AROUND WORLD
Trump Cleared
President Donald Trump has
been cleared in his impeachment
trial, ending a congressional
bid to oust him from office that
bitterly divided the US.
The Senate, run by the
president's fellow Republicans,
voted to acquit him 52-48
on charges of abuse of power
and 53-47 on obstruction of
Congress.
Democrats charged Mr
Trump in December with
pressuring Ukraine to smear a
potential White House rival.
In November, Mr Trump will
be the first impeached president
to go for election.
In its historic vote on
Wednesday, the Senate decided
not to remove America's 45th
president from office on charges
arising from his dealings with
Ukraine.
If convicted on either charge,
Mr Trump would have had to
turn over his office to Vice-
President Mike Pence.
The Democratic-led House
of Representatives approved the
articles of impeachment on 18
December.
Half of UK
10-yearolds
own a
Smartphone
Fifty per cent of the
UK's 10-year-olds owned a
smartphone in 2019. The amount
of young phone owners doubled
between the ages of nine and
10, which Ofcom dubbed "the
age of digital independence". In
addition, 24% of 3 and 4-yearolds
had their own tablet, and
15% of them were allowed to
take it to bed.Ofcom's annual
report looks at the media habits
of children, and the types of
devices they are using. The 2019
study was based on more than
3,200 interviews with children
and parents around the UK.
Uber self-driving cars allowed back
Ride-hailing firm Uber has been issued a permit by the
Department of Motor Vehicles in California to test selfdriving
cars on public roads.It comes nearly two years
after one of Uber's self-driving cars was involved in a fatal crash
in Arizona.Uber scaled back its autonomous car operations
following the incident.Receiving a permit in California - which
has granted permits to 65 other transport firms - is the latest
step in Uber's revival of the programme.California allows
companies to test self-driving technology with a backup driver
in the car.Before the fatal crash, Uber's self-driving cars were
being tested in four locations in North America - Phoenix,
Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto.
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