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As of 1 January, intersex Germans can now legally identify themselves as a third gender. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EYktkU via IFTTT

Villagers in flood-prone Bangladesh are learning to survive by building floating farms. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2LFWU1I via IFTTT

Villagers in flood-prone Bangladesh are learning to survive by building floating farms. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2LFWU1I

Shilpa Mitha quit her job to pursue her hobby of making miniatures of classic Indian dishes. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2rXL2PA

Shilpa Mitha quit her job to pursue her hobby of making miniatures of classic Indian dishes. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2rXL2PA via IFTTT

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft is due to fly past the most distant object ever explored in the Solar System. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Tk2vNU via IFTTT

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft is due to fly past the most distant object ever explored in the Solar System. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Tk2vNU

Ex-army captain Jair Bolsonaro is a divisive figure who won on a promise of driving down crime. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2CJ9Xws

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The street, sealed off to traffic, was packed with people heading to a shrine for New Year's prayers. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GQSfeu

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The UN urges Colombia to do more to protect former Farc rebels after 85 were killed in two years. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GPy68J via IFTTT

The UN urges Colombia to do more to protect former Farc rebels after 85 were killed in two years. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GPy68J

The North Korean leader wants the US to "keep its promises" in exchange for denuclearisation. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EWh1Ig

The North Korean leader wants the US to "keep its promises" in exchange for denuclearisation. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EWh1Ig via IFTTT

A year ago China imposed a ban on waste imports, so what's happened to the UK's plastic? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EXOSzO via IFTTT

From global superstars to lower league footballers, sportspeople are spending money and time to back causes close to their hearts. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2F0FtYZ via IFTTT

Kenyan journalist Joseph Warungu writes about what he will be looking out for in 2019. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VoCONJ via IFTTT

A year ago China imposed a ban on waste imports, so what's happened to the UK's plastic? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EXOSzO

From global superstars to lower league footballers, sportspeople are spending money and time to back causes close to their hearts. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2F0FtYZ

Kenyan journalist Joseph Warungu writes about what he will be looking out for in 2019. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VoCONJ

The singer, who was known for his distinctive eye patch and cowboy hat, has died aged 81. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SsMlBF

The singer, who was known for his distinctive eye patch and cowboy hat, has died aged 81. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SsMlBF via IFTTT

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If you spent anytime on the internet this holiday season, you likely saw friends and family sharing a photo matching their face with their celebrity look-alike. If they didn’t share the photo, it very likely was made publicly available anyway. The Twinning app created by Popsugar has been inadvertently making the photos uploaded by its users publicly available via an unsecured web address where the pics were stored.  TechCrunch discovered the data leak on Monday when it noticed an Amazon Web Services storage bucket URL in the source code of the Popsugar Twinning web app. A real-time photo stream of users uploading pics to the app was viewable when opening the AWS address in a web browser.  Read more... More about Popsugar , Photo Apps , Data Leaks , Tech , and Social Media Companies

As 2018 comes to a close, it’s hard not to look back at the year with some bitterness . Okay, okay , 2018 wasn't complete trash for everyone. But for all the highs, there were an equal amount (if not more) lows that made the year kind of suck. We're not here to be a Debbie Downer and dredge up all the bad moments 2018 threw at us, so instead we're using this very last day of the year to cleanse the past and ring in 2019 in Mashable style: by burning it all away 🔥. Armed with our new little friend , the Boring Not-A-Flamethrower , we torched some of the year's worst times — trends and products that rightfully deserved to be incinerated. Read more... More about Reviews , Elon Musk , Flamethrower , Boring Company , and End Of Year 2018

Skies are illuminated above cities around the world as revellers welcome the arrival of the New Year. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Tm9qWJ

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Paul Mock filmed the toads riding the python after a thunderstorm in Kununurra, Western Australia. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SvOY5y

Paul Mock filmed the toads riding the python after a thunderstorm in Kununurra, Western Australia. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SvOY5y via IFTTT

Day-trippers will pay up to €10 each as the city struggles to cope with mass tourism. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Tjd6IU

Day-trippers will pay up to €10 each as the city struggles to cope with mass tourism. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Tjd6IU via IFTTT

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The WFP demands that Yemen's rebel Houthi movement stops diverting food aid meant for civilians. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QeLBOw

