SoftBank-backed Dingdong raises $95.7 million in downsized U.S. IPO

(Reuters) - Chinese grocery app Dingdong, backed by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, raised about $95.69 million in its U.S. initial public offering on Tuesday after downsizing it on Monday. Read full story
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Exclusive: Google deal with French publishers on hold pending antitrust decision - sources

PARIS (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google has frozen a three-year deal with some French publishers as it awaits an antitrust decision that could set the tone on copyright talks for news content online in Europe, two sources close to the matter said. Read full story
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European rights court says Poland denied judges right to appeal

WARSAW (Reuters) - The Polish justice minister infringed on the rights of two court officials when he dismissed them without letting them appeal, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday, dealing a blow to the government's judicial reforms. Read full story
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Chinese EV battery maker CATL extends deal with Tesla

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle battery maker CATL said on Monday it has extended a battery supply deal with U.S. EV maker Tesla Inc to 2025. Read full story
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Deutsche Telekom touts progress on software-based mobile networks

BERLIN (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom has successfully tested software-based mobile network technology using high-capacity antennas, it said on Monday, a potential alternative to existing network suppliers that could give mobile firms more flexibility and cut costs. Read full story
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Polish Catholic Church facing wave of sex abuse allegations

WARSAW (Reuters) - The Catholic Church in Poland is facing a wave of allegations of sexual abuse, church authorities said on Monday, as they laid out statistics on the extent of abuse amid an investigation into alleged cover-ups by a senior clergyman. Read full story
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South Africa to tighten COVID-19 restrictions for 14 days

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa will tighten COVID-19 restrictions for 14 days as current containment measures are not sufficient to prevent a rise in infections, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday. Read full story
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Seven killed, many injured in blast in Bangladesh

DHAKA (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed and more than 50 people were injured in an explosion in the Bangladeshi capital late on Sunday, police said. Read full story
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Sudan rejects Ethiopian plan to fill giant dam a second time - senior official

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has rejected an Ethiopian proposal to manage the filling for a second time of a giant dam that it is building on the Blue Nile, a senior official said on Sunday, deepening a regional dispute over the project. Read full story
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Peruvians take to the streets in Lima amid fears over election meddling

LIMA (Reuters) -Thousands of Peruvians supporting socialist Pedro Castillo and right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori took to the streets on Saturday amid swirling uncertainty over the result of a tight June 6 presidential election that has been held up by legal challenges. Read full story
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Cycling with a screen: Pimp your bike with a smartphone holder

When you're out cycling it can be useful to use your smartphone for navigation and to track calories burned and kilometres travelled. Read full story
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Eleven things you need to know about Windows 11

There's no release date for Windows 11 yet, but speculations tip that it should come sometime around October along with new hardware running the new OS. Read full story
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Macron says he is not 'obsessed' with Putin summit after Franco-German proposal rejected

PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron defended on Friday a failed attempt by France and Germany to hold an EU summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, after eastern European leaders shot down the initiative they said would send the wrong message to Moscow. Read full story
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Despite smaller scale, Barcelona relieved at return of telecoms gathering

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona recalls the cancellation of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in February 2020 as the first sign that COVID-19 was a real, immediate cause for concern - a month before most of the world locked down. Read full story
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Foreign carmakers' U.S. plants relax COVID-19 protocols as Detroit 3 keep masks

(Reuters) - Foreign automakers are beginning to relax some COVID-19 protocols at their U.S. plants, including the wearing of masks, even as the Detroit-based carmakers and the United Auto Workers union continue to require workers to wear masks. Read full story
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JPMorgan unit buys stake in sports data provider Kraft Analytics

(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co's asset and wealth management division has taken a stake in Kraft Analytics Group (KAGR), the sports-focused data analytics firm said on Thursday. Read full story
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Lawyer saw no sign that software mogul McAfee would kill himself

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee's lawyer said on Thursday he had seen no sign before the entrepreneur's death in a Spanish prison that he would take his own life. Read full story
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UK PM Johnson says British warship was acting legally

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday a British warship was acting legally in international waters after a confrontation with the Russian military off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea. Read full story
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Mediaset investors agree to move company legal base to the Netherlands

