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Honolulu targets 'smartphone zombies' with crosswalk ban

By Eric M. Johnson

 

FILE PHOTO: A woman uses a mobile device in San Francisco, California July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - A ban on pedestrians looking at mobile phones or texting while crossing the street will take effect in Hawaii's largest city in late October, as Honolulu becomes the first major U.S. city to pass legislation aimed at reducing injuries and deaths from "distracted walking."

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994905-honolulu-targets-smartphone-zombies-with-crosswalk-ban/

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Gunmen attack Kenyan Deputy Pres's residence as he campaigns ahead of vote

 

A view shows the home of Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto in Sugoi village near Eldoret, Kenya, in this photo taken August 4, 2010. Picture taken August 4, 2010. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

 

ELDORET, Kenya (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen attacked Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto's residence on Saturday while he and his family were out, local television stations reported, 10 days before presidential and legislative elections.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994911-gunmen-attack-kenyan-deputy-press-residence-as-he-campaigns-ahead-of-vote/

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Bomber kills 14 in northeast Nigeria, kidnapped oil team appear in video

 

A still image taken from a video released by suspected Boko Haram militants on July 29, 2017, shows three kidnapped members of an oil exploration team in northeastern Nigeria. HANDOUT SAHARA REPORTERS via Reuters TV

 

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed 14 people in northeast Nigeria, the state emergency agency said on Saturday, in an attack that bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram, days after a resurgence in the jihadist group's activities prompted a shift in military tactics.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994913-bomber-kills-14-in-northeast-nigeria-kidnapped-oil-team-appear-in-video/

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Hamburg attacker was known to security forces

By Frank Witte

 

Police investigators work at the crime scene after a knife attack in a supermarket in Hamburg, Germany, July 28, 2017. REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen

 

HAMBURG (Reuters) - The migrant who killed one person and injured six others in a knife attack in a Hamburg supermarket was a radicalised Islamist known to German security agencies, but also believed to have psychological problems.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994916-hamburg-attacker-was-known-to-security-forces/

 

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Apple is removing VPN services from China App Store – providers

BY REUTERS

 

 

BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple Inc is removing virtual private network (VPN) services from its app store in China, VPN service providers said on Saturday, accusing the U.S. tech giant of bowing to pressure from Beijing to comply with stringent cyberspace regulations.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/apple-removing-vpn-services-china-app-store-providers/23263/

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