The WFP demands that Yemen's rebel Houthi movement stops diverting food aid meant for civilians. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QeLBOw via IFTTT

The opposition says the government ordered the move to avoid broadcasting their win. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Rs2aew

The opposition says the government ordered the move to avoid broadcasting their win. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Rs2aew via IFTTT

Survivors of the Florida school shooting hit out after the comic poked fun at them in a stand-up set. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GNMaQ4

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It's a bird, it's a plane — it's a...surveillance drone? For the first time in history, the New York Police Department will fly a drone over Times Square to monitor the crowd during the annual New Year’s Eve celebration. The drone will surveil the event alongside more than 1,200 cameras in order to assist around 7,000 police officers who will be on duty, according to the Associated Press . The remote-controlled quadcopter will never fly directly over the crowd and will be tied to a building in an enclosed area as a safety precaution. The NYPD will also be deploying technology that prevents unauthorized drone usage during the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square. Read more... More about Drones , New York City , Times Square , Nypd , and New Year S Eve

New Year's is always a mess. It starts with such high expectations and then the ball drops, it's midnight, and you have no way to get home without spending a small fortune on a hard-to-find taxi or surging ride-hailing trips. While it's near impossible to avoid a costly ride home soon after midnight or right when the bars and parties shut down, you have some cost-saving options. SEE ALSO: Uber and Lyft IPOs will make a lot of people rich. But what about the drivers? First the obvious: If you haven't downloaded the Lyft or Uber apps yet, you've got up to $20 of free rides waiting for you. But for the majority of us partygoers, those are well-used apps. So in several big cities across the U.S., Lyft is offering some discounts. Read more... More about Uber , Lyft , Ride Hailing Apps , Taxi , and Tech

A worrying number of popular Android apps share user data with Facebook without user consent, new research from Privacy International shows (via Financial Times ).  Here's the worst part: Staying off Facebook doesn't protect you from this.   SEE ALSO: Veteran tech journalist Walt Mossberg quits Facebook, because yeah Privacy International, a London-based charity that focuses on improving people's personal privacy, examined 34 popular Android apps, each installed from 10 to 500 million times, between August and December 2018. All of these apps share data with Facebook through its SDK (software development kit), which is fine if the users have in some way consented to this. But the organization intercepted data as it was sent (using a freely available, open-source tool) and found that at least 20 of these apps (roughly 61 percent) "automatically transfer data to Facebook the moment a user opens the app." Read more... More about Facebook , Privacy , Data S...

Computer and home theater setups have at least one thing in common: The out-of-the-box speakers that come with both are just not that good.  Thankfully, there are plenty of speaker setups to choose from to give your computer's audio that extra punch. And better yet, it doesn't just have to be for a desktop. It should be noted that the best quality speakers are typically going to be for a traditional desk setup rather than a laptop. The right speakers will deliver booming audio, and might even allow for a surround-sound setup, which makes everything better. SEE ALSO: 10 of the best laptops for Windows 10 Read more... More about Computer , Speakers , Mashable Shopping , Shopping Amazon , and Tech

Well, you did it. You made it through 2018. And whether you're a bit battered and bruised or had your best year ever, there's no denying that 2019 is swiftly rolling in. Start the new year off right: With big savings. We're rounding up the best deals from Amazon , Walmart , Best Buy , Macy's , and more on tech like smart home devices and 4K TVs, kitchen products like Instant Pot's multi-cookers, and Amazon video streaming and home security devices.  In addition, we also found great deals on Udemy online courses starting at just $9.99. If your New Year's resolution involves learning something new and exciting, Udemy has amazing online courses on web design, animation, and more.  Read more... More about Apple Watch , Google Home , Keurig , Macbook Pro , and Bose

The US president confirms reports that the withdrawal of US forces will be slower than he promised. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2TeFz2q

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The US Democratic senator announces she has set up an exploratory committee to consider a 2020 bid. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s3Y6Tz via IFTTT

The US Democratic senator announces she has set up an exploratory committee to consider a 2020 bid. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s3Y6Tz

Alexandra Black, 22, had recently graduated and started working at the centre only 10 days before. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EXJcWs

