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London’s famous Oxford Street goes traffic-free in major transformation

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Russia Independent: Oxford Street in London will have facial recognition cameras TASS · 3 headlines from this part of the world Middle East London’s Oxford Street goes traffic-free in historic move Gulf News · 2 headlines from this part of the world USA London’s Oxford Street bans traffic as city tries to revitalize shopping district ABC News · 1 headline from this part of the world Europe London’s famous Oxford Street goes traffic-free in major transformation Cyprus Mail · 6 headlines from this part of the world

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Who wrote first

  1. Middle East Daily Sabah
  2. Russia MK
  3. Europe The Guardian
  4. USA ABC News
  5. Asia and Oceania The Korea Times

How it is reported

Russia

TASS original
Independent: Oxford Street in London will have facial recognition cameras
RIA Novosti original
In London will install cameras with face recognition, writes PA
MK original
In London, the faces of thousands of customers will be scanned

USA

ABC News
London’s Oxford Street bans traffic as city tries to revitalize shopping district

Europe

BBC News
What is walking down the newly-pedestrianised Oxford Street like?
Cyprus Mail
London’s famous Oxford Street goes traffic-free in major transformation
RTÉ News (Ireland)
London's Oxford Street goes traffic-free
The Guardian
What will a pedestrianised Oxford Street mean for transport?
The Guardian
We’ve made Oxford Street traffic-free – and that’s just the start. Soon there’ll be green spaces for arts and music too | Sadiq Khan
The Guardian
The Guardian view on Oxford Street’s pedestrianisation: cities should be designed around people, not cars | Editorial

Asia and Oceania

The Korea Times
Part of London's Oxford Street pedestrianized “forever”

Middle East

Gulf News
London’s Oxford Street goes traffic-free in historic move
Daily Sabah
London shoppers face facial scans as Oxford Street gets new cameras

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