Author Archives: larryehu

Google in historic ‘right to be forgotten’ challenge

A businessman has taken Google to the High Court in London in what is being seen as a landmark case over “the right to be forgotten”. He is challenging Google’s decision not to remove a criminal conviction he has from the 1990s from search results. People can ask for online information to be removed from searches if they feel it ...

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Nigerian masterpiece ‘Tutu’ sells for £1.2m at auction

A missing Nigerian masterpiece found in a “modest north London flat” has sold for more than £1m at auction. Ben Enwonwu’s 1974 painting of the Ife princess Adetutu Ademiluyi, known as Tutu, became a symbol of reconciliation after Nigeria’s Biafra conflict. The painting, expected to fetch £300,000, sold for £1,205,000 – a record for a modern Nigerian artist. Novelist Ben Okri ...

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Fancy Bear: Germany investigates cyber-attack ‘by Russians’

Germany is investigating a security breach to its defence and interior ministries’ private networks, a government spokesman has confirmed. A notorious Russian hacking group known as Fancy Bear, or APT28, is being widely blamed in German media. They are thought to be behind a number of cyber-attacks on the West, including breaches in the 2016 US election. The hack was ...

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Facebook news feed changes ‘decimated’ publisher

Lifestyle site Little Things says it has had to close after changes to Facebook’s news feed algorithms “decimated” its business. The closure of the female-focused publishing business will result in the loss of 100 jobs. The company focused on a mix of “feel-good news” and videos. Since launching in 2014, it attracted 12 million followers on Facebook. But the company ...

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Signal detected from ‘cosmic dawn’

Scientists say they have observed a signature on the sky from the very first stars to shine in the Universe. They did it with the aid of a small radio telescope in the Australian outback that was tuned to detect the earliest ever evidence for hydrogen. This hydrogen was in a state that could only be explained if it had ...

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Foods That Make You Poop Immediately – 25 Best Foods For Constipation Relief

What Are The Foods That Help You Poop? Some of the top foods that make you poop include: Apples Hot beverages Apricots Bananas Blueberries Brussels sprouts Chia seeds Epsom salt Grapes Grapefruit 1.Apples are rich in fiber, which passes through your intestines undigested and promotes regular bowel movements (1). Apples also contain another soluble fiber called pectin, which has laxative ...

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Hope Hicks: Close Trump aide and White House communications chief resigns

Hope Hicks, the White House communications director and one of President Trump’s longest-serving advisers, is to step down, the administration says. The 29-year-old former model and ex-Trump Organization employee has been by Mr Trump’s side for years. She is reported to have told colleagues she felt she had accomplished all she could in the White House. She is the fourth ...

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