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9:02pm, 5th May, 2019

Facebook 'labels' posts by hand, posing privacy questions

Over the past year, a team of as many as 260 contract workers in Hyderabad, India has ploughed through millions of Facebook Inc photos, status updates and other content posted since 2014.

Exclusive: With a piece of paper, Trump called on Kim to hand over nuclear weapons

9:07pm, 29th March, 2019

World

Exclusive: With a piece of paper, Trump called on Kim to hand over nuclear weapons

On the day that their talks in Hanoi collapsed last month, U.S. President Donald Trump handed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a piece of paper that included a blunt call for the transfer of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and bomb fuel to the United...

It was getting out of hand - Pope explains ring kissing mystery

9:02am, 28th March, 2019

World

It was getting out of hand - Pope explains ring kissing mystery

The mystery of why Pope Francis repeatedly withdrew his right hand as a long line of people bowed and tried to kiss it this week has been resolved - he did not want to spread germs.

U.S.-backed SDF hand Iraqi, foreign Islamic State fighters to Iraq

4:39am, 21st February, 2019

World

U.S.-backed SDF hand Iraqi, foreign Islamic State fighters to Iraq

U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) handed over more than 150 Iraqi and other foreign Islamic State fighters to Iraq on Thursday.

Would market shock force parliament's hand on Brexit?

11:19am, 23rd November, 2018

UK

Would market shock force parliament's hand on Brexit?

There's nothing like a market crash to focus the minds of politicians, and Prime Minister Theresa May could find that only a plunge in British asset prices can persuade a divided parliament to back her Brexit deal.

Florida officials order hand recount of ballots in tight Senate race

5:49pm, 15th November, 2018

US

Florida officials order hand recount of ballots in tight Senate race

Florida election officials on Thursday ordered a hand recount of ballots in the tight race between Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson and his Republican challenger, Governor Rick Scott.

Florida Democrat Nelson sues state to force hand recount of ballots

5:08pm, 15th November, 2018

Politics

Florida Democrat Nelson sues state to force hand recount of ballots

Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson's campaign on Thursday said it had sued Florida election officials seeking a hand recount of ballots in liberal-leaning Palm Beach County in his re-election contest against Republican Rick Scott.

Trump urges Florida to halt recount, hand races to Republicans

11:17am, 12th November, 2018

US

Trump urges Florida to halt recount, hand races to Republicans

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged Florida election officials to abandon recount efforts, declare his fellow Republicans the winners and, without evidence, cast doubt on vote tallies as state officials scrambled to review more than 8 million...

Brazil court orders Twitter to hand over user data related to Bolsonaro attack

8:14pm, 21st September, 2018

World

Brazil court orders Twitter to hand over user data related to Bolsonaro attack

A judge on Brazil's top electoral court on Friday ordered Twitter to hand over data of 16 users who celebrated via tweets the near-fatal assassination attempt two weeks ago of far-right, poll-leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro.

Indonesia to hand over yacht linked to 1MDB to Malaysia

6:02am, 4th August, 2018

Business

Indonesia to hand over yacht linked to 1MDB to Malaysia

Indonesia has agreed to hand over to Malaysia a $250 million luxury yacht linked to a corruption scandal at a Malaysian state fund that it impounded in Bali earlier this year, Indonesian authorities said on Saturday.

Labour tries to force PM May's hand on customs proposals

8:45am, 16th May, 2018

UK

Labour tries to force PM May's hand on customs proposals

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party will try to force Prime Minister Theresa May's government on Wednesday to reveal details of its two customs proposals in Brexit talks, capitalising on a row that is dividing her ministers...