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US chip-maker Qualcomm claims it has won an injunction against Apple that effectively bans the import of a number of iPhone models, ranging from the iPhone 6S to the iPhone X. The preliminary order, issued by a Chinese court, is the latest in step a continuing feud between the two tech giants over intellectual property. However, Apple says all of its iPhone models remain on sale in the country. The disputed patents relate to software rather than hardware. The injunction affects devices running older versions of Apple's iOS operating system and not those running the latest version, iOS 12. The court found Apple had violated two of Qualcomm's patents - one regarding photograph resizing and the other related to how apps are managed on a touch screen. "Apple continues to benefit from our intellectual property while refusing to compensate us," said Don Rosenberg, general counsel of Qualcomm. However, Apple responded that the attempted ban was "another desperate move by a company whose illegal practices are under investigation by regulators around the world". The company added it would "pursue all our legal options through the courts". In January 2017, Apple filed two lawsuits against Qualcomm, claiming it had abused its dominant market position as a chip-maker. In July the same year, Qualcomm claimed that iPhones using chips by rivals, such as Intel, infringed six of its patents.

Egypt is investigating a video which appears to show a Danish couple scaling the Great Pyramid and posing naked. The alleged incident has sparked outrage in the conservative Muslim country. Prosecutors will explore whether the video is real, and if so how they were able to climb the 140m (460ft) tall structure, state-run newspaper Al-Ahram reports. Officials had initially suggested the footage might be fake. The Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as Khufu or Cheops, is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world A photographer said he and a friend had spent several hours "sneaking around" before making the climb. The Egyptian antiquities minister told MPs on Sunday that prosecutors were investigating whether the Danish couple "really filmed an explicit pornographic video" at the famous site in Giza. Khaled al-Anani, quoted by Al-Ahram, said they have been asked to determine whether the video was real or fake, and to prosecute any officials found to be negligent. Scaling the pyramids was "strictly forbidden", he added, calling the images a "violation of public morality". What does the video show? The three-minute edited video, which was uploaded to YouTube by Danish photographer Andreas Hvid, shows a woman climbing what he says is the tallest pyramid in Giza at night. It includes a photo of the couple, with the woman's face blurred, posing side by side atop the 4,500-year-old pyramid. The final shot shows the woman, her back to the camera overlooking the Cairo skyline, remove her top. The photographer also posted an image of the couple apparently lying together naked on top of the pyramid during daylight. What was the reaction? The video and photo, which went viral on social media last week, has provoked widespread anger both in Egypt and abroad, with many condemning the stunt as disrespectful to Egyptian history and heritage. Responding to Mr Hvid's video on Facebook, one woman wrote: "Such a shame. This has been completely disrespectful behaviour to another land, another culture, another way of living... It shows little understanding of respecting another religion and culture." But the head of Egypt's antiquities council, Mostafa al-Waziri, has suggested the photo may have been created by image-editing software Photoshop, newspaper al-Masry al-Youm reports. What does the photographer say? In his YouTube post, Mr Hvid said he and his friend had entered the site of the Great Pyramid in late November. "Fearing to be spotted by the many guards, I did not film the several hours of sneaking around at the Giza Plateau, which lead up to the climb," he added. He told Danish tabloid Ekstrabladet he had been dreaming of climbing the giant structure "for many years". "I'm sad that so many people have become so angry. But I have also received a positive response from a lot of Egyptians - something I think is worth remembering." Mr Hvid denied they had sex on top of the pyramid, and said they were merely posing for the photo shoot. The photographer has posted a series of images of nude figures on high rises and in unusual locations around the world on his website. Has anything like this happened before? Climbing the pyramids was banned in the 1980s after a number of tourists died attempting to scale them. But that hasn't stopped some rule-breakers. In 2016, a German teenager was banned from Egypt for life after climbing the Great Pyramid to take photos and videos. He managed to avoid a three-year jail term after authorities decided not to prosecute him. A year later, a Turkish national was briefly detained by police for scaling the ancient Egyptian monument. In 2015, Egyptian authorities investigated reports of footage posted online apparently showing nudity and sexual acts by a group of Russian-speaking tourists near the Giza site. The conservative Muslim country has seen a number of high-profile Egyptians convicted in recent years of performing indecent acts in public. Just nine days ago, actress Rania Youssef was summoned to court for wearing a revealing dress to the Cairo Film Festival.

