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        Embattled Thai PM reshuffles cabinet as crisis rages
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        France offers to help make Gaza food distribution safer
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        Iran could again enrich uranium ‘in matter of months’: IAEA chief
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        Man jumped from a moving plane at LAX after attempting to access the jet’s cockpit
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        ‘Spiderman’ with Pope at Vatican
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        The Saudis allowed women to perform Hajj alone
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      BEZA, ADB ink deal to install solar power plant at NSEZ 
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      US inflation edges up as Trump renews criticism of Fed chief
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      Nike profits sink but company says it is turning a corner
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        US inflation edges up as Trump renews criticism of Fed chief
      • Expatriates send $1.99b in remittances in first 21 days of June 
        Expatriates send $1.99b in remittances in first 21 days of June 
      • Thai exports rose at their fastest pace for three years in May
        Thai exports rose at their fastest pace for three years in May
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        10 Bangladeshi companies participate in Global Sourcing Expo in Sydney
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      Pakistan flash floods kill 11: local officials
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      UN officials say new Gaza aid system leads to mass killings
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        United Arab Emirates to introduce artificial intelligence lessons for schoolchildren of all ages
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      • Thousands more children deprived of education as crisis in eastern DR Congo escalates
        Thousands more children deprived of education as crisis in eastern DR Congo escalates
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        New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa
      • Agitations galore at DU demanding capital punishment for rapists
        Agitations galore at DU demanding capital punishment for rapists
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        Canary Islands mark 30 years of migrant influx
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        Thirteen dead after migrant boat sinks off Yemen: UN agency
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        A new policy framework is necessary for the development of public libraries
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        Assessment of govt policy changes in budget required for sustainable revenue collection
      • Remove the policy and social barriers in women’s economic empowerment to achieve SDGs
        Remove the policy and social barriers in women’s economic empowerment to achieve SDGs
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        UN officials say new Gaza aid system leads to mass killings
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        UN warns of Sudanese conflict ‘spill over’ in C.Africa
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        UN Charter: a founding document violated and ignored
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        The Kaiser and Wendy Zaman Fellowship is announced by BRAC
      • Bangladesh-America Maitree Project grants worth BDT 89 crore awarded to 18 local NGOs
        Bangladesh-America Maitree Project grants worth BDT 89 crore awarded to 18 local NGOs
      • Failed Human Rights Commission: Citizen-Led Reforms Demanded
        Failed Human Rights Commission: Citizen-Led Reforms Demanded
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      Main Doctor in Matthew Perry Overdose Case to Plead Guilty to Ketamine Distribution
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      ACC files case against Shakib Al Hassan, 14 others for share scam
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      Yoga Beats Returns This International Yoga Day
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        ‘Otopor, abar’ by Sheikh Lana
      • First-ever AI-driven design competition held
        First-ever AI-driven design competition held
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        Saudi art biennale seeks to modernise Islamic tradition
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        Main Doctor in Matthew Perry Overdose Case to Plead Guilty to Ketamine Distribution
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        ACC files case against Shakib Al Hassan, 14 others for share scam
      • Two more BTS megastars released from South Korea military service
        Two more BTS megastars released from South Korea military service
    • Lifestyle
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        Grameenphone launches Prime: a digital lifestyle subscription
      • Sherifah Yunus Olokodana to break stereotypes about Muslim women as she demonstrates cooking on Instagram wearing niqab
        Sherifah Yunus Olokodana to break stereotypes about Muslim women as she demonstrates cooking on Instagram wearing niqab
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        New Zealand to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in make-up
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        Miss Nicaragua pageant director quits amid treason charges
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        Sonakshi expresses gratitude to Bhansali for casting her in Heeramandi
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        Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” Earns Grand Prix at Cannes, Praised for Emotional Depth
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        Two more BTS megastars released from South Korea military service
      • ‘Otopor, abar’ by Sheikh Lana
        ‘Otopor, abar’ by Sheikh Lana
      • Russia’s revived Soviet music contest to take place in September
        Russia’s revived Soviet music contest to take place in September
    • Photography
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        100 years of British royal photography goes on display in London
      • Pulitzer Prizes honor Gaza war coverage
        Pulitzer Prizes honor Gaza war coverage
      • The debut solo show by artist Monon Muntaka opens today
        The debut solo show by artist Monon Muntaka opens today
    • Literature
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        Kazi Nazrul Islam officially recognized as national poet
      • Weeklong divisional book fair begins in Khulna on Nov 26
        Weeklong divisional book fair begins in Khulna on Nov 26
      • UK writer Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker with space novel
        UK writer Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker with space novel
  • Science
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      Chief Adviser urges Meta to tackle disinformation more effectively
    • Japanese auto exports to the United States fell almost a quarter in May
      Japanese auto exports to the United States fell almost a quarter in May
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        Chief Adviser urges Meta to tackle disinformation more effectively
      • Malaysia sues Telegram over alleged malicious content
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      • India grants licence to Musk’s Starlink
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        Nintendo sold a record 3.5 million Switch 2 units worldwide in the first four days after the console launched
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        Samsung offers discount in Side by Side Refrigerator ahead Eid ul Fitre
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        Samsung TV now available at Singer shops
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        Reliance Jio to launch a budget laptop priced at $184 with an embedded 4G sim card
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        Japanese auto exports to the United States fell almost a quarter in May
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        Waymo applied for a permit to start testing its self-driving cars in New York City
      • Polestar to start delivering its electric vehicles in France this year
        Polestar to start delivering its electric vehicles in France this year
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        SpaceX is set Tuesday for the next test flight of its Starship megarocket
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        Spanish technology company GMV unveiled a GPS-like navigation system for the moon
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        Multiple disease outbreaks heighten public health emergencies for children across Eastern and Southern Africa
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        France detected its first case of a new mpox virus
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        Do you know about kidney disease?
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        We neglect primary HIV prevention at our peril
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        US state Hawaii accepted a $700 million settlement in its case against Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) and Sanofi
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        Roche plans to invest $50 billion in the United States over the next five years
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        World better positioned against mpox than for Covid: vaccine alliance
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        AI-SAROSH is hosting Workshop on “Artificial Intelligence for Sexual and Reproductive Health for South Asia”
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        Immunity to COVID-19 in children can last for up to nine months, expert says
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        Billionaire-owned Paris FC win promotion and prepare to take on PSG
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        Fiji PM wins international athletics medal, at 75
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          Hotel Sarina Dhaka introduced city’s most expensive ice cream
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          Virgin Australia to raise A$685 million in an IPO
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          Air Astra to Re-Launch Dhaka-Sylhet Flights Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha
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          Seminar on ‘Youth Engagement in Adventure and Golf Tourism’ Highlights Role of Youth in Shaping Bangladesh’s Tourism Industry
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          Nepali teenager hailed as hero after climbing world’s 8,000 m peaks
        • Everest climber’s remains believed found after 100 years
          Everest climber’s remains believed found after 100 years
      • Food
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          Australia sees a fall in annual food consumption for the first time
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          World food prices rise for first time in 7 months: FAO
        • Global food prices drop 13.7pc in 2023: FAO
          Global food prices drop 13.7pc in 2023: FAO
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    Apr 14, 2017 News Hour Correspondent -

