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Indeed, the keypads of smartphones and such are often 
firing off the sparks of young love, or at least like, said the study by
 the Pew Research Center.US teens use such media to ‘like’, comment on, ‘friend’ or joke around with someone they have a crush on, the study said.Back in the day, they’d flutter their eyelashes or share a nervous, giggly chat.That is hardly over. But American teens are now also 
turning to online networks as tools for flirting, researchers reported 
Thursday.The old-fashioned stuff of wooing still prevails but now 
“technology is a major vehicle for flirting and expressing interest in a
 potential partner,” said the study.The survey of those between the ages of 13 and 17 said 
only 35 percent had been in a romantic relationship, but 55 percent had 
flirted or talked to someone in person to let them know they are 
interested.Pew found 31 percent of teens had sent flirtatious 
messages, 10 percent had sent photos as part of flirting and seven 
percent had made a video for potential partner.“Digital platforms are powerful tools for teens for 
flirting, wooing, connecting with and even showing off a romantic 
partner,” said Pew researcher Amanda Lenhart, lead author on the report.But there is a down side: those same media can be conduits for jealousy, meddling and troubling behavior, it added.Thirty-five percent of all teen girls said they had 
blocked or unfriended someone who was flirting in a way that made them 
uncomfortable.Among boys, 16 percent took this step, the study said.Pew also found 11 percent of teens who had dated had accessed a mobile or online account of a current or former partner.And 10 percent modified or deleted their partner’s or ex-partner’s social media profile.Other findings:eight percent had sent embarrassing pictures of a current or former partner to someone else four percent placed a tracking program on a partner’s device without their knowledge.And 15 percent of teen daters report that a current or former partner 
spread rumors about them using digital platforms.The report was based on
 a survey of 1,060 teens ages 13 to
 17 and a parent or guardian from September 25 to October 9, 2014 and 
February 10 to March 16, 2015.The margin of error was estimated at 3.7 
percentage points.“Beyond perpetrating potentially inappropriate or harmful 
behavior, teen daters also can be the recipients of possibly more 
serious controlling or potentially abusive experiences at the hands of
 significant others,” the study authors said.Also, more than one in five with relationship experience 
said partners used online media to call them names or say mean things, 
mostly after a relationship ended.</div>

Indeed, the keypads of smartphones and such are often firing off the sparks of young love, or at least like, said the study by the Pew ...

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US President Barack Obama spoke at the launch of the UN’s 
new sustainable development goals (SDGs) on Sunday in a diplomatic meet 
that has been overshadowed by conflicting Western and Russian approaches
 to Syria’s civil war.Obama has warned 
world leaders that they will not meet new UN anti-poverty targets 
without tackling corruption and ending discrimination against women, 
gays and other marginalised groups.“Development is threatened by bad 
governance,” Obama said in a 28-minute speech in which he criticised 
unequal societies and discrimination against women, gays, disabled 
people, ethnic minorities and other groups.He spoke on the final day of a three-day
 meeting on the SDGs – a blueprint of 17 targets to end poverty globally
 and tackle other problems that each of the UN’s 193 members has agreed 
to work towards, voluntarily, until 2030.“In the face of corruption that siphons 
billions away from schools and hospitals and infrastructure into foreign
 bank accounts, governments have to embrace transparency and open 
government and rule of law,” he said.Advocates
 say the goals are a noble effort to improve the planet. Critics say 
they are too ambitious and, with an estimated annual price tag as high 
as $5 trillion, too costly for a global economy that is still recovering
 from the 2007-08 credit crunch.</div>