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Thirty-two surrogate mothers charged with human trafficking in Cambodia for carrying babies for Chinese clients have been released after agreeing to keep the children, officials say. The women were arrested in June in a raid as part of a crackdown on the country's commercial surrogacy trade. Surrogacy was banned in Cambodia in 2016, a year after neighbouring Thailand imposed limits on the service. Demand has risen in recent years since China's easing of its one-child policy. A further five people, including a Chinese national, have been arrested and charged with human trafficking in connection with the case. The release of the Cambodian surrogate mothers this week was agreed on "humanitarian grounds", a police official working with the National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT) said. The official, who asked not to be named, said that while the women had committed a crime, their babies were innocent, and for that reason the NCCT had requested their freedom on condition. "They have agreed not to sell the babies and will raise them," he confirmed, stating that if the women break the agreement they could face human trafficking charges, which could result in up to 15 years in prison, AFP news agency reports. In contrast, acting as an intermediary between an adoptive parent and a pregnant woman is punishable by up to six months in prison. The women were released from a police hospital. It is not clear if they are genetically related to the babies they carry or whether they had agreed to act as gestational surrogates only (by carrying another couple's fertilised embryo). Cambodia's Secretary of State for the Interior Ministry, Chou Bun Eng, told the BBC in a recent interview that the government rejects the idea that any embryo carried by a mother is not "her own". "The woman takes care of them and feeds them for more than nine months before the embryo becomes human, so how can you give the children to someone else?" she said. She added that surrogacy is now seen as a form of human trafficking in Cambodia because the children, who she said were the victims, are sold as "goods". Commercial surrogacy has grown in South East Asia in recent years, prompting some countries to take action. In 2014, a surrogate baby scandal erupted in Thailand after a boy with Down's syndrome - known as Baby Gammy - was abandoned by the Australian couple who had commissioned a Thai surrogate mother to carry him. The following year, Thailand imposed a ban on foreigners seeking Thai surrogate mothers following a string of scandals in the industry. This led to an increase in commercial surrogacy in neighbouring countries such as Cambodia, which then moved swiftly to impose a total ban. But the practice has continued to flourish in other places where it is not regulated, such as Laos. Last year, Australian nurse Tammy Davis-Charles was jailed for 18 months in Cambodia for providing commercial surrogacy services. Besides commercial surrogacy, Cambodia has also banned organ trafficking and the export of breast milk. Other countries that have imposed a ban on commercial surrogacy include India, New Zealand, Canada, Denmark and the UK.

