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Palestinian prisoner in Israel wins top fiction prize
ABU DHABI (AFP): Palestinian writer Basim Khandaqji, jailed 20 years ago in Israel, won a prestigious prize for Arabic fiction on Sunday (April 29) for his novel A Mask, the Colour of the Sky.
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World
US military says it engaged five unmanned drones over Red Sea
(Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Sunday it had engaged five unmanned drones over the Red Sea that "presented an imminent threat to U.S., coalition, and merchant vessels in the region."
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Social media
Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too
Adult US TikTok users spend an average of 54 minutes on the app on any given day, more than Instagram, Snapchat or YouTube, according to research firm eMarketer. If TikTok were to disappear, those platforms – along with younger, smaller emerging rivals – would be scrambling for those valuable minutes of people's attention.
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World
South Korea's Yoon to meet opposition leader amid bid to reset presidency
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will meet opposition leader Lee Jae-myung for talks on Monday after a crushing election defeat for the president's ruling party led to widespread calls for him to change his style of leadership.
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World
Philippine students suffer in wilting heat, thwarting education efforts
MANILA (Reuters) - Sweltering heat in the Philippines can curb farm production, disrupt water and power and weigh on businesses, but it also takes a toll on students, hampering the Southeast Asian nation's efforts to catch up to its neighbours in education.
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AI
‘Harvesting data’: Latin American AI startups transform farming
For centuries, farmers used almanacs to try to understand and predict weather patterns. Now, a new crop of Latin American startups is helping do that with artificial intelligence, promising a farming revolution in agricultural giants like Brazil, the world’s biggest exporter of soybeans, corn and beef.
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World
Germany's 'Reichsbuerger' coup suspects go on trial
STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) - Nine men go on trial in Germany on Monday charged with high treason, attempted murder and plotting a violent coup d'etat aimed at installing an aristocrat as national leader and imposing martial law.
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World
Spain's Prime Minister Sanchez set to announce if he's staying or quitting
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is set to announce on Monday whether he plans to stay on or quit the premiership, days after saying he was considering resigning.
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World
Ukraine pulls back from 3 villages in east, Zelenskiy pleads for weapons
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's top commander said on Sunday Kyiv's outnumbered troops had fallen back to new positions west of three villages on the eastern front where Russia has concentrated significant forces in several locations.
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World
Supporters of Spain's prime minister rally in Madrid to urge him not to quit
MADRID (Reuters) - On the eve of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's dramatic announcement about his future, thousands of Socialist Party supporters rallied in Madrid on Sunday to ask him to stay on after he stunned the country this week by saying he might quit.
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World
Thousands protest in Georgia against 'foreign agents' bill
TBILISI (Reuters) - Thousands of Georgians marched through the capital, Tbilisi, on Sunday, as protests built against a bill on "foreign agents" that the country's opposition and Western countries have said is authoritarian and Russian-inspired.
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World
World Economic Forum special meeting kicks off in Riyadh
RIYADH, April 28 (Xinhua) -- A special meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) commenced on Sunday in Riyadh, with a focus on global collaboration, growth and energy for development.
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World
Blinken speaks to Azeri, Armenian leaders about peace talks
(Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken to the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan and reaffirmed Washington's support for a peace treaty between the South Caucasus neighbors, the State Department said on Sunday.
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World
1st LD: At least 14 killed in bus crash in central Mexico
MEXICO CITY, April 28 (Xinhua) -- At least 14 people were killed and 31 others injured when a bus overturned in Malinalco, the central Mexico state, local Mexican security secretariat said on Sunday.
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World
Ukraine's Zelenskiy issues fresh plea for Patriots, EU accession, NATO entry
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued a fresh plea to the international community to hurry up and deliver more air defences, start formal talks for his country to enter the European Union, and invite Ukraine to join NATO.
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World
Urgent: At least 14 killed in bus accident in central Mexico
MEXICO CITY, April 28 (Xinhua) -- At least 14 people died and 31 more injured when a bus overturned in central Mexico, the local security secretariat said on Sunday.
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World
Heat alert extended for 3 more days in Bangladesh
DHAKA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh has extended the heat alert that the ongoing heatwave is likely to persist for 72 more hours starting Sunday morning.
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World
France's nuclear weapons should be part of European defence debate, Macron says
PARIS (Reuters) - France's nuclear weapons should be part of the European defence debate, French President Emmanuel Macron told a group of regional newspapers on Sunday, in comments that drew fire from his political opponents ahead of EU elections in June.
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Nation
Anwar meets Jordanian PM, emphasises need to support Palestine state recognition at UN
RIYADH: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has emphasised the crucial need to support Palestinian state recognition at the United Nations (UN) during his meeting with his Jordanian counterpart Bisher Hani Al-Khasawneh on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Special Meeting here.
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World
Italy PM Meloni announces candidacy at EU election
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Sunday she will be a candidate at June's European elections in a bid to boost support for her Brothers of Italy party, though she will not take up a seat if elected.