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Vatican urges caution over weeping Madonnas and other supposed apparitions
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican issued new guidelines on Friday recommending a cautious approach to supposed supernatural events such as weeping Madonnas and blood-dripping crucifixes that have for centuries whipped up the Catholic faithful.
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World
Russia says US 'playing with fire' in 'indirect war' with Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A top Russian diplomat said on Friday the United States had long since entered into a state of indirect war with Moscow and was playing with fire over Ukraine by behaving in such a way that the situation could spin out of control.
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World
Donald Trump wants to control the Justice Department and FBI. His allies have a plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of Donald Trump's allies are assembling proposals to curtail the Justice Department's independence and turn the nation's top law enforcement body into an attack dog for conservative causes, nine people involved in the effort told Reuters.
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World
Explainer-Biden vs Trump: What to expect from presidential debates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to two debates ahead of November's election, scheduling televised face-offs that could prove critical in their tight rematch to win the White House.
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Internet
Consumer groups accuse Temu of manipulating online shoppers
European consumer groups on May 16 accused Chinese shopping app Temu of using "manipulative techniques" to force users to spend more and other violations of a landmark EU tech law.
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World
Forty Thai senators seek PM's dismissal over cabinet appointment
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Forty caretaker senators on Friday petitioned Thailand's Constitutional Court to dismiss Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin over a cabinet appointment which they say breaches the constitution.
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Cybersecurity
North Koreans posed as US tech workers to fund weapons, US says
Posing as Americans, North Korean technology workers secured remote work contracts with hundreds of US companies as part of a scheme to help fund Pyongyang’s illicit nuclear weapons and missile programmes, the US government said on May 16.
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World
India's butter chicken battle heats up with new court evidence
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - With new photographic and video evidence, an Indian court battle over the origins of the world famous butter chicken is set to get spicier.
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World
Taiwan lawmakers exchange blows in bitter dispute over parliament reforms
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese lawmakers shoved, tackled and hit each other in parliament on Friday in a bitter dispute about reforms to the chamber, just days before President-elect Lai Ching-te takes office without a legislative majority.
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World
North Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul says
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired a number of short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Friday, South Korea's military said, a day after the U.S. and South Korea conducted joint drills with stealth fighter jets simulating air combat.
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World
French police kill man who set fire to Rouen synagogue
PARIS (Reuters) -French police in Rouen shot dead an armed man who set fire to the city's synagogue, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and local officials said on Friday.
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iOS
Users shocked that old deleted photos are reappearing after iOS 17.5 update
Some iPhone users who updated to iOS 17.5 were shocked to discover that their old photos – even those erased years ago – had magically reappeared in their photo libraries.
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World
Slovakia's PM Fico still in intensive care after assassination bid, government says
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (Reuters) -Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico remains in intensive care, the government said on Friday, two days after he was shot at close range in an assassination attempt that stunned the small Central European nation and drew international condemnation.
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World
Slovak PM Fico between life and death after shooting, Hungary PM says
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is between life and death two days after an assassination attempt that sent shock waves across Europe, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told public radio on Friday.
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World
Ukraine military says it downs all 20 drones launched by Russia
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces shot down all 20 drones Russia dispatched in an overnight attack, the Ukrainian military said on Friday.
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Social media
Meta’s Threads is testing its own version of TweetDeck to rival X
Threads, the text-focused social network from Meta Platforms Inc, is testing its own version of TweetDeck, a feature once popular with Twitter users that let them see several content feeds on one screen.
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Internet
Dolce & Gabbana metaverse fashion offering leaves shopper fuming
Dolce & Gabbana USA Inc was sued by a customer who says the NFTs he spent US$6,000 (RM28,125) on that came with outfits to wear in the metaverse lost 97% of their value because the Italian luxury fashion house bungled their delivery.
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Streaming
US Air Force veteran made thousands helping others illegally stream TV shows, feds say
A US Air Force veteran’s business allowed paying subscribers to illegally stream TV shows, movies and pay-per-view sports events – making him hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to prosecutors.
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Social media
Oregon man convicted of sexually abusing two teen girls he met online gets 12 1/2 years in prison
An Oregon man who met two 15-year-old girls on Snapchat, sexually abused them while travelling through three states and finally abandoned them at a park has been sentenced to more than a decade behind bars, prosecutors said May 16.
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World
Four deaths confirmed from severe storm that ravaged Houston
(Reuters) - A severe storm packing hurricane-force winds pummeled Houston on Thursday, killing at least four people, blowing windows out of high-rise buildings and leaving some 800,000 homes without power as much of the city was plunged into darkness, the mayor said.