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Family of Angolan rebel Savimbi sue 'Call of Duty' makers
AFP, Published on 02/02/2016
» NANTERRE (FRANCE) - The children of slain Angolan rebel chief Jonas Savimbi will try to convince a French court Wednesday that the wildly popular video game "Call of Duty" defamed their father by representing him as a "barbarian".
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Angola rebel's family sue over 'Call of Duty' character
AFP, Published on 14/01/2016
» PARIS - The family of slain Angolan rebel chief Jonas Savimbi are suing the makers of the popular video game "Call of Duty" for representing his character as a "barbarian", their lawyer said Thursday.
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'Seismic alert!': Apps warn Mexicans of quakes
AFP, Published on 19/09/2015
» MEXICO CITY - A powerful earthquake strikes off the Pacific coast of Mexico. Within seconds, radio transmissions, megaphones and smartphone apps blare warnings to the capital's 20 million people before the ground shakes.
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Video game makers grapple with need for diversity
AFP, Published on 06/03/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - An increasingly diverse fan base is challenging the video game industry to shake off its "boys only" image and better reflect the demographics of its exploding ranks of players.
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Yes, some people do leave Facebook, forever: study
AFP Relax News, Published on 03/05/2013
» Considering quitting Facebook, or perhaps taking a breather for a few weeks? A full third of users polled in a recent study say that they have deactivated their account before, and one in 10 never comes back.
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Egypt arrests scuba divers accused of cutting Internet cable
AFP, Published on 28/03/2013
» The Egyptian military has arrested three scuba divers accused of cutting an undersea Internet cable off the coast of the northern city of Alexandria, it said on Thursday.
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Learning made fun
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 27/02/2013
» They passed a software competition at their schools, then entered the regional contest and finally achieved national glory. Of the total 1,720 nationwide projects proposed to the National Software Contest (NSC) 2013, some of the most talented junior developers who invented creative applications that allow users to enjoy learning while playing have been honoured.
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Internet storm over William and Kate's #royalbaby
AFP, Published on 05/12/2012
» From spoof Twitter accounts to feverish speculation about names, the Internet has gone into a frenzy over the unborn child of Prince William and his wife Catherine as the first royal baby of the online age.
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S. Korea court rejects law banning false IDs on Internet
AFP, Published on 24/08/2012
» South Korea's Constitutional Court on Thursday effectively killed off a law which bans Internet users from using false IDs, ruling it a breach of freedom of expression.
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Saudi columnist sparks furore with prostitution comments
AFP, Published on 24/08/2012
» A Saudi columnist has triggered a furore in the ultra-conservative kingdom after he wrote on micro-blogging website Twitter that some Saudi women were working as prostitutes in Dubai.
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