MILAN (Reuters) - Mediaset's shareholders on Wednesday backed a plan to make the Netherlands the legal base of Italy's top commercial broadcaster, potentially paving the way for cross-border deals needed to fight competition from online rivals. Read full story
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EA buys 'Golf Clash' creator Playdemic for $1.4 billion

(Reuters) -Electronic Arts said on Wednesday it had bought Playdemic Ltd, the mobile games studio responsible for "Golf Clash", for $1.4 billion in cash, in a bid to bolster its mobile gaming portfolio. Read full story
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Spain High Court allows John McAfee's extradition to the U.S

MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish High Court has authorised the extradition of John McAfee, an antivirus software creator, to the United States where he faces tax fraud charges, a court document showed on Wednesday. Read full story
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U.N. expert says Eritrea has 'effective control' in parts of Tigray

GENEVA (Reuters) - Eritrea now has "effective control" of parts of Ethiopia's Tigray region, a U.N. human rights expert said on Tuesday, calling for troops to withdraw and for a prompt investigation into abuses, including the abduction of refugees. Read full story
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Factbox: India's new e-commerce rules that could jolt foreign, local players

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's proposed changes to consumer rules for the e-commerce sector could be hugely disruptive for some of the country's biggest online shopping websites, including U.S.-based Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart. Read full story
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Let's talk, says Spain, as jailed Catalan separatists pardoned

MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) -Spain's government on Tuesday pardoned all nine separatist leaders jailed for their role in Catalonia's failed independence bid in 2017, expressing hope that the gesture might help end a trial of strength that has sown deep divisions. Read full story
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Revolut annual losses double on rising risk control costs

LONDON (Reuters) - Digital banking app Revolut said its annual losses doubled to just over 200 million pounds ($278 million) as administrative costs rose from investment in risk, compliance and controls. Read full story
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Jordan ex-royal court chief pleads not guilty to destabilising monarchy

AMMAN (Reuters) - A former Jordanian royal court chief and a low-ranking member of the royal family pleaded 'Not guilty' on Monday to charges of agitating to destabilise the monarchy, one of their lawyers said. Read full story
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Syrian drought puts Assad's 'year of wheat' in peril

AMMAN (Reuters) - The "year of wheat" campaign pushed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is in jeopardy after low rainfall risked leaving an import gap of at least 1.5 million tonnes, according to preliminary estimates by officials and experts. Read full story
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White House says comments by N.Korea's Kim are 'interesting signal'

(Reuters) -The United States said on Sunday it saw as an "interesting signal" North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's comments that he is ready for "dialogue and confrontation," but added that Washington was still waiting for direct communication from Pyongyang to start any talks relating to denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Read full story
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Russian envoy to U.S. returns to Washington with optimistic mindset -RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, was in an optimistic mood ahead of his return to Washington on Sunday, expecting meetings scheduled with U.S. colleagues next week to be constructive, the RIA news agency reported. Read full story
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South Korea to loosen social distancing rules on July 1

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will relax social distancing rules and allow private gatherings of up to six people in the greater Seoul area from the current four starting July 1, the government said on Sunday. Read full story
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Former British parliament speaker Bercow joins opposition Labour Party

LONDON (Reuters) - John Bercow, the former speaker of Britain's lower house of parliament, said on Saturday that he had joined the opposition Labour Party after spending most of his political career as a Conservative legislator. Read full story
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Brazil surpasses half a million deaths from COVID-19

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil surpassed 500,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday, the Health Ministry said, registering 2,301 new deaths in the past 24 hours. Read full story
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Like it or not, Facebook is still around — but who's still on it?

So why do some people stay on Facebook and others go? What inspires them to log in these days? Read full story
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German state of Bavaria in talks with Intel on chip megafactory

(Reuters) - Germany's southern state of Bavaria is in talks with Intel to build a European chip factory in a bid to counter supply bottlenecks that have hampered production in the automotive sector, the local economy minister said on Friday. Read full story
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PayPal overhauls U.S. rates as payments competition heats up

NEW YORK (Reuters) - PayPal Holdings Inc will lift merchant costs for its branded payment products while cutting those for behind-the-scenes processing of some Visa and Mastercard transactions, a bold move in an increasingly competitive digital payments sector. Read full story
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Work from car: Long queues for fuel force Lebanese to adapt

