Deadly Takata airbag recall adds 1.7M more vehicles
Even without an accident to trigger their deployment, the inflators can fracture, spraying shrapnel into drivers and passengers. Ford , Honda , Toyota , and Fiat Chrysler already released their 2019 Takata recalls totaling more than 5 million vehicles.

Sierra Leone president declares emergency over rape and sexual violence
Mrs Bio has been championing the latest wave of campaign against sexual violence through her "Hands Off Our Girls" campaign . These despicable crimes of sexual violence are being committed against our women, children and even babies.

Thomas Cook puts airline business up for sale to raise cash
In all, it operates 103 aircraft and posted a 37 per cent rise in operating profit a year ago to £129 million (S$225.8 million). While the company blamed too many airlines chasing too few passengers, costs may be the real problem, industry experts said.

6 year-old battling cancer sworn in as police officer
Abigail Arias, 6, who is battling cancer, stands on a chair and is sworn in as a Texas police officer - complete with a donut. Garivey first met Abigail in December, during the department's "Pancakes with Santa" event.

Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, and more cult classics are coming to consoles
In a press release from Skybound, retail and digital are mentioned among the options available for purchase. More details will be revealed in the coming months, including more information about the physical release.

Western Alberta unemployment rate drops to 4.8 per cent
The Canadian dollar jumped more than a quarter of a cent in the moments after Statistics Canada announced the jobs numbers. The central bank stayed on the sidelines last month after five hikes since July 2017, and most analysts expect no action.

Uefa boss Aleksander Ceferin re-elected on four-year term
UEFA called the session to explain how referees will apply video review of key decisions for the first time in its competitions. Aleksander Ceferin has been formally re-elected as president of UEFA by acclamation.

Batch of 12,000 blood plasma found contaminated with HIV
South China Morning Post reports that "The faulty batch comprised 12,229 50ml bottles of plasma due to expire in June 2021". Shanghai Xinxing Pharmaceutical has been instructed to halt production of the vaccine and to initiate an emergency recall.

Amazon proposes regulatory guidelines for facial recognition
The technology is particularly prone to misidentify people of different ethnicities, civil liberties groups argue. The person shared details of the prompt with Buzzfeed anonymously.

Android vulnerability lets hackers wreak havoc using, er, a PNG file
Since Google hasn't released the technical details of the flaw, so it won't be easy for anyone to abuse this hacking method. The flaw found in Android specifically deals with three vulnerabilities.

Mueller eyes Manafort meeting with Russian partner in 2016 - court filing
Manafort's hopes for a pardon was one of several revelations in the 142-page transcript of a sealed hearing. Manafort faces a separate sentencing in Virginia for bank- and tax-fraud convictions.

Trump, Xi won't meet before March 1 tariff deadline
The president is headed to Asia to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam Feb 27 and Feb 28. Negotiations between Chinese and USA officials are still continuing, The New York Times reported.

TSA confiscated record number of guns from carry-ons in 2018
That 2018 tally included 21 guns at Logan International Airport, nine at Bradley International Airport in CT , four at T.F. The pilot, Brian Andrew Machtemes , who lives in Minnesota, was arrested at Southwest Florida International Airport.

Fortnite Share The Love Event - Overtime Challenges & Rewards, Double XP Weekend & Competitive
Players who now support a Creator or enter a Creator Code between February 8 - 22 will receive the free Cuddle Hearts Wrap. Don't sweat it, Epic is keeping tracking of things, so you'll receive your goody pack as soon as the update releases.

Unspecified "security incident'': Australian parliament computer network breached"
Australian PM Scott Morrison said he didn't intend to comment in depth on "the source or nature of this". Security industry sources said it was possible China could be behind the latest attack.