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Russian missile damages civilian, railway infrastructure in Ukraine's Cherkasy region, air force says
KYIV (Reuters) - A Russian missile damaged critical infrastructure and injured six people in Ukraine's central Cherkasy region on Thursday, the regional governor said.
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World
Iran's judiciary confirms rapper Toomaj Salehi death sentence
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's judiciary confirmed the death sentence of well-known Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi but added that he is entitled to a sentence reduction, state media reported on Thursday.
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Technology
Artificial intelligence offers an opportunity to improve EV batteries
Artificial intelligence’s next target is the electric vehicle battery.
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World
Sails of iconic Paris cabaret club Moulin Rouge fell off overnight
PARIS (Reuters) - The sails of the landmark red windmill atop the Moulin Rouge, Paris' most famous cabaret club, fell to the ground overnight in the early hours of Thursday, a venue spokesperson said.
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World
Third man detained in bribery case surrounding Russian deputy defence minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A third man has been detained in a bribery investigation centring on Deputy Russian Defence Minister Timur Ivanov, the Moscow court service said on Thursday.
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Mobile apps
What next for TikTok in the US?
TikTok on April 24 said it will fight a new US law that orders the popular video sharing app to break away from its Chinese owners or face an outright ban in the United States.
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World
North Macedonia's opposition rightist leads ahead of May 8 presidential poll runoff
SKOPJE (Reuters) - North Macedonian presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova held a big lead over incumbent Stevo Pendarovski with votes counted from 99.03% of polling stations on Thursday, but both were short of the 50% backing needed to win outright.
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Mobile apps
TikTok to fight US ban law in courts
TikTok’s CEO vowed April 24 to fight in the courts to overturn a newly signed US law that could see the popular app banned due to allegations it is controlled by the Chinese government.
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Driverless vehicle
Tesla driver in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist told police he was using Autopilot
A Tesla that may have been operating on the company's Autopilot driving system hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle, raising questions about whether a recent recall went far enough to ensure Tesla drivers using Autopilot pay attention to the road.
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AI
Spurred by teen girls, US states move to ban deepfake nudes
States are on the front lines of a rapidly spreading new form of peer sexual exploitation and harassment in schools. Boys across the United States have used widely available “nudification” apps to surreptitiously concoct sexually explicit images of their female classmates and then circulated the simulated nudes via group chats on apps like Snapchat and Instagram.
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Smartphones
DR Congo accuses Apple of using ‘blood minerals’ from war-torn east
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using “illegally exploited” minerals extracted from the country’s embattled east in its products, lawyers representing the African country said April 25.
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Internet
German police swoop on Nigerian dating scammers
German police said April 24 they had arrested 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia group behind a large-scale dating scam.
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Internet
74-year-old US woman charged in armed robbery of credit union was scam victim, family says
A 74-year-old woman charged in the armed robbery of an Ohio credit union last week is a victim of an online scam who may have been trying to solve her financial problems, according to her relatives.
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World
Australian police charge five teenagers in Sydney cleric's stabbing
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police said on Thursday they charged five teenagers with terrorism-related offences in investigations following the stabbing of an Assyrian Christian bishop while he was giving a livestreamed sermon earlier this month.
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World
Thousands mark Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Thousands gathered across Australia and New Zealand on Thursday at Anzac Day services to commemorate those who fought and died in major conflicts in the nations' history.
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World
Spain's Sanchez suspends public duties to 'reflect' on future
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday he would step back from public duties "for a few days" to decide whether he wants to continue leading the government after a court launched a business corruption probe into his wife's private dealings.
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eSports
How streaming is boosting esports
Whether on specialist platforms like Twitch or on other popular social networks such as TikTok, video games are enthralling audiences.
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World
Brazil's government submits rules to streamline consumption taxes
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's government submitted proposed rules to Congress on Wednesday to carry out a historic tax overhaul approved last year, a key element of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's strategy to foster growth in Latin America's largest economy.
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World
Roundup: U.S. crude supplies down, other petroleum data mixed
HOUSTON, April 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 15.9 million barrels per day (b/d) during the week ending April 19, 42,000 b/d less than the previous week's average, according to a weekly report issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Wednesday.
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World
U.S. oil imports, exports up last week
HOUSTON, April 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil imports and exports increased during the week ending April 19, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday.