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Passport facial recognition checks fail to work with dark skin
BBC NEWS
When it launched a new passport checking service, the Home Office knew that it had trouble handling some shades of skin, a report in the New Scientist has revealed.
Elijah E. Cummings: Veteran US Democrat dies aged 68
BBC NEWS
Veteran US Democratic congressman Elijah E. Cummings, who was heavily involved with the Trump impeachment inquiry, has died at the age of 68.
Rihanna turned down Super Bowl because of Colin Kaepernick
YAHOO NEWS
Justin Timberlake performed during the Super Bowl LII halftime show, but only after Rihanna turned down the NFL’s offer. It was widely rumored that Rihanna rebuffed the NFL as a show of solidarity to former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
UK PM sets out ambitious plans in Queen's Speech
BBC NEWS
Boris Johnson's government has set out "ambitious" policies on crime, health, the environment and Brexit in a Queen's Speech that opposition parties have dismissed as an "election manifesto".
Brexit: Special sitting for MPs to decide UK's future
BBC NEWS
MPs will be called to Parliament for a special Saturday sitting in a decisive day for the future of Brexit.
Facebook can be ordered to remove posts worldwide
BBC NEWS
Facebook and similar apps and websites can be ordered to take down illegal posts worldwide after a landmark ruling from the EU's highest court.
Formal impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump to be made
AL JAZEERA
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that the United States House of Representatives would launch a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, acquiescing to mounting pressure from fellow Democrats and plunging a deeply divided nation into an election-year clash between Congress and the president.
Jacques Chirac: Former French president dies at 86
BBC NEWS
Jacques Chirac, the former French president who championed the European Union, but whose later years were blighted by corruption scandals, has died aged 86.
US policeman suspended for arresting two six-year-olds
BBC NEWS
A US police officer has been suspended after arresting two six-year-olds at a school in Orlando, Florida.
Russia faces ban from all major sports events - Wada
BBC NEWS
Russia could face a ban from all major sports events over "discrepancies" in a lab database, the World Anti-Doping Agency has warned.
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