Trump says it's up to China to deal with Hong Kong 'riots'

 

U.S. President Donald Trump pauses during an address at a campaign rally in Cincinnati, Ohio. U.S., August 1, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has described protests in Hong Kong as “riots” that China will have to deal with itself, signaling a hands-off approach to the biggest political crisis gripping the former British colony in decades.

 

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Apple halts Siri response grading program after privacy concerns

 

FILE PHOTO: Silhouette of mobile user is seen next to a screen projection of Apple logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said on Friday it suspended its global program where it analyzed recordings from users interacting with its voice assistant Siri, after some privacy concerns were raised about the program.

 

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Google to allow Android users in Europe choose default search engine

 

FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Google will let Android device users in Europe choose their default search engine from four options, including Google search, the U.S. company said, as it tries to quash EU antitrust concerns and stave off fresh penalties.

 

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Ticket sales to begin next week for Thailand-Vietnam football qualifier

By The Nation

 

 

Thai Ticket Major will start selling tickets next week for the second round of the Asian zone World Cup football qualifier between Thailand and Vietnam on August 19.

 

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Security boost ordered for weekend football matches

By The Nation

 

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The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) has instructed football clubs in the Thai League to step up security for matches this weekend in the wake of a spate of bombings in Bangkok on Friday morning.

 

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Bangkok cabbie’s licence suspended for demanding exorbitant fares

By The Nation

 

 

The Department of Land Transport (DLT) has suspended the licence of a Bangkok taxi driver who allegedly refused to use the meter and demanded the passenger pay Bt500 for a ride from Suvarnabhumi International Airport to city centre on Wednesday.

 

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Woodstock 50 has officially been cancelled

By Will Lavin

 

Woodstock Music Festival organiser Michael Lang

 

They think it's all over... it is now.

 

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David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Beyonce: Photographer Denis O'Regan shares his archive

By Gemma Peplow

 

Glen Matlock, Nancy Spungen, Sid Vicious and Rat Scabies pictured in London, 1978. All pictures: Denis O'Regan

 

David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Freddie Mercury, Amy Winehouse, Beyonce - photographer Denis O'Regan has captured on camera some of the greatest music stars of our times.

 

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From Thelma and Louise to Animals: how female friendships on screen got real

By Cath Clarke

 

Holliday Grainger and Alia Shawkat in Sophie Hyde’s hedonistic comedy Animals. Photograph: Tamara Hardman/Allstar/Bonsai Films

 

When did you last see a film with a friendship between two women that felt real, a friendship that didn’t play second fiddle to romance in the narrative arc, that was not trampled over or cast aside in the quest for true love?

 

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