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UN, Lesbos mayor urge migrant camp transfers after deadly fire
Greek officials on Sept. 30 confirmed the death of a woman on Sept. 29's blaze at Moria, Europe's largest migrant camp, which houses around 13,000 people but has facilities for just 3,000.
Afghan boy aged 5 killed by truck near Moria migrant camp
A 5-year-old Afghan boy was accidentally run over by a truck near the migrant and refugee camp of Moria on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos on Tuesday.
According to preliminary reports from state broadcaster ERT, the boy was inside a cardboard box that the truck driver ran over while turning into the parking lot of a business where he was making a delivery.
Facebook Has Bought a Startup which Is Exploring Ways to Control Computers with Brain Signals
Facebook has announced that it has bought New York-based startup CTRL-labs, which is exploring ways for people to communicate with computers using brain signals, Reuters reported.
The CNB estimates the deal at $ 1 billion, citing a well-informed source.
Facebook AR / VR Vice President Andrew Bosworth announced the deal in a message on the social network.
Mark Zuckerberg Met Donald Trump at the White House
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg had a "good, constructive meeting" with US President Donald Trump at the White House yesterday, the company quoted by the DPA.
A Facebook spokesman said in an email that Zuckerberg is in Washington for meetings with politicians discussing future regulations on the Internet.
Instagram Takes Strict Measures against Weight Loss Products
Instagram has announced stricter posts for weight loss products and cosmetic surgery. Some of the publications will be hidden from under-18s, while others offering "miracle" weight loss products will be removed.
Gordan Duhacek: Croatia has Never Fully Resolved Free Speech
"The issue of freedom of speech in Croatia has never really been fully resolved, nor is Croatian society mature enough to lead such discussion," Duhacek told BIRN, noting the different criteria by which people can be prosecuted in the country for written or spoken words.
Satirical song 'offended nation's morals':
Photo: Illustration. EPA-EFE/CLEMENS BILAN.
Creative Musical Expression | Athens | September 17
Director of the NYU Music Experience Design Lab and core faculty in the Music and Audio Research Lab at NYU Steinhardt Dr Alex Ruthmann will deliver a lecture at the Athens Concert Hall on Tuesday, September 17, starting at 7 p.m.
Croatia: Portal "Index" journalist arrested for "two tweets"
Duhacek went on his own to an interview at the police station at Heinzelova Street last night, but was arrested at Franjo Tudjman airport this morning, the Index reports.
Duhacek was apprehended for two Twitter posts, adding the portal, while one tweet was posted last May and the other a few weeks ago.
400 Million Unsecured Phone Numbers on Facebook
The server of the company is left without a password.
Phone numbers linked to more than 400 million Facebook accounts remained unsecured online in the latest privacy leak for the social media giant, BGNES reported.
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Facebook Consider the Idea to Hide Its Like Counter
The social network Facebook is considering hiding its like counter, TechCrunch reported.
The magazine notes that tests for this feature have already started on Instagram in seven countries, including Canada and Brazil. Instead of the total number of likes, users are shown only a few names of mutual friends who liked the post.