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Mobile apps
TikTok vows legal battle as the US presses for app’s sale or ban
TikTok told employees it will fight in the courts if a US bill forcing a ban or divestiture of the Chinese-owned app is signed into law, as one of the world’s most valuable technology businesses tries to fend off an existential crisis in its most important market.
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World
Australian PM calls X's fight against removal of church stabbing posts 'extraordinary'
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as "extraordinary" on Monday a decision by social media platform X to challenge in court a cyber regulators' order for the removal of some posts about the stabbing of a bishop in Sydney.
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e-Hailing
What we know about the shooting of an Uber driver in Ohio and the scam surrounding it
It was a common scam that ended with an uncommon outcome, tragically in an Ohio driveway.
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Driverless vehicle
Elon Musk’s robotaxi dreams plunge Tesla into chaos
Elon Musk’s underlings at Tesla Inc are accustomed to chaos. It comes with the territory of working for a chief executive who sets exacting targets and often abruptly switches directions – whose biographer describes his more intense moods as “demon mode”. But even by Tesla standards, this year has been unruly.
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World
Baby in Gaza saved from womb of mother killed in Israeli-strike
RAFAH: (Reuters) - A baby girl was delivered from the womb of a Palestinian killed along with her husband and daughter by an Israeli attack in the Gaza city of Rafah, where 19 people died overnight in intensified strikes, Palestinian health officials said.
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Cybersecurity
Tiny Texas city repels Russia-tied hackers eyeing water system
The attacks in Texas are the latest example of hackers – some of them tied to US adversaries – targeting America’s sprawling network of water utilities.
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Social media
Elon Musk draws Australia’s wrath over Sydney attack images on X
Australia is gearing up for a fight with Elon Musk and American social media giants over allegations they failed to move fast enough to police graphic content and misinformation during two violent attacks in Sydney over the past 10 days.
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Social media
Where would young social media users go if TikTok got banned?
If TikTok got shut down, which social network would young people turn to? According to one study, Instagram and YouTube could benefit from a possible ban on TikTok in Europe and North America.
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World
Israel pounds Gaza as West Bank violence surges
Gaza Strip (AFP): Israel carried out deadly strikes in Gaza, first responders in the war-battered Palestinian territory said on Sunday, as violence flared in the occupied West Bank.
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World
Haiti's capital under gang attacks ahead of government transition
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Armed gangs launched fresh attacks on parts of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince ahead of the installation of a transitional council set to usher in a new government, local media said on Sunday, reporting arson and heavy gunfire in the city centre.
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World
Spain's Basque Country regional vote yields likely repeat of incumbent coalition
MADRID (Reuters) - The coalition ruling Spain's Basque Country looked set to stay in power as the conservative nationalists tied with their left-wing separatist rivals in Sunday's regional election but will likely keep the support of the third-placed Socialists.
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World
Thousands of Colombians protest Petro's economic, social reforms
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Colombians marched on Sunday to reject economic and social reforms being proposed by the leftist government of President Gustavo Petro, the latest in a series of demonstrations against Petro's policies.
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World
Ecuador's President Noboa handily wins security-focused referendum
QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa has won significant voter support for a raft of security measures he says will help him fight sharply increased crime, a quick vote tally by the national electoral council showed on Sunday.
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World
Indonesia court to rule on petitions seeking presidential election re-run
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A court in Indonesia will on Monday deliver its verdict on two challenges to the outcome of February's presidential election, after losing candidates petitioned for a re-run and alleged the state had interfered in favour of winner Prabowo Subianto.
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World
Ecuador prison director killed as voters head to polls -govt
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean prison director Cosme Damian Parrales Merchan was killed on Sunday, the South American country's SNAI prisons agency said in a statement, even as citizens head to the polls to vote in a referendum over a raft of security measures.
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World
Brazil's Bolsonaro rallies supporters in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday rallied thousands of supporters in Rio de Janeiro in a bid to raise his political capital after losing a bid for reelection to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in October 2022 and facing allegations of involvement in a coup.
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World
Rockets fired from Iraq towards US military base in Syria, security sources say
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) -At least five rockets were launched from Iraq's town of Zummar towards a U.S. military base in northeastern Syria on Sunday, two Iraqi security sources and a U.S. official told Reuters.
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World
Rome celebrates 2,777th birthday with parade, events
ROME, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Italy's capital celebrated the city's 2,777th birthday Sunday, the annual retrospective of the city's long history that in recent years has grown increasingly popular with tourists.
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World
Imperial Chinese wine jar stolen from Belgian museum
BRUSSELS, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A porcelain wine jar, a masterpiece from the Chinese imperial workshops dating from the 16th century (Ming Dynasty), was stolen overnight from the Royal Museum of Mariemont in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
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World
Heavy rains kill 4, affect thousands of IDPs in Yemen
ADEN, Yemen, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rains and floods have led to the deaths of four people and affected over 3,000 families of internally displaced persons in Yemen, officials said on Sunday.