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Stuck in a stationary queue of cars waiting for fuel in Beirut, game designer Ali Kattouaa works the phone to make the most of the long holdup. Read full story
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Probe finds new defects after Mexico City metro crash

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Civil Engineering Corps of Mexico said on Thursday that after a physical inspection of the Mexico City metro line that suffered a deadly collapse last month it found evidence of other deficiencies and vulnerabilities that require further analysis. Read full story
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United Nations set to call for halt of arms to Myanmar: diplomats

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly is set on Friday to call for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urge the military to respect November election results and release political detainees, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi, diplomats said. Read full story
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Nvidia to invest at least $100 million in UK supercomputer, CEO says

(Reuters) -Nvidia Corp's chief executive on Thursday said the company will spend at least $100 million on a supercomputer in the United Kingdom. Read full story
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U.S. House panel to vote on antitrust bills next week

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel next week will begin reviewing five recently introduced antitrust bills including several targeting the market power of Big Tech, Committee chair Jerry Nadler said on Wednesday. Read full story
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Croatia's hypercar maker Rimac explores strategic options

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Croatian electric hypercar maker Rimac is exploring several options for its future, a spokesperson for the group said in response to a report outlining plans for an initial public offering next year. Read full story
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France's Macron says whether to break up U.S. tech giants is legitimate question

PARIS (Reuters) - Whether to break up dominant U.S. technology players is a legitimate question, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday at a panel at France's biggest tech show Viva Tech. Read full story
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Biden-Putin summit details: up to five hours in a villa without meals

GENEVA (Reuters) - The issues may be vexing, but the surroundings will be lush and serene when the U.S. and Russian presidents meet on Wednesday in a stately 18th century villa overlooking Lake Geneva. Read full story
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France's Macron calls for European tech company push by 2030

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday outlined an ambitious push for Europe to create 10 technology giants worth 100 billion euros ($121.26 billion) each in valuation by 2030, in a bid to rival U.S. companies that dominate the sector. Read full story
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Volkswagen seeks partnerships for battery materials 'race'

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen, Europe's largest carmaker, is in talks with suppliers to secure direct access to raw materials for electric vehicle (EV) batteries via partnerships, one of its board members said. Read full story
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Health DG: 639 workplace clusters linked to manufacturing sector

PETALING JAYA: A large portion of workplace clusters are linked to the manufacturing sector, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Read full story
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Jailed Belarus journalist attends news conference in Minsk

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Jailed Belarus journalist Roman Protasevich appeared in front of reporters in Minsk on Monday at a press conference by local officials about the forced landing in Minsk of the Ryanair passenger plane on which he was travelling. Read full story
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Peru waits for next president with vote count stuck near completion

LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvians were still waiting for their next president to be confirmed on Monday morning, more than a week after a polarizing run-off vote, with socialist Pedro Castillo clinging to a narrow lead that would tilt the country firmly to the left. Read full story
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Study: Humans are 'selfish' around AIs and don't feel guilty about it

Humans don't feel bad about exploiting or disrespecting machines with AI, while still expecting AI to help them, a study found. Read full story
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Brazil reports 1,129 new COVID-19 deaths, nearly 40,000 cases

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil reported 1,129 COVID-19 deaths and 37,948 new coronavirus cases, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. Read full story
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Ukraine's president thanks G7 nations for support

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, thanked the G7 group of wealthy industrial nations on Sunday after it voiced support for Kyiv and called on Russia to withdraw troops and weapons from near Ukraine's eastern border. Read full story
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G7 source praises Biden after 'complete chaos' of Trump

CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden brought a sharply different tone to the Group of Seven summit from his predecessor Donald Trump by allowing frank and collaborative discussion of global issues without sowing disruptive chaos, a source with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. Read full story
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Denmark's Christian Eriksen collapses on pitch in Euro 2020 fixture, game suspended in first half

COPENHAGEN (AFP): Denmark star Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch in his country's Euro 2020 game on Saturday (June 12) against Finland in Copenhagen, causing the suspension of the match in the first half. Read full story
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Amazon raises minimum pay in Germany to 12 euros per hour

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Amazon will guarantee an entry-level wage at its German warehouses of 12 euros ($15) an hour, the company said on Friday in the face of a long-running battle with a top labour union. Read full story
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Canada city cancels national day celebration after mass grave discovery

