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Japan: Man believed to be missing journalist in Syria freed 10/24/2018, 1:08:42 AM undefined ✔ In his last tweet two days earlier, Yasuda said his reporting was often obstructed and that he would stop tweeting his whereabouts and activities ✔ In March 2014, two Spanish journalists _ correspondent Javier Espinosa and photographer Ricardo Garcia Vilanova _ were released six months after being kidnapped by an al-Qaida-linked group Japanese journalist believed free from captivity in Syria 10/24/2018, 2:57:32 AM undefined ✔ If Mr Yasuda’s identity is confirmed, it would mark a rare happy ending for one of the hostages seized by militant groups in Syria during the country’s civil war ✔ Prime minister Abe has also been making strong requests for help to presidents and rulers [in the region] ‘New COLD WAR possible’ Tensions rise as NATO launches largest military exercise in years 10/24/2018, 1:54:22 AM A NEW Cold War is possible, a US defence analyst has warned, as NATO prepa

Apple Will Fix 'Beautygate' Selfie Issue On iPhone XS In iOS 12.1 Update 10/24/2018, 2:22:11 AM Apple has confirmed that the iOS 12.1 update will fix the face-smoothing issue of selfies taken with the iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max front-facing cameras. ✔ When Apple started shipping the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, a lot of users criticized the smoothing effect that their front-facing cameras were producing when taking photos ✔ Perhaps the Smart HDR system is choosing the base frame with the longer shutter speed to capture more light A new iPad Mini could finally be coming next year 10/23/2018, 11:58:01 PM Three-year-old design set for a refresh in 2019? ✔ We’re only days away from Apple’s second launch event this year, to be held in New York on October 30, and we’re expecting the iPad Pro 2018 to be revealed, along with the latest range of MacBooks ✔ The 2018 range Kuo also stands by his predictions for the upcoming Apple launch event set for October 30 iPho

'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Willa hits Mexico 10/24/2018, 2:03:05 AM Hurricane Willa crashed ashore in western Mexico Tuesday, lashing the Pacific coast with powerful wind, heavy rain and what forecasters warned was "extremely dangerous" storm surge. ✔ You feel bad leaving everything behind, but what can you do ✔ Many residents had boarded up their windows with plywood ✔ The Mexican army deployed troops to roll out a disaster response operation in the area ✔ Last week, 11 more people died in Oaxaca, including seven children Warming blamed for river blockage 10/24/2018, 12:22:12 AM A global warming-induced avalanche of ice and glacial debris is to blame for the recent blockage on the Yarlung Zangbo River in the Tibet autonomous region, the headwater of India's Brahmaputra River and the longest plateau river in China, an expert said. ✔ Yao Tandong, a renowned glacial scientist and an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said in a news conf