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German exports shrink by 1.1 pct in Q1
BERLIN, May 7 (Xinhua) -- German exports in the first quarter fell by 1.1 percent yearly despite a slight increase in March, the Federal Statistical Office said Tuesday.
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Bangladesh's forex reserves reach nearly 20 bln USD in April
DHAKA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves reached nearly 20 billion U.S. dollars by the end of April, showed the latest central bank data.
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UK and allies unmask and sanction Russian leader of LockBit cybercrime gang
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain, the U.S. and Australia have sanctioned and unmasked a senior Russian leader of the notorious cybercrime gang LockBit, the British government said on Tuesday.
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'Tsar' Putin tells the West: Russia will talk only on equal terms
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin, honoured like a Russian tsar at his swearing-in for a new six-year presidential term, had a double-edged message for the West: the Kremlin is ready to talk but Russia is girding for victory in Ukraine.
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Colombia's illegal armed groups grew in 2023 -secret security report
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's four main illegal armed groups grew during 2023 as they consolidated territorial control financed by drug trafficking and illicit gold extraction, according to a secret security report seen by Reuters.
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Kevin Spacey overturns UK ruling in sex assault case over lawyers' mistake
LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar-winning U.S. actor Kevin Spacey on Tuesday overturned a London court ruling which effectively found him liable for an alleged sexual assault on a British man, after his lawyers mistakenly failed to serve a defence to a civil lawsuit.
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Driverless vehicle
Tesla Autopilot probe escalates with US regulator’s data demands
Tesla Inc is facing a July 1 deadline to furnish US regulators with information about its biggest-ever recall because drivers using Autopilot keep crashing while using the system.
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Russia, Ukraine trade allegations of chemical weapons use at global watchdog
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Russia and Ukraine have accused each other at the global chemical weapons watchdog in The Hague of using banned toxins on the battlefield, the organisation said on Tuesday.
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Stormy Daniels testifies she had sex with Trump, defense attacks her credibility
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Porn star Stormy Daniels described her 2006 encounter with Donald Trump in unflattering terms at his criminal trial on Tuesday, testifying she tried not to think about the sex while it took place and feared it would become public.
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Fire and hide: Ukraine's artillery pinned down by Russian drones
DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) - Rumbling out of its forest hideout, the hulking German-supplied howitzer has only a few minutes to fire before slipping back under cover to evade Russian surveillance in the skies above.
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IAEA's Grossi seeks deal with Iran on nuclear steps 'soon'
VIENNA (Reuters) -Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog will continue talks aimed at ending an impasse on many issues between them and should strike a deal on a package of measures "soon", the watchdog's chief Rafael Grossi said on Tuesday as he returned from an Iran trip.
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Mobile apps
How the EU transformed tech
As millions of voters prepare for next month's European Parliament elections, AFP explores some of the deep transformations the 27-member bloc has made in the field of technology.
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Putin starts new six-year term with challenge to the West
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said it was up the West to choose between confrontation and cooperation as he was sworn in for a new six-year term on Tuesday at a Kremlin ceremony that was boycotted by the United States and many of its allies.
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Bugging devices found in Polish government meeting room
WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish security agents have discovered bugging devices in a room where ministers were due to meet on Tuesday, authorities said, without revealing who might have placed them there.
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Data breach
Details of UK military personnel exposed in huge payroll data breach
British officials say the names and bank details of thousands of serving British soldiers, sailors and air force members have been exposed in a data breach at a payroll system.
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Internet
Scammers stole homeowners’ identities and sold their houses ‘out from under them’, US feds say
A group accused of a real estate fraud scheme conspired to steal at least 10 homeowners’ identities and sold their properties “out from under them” without permission, US federal officials said.
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South Korea LGBTQ event finds home in streets after permit struggle
SEOUL (Reuters) -The Seoul Queer Culture Festival will take place in the capital's streets this year, organisers of South Korea's annual LGBTQ gathering said on Tuesday, after the city government denied their requests to hold events at four locations.
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At least five killed, dozens trapped in building collapse in South Africa
GEORGE, South Africa (Reuters) -Rescuers searched through the debris of a multi-storey building collapse in the South African city of George early on Tuesday that has left at least five people dead and dozens still trapped.
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Boeing Starliner capsule's first crewed test flight postponed over Atlas rocket glitch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The long-awaited first crewed test flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will be no earlier than Friday, NASA said, after the planned launch on Monday was halted over a fault with the Atlas V rocket that will carry the new capsule into orbit.
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Gadgets
Hidden camera filming through hole in trash can found in hospital bathroom, US cops say
A hospital employee is accused of using a hidden cellphone to secretly record his co-workers in the restroom, Ohio law enforcement told news outlets.