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The provincial capital of Canada's British Columbia has decided to cancel a virtual celebration of the national Canada Day holiday on July 1 after discovery of unmarked graves of children at a now-defunct indigenous boarding school. Read full story
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Exclusive-UN official accuses Eritrean forces of deliberately starving Tigray

ADIGRAT/ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Reuters) - The northern highlands of Ethiopia became a global byword for famine in the mid-1980s, when drought and conflict combined to create a disaster that killed as many as one million people. Now hunger is stalking the Tigray region again, and a senior UN official alleges that starvation is being used as a weapon of war. Read full story
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U.S. House lawmakers introduce bipartisan bills to target Big Tech

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced five bills on Friday, four of them aimed at reining in the power of the tech giants in what one congressional aide described as a revolution in antitrust. Read full story
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Russian court fines Facebook for failing to delete banned content

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court said on Thursday it had fined U.S. technology giant Facebook Inc 17 million roubles (about $235,000) for failing to delete content which Moscow deems illegal. Read full story
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El Salvador's bitcoin push: What does it mean for cryptocurrency?

LONDON (Reuters) - El Salvador has become the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, with President Nayib Bukele touting its use for its potential to help Salvadorans living abroad to send remittances back home. Read full story
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Verizon turns on commercial private 5G in U.S

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Coronavirus wave takes Haiti, yet to begin vaccinations, by surprise

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - For more than a year, Haiti escaped the worst ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting few cases and fatalities - a rare break for the poorest country in the Americas, which has so often been beset by misfortune. Read full story
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Analysis: Still wary of Russian vaccine, Brazil clears its own 'study' for more data

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Russian vaccine developers cheered hard-won access to Brazil's market last week, but with less than a million doses cleared for import, public health experts say the approval is more like a late-stage trial for the Sputnik V shot. Read full story
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Food delivery man claims trial to hurting wife

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A food delivery man pleaded not guilty at the Selayang Magistrate’s Court here on Wednesday (June 9) to hurting his wife after a misunderstanding last week. Read full story
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U.S. IRS chief says needs congressional authority for cryptocurrency reporting

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Internal Revenue Service chief Charles Rettig said on Tuesday that Congress needs to provide clear statutory authority for the tax agency to collect information on cryptocurrency transfers valued at over $10,000 that largely go unreported. Read full story
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Zuyyin's Science Journey : Primary colours of pigments

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ir. MD Nursyazwi (@mdnursyazwi) Scientific principles : Primary colours of pigments Apparatus : Pigments, stirring rod, beaker, measuring cups
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Amazon Pharmacy offers half-yearly prescriptions starting at $6

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it was now offering six-month prescriptions starting at $6 for medications of common health issues through its pharmacy. Read full story
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EU patience wearing thin with UK on Northern Ireland, weighing options

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's patience towards Britain over Brexit arrangements in Northern Ireland is wearing thin and the bloc will consider its options should Britain continue its "confrontational path", an EU official said on Monday. Read full story
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Fire at Indian chemical factory kills 18

(Reuters) - Eighteen people were killed in a fire on Monday at a chemical factory in the western Indian city of Pune, police said. Read full story
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Ahead of Apple's developer conference, Facebook says it won't charge creators until 2023

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc will not charge a fee to content creators for at least the next two years, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, moments before Apple Inc's annual conference, where the iPhone maker faces an unsettled developer audience. Read full story
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"We're all pained" - Canada indigenous leaders dismiss Pope remarks

TORONTO (Reuters) - Indigenous leaders and school survivors on Sunday dismissed Pope Francis' expressions of pain at the discovery of 215 children's remains at a former Catholic residential school in Canada, saying the church needed to do much more. Read full story
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Frustrated Brits rush home from Algarve to avoid quarantine

LISBON (Reuters) - Many frustrated British travellers were heading home on Sunday from a shorter-than-expected holiday in the Algarve before a 10-day quarantine comes into force early next week due to rising coronavirus infections in Portugal. Read full story
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Blast kills two at southern Libya checkpoint

TRIPOLI (Reuters) -A blast struck a checkpoint in the southern Libyan city of Sebha on Sunday, killing at least two people including a senior police officer, local police, city officials and medics said. Read full story
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Explosion in Yemeni city of Marib kills at least 12 - medical source

