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Apple devices make hundreds of false 911 calls from refurbishment centre

Around20falseemergencycallsadayhavebeenmadefromoneofApple’srefurbishmentcentressinceOctober–andit’snotclearhow.EmergencydispatchersinCaliforniahavefieldedinther

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White House chief of staff John Kelly defends Trump over widow remarks

TheWhiteHousechiefofstaffhaslaunchedanimpassionedattackona"selfish"congresswomanwhosaidPresidentTrumpmadeawarwidowcry.GeneralJohnKellysaidhewas"broken-hearted"b

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Trump defends claim over fallen soldiers

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpdefendedhiscontroversialclaimTuesdaythathispredecessorsdidn'tproperlyconsolefamiliesofslainsoldiers,invokingthedeathofthesonofWhiteHouse

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Police investigate Conservatives over call centre use during election

Policearecarryingouta"significant"investigationintoclaimstheConservativesmayhaveactedillegallybyusingacallcentreinWalestodirectlycontactvotersduringtheGeneralEl

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Trump boost 'military' option for DPRK amid calls for restraint

USPresidentDonaldTrumpandhisFrenchcounterpartEmmanuelMacronpledgedonaphonecallonSaturdaytoworktodenuclearizetheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK),andTrumpa

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Seoul to hear on unauthorized delivery of THAAD rocket launchers

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party said on Thursday it will call for a parliamentary hearing into the Defense Ministry's failure to inform the president about the delivery of four additional THAAD missile launchers.

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Kerry: Both US parties back "one China"

The one-China policy, which has been challenged by US president-elect Donald Trump, is supported by the Democratic and Republican parties, US Secretary of State John Kerry assured Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday.

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UK's May to meet Trump in Washington in spring: PM's office

British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet with Donald Trump in Washington in the spring, a representative said, in the first visit with the new president by the leader of one of the United States' closest allies.

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U.S. seeks to reassure Beijing after Trump call with Taiwan leader

The White House said on Monday it had sought to reassure China after President-elect Donald Trump's phone call with Taiwan's leader last week, which the Obama administration warned could undermine progress in relations with Beijing.

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Chinese scammers phoned man 14,000 times in one day, demanded cash to stop

Auto-call software once used by the authorities to block spam advertising message calls now used by fraudsters, according to newspaper report

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A truly killer app? Hong Kong-designed ‘hotline killer’ avoids hanging on phone forever

Smartphone app Skipmenu allows callers to bypass robotic recordings and tap their way quickly through the maze of time-confusing and often unnecessary options on phone hotlines

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East Africans enjoy lowest call charges under new initiative

This Christmas, Gloria Ombogo's elder sister who works in the hotel industry in Rwanda did not travel home to Nairobi to celebrate the holiday with them, yet this did not dampen her spirit.

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U.S. Airways plane cleared after emergency landing

Authorities in the U.S. city of Philadelphia cleared a U.S. Airways flight of hazardous material Wednesday after it made an emergency landing over an alleged bomb threat, local media said.