News Headlines - 26 October 2019

▽Wife of South Korea's former justice minister arrested in corruption scandal - CNA

South Korean authorities arrested the wife of a former justice minister on Thursday (Oct 24) who was at the centre of a graft scandal and was a close political confidant of President Moon Jae-in after a court upheld prosecutors' request for a warrant.
The arrest of Chung Kyung-shim, a college professor and the wife of former justice minister Cho Kuk, comes as part of an investigation by prosecutors into Cho's family's financial investments and his children's college admissions.
Cho stepped down last week after just one month in office. His appointment triggered a crisis for Moon that brought protesters from both sides of the political spectrum to the streets in numbers not seen in two years.

▽BBC News launches 'dark web' Tor mirror - BBC News

The BBC has made its international news website available via the Tor network, in a bid to thwart censorship attempts... The browser can obscure who is using it and what data is being accessed, which can help people avoid government surveillance and censorship.
Countries including China, Iran and Vietnam are among those who have tried to block access to the BBC News website or programmes.
Instead of visiting bbc.co.uk/news or bbc.com/news, users of the Tor browser can visit the new bbcnewsv2vjtpsuy.onion web address. Clicking this web address will not work in a regular web browser.

▽In tweet, President Trump laments loss of iPhone home button - Reuters

“To Tim: The Button on the IPhone was FAR better than the Swipe!” Trump tweeted on Friday.
The tweet appeared to be directed at Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook, who has dined with Trump at least twice and has discussed trade issues with the president on multiple occasions.
Apple started selling iPhones without home buttons with the introduction of the iPhone X in 2017. The company still sells one model - the iPhone 8 - that retains the home button.

▽Electric scooters: France introduces new rules to 'restore tranquillity' - BBC News

From Saturday, riders will be required to be at least 12 and will not be able to ride their scooter on the pavement.
The two-wheeled vehicles' top speed will also be capped by next year.
E-scooters, which can travel at more than 50km/h (30mph), are growing in popularity, in part because of their low environmental impact.

▽Meghan Markle reveals British friends warned her not to marry Prince Harry | London Evening Standard

The Duchess of Sussex said her British friends warned her not to marry Prince Harry and that the past year as a member of the royal family has been "hard".
Meghan said she had tried to cope with the pressures of her new life since her wedding in May 2018, by putting on a "stiff upper lip" but she was not prepared for the intensity of tabloid interest.
She told ITV documentary Harry & Meghan: An African Journey: "It's hard.