectrum.

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Vaping's rise in five charts

Spending on e-cigarettes is increasing. The BBC looks at what's behind the rise.

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Paris in the smog

Could the French capital provide a template for cutting pollution in other cities?

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Weather warning

There is a significant link between higher temperatures and lower school achievement, says a US study.

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Financial high

Meet some of those hoping to capitalise in the world's biggest cannabis market.

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Bitter on Twitter

Experts take us through the dos and don'ts of social media interactions with customers.

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U.S., North Korea enter second day of nuclear talks

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and high-ranking North Korean official Kim Yong Chol enter a second day of meetings in New York on Thursday as they try to settle nuclear weapons disagreements and set the stage for an historic summit between their two leaders.