Alexandra Black, 22, had recently graduated and started working at the centre only 10 days before. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EXJcWs via IFTTT

Organisers had planned to release 130,000 balloons at a Manila nightclub to ring in the new year. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s13rLt

Organisers had planned to release 130,000 balloons at a Manila nightclub to ring in the new year. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s13rLt via IFTTT

A regional TV channel broadcast Jackie Chan's Shinjuku Incident without censoring an "immoral" part. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EZkNRs

A regional TV channel broadcast Jackie Chan's Shinjuku Incident without censoring an "immoral" part. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EZkNRs via IFTTT

Auckland has said goodbye to 2018 and got the world's New Year celebrations officially underway. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Ss0PBN

Getting in shape? Eating healthier? Psh. As 2019 rounds the bend, make a New Year's resolution you can actually stick to — like giving your home a much-needed makeover.  We weren't able to track down Ty Pennington on your behalf, unfortunately, but we've done the next best thing: rounded up a list of 11 awesome, on-sale products that make it easy to revitalize one's space. Plus, you can combine them with another popular New Year's resolution — saving money — by entering the code NEWYEAR2019 at checkout and score an additional 19% off. 1. 6-Piece Bibb Home Cotton Towel Set   Bring the luxury of a spa to your bathroom with these ultra-soft, ultra-absorbable, and ultra-durable two-ply cotton towels. Each set comes with two bath towels, two hand towels, and two washcloths, and comes in your choice of three shades: silver, coral, and white. Read more... More about Mashable Shopping , Shopping List , Shopping Stackcommerce , Tech , and Consumer Tech

Auckland has said goodbye to 2018 and got the world's New Year celebrations officially underway. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Ss0PBN via IFTTT

Roger Federer and Serena Williams will meet on court for the first time at the Hopman Cup on Tuesday. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AmrZTG

Roger Federer and Serena Williams will meet on court for the first time at the Hopman Cup on Tuesday. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AmrZTG via IFTTT

Amal Fathy faces two years in jail for criticising the state for failing to tackle sexual harassment. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Rkn27y

Paul Mock filmed the cane toads riding the python, known as Monty, after a bad storm in Kununurra. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GOcA4a

Amal Fathy faces two years in jail for criticising the state for failing to tackle sexual harassment. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Rkn27y via IFTTT

Paul Mock filmed the cane toads riding the python, known as Monty, after a bad storm in Kununurra. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GOcA4a via IFTTT

Dr Nancy Grace Roman, the first woman to hold a senior leadership position at NASA, has died at 93. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SoZ7kp

Dr Nancy Grace Roman, the first woman to hold a senior leadership position at NASA, has died at 93. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SoZ7kp via IFTTT

The FSB security agency says a US man named Paul Whelan has been charged with spying. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2CHzCFI

Rights groups call Rodrigo Duterte's comments "repulsive" and "unworthy of his position". from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VjtESU

The FSB security agency says a US man named Paul Whelan has been charged with spying. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2CHzCFI via IFTTT

Rights groups call Rodrigo Duterte's comments "repulsive" and "unworthy of his position". from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VjtESU via IFTTT

At least three people died in a suspected gas explosion in the city of Magnitogorsk. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EYqvTq

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An official says people did not take precautions as the storm was not classed as a typhoon. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VkEYy4

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Germany will assume greater international responsibility, Angela Merkel says in her New Year address. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SzaEhv via IFTTT

Germany will assume greater international responsibility, Angela Merkel says in her New Year address. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SzaEhv

Afro-Argentines often feel like they’ve been written out of history and are mistaken for foreigners in their own country. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s2fJ6c via IFTTT

Lederhosen and dirndl dresses are making a comeback in Austria. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AmkSL1 via IFTTT

A look at the year's most influential hashtags used by women on social media. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RntUB7 via IFTTT

Afro-Argentines often feel like they’ve been written out of history and are mistaken for foreigners in their own country. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s2fJ6c

Lederhosen and dirndl dresses are making a comeback in Austria. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AmkSL1

A look at the year's most influential hashtags used by women on social media. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RntUB7

A top Republican says President Trump remains determined, despite deciding to withdraw all US troops. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SrBV5i via IFTTT

A top Republican says President Trump remains determined, despite deciding to withdraw all US troops. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SrBV5i

