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Original Woodstock location to receive historic national recognition
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It’s hard to believe that in an era where music fans are now presented with more festivals than they know what to do with, the mother of all pop music events in Woodstock is almost 50 years old. The famous festival that took place over three muddy days in Bethel, NY has since become one of…

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HSBC voice recognition software tricked on BBC show
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London-based banking firm HSBC introduced voice recognition last year to increase account security but the software was found to be vulnerable to mimicry after a pair of non-identical twins tested it out.

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Virgin Atlantic pilots vote to strike over Christmas in a row over union recognition and will work 'strictly to contract' from December 23 
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Thousands of passengers will be hit by Christmas travel chaos after BA confirmed staff were taking strike action, along with other airport staff. Strikes are set to take place across 18 UK airports.

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Third all-male group of migrant 'children' begin their journey from the Calais Jungle to the UK as facial recognition software suggests some may be THIRTY EIGHT years old
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Today a group of child refugees were loaded into a minivan in Saint Omer ahead of their journey from Calais to the UK. It comes as the age row over those arriving intensified.

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Germany 'to introduce facial recognition software at its borders' to catch terrorists
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Germany’s Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere, 62, wants to introduce facial recognition software at airports and train stations to help catch terrorists following recent attacks in the country.

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Google tests 'hands free' digital wallets that use facial recognition
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Google is testing ways to let people use digital wallets without having to even take smartphones out of their pockets.

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Palestinians welcome Vatican's recognition of statehood
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He said he valued the role of the Vatican in preserving the holy city and preventing its Judaisation, praising the efforts of Christian leaders in serving the Palestinian cause, strengthening the presence of Arab Christians in the city of Jerusalem and …

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Vatican's recognition of Palestine comes into effect
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Rome: The Vatican announced on Saturday that the “Comprehensive Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Palestine”, signed in June, has taken into full effect. This comes over two years after the Roman Catholic Church recognized the …

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Israel's President Reiterates Armenian Genocide Recognition
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The President of Israel Reuven Rivlin said that his previously voiced position that the events of 1915 were Genocide of the Armenians remains unchanged.

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Report: PLO threatens to end recognition of Israel
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Saeb Erekat, who recently took over as secretary-general of the PLO, is quoted by Al-Quds al-Arabi as saying that a decision on reversing recognition of Israel – which was enshrined in a 1993 exchange of letters between the respective Israeli and …

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