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	Nearly 45 million received scam calls in three months, Ofcom says BBCWorld - 17 minutes ago (BBCWorld) Almost a million people in the UK were misled by calls or messages over the summer. Read... Newslink ©2021 to BBCWorld Computing



	Activision Blizzard: More than 20 staff leave after harassment claims BBCWorld - 2 hours ago (BBCWorld) The video games giant is attempting to repair its reputation following a series of lawsuits. Read... Newslink ©2021 to BBCWorld Computing



	Facebook fined a record £50m by UK competition watchdog BBCWorld - 4 hours ago (BBCWorld) The CMA says the social media giant, which also may be changing its name, deliberately broke rules. Read... Newslink ©2021 to BBCWorld Computing



	Air New Zealand customers fall victim to scam that looks 'very legitimate' NZ Herald - 20 Oct (NZ Herald) Air New Zealand customers are the latest to fall victim to scams, as they are being sent Airpoints emails that are looking `very legitimate`. Many Air New Zealand customers say they have received an email letting them know they... Read... Newslink ©2021 to NZ Herald Computing



	DNA: How genes could affect our mind and body BBCWorld - 20 Oct (BBCWorld) Decode Genetics is researching how genetics shape our bodies, our minds and our personalities. Read... Newslink ©2021 to BBCWorld Computing



	Rats take down broadband for 1,800 BBCWorld - 20 Oct (BBCWorld) About 1,800 Openreach customers are affected by the outage in North Devon. Read... Newslink ©2021 to BBCWorld Computing



	Email flurry from diplomats reveal reasons they want to come home Stuff.co.nz - 20 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) New Zealand`s diplomats fired off stacks of emails in an attempt to get home - some to see children, others for health reasons, and some because they had finished their posting. Read... Newslink ©2021 to Stuff.co.nz Computing



	Uncollatable email flurry as diplomats try for hone, some to see kids Stuff.co.nz - 20 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) New Zealand`s diplomats fired of stacks of emails in an attempt to get home - some to see children, others for health reasons, and some because they had finished their posting. Read... Newslink ©2021 to Stuff.co.nz Computing



	Covid-19: Streets with low vaccination levels can be picked out in new app Stuff.co.nz - 20 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) The app won`t show individual info, but the health organisation behind it says the breakdown will help focus health and iwi efforts on areas with low vaccination rates. Read... Newslink ©2021 to Stuff.co.nz Computing



	Two wrongs do not make a right Aardvark - 20 Oct (Aardvark) The hypocrisy is strong within some sectors of the Maori community. Sure, they`ve been hard-done-by in the past but two wrongs do not make a right. Read... Newslink ©2021 to Aardvark Computing