CAIRO (Reuters) - An explosion near a petrol station in the Yemeni city of Marib killed at least 12 people on Saturday, a medical source said. Read full story
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Iran presidential candidates trade barbs in TV debate

DUBAI (Reuters) - Candidates in Iran's presidential election this month traded strong barbs in a debate on Saturday, accusing each other of treason or of lacking the education to run an economy devastated by three years of U.S. sanctions. Read full story
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First post-COVID cruise ship leaves Venice amid protest

VENICE (Reuters) - The first cruise ship to leave Venice since coronavirus restrictions were eased set sail on Saturday, but some local residents protested over the return to normal, unhappy about the passage of giant liners through the historic lagoon city. Read full story
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ASEAN envoys meet Myanmar junta chief - state TV

(Reuters) - Two envoys from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held talks in Myanmar with military ruler Min Aung Hlaing, army-run TV reported, as part of a visit aimed at ending a bloody crisis in the country. Read full story
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Facing quarantine, Britons in Portugal frustrated by 'amber' listing

ALBUFEIRA, Portugal (Reuters) - Britons holidaying in the Algarve as the UK government put Portugal back on its 'amber' travel list were confused and frustrated at the prospect of booking more tests and facing a ten-day quarantine upon returning home. Read full story
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Facebook suspends former U.S. President Trump's account for two years

(Reuters) -Facebook Inc on Friday suspended former U.S. President Donald Trump from its platform until at least January 2023 in a decision that has been watched closely for signals on how the company will treat rule-breaking world leaders in the future. Read full story
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EU lawmakers reluctantly decamp to France for first pandemic session

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hundreds of European lawmakers and staff travel to Strasbourg next week for the European Parliament's first session since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, though many think it is too early to return. Read full story
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EU lawmakers reluctantly decamp to France for first pandemic session

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hundreds of European lawmakers and staff travel to Strasbourg next week for the European Parliament's first session since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, though many think it is too early to return. Read full story
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Facebook appoints its first chief business officer

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Thursday appointed Marne Levine, vice president of global partnerships, as the social media giant's first chief business officer. Read full story
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PM lauds govt workers for taking allowance cut

KUALA LUMPUR: The contributions of civil servants through the cut in their Fixed Entertainment Allowance and Fixed Public Service Allowance prove their solidarity with the government in fighting Covid-19, says the Prime Minister. Read full story
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Demand surges as more M’sians opt for extra protection against Covid-19

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians are increasingly getting behind the suggestion to wear two face masks, which has led to a surge in demand. Read full story
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Perak and Penang excos also forgoing their salaries

IPOH: Following in the footsteps of Cabinet ministers and deputy ministers, executive council members in Perak and Penang are also forgoing their salaries to help their states manage the Covid-19 health crisis. Read full story
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Judge dismisses charges against Apple security chief in gun-permit probe

(Reuters) - A court in California on Tuesday dismissed bribery charges against Apple Inc's security chief, writing that a key element of the case was "pure speculation" by prosecutors and unsupported by evidence. Read full story
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First day lockdown blues over work permits

PETALING JAYA: On the first day of the total lockdown, the confusion and difficulties in obtaining the necessary approvals to operate left many in a quandary, say business stakeholders. Read full story
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Turkey's Erdogan woos Egypt, Gulf states in push to repair ties

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey hopes to maximize its cooperation with Egypt and Gulf nations "on a win-win basis", President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, as Ankara works to repair its strained ties with Cairo and some Gulf Arab nations after years of tensions. Read full story
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"Australia's Greta Thunberg" steps up climate change activism

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Leading thousands of protest marchers through central Sydney and joining a landmark class action lawsuit aren’t the usual activities for most 14-year-olds. Read full story
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Smooth vaccination process for recipients at Mitec

KUALA LUMPUR: Vaccine recipients at the vaccination centre (PPV) at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (Mitec) expressed their satisfaction with the smooth process. Read full story
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Opinion: We know social media can incite violence. Moderation can help, it it's done right

To better prevent extremist violence, the companies should start by building software to look for certain kinds of shifts in responses to the posts of powerful figures around the world. Read full story
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