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Musk's X says posts of Australia bishop stabbing don't promote violence
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Elon Musk's social media platform X defended publishing posts showing a bishop in Australia being stabbed during a sermon as "part of public discussion", rejecting a regulator's order to take down the content on grounds it is offensive and violent.
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AI
Athletic director used AI to frame principal with racist remarks in fake audio clip, US police say
A high school athletic director in Maryland has been accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments, authorities said Thursday.
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World
India begins voting in second phase of giant election as Modi vs Gandhi campaign heats up
BENGALURU/KOTTAYAM/MATHURA, India (Reuters) - India began voting on Friday in the second phase of the world's biggest election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals raise the pitch of the campaign by focusing on hot-button issues such as religious discrimination, affirmative action and taxes.
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Internet
US reinstates open Internet rules rescinded under Trump
The US Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to reinstate tougher rules to guarantee open access to the Internet, reversing a decision made during the Trump administration.
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World
13 dead in central Senegal road accident
DAKAR, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen people were killed and around 40 others were injured in a traffic accident in central Senegal Thursday evening, local media reported.
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World
Indigenous people protest Brazil not protecting ancestral lands
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Several thousand Indigenous demonstrators marched chanting to drum beats on Thursday to the seat of power in Brazil's capital to protest against the government's failure to protect their ancestral lands.
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Canada launches U.S. dollar global bond to bolster foreign reserves
OTTAWA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian Finance Ministry announced Thursday it has launched a five-year U.S. dollar global bond to bolster the country's foreign reserves.
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World
Algeria hosts 23rd "Chinese Bridge" language competition for university students
ALGIERS, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The final round of the 23rd "Chinese Bridge" language competition for university students in Algeria was held on Thursday at Algiers 2 University.
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World
Trump's three US Supreme Court appointees thrash out immunity claim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately rules on Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity from prosecution, a third of those deciding the matter will be justices he appointed to their lifetime posts.
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Alphabet reports revenues, net income jump in first quarter
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company, on Thursday reported its first-quarter revenue at 80.54 billion U.S. dollars, up 15 percent from the same period last year.
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World
Weekly storage of natural gas in U.S. increases: EIA
HOUSTON, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Working gas storage in the contiguous United States was 2,425 billion cubic feet in the week ending April 19, a net increase of 92 billion cubic feet from the previous week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Thursday.
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World
Intel reports revenue increase in first quarter
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Intel Corporation on Thursday reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, with a revenue of 12.7 billion U.S. dollars, up 9 percent year on year.
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World
Microsoft reports Q3 results with net income, revenue increases
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft posted on Thursday its revenue of 61.9 billion U.S. dollars for the third quarter of the 2024 fiscal year ending March 31, up 17 percent from the same period last year.
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World
Finland's finance ministry downgrades growth forecast for 2024
HELSINKI, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The Finnish Ministry of Finance downgraded its growth estimate for the country on Thursday, forecasting that the Finnish economy will not grow this year.
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World
Multiple people killed in car crash in U.S. Pleasanton
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Police said on Thursday they are investigating a single-vehicle car crash that occurred late Wednesday in Pleasanton, U.S. state of California.
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Czech Republic records over 10,000 whooping cough cases this year
PRAGUE, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The Czech Republic has recorded more than 10,000 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, since the beginning of this year, authorities said on Thursday.
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World
Roundup: U.S. witnesses bird flu outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows
LOS ANGELES, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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World
US and allies aim to help Ukraine bolster defenses after aid gap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States hopes its new deliveries of weaponry will help Ukraine rebuild defenses and refit its forces as it recovers from a gap in U.S. assistance, but it does not expect Kyiv to launch large-scale offensive operations against Russian forces in the near term, a U.S. defense official said on Thursday.
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World
5 Tunisian fishermen dead after boat sank off eastern coast
TUNIS, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian National Guard reported on Thursday the recovery of five bodies and the rescue of five other fishermen following the sinking of their vessel off the coast of Monastir province.