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Nigerian airstrike killed 33 villagers during Eid, witnesses say
MAIDUGURI/ABUJA (Reuters) - An airstrike on a village in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state killed at least 33 people last week, four residents and a traditional leader said, after a military operation targeting armed kidnapping gangs and their hideouts.
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Police cordon off Iran consulate in Paris where man threatens to blow himself up - French media
PARIS (Reuters) -French police cordoned off the Iranian consulate in Paris on Friday, where a man was threatening to blow himself up, Europe 1 radio and BFM TV.
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Ukraine downs Russian strategic bomber after airstrike kills eight, Kyiv says
KYIV/DNIPRO, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukraine shot down a Russian strategic bomber 300 km (185 miles) from its border on Friday after the warplane took part in an airstrike that killed at least eight people, including two children, in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, Kyiv said.
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World
Ecuador set to vote to approve raft of security measures in Sunday referendum
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa looks set to win a referendum on Sunday that asks voters to support new security measures to fight rising violence, although recent power cuts could pose a threat to the 'yes' vote.
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World
Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits frontline Donetsk region
(Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday visited the frontline Donetsk region in Ukraine's east and held a meeting on the defence situation.
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World
Trump uses hush money trial to squeeze small donors, court big spenders
(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is using his hush money trial to squeeze his loyal army of small donors and personally lobby major backers as he scrambles to reduce a major fundraising disadvantage with Democratic President Joe Biden.
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World
Trump's Stormy Daniels payoff trial hinges on his intent
NEW YORK (Reuters) - At Donald Trump's criminal trial, there is no dispute about a central underlying fact: the month before the 2016 presidential election, his personal lawyer and fixer paid a porn star for her silence about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump.
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World
Lawyers aim to wrap up jury selection in Trump criminal trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers in Donald Trump's criminal trial are expected on Friday to wrap up the painstaking process of selecting a jury that will for the first time in U.S. history determine whether a former president is guilty of breaking the law.
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World
Russia's Shoigu says tank production is booming
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday that the country was ramping up manufacturing of tanks and heavy flamethrower systems, but more work was needed to increase production of tank protection equipment.
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Internet
US ‘swatting’ pranks stoke alarm in election year
Startled by nighttime pounding on his door, American political strategist Rick Wilson walked out in his underwear to find policemen with guns drawn. They were responding to yet another hoax, increasingly seen as a tool of intimidation in a crucial election year.
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World
G7 identified "specific steps" to help Ukraine, Kuleba says
CAPRI, Italy (Reuters) - Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies have identified "specific steps" needed to help Ukraine fight Russia, Kyiv's foreign minister said on Friday, warning Europe would be engulfed by war if Russia triumphed.
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Smartphones
Tech neck is a pain in more than just the neck
The typical average adult head weighs approximately 10-12 pounds. But did you know that bending it forward at a 45-degree angle to look at a cellphone or tablet can dramatically increase your chances to have “tech neck”?
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World
Ukraine says it took down Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine said it shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber for the first time on Friday, destroying a warplane capable of carrying long-range missiles used to attack Ukrainian cities.
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World
Finland says EU should help end migrant influx from Russia
HELSINKI (Reuters) -The European Union should take measures to help Finland put a stop to an influx of migrants via Russia, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Friday.
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Smartphones
Shopper put phone under woman’s skirt, US cops say. Then police checked store video
A Target shopper put his phone on the ground of a store aisle, right under a woman’s skirt, North Carolina officers said.
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World
Ukraine's growing arms sector thwarted by cash shortages and attacks
KYIV (Reuters) -Hundreds of Ukrainian businesses making weapons and military equipment have sprung up since Russia's full-scale invasion, but some are struggling to fund production and all are afraid of being targeted in intensifying Russian missile strikes.
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World
Bomber crashes in Russia, Interfax says
(Reuters) - A Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed in Russia's southern Stavropol region on Friday morning, the Interfax news agency cited Russia's defence ministry as saying.
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AI
Meta's newest AI model beats some peers. But its amped-up AI agents are confusing Facebook users
Facebook parent Meta Platforms unveiled a new set of artificial intelligence systems Thursday that are powering what CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls "the most intelligent AI assistant that you can freely use.”
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Google
Google is combining its Android software and Pixel hardware divisions to more broadly integrate AI
Google will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearables, the company said Thursday. It's part of a broader plan to integrate artificial intelligence more widely throughout the company.
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World
US vetoes bid to make Palestine a full UN member
NEW YORK (Bloomberg): The United States has vetoed a bid to make Palestine a full-fledged member of the United Nations, rebuffing a Palestinian push to gain broader international recognition.