The new styling can be seen across the lineup for the 2020 and 2019 model year, with the latest design language adding a sharper and more pointed fascia, new proportions, and a boxier, squared-off shape overall. Toyota currently offers the Corolla in both a hatchback and standard sedan body style, with the hybrid taking after the latter in terms of shape. And although the powertrain is substantially different, the Corolla hybrid is more or less identical to non-hybrid variants with regards to the exterior styling, save for some distinguishing badges placed on the fenders and a few other minor details. The fascia, for example, is pretty much exactly the same between the hybrid and non-hybrid models, with the exception of a blue-tinted Toyota badge on the nose. With the Corolla hybrid, you still get J-shaped headlight housings with LED lighting elements, which are drawn rearwards into the front fenders. The main intake remains large and in charge across the front, while a slim upper intake connects the headlights. Moving to the sides, we find the same silhouette as the standard Corolla, including a blunt nose, a sloping roofline, and a short tail section. However, the corners are occupied by unique 15-inch aluminum alloy wheels, which are a clear departure from the standard model’s 16- to 18-inch units. Don’t forget the “Hybrid” badging on the fenders. Moving to the rear, we find the Corolla sports a simple truck design with several horizontal styling elements to enhance the model’s overall visual width. LED lighting can be found in the angular taillight housings as well, while a second blue-tinted Toyota badge adorns the trunk lid. Overall, we feel the look is simple and surprisingly understated for a hybrid model - which is perhaps one of the Corolla hybrid’s greater selling points. If flying under the radar is a priority, this thing will definitely get the job done. The Corolla hybrid also shares the standard model’s new exterior dimensions. The wheelbase remains set at 106.3 inches, but the front track was widened by an extra 0.47 inches for the 2020 model year, and now sits 60.77 inches. The rear track was widened even more, gaining an extra 0.87 inches for a total of 61.27 inches overall. Meanwhile, the front overhang is 1.3 inches shorter and the rear overhang is more than half an inch longer. The overall height was also reduced by 0.8 inches and the hood is 1.4 inches lower. Many of these changes were implemented as a way to increase outward visibility, and come complemented by a lower instrument panel inside the cabin space, a lower outer cowl, and a lower belt line, not to mention repositioned side mirrors.

Attempts to incorporate a key scientific study into global climate talks in Poland have failed. The IPCC report on the impacts of a temperature rise of 1.5C, had a significant impact when it was launched last October. Scientists and many delegates in Poland were shocked as the US, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Kuwait objected to this meeting "welcoming" the report. It was the 2015 climate conference that had commissioned the landmark study. The report said that the world is now completely off track, heading more towards 3C this century rather than 1.5C. Keeping to the preferred target would need "rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society". If warming was to be kept to 1.5C this century, then emissions of carbon dioxide would have to be reduced by 45% by 2030. The report, launched in Incheon in South Korea, had an immediate impact winning praise from politicians all over the world. But negotiators here ran into serious trouble when Saudi Arabia, the US, Russia and Kuwait objected to the conference "welcoming" the document. Instead they wanted to support a much more lukewarm phrase, that the conference would "take note" of the report. Saudi Arabia had fought until the last minute in Korea to limit the conclusions of the document. Eventually they gave in. But it now seems that they have brought their objections to Poland. The dispute dragged on as huddles of negotiators met in corners of the plenary session here, trying to agree a compromise wording. None was forthcoming. With no consensus, under UN rules the passage of text had to be dropped. Many countries expressed frustration and disappointment at the outcome. "It's not about one word or another, it is us being in a position to welcome a report we commissioned in the first place," said Ruenna Haynes from St Kitts and Nevis. "If there is anything ludicrous about the discussion it's that we can't welcome the report," she said to spontaneous applause. Scientists and campaigners were also extremely disappointed by the outcome. "We are really angry and find it atrocious that some countries dismiss the messages and the consequences that we are facing, by not accepting what is unequivocal and not acting upon it," said Yamide Dagnet from the World Resources Institute, and a former climate negotiator for the UK. Others noted that Saudi Arabia and the US had supported the report when it was launched in October. It appears that the Saudis and the US baulked at the political implications of the UN body putting the IPCC report at its heart. "Climate science is not a political football," said Camilla Born, from climate think tank E3G. "All the worlds governments - Saudi included - agreed the 1.5C report and we deserve the truth. Saudi can't argue with physics, the climate will keep on changing." Many delegates are now hoping that ministers, who arrive on Monday, will try and revive efforts to put this key report at the heart of the conference. "We hope that the rest of the world will rally and we get a decisive response to the report," said Yamide Dagnet. "I sincerely hope that all countries will fight that we don't leave COP24 having missed a moment of history."

