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This annoying habit could be damaging your relationship, experts say
Scrolling on your phone is a habit that's hard to break on a daily basis. But as well as impacting our concentration, it can also affect our relationships, especially when it comes to scrolling at bedtime.
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Chad votes in first Sahel presidential poll since wave of coups
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chadians go to the polls on Monday three years after their military leader seized power, in the first presidential election in Africa's Sahel region since a wave of coups.
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Paving the way for fully recyclable printed circuit boards
A team of researchers from the University of Washington has succeeded in developing a new form of printed circuit board composition that can be recycled.
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World
Blinken to travel to Guatemala on Tuesday, US State Dept says
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Guatemala on Tuesday to lead a delegation to the a ministerial meeting of the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection, the State Department said on Sunday.
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Enhanced cultural exchanges urged between China, Bulgaria
SOFIA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Increased cultural exchanges between China and Bulgaria were called for at an event here on Sunday.
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World
Parents identify bodies of U.S., Australian tourists missing in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican authorities on Sunday confirmed the American and two Australian tourists who went missing in northern Mexico last week are dead after their bodies were identified by parents.
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Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro hospitalized again with skin infection
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday he had to be hospitalized again in the northern city of Manaus due to a skin infection caused by a bacteria, adding there is no forecast for when he could be discharged.
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Saudi Arabia posts 3.3-bln-USD deficit in Q1
RIYADH, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia announced Sunday a budget deficit of 12.39 billion Saudi Riyals (3.30 billion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of 2024.
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Russian attacks on Kharkiv, surrounding area kill one, injure 17, officials say
KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian attacks on Orthodox Easter Sunday killed a woman buried under rubble and injured 24 in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv and the surrounding region, regional officials said.
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Tanzania's southern highway shut down after 4 bridges washed away by flash floods
DAR ES SALAAM, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's 396-kilometer highway connecting the port city of Dar es Salaam and southern regions of Lindi and Mtwara was shut down on Sunday after flash floods washed away at least four main bridges, said an official.
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World
Feature: Gastronomy festival on Seine marks 60th anniversary of China-France ties
PARIS, May 5 (Xinhua) -- French scallops with pineapple, Brittany lobster with fried rice, and mille-feuille of red fruits with Bourbon vanilla are just a few of the signature dishes featured at a Sino-French gastronomy festival, set aboard a boat along the Seine.
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Key separatist commander among 3 killed in Cameroon's restive Anglophone region
YAOUNDE, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Three separatist fighters, including a key commander, were killed when government forces struck their hideout on Sunday in Cameroon's war-torn Anglophone region of Northwest, according to local and security sources.
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Ukrainians in embattled east mark third Easter under fire
KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainians in the embattled east flocked to church on Sunday to mark their third wartime Easter as Russian troops inched closer to threatening some of the region's key cities.
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Death toll from southern Brazil rainfall rises to 78, many still missing
PORTO ALEGRE/CANOAS/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The death toll from heavy rains that have caused flooding in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to at least 78, local authorities said on Sunday, with more than 115,000 people displaced.
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World
South Africa inquiry blames authorities for neglect leading to deadly fire
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - An inquiry into a fire that killed 77 people in Johannesburg last year blamed neglect by authorities for allowing a building to become a den for guns, murder, drugs and combustible trash, and failing to evacuate it once it was clear it was a hazard.
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World
Death toll from Kenya floods rises to 228
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The number of people killed by flooding and other impacts of the heavy rains battering Kenya has risen to 228, the interior ministry said on Sunday.
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On Orthodox Easter, Zelenskiy calls on Ukrainians to unite in prayer
KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on his fellow Ukrainians on Orthodox Easter on Sunday to unite in prayer for each other and the soldiers on the frontline, saying God -- who has a "Ukrainian flag on his shoulder" -- will lead to life defeating death.
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Russia blames Baltic countries for the severing of most ties
(Reuters) - The "hostile line" of the Baltic countries have led to the severance of most of their ties with Russia, the Russian foreign ministry said in remarks published on Sunday, warning also that Moscow will respond with asymmetric measures.
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Panama's Mulino wins presidency with support from convicted former leader
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama's former security minister Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday stormed to victory in a presidential poll dominated by his old boss, the popular ex-leader Ricardo Martinelli, who buttressed his campaign despite being holed up in Nicaragua's embassy.
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Putin attends Easter service led by head of Russia's Orthodox Church
(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin and scores of other Moscow worshippers attended an Easter service on Sunday, led by the head of Russia's Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, a staunch supporter of the Russian leader and his war in Ukraine.