    Facebook is weeding out bogus accounts by watching for suspicious behavior

    News Hour:

    Facebook on Wednesday said it has started weeding out bogus accounts by watching for suspicious behavior such as repetitive posts or torrents of messages.

    The security improvement was described as being part of a broader effort to rid the leading social network of hoaxes, misinformation, and fake news by making sure people are who they claim to be, reports BSS.

    “We’ve found that when people represent themselves on Facebook the same way they do in real life, they act responsibly,” Shabnam Shaik of the Facebook protect and care team said in a blog post.

    “Fake accounts don’t follow this pattern, and are closely related to the creation and spread of spam.”

    Accounts suspected of being bogus are suspended and holders asked to verify identities, which scammers typically don’t do, according to the California-based social network.

    In France, the new tactic has already resulted in Facebook taking action against 30,000 accounts believed to be faked, Shaik said.

    “We’ve made improvements to recognize these inauthentic accounts more easily by identifying patterns of activity — without assessing the content itself,” Shaik said.

    “With these changes, we expect we will also reduce the spread of material generated through inauthentic activity, including spam, misinformation, or other deceptive content that is often shared by creators of fake accounts.”

    Under pressure to stymie the spread of fake news, Facebook has taken a series of steps including making it easier to report such posts and harder to make money from them.

    Facebook also modified its displays of trending topics to find stories faster, capture a broader range of news, and help ensure that trends reflect real world events being covered by multiple news outlets.

    Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has sought to deflect criticism that the huge social network may have been used to fuel the spread of misinformation that affected the 2016 US presidential race.

    Facebook last week unleashed a new weapon in the war against “revenge porn” at the social network as well as the messaging services Messenger and Instagram.

    When intimate images shared on Facebook without permission are reported, confirmed and removed, the company will use photo-matching technology to prevent copies from being shared again on its platform.

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