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The chief financial officer of the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei faces fraud charges in the United States, a Canadian court hearing has revealed. Meng Wanzhou, daughter of Huawei's founder, is accused of breaking American sanctions on Iran. She was arrested in Vancouver on Saturday and faces extradition to the US. China has demanded Ms Meng's release, insisting she has not violated any laws. The court is deciding whether or not to allow bail. Friday's five-hour hearing has now ended and the case was adjourned until Monday. Ms Meng's detention became public knowledge on Wednesday, but details at the time were unclear as she had requested a publication ban. That blackout has now been overturned by the court. What happened in court? On Friday, the Supreme Court of British Columbia was told that Ms Meng had used a Huawei subsidiary called Skycom to evade sanctions on Iran between 2009 and 2014. The court was told that she had publicly misrepresented Skycom as being a separate company. Ms Meng faces up to 30 years in prison in the US if found guilty of the charges, the court heard. Court reporters said she was not handcuffed for the hearing and was wearing a green sweatsuit. A Canadian government lawyer said Ms Meng was accused of "conspiracy to defraud multiple financial institutions". He said she had denied to US bankers any direct connections between Huawei and SkyCom, when in fact "SkyCom is Huawei". The lawyer said Ms Meng could be a flight risk and thus should be denied bail Why was the arrest significant? The arrest has put further strain on US-China relations. The two countries have been locked in trade disputes, although a 90-day truce had been agreed on Saturday - before news of the arrest came to light on Wednesday. Huawei is one of the largest telecommunications equipment and services providers in the world, recently passing Apple to become the second-biggest smartphone maker after Samsung. Ms Meng's arrest was not revealed by Canadian authorities until Wednesday, the day of her first court appearance. Details of the charges were also not revealed at the time after she was granted a publication ban by a Canadian judge. Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Friday that China had been assured that due process was being followed and Ms Meng would have consular access while her case was before the courts. "Canada is a rule-of-law country and we follow our procedures, our laws and our agreements," she told journalists during a press teleconference.Huawei executive faces Iran fraud charges "Due process has been, and will be, followed in Canada." Ms Freeland reiterated Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's claim that Ms Meng's arrest had "no political involvement".

A two-year-old US girl who needs several blood transfusions to fight cancer has spurred a global campaign to search for compatible donors. Zainab Mughal has one of the rarest blood types in the world, which makes it difficult to treat her condition. Campaigners say more than 1,000 people have been tested, but only three so far have the blood she needs. Doctors say seven to 10 donors will be needed over the course of her cancer treatment. Earlier this year Zainab was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressive and rare form of cancer that mostly affects babies and young children. Blood transfusions will be needed for the duration of her treatment, but Zainab's blood is "extremely rare" because it is missing an antigen - "Indian B" - that most people carry in their red blood cells, says OneBlood, a non-profit blood centre that's spearheading the search for donors. The only donors likely to be a match are people of exclusively Pakistani, Indian or Iranian descent with blood type O or A, OneBlood says. But even within these po[CENSORED]tions, fewer than 4% of people will be missing the Indian B antigen. Zainab's body will reject any blood which doesn't match all the requirements. Two matching donors have been found in the US, and another in the UK. "This is so rare that honestly this the first time I've seen it in the 20 years I've been doing this," said Frieda Bright, a laboratory manager with OneBlood. OneBlood is working with other blood banks and the American Rare Donor Program (ARDP), a program that finds donors of rare types of blood around the world. "Blood is not going to cure her, but it's very important for her to survive cancer treatment," Ms Bright said in a campaign video. 'We cried a lot' Zainab's father Raheel Mughal said his daughter was diagnosed in September. "We were all crying, this was the worst thing we were expecting," he said in the OneBlood video. After he and Zainab's mother offered to donate their own blood, doctors discovered neither of them was compatible. "And then a lot of people from my family, they went around and donated blood and that's when it became more of an alert. According to OneBlood, treatment with chemotherapy is already reducing the size of the Zainab's tumour, but she will eventually need two bone marrow transplants. "My daughter's life very much depends on the blood," says Mr Mughal. "What [donors] are doing to save my daughter's life is amazing. The work you are doing, I will never ever forget it."