Dylema leads us through key events on the continent this year in a specially commissioned poem. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2BZzjVp via IFTTT

Dylema leads us through key events on the continent this year in a specially commissioned poem. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2BZzjVp

Festival-goers are told that a "dangerous" drug is circulating in Australia, following a man's death. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AmSDfb

Festival-goers are told that a "dangerous" drug is circulating in Australia, following a man's death. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AmSDfb via IFTTT

A suspected malware attack affected major U.S. newspapers over the weekend. In what was initially thought to be a server outage, the attack delayed distribution of Saturday's Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune , according to the Times .  SEE ALSO: Hacker uses internet meme to send hidden commands to malware On Saturday afternoon, the company suspected that the attack had originated from outside of the U.S., but didn't reveal any further detail about its origins or what evidence led to the belief it came from overseas. "We believe the intention of the attack was to disable infrastructure, more specifically servers, as opposed to looking to steal information," a source told the Times . Read more... More about Tech , Media , Cybersecurity , Malware , and Newspapers

Predictions of the future are rarely accurate, but Microsoft's vision of what its technology would look it 2019 would be like is pretty off the mark. The promotional video originally launched in 2009 was unearthed on reddit recently , where translucent, ultra-thin screens and interactive newspapers, slick (albeit dated looking) graphics are part of everyday life. There are handful of things in the video that have become reality, not necessarily all by Microsoft though, like the foldable phone , augmented reality, gesture controls, but these technologies aren't as slick as the tech giant envisaged them to be by now. Read more... More about Tech , Microsoft , Big Tech Companies , Tech , and Big Tech Companies

Eli Melki looks for traces of a relative who was killed at 33 during a wave of attacks against eastern Turkey's Christians. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2BMln0I via IFTTT

From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, here are the weird stories that caught our eye this year. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s3oDAp via IFTTT

India's decision to decriminalise gay sex has taken the country back to its roots, some historians say. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ApBWzF via IFTTT

Remembering some of the figures from music, film, TV, radio and literature who died in 2018. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2F03HlD via IFTTT

Are garment factories in Bangladesh safe five years after the Rana Plaza disaster? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s3oVat via IFTTT

Eli Melki looks for traces of a relative who was killed at 33 during a wave of attacks against eastern Turkey's Christians. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2BMln0I

From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, here are the weird stories that caught our eye this year. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s3oDAp

India's decision to decriminalise gay sex has taken the country back to its roots, some historians say. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ApBWzF

Remembering some of the figures from music, film, TV, radio and literature who died in 2018. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2F03HlD

Are garment factories in Bangladesh safe five years after the Rana Plaza disaster? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s3oVat

A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this year. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GIKAyK via IFTTT

A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this year. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GIKAyK

Sheikh Hasina wins a third consecutive term in a vote marred by violence and claims of vote rigging. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EWFJbC via IFTTT

Sheikh Hasina wins a third consecutive term in a vote marred by violence and claims of vote rigging. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EWFJbC

Outgoing chief of staff John Kelly appears to contradict the US president on the border wall plan. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EXMmcP via IFTTT

Outgoing chief of staff John Kelly appears to contradict the US president on the border wall plan. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EXMmcP

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Notre Dame’s mascot, a bald eagle, flew into the stands and landed on two fans’ arms. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RnF7kV via IFTTT

Notre Dame’s mascot, a bald eagle, flew into the stands and landed on two fans’ arms. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RnF7kV

Six Iranian migrants are found on the Kent coast as the home secretary cuts short a holiday to deal with the issue. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Ak3q9S

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Police escorted Jermaine Massey out of the DoubleTree Portland after he called his mum in the lobby. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Tist3Y

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Four die in a helicopter crash near the world's longest zipline, in the UAE's northern-most emirate. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QXx536 via IFTTT

Four die in a helicopter crash near the world's longest zipline, in the UAE's northern-most emirate. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QXx536

The state bans retailers from selling animals sourced from breeders, to cut down on "puppy mills". from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EXbrFC via IFTTT

The state bans retailers from selling animals sourced from breeders, to cut down on "puppy mills". from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EXbrFC

Clashes between ruling party and opposition supporters have resulted in 17 deaths. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Sv4fni via IFTTT