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Google has announced that advertisers who are running political ads will no longer be able to target their ads to people based on their political leanings or voter record. Previously advertisers were able to target their ads based on data that Google collected via user activity. This led to a large amount of controversy during the 2016 election.

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The resource-rich islands in the East of Papa New Guinea are soon going to vote in order to decide whether or not the islands should become independent. There are currently 200,000 voters on the Bougainville islands and they will all cast their ballots on 23rd November. The referendum is coming as a result of a brutal civil war that ravaged the area for an entire decade.

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One of the most explosive public impeachment hearings held on Wednesday when President Donald Trump’s top Europe envoy Gordon Sondland told House impeachment investigators that there was a quid pro quo in Ukraine dealings. Democrats seized the opportunity to make the case that Trump abused his power by conditioning official acts to benefit his re-election campaign.

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Roger Lynch, CEO of Conde Nast, has stated that he believes Apple's premium magazine service has not had much of an impact yet. Media conglomerate Conde Naste offers many of its publications through Apple's service, such as Wired, GQ, The New Yorker and Vogue. Lynch also stated that Apple's 50 percent commission on revenue was exorbitant, and that its Apple News Plus service might potentially cannibalize Conde Nast's own services.

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In a statement released online, Apple Inc announced the construction of a new facility in Austin, Texas, located adjacent to the facility where they manufacture the new Macbook Pro laptops. Apple is spending 1 billion USD on this facility, which will span an are of 3 million square feet, with an initial capacity of 5000 employees with an additional 10,000 potential capacity, and will open in 2022.

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Security concerns over technology company, Huawei, have led German telecom firm Deutsche Telekom to announce that it will begin phasing out the Chinese multinational company, Huawei's technology, in the coming two years. The company would be replacing Huawei components in its core network. Deutsche Telekom itself has decline to comment on the issue.

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Elliptic, a London-based company supplying risk management systems for the cryptocurrency market, has stated that 400 million USD in XRP tokens, the currency used in the Ripple payment network, are believed to be connected to illegal transactions. XRP currently has a market capitalization of 10.98 billion USD, and therefore the total number of illegal transactions represent less than 0.2 percent of the total transactions using XRP.

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Fritz von Weizsacker, son of former German president Richard von Weizsacker, an outstanding doctor and head of a clinic in Berlin was stabbed to death while delivering a medical lecture on liver fat at Schlosspark clinic. The attacker seated in the audience in the first row, jumped up in the middle of the lecture and stabbed von Weizsacker repeatedly. The attacker was tackled by 20 people and was stopped from fleeing.

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Greece's new conservative government has announced plans for relocating more than 27,000 migrants residing in heavily crowded refugee camps on the islands of Lesbos, Chios, and Samos. The refugees will be relocated to closed centers where they will undergo checks for identification, relocation, and deportation. These places have been likened by campaigners to detention centers since refugees will not be allowed to move freely until their status confirmation.

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Renowned comic book writer, Alan Moore, has recently said that he finds modern superhero culture to be 'embarrassing, claiming that the movies serve only to allow people to remain in their comfortable childhoods. He went on to say that superheroes have become fuel for people who do not wish to embrace the 21st century.

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The Oxford Union, a debating society independent from the university, recently faced severe criticism for forcible removal of blind international relations scholar Ebenezer Azamati from a debating event, under the president's direction who believed him to be acting violently. Consequently, Brendan McGrath, the president of the Oxford Union resigned and issued an unreserved apology to Azamati.

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According to data analysis, Netflix has seen no change in its user numbers or subscriber count since the launch of Disney+. According to experts, Netflix will not lose any subscribers to the upcoming competition in the near future although it will face some stiff competition from Amazon and Disney.

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The wave of mass protests and civil unrest that has gripped the rest of South America has now come to Colombia, which has been relatively stable compared to its neighbors. The government of Ivan Duque has steadily declined in popularity since his election last year, and tens of thousands are expected to join the call for protests against his government.

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FBI investigators who were looking into Epstein's death are also looking into the possibility that 'criminal enterprise' could be involved in the death. The coroner ruled the death a "suicide" although two prison guards who were supposed to be guarding him have admitted to falsifying records to cover up their absence from the scene.

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During the last ITV leaders' debate, the Conservative party renamed its Twitter account to 'factcheckUK' and tweeted Conservative party talking points to its 75,000 followers. The party has come under fire from the company, as Twitter has warned them that it will take 'decisive corrective action' if the incident is repeated, stating that such a re-branding was a deliberate attempt to spread misinformation by making the Conservative party Twitter appear as an independent fact-checker.

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The US Senate has unanimously passed a bill that would protect human rights in Hong Kong, to support the protesters. The bill has attracted large amounts of criticism from the Chinese government and would place sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for human rights violations within the city. They have recently passed another bill that would limit the export of crowd control munitions to the Hong Kong police force.

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Yorgen Fenech, prominent Maltese businessman, was arrested by police. He has been cited as a person of interest in the murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2007. Before her death, Galizia was investigating a data leak from Fenech's business. Since then, a collective of journalists continued her investigations and revealed Fenech's involvement in a shell company making payments to Panama, with government links.

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A federal judge has rejected Elon Musk's attempts to get a defamation lawsuit against him thrown out, saying that Musk will have to stand trial for his comments. The suit is being brought forward by a British cave explorer who Musk referred to as a 'Pedo guy' over Twitter. Since the explorer is not a public figure, the bar for defamation is much lower.

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Around 1000 students at Polytech University have been arrested by the police as the campus is still under siege. Around 100 students were stuck on campus as some tried to escape via the sewers. It is still unknown how many managed the escape but firemen have now blocked off the route due to a large number of snakes in the sewers.

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Simon Cheng, a former worker of the UK's consulate has said that he was tortured in China and was accused of creating unrest in Hong Kong. He was detained for 15 days and kept hooded and handcuffed for almost the entire duration. The British government has said that his claims are credible and have asked the Chinese government to hold the perpetrators responsible.

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has announced that the government will be banning the import and use of e-cigarettes because they are toxic. He went on to say that anyone caught using a vape will be arrested. He made this statement after the first case of vaping related lung injury was confirmed in the country.

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The BBC has announced that Doctor Who will not have a Christmas special this year. This is the second year in a row that the fan-favorite British SciFi series is not airing a special episode for the holidays. However, BBC will air the latest season on New Year's Day. The studio has teased a season that is larger in scale than any before it.

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The role of Superman has been up in the air for some time now, especially since last year a report came out that said that Henry Cavil was done with the role. However, in a recent interview with Men's Magazine, he has said that he is not yet done with the role and intends to continue to play Superman in future films.

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CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella has been named Businessperson of the year by Fortune. The list features 20 business leaders who tackled audacious goals, overcame impossible odds, and found creative solutions. Nadella emerged as a surprise choice by Microsoft in 2014 as he was neither a founder like Bill Gates nor he had the stature of a global leader but his hard work and leadership skills helped him achieve this title.

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Indian Government reaching out to more than 300 global manufacturers planning to relocate. Companies including Tesla Inc. GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Eli Lilly & Co. are planning to set up factories in countries other than China amid US-China Trade war. Indian Government plans to provide land to set up factories along with resources like power, road access, and water, according to a draft prepared by the department of promotion of industry.

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