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An updated version of the Audi A4 sedan is making the test rounds in Germany, looking every bit like a model that’s on the receiving end of a few facelifts. The premium sedan is expected to be released a little earlier than expected as rumors continue to swirl around the current model’s sales struggles. If true, we can expect the updated Audi A4 to get a quick turnaround date, possibly as soon as the latter part of the year or maybe in early 2019. EXTERIOR If you’re looking to see an all-new Audi A4 with a completely different look to it, then you’re going to be very disappointed. The A4 that we see in these spy photos is barely hiding anything, a hint that there aren’t that many things to hide in the first place. The headlights are carried over from the current A4, though new graphics should be added in once it draws closer to production. The front bumper is the only section that’s covered by the camo bits, so if there are going to be any updated body parts, that’s where it’s going to be. For its part, the grille looks to have received a slightly new shape while the air intakes have been redesigned altogether. At the back, the rear bumper gets an updated version, and if you look closer, you’ll notice that the exhaust tips also come in a new design. The rear lights are still the same, but like its counterparts in the front, expect a few changes there once the production model arrives. You should also notice the nameplates found at the back. Apparently, this particular A4 is the long-wheelbase A4L, a version of the model that will be exclusively sold in China. It makes sense because just above the new “45 TFSI” nameplate sits a bunch of Chinese characters that I don’t understand. INTERIOR The new A4’s interior should also benefit from having the usual array of tech goodies, including the 8.3-inch display that’s sitting atop the dashboard and the new MMI system The Audi A4’s interior received wholesale changes only a few years ago so don’t expect the same thing to happen when the facelifted A4 arrives. If anything, there’s a better chance that Audi keeps the whole thing intact because the new design and layout it introduced were derived from a slew of technological developments that preceded it.

Facebook could become a threat to democracy without tougher regulation, the former head of intelligence agency GCHQ has said. Robert Hannigan told the BBC the social media giant was more interested in profiting from user data than "protecting your privacy". It comes after MPs this week accused Facebook of striking secret deals over user data. The firm has also been criticised for its handling of fake news. In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Hannigan said: "This isn't a kind of fluffy charity providing free services. It's is a very hard-headed international business and these big tech companies are essentially the world's biggest global advertisers, that's where they make their billions. "So in return for the service that you find useful they take your data... and squeeze every drop of profit out of it." Asked if Facebook was a threat to democracy, Mr Hannigan said: "Potentially yes. I think it is if it isn't controlled and regulated. "But these big companies, particularly where there are monopolies, can't frankly reform themselves. It will have to come from outside." Document cache Emails written by Facebook's chief and his deputies show the firm struck secret deals to give some developers special access to user data while refusing others, MPs said earlier this week. The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee published the cache of internal documents online as part of its inquiry into fake news. It said the files also showed Facebook had deliberately made it "as hard as possible" for users to be aware of privacy changes to its Android app. But Facebook said the documents had been presented in a "very misleading manner" and required additional context. Mr Hannigan also downplayed concern about the Chinese telecoms company Huawei after its chief financial officer was arrested in Canada this week. The charges have not been made public but are believed to relate to the company's violation of Iran sanctions. However, there are concerns that China uses Huawei technology for spying and some countries have barred its equipment from their 5G mobile networks. Mr Hannigan said: "My worry is there is a sort of hysteria growing at the moment about Chinese technology in general, and Huawei in particular, which is driven by all sorts of things but not by understanding the technology or the possible threat. And we do need a calmer and more dispassionate approach here." He said no "malicious backdoors" had been found in Huawei's systems, although there were concerns about the firm's approach to cyber security and engineering. "We all know what that leads to but that is incompetence not malice," he said. He added: "The idea... that we can cut ourselves off from all Chinese technology in the future, which is not just going to be the cheapest - which it has been in the past - but in many areas the best, is frankly crazy."