Google ramps up measures to remove extremist content on YouTube

Google ramps up measures to remove extremist content on YouTube

June 19, 2017 - 11:14 AMT  07:14 GMT
Google will expand its collaboration with counter-extremist groups to identify content that may be used to radicalize and recruit extremists.
Annecy: Europe’s Cartoon Forum rolls out 2017 line-up

Annecy: Europe’s Cartoon Forum rolls out 2017 line-up

June 19, 2017 - 11:05 AMT  07:05 GMT
“Mr. Passenger” is a 26-episode series produced by Portugal’s AIM Animation Studios offering poetry and adventure and singular aesthetics.
Tom Cruise’s “The Mummy” leads international box office

Tom Cruise’s “The Mummy” leads international box office

June 19, 2017 - 10:54 AMT  06:54 GMT
The Tom Cruise vehicle had a disappointing $32.2 million opening weekend in North America and a steep drop-off during week two.
Iraqi troops storm IS-held Old City of Mosul

Iraqi troops storm IS-held Old City of Mosul

June 19, 2017 - 10:54 AMT  06:54 GMT
The historic district, and a tiny area to its north, are the only parts of the city still under control of the Islamists.
Foo Fighters debut new song “Lah Di Dah”

Foo Fighters debut new song “Lah Di Dah” (video)

 June 19, 2017 - 10:42 AMT  06:42 GMT
They also played “The Sky is a Neighbourhood” as a full band for the first time, having played a simpler version of the song at a benefit gig in May.
Raging Portugal wildfire kills at least 62

Raging Portugal wildfire kills at least 62

June 19, 2017 - 10:41 AMT  06:41 GMT
Authorities declared three days of national mourning as more than 900 firefighters and 280 vehicles battled the blaze.
Katy Perry's “Witness” lands atop Billboard 200

Katy Perry's “Witness” lands atop Billboard 200

June 19, 2017 - 10:32 AMT  06:32 GMT
Perry previously nabbed two No. 1 albums on the chart with 2010's "Teenage Dream" and 2013's "Prism".
U.S. warplane shoots down Syrian army jet in Raqqa province

U.S. warplane shoots down Syrian army jet in Raqqa province

June 19, 2017 - 10:30 AMT  06:30 GMT
The Syrian army said the plane crashed and the pilot was missing in the first such downing of a Syrian jet by the United States since 2011.
IFAB proposes 30-minute halves in football games

IFAB proposes 30-minute halves in football games

June 19, 2017 - 10:18 AMT  06:18 GMT
The organisation responsible for the Laws of the Game hopes to increase the fairness and attractiveness of the sport with a number of changes.
Iran launches missiles into Syria in revenge for attacks

Iran launches missiles into Syria in revenge for attacks (video)

 June 19, 2017 - 10:08 AMT  06:08 GMT
It was the first missile attack by Iran outside its own territory in 30 years, since the Iran-Iraq war of 1980-88.
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