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Greek summer wildfire threat nears, outpacing plans to contain it
ATHENS (Reuters) - When firefighters arrived at a blaze in a pine forest on the Greek island of Rhodes last July, flames were already leaping above the trees into the night sky. The volunteers needed to act fast, but dense vegetation on the forest floor blocked access.
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World
Analysis-Spain PM Sanchez's political gambles face litmus test in Catalan election
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Crunch elections in Catalonia next week will test the wisdom of the latest political gambles by Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who aims to use the vote to buoy his power nationally but risks inadvertently awakening a dormant Catalan separatism.
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Social media
Sex offender asks Norway’s Supreme Court to declare social media access is a human right
A convicted sex offender is asking the Norwegian Supreme Court to declare social media access is a human right.
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World
South Korea parliament approves new inquiry into deadly 2022 crowd crush
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's National Assembly voted on Thursday to approve a bill backed by the ruling and opposition parties to launch a fresh probe into the deadly Halloween crowd crush in the capital Seoul in 2022.
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Social media
After a breakup, does an ex get to stay on your grid?
Picture this: Your relationship is over. Now what? You probably let your close friends and family know, as well as your therapist, who will shepherd your healing journey. You might even turn to Spotify, Shakespeare or the StairMaster to cope.
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AI
From baby talk to baby artificial intelligence
We ask a lot of ourselves as babies. Somehow, we must grow from sensory blobs into mobile, rational, attentive communicators in just a few years.
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Social media
Lawsuit against Meta asks if Facebook users have right to control their feeds using external tools
Do social media users have the right to control what they see – or don’t see – on their feeds?
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AI
AI helps avalanche predictions in the Swiss Alps, study finds
The risk of avalanches can be predicted by artificial intelligence (AI) just as well as by humans, according to the findings of a three-year research project in Switzerland.
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Mobile apps
Google stopped more than two million malicious apps getting into the Play Store in 2023
In 2023, Google prevented 2.28 million applications violating its security rules from getting into the Play Store. In addition, almost 200,000 app submissions were rejected or amended to ensure the correct use of sensitive permissions such as access to background location data or SMS messages.
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World
Venezuelan public employees to receive $130 per month in bonuses
CARACAS (Reuters) -Public employees in Venezuela will receive $130 per month in bonuses, President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday, amid demands by workers for salary increases and months ahead of presidential elections in which Maduro is seeking a third term.
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World
U.S. stocks close mixed as traders digest Fed chair's message
NEW YORK, May 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Wednesday, following Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's press conference indicating that the Fed's next action is unlikely to be an interest rate hike.
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World
Roundup: U.S. crude supplies down, other petroleum data mixed
HOUSTON, May 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 15.6 million barrels per day (b/d) during the week ending April 26, 230,000 b/d less than the previous week's average, according to a weekly report issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Wednesday.
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World
U.S. oil imports up, exports down last week
HOUSTON, May 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil imports increased while exports decreased during the week ending April 26, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday.
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World
U.S. crude oil production unchanged last week
HOUSTON, May 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. crude oil production averaged 13.1 million barrels per day (b/d) during the week ending April 26, unchanged from the previous week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday.
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World
Chinese company breaks ground on Serbia's National Stadium
BELGRADE, May 1 (Xinhua) -- A groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Serbia's National Stadium by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) took place here on Wednesday.
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World
2nd LD Writethru: U.S. Fed keeps interest rates unchanged at 5.25-5.5 pct as inflation ticks up
WASHINGTON, May 1 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged at a 22-year high of 5.25 percent to 5.5 percent as recent consumer data indicates that inflation continued to tick up.
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World
Missile strikes Ukrainian port of Odesa, 13 injured, regional governor says
(Reuters) - A Russian ballistic missile struck the Ukrainian port of Odesa late on Wednesday, injuring at least 13 people and triggering a large fire, Regional Governor Oleh Kiper said on Telegram.
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