Nigerian military says air strike hit Islamic State, playing down alleged civilian deaths

ABUJA (Reuters) - The Nigerian military said on Thursday a deadly air strike hit an Islamic State camp and that casualties could not be determined, after witnesses said the attack had killed dozens of civilians in the northeast, where the country is waging a 12-year war against jihadist insurgents. Read full story
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Nine Sabah districts to remain 'isolated' for failing to achieve 60% vaccination rate for adults

KOTA KINABALU: Nine Sabah districts including two major east coast towns will remain "isolated" as the state lifted restrictions on inter-district travel within five identified zones from Oct 1. Read full story
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Boy passed out after vaccination due to lack of sleep, not having proper breakfast, says Melaka Health Dept

MELAKA: Lack of sleep and consuming only a tablespoon of nasi lemak is found to the cause of a 12-year-old boy to suddenly pass out after getting vaccinated on Thursday morning (Sept 30), says the state Health Department. Read full story
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Fully vaccinated husbands or close family members allowed in labour room from Oct 4, says Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Effective Oct 4, the Health Ministry will allow fully vaccinated husbands or immediate family members to accompany pregnant women in the labour room during childbirth. Read full story
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Malbatt 850-9 women personnel make MAF history, says Hisham

PETALING JAYA (Bernama): The first batch from the Malaysian Battalion 850-9 (Malbatt 850-9) team has made Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) history for having the most number of women personnel since the MAF’s involvement in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) mission. Read full story
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Hungary's Orban hits Czech campaign trail to back PM Babis

USTI NAD LABEM, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban backed his Czech counterpart Andrej Babis' re-election bid on Wednesday, making a display of the close ties between the two central European leaders who have supported each other in disputes with the EU. Read full story
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Italy's Draghi to meet Greta Thunberg at Milan climate talks

ROME (Reuters) -Italian prime minister and current president of the G20 Mario Draghi will meet climate activist Greta Thunberg in Milan on Thursday, Draghi's office said. Read full story
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Analysis-In post-Merkel EU, Macron can't exert leadership without allies

PARIS (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's exit from the EU stage she dominated for 16 years has handed French President Emmanuel Macron an opportunity to take up the mantle of European leadership and press on with his plans for a more independent Europe. Read full story
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Nigerian state shuts down phones, bans motorbikes in bandit crackdown

KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Authorities in Nigeria's Kaduna State shut down telecoms networks and banned the use of motorcycles on Wednesday as part of a raft of measures to tackle bandit gangs that have caused havoc in the country's northwest for months. Read full story
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Princess Diana honoured with blue plaque at former London flat

LONDON (Reuters) - The late Princess Diana has been honoured with a "blue plaque" at her former flat in west London where she lived before she became engaged to British heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles. Read full story
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EU leaders to discuss soaring energy prices

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Leaders of European Union countries will discuss surging energy prices when they meet next month, as governments scramble to cushion households from the soaring cost of gas and power. Read full story
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French Greens pick Jadot as presidential candidate amid fragmented Left

PARIS (Reuters) -Green voters on Tuesday chose former Greenpeace activist Yannick Jadot to be their candidate for France's April 2022 presidential election. Read full story
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Germany's TÜV Süd "shirking responsibility" over 2019 Brazil dam burst, court hears

MUNICH (Reuters) - German industrial inspector TÜV Süd was on Tuesday accused of evading its responsibilities over its alleged role in the 2019 deadly collapse of a dam in Brazil, as Brazilian claimants kicked off the first civil lawsuit in Germany over the disaster. Read full story
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Chancellor or bust: Germany's Laschet fights for his political life

BERLIN (Reuters) - Conservative chancellor candidate Armin Laschet faced a scrap for his political future on Tuesday as lawmakers in his CDU/CSU alliance met to plot a way forward after suffering their first national election defeat since 2002. Read full story
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Health DG: 1,612 applications through HQA approved for home quarantine so far

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has given the green light to one-third of travellers into Malaysia from the 4,883 completed applications for home quarantine received through the Home Quarantine Application (HQA) portal. Read full story
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Most Telecom Italia staff to work from home until end of year - document

MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia (TIM) will keep some of its offices closed as nearly 60% of the employees at Italy's biggest phone company plan to continue working from home until Dec. 31, a union document showed. Read full story
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Citizenship for overseas-born children: Court to hear govt’s stay application on Nov 15

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The High Court here on Monday (Sept 27) fixed Nov 15 to hear the government’s application for a stay of the court’s ruling that children born overseas to Malaysian women married to foreigners are entitled to be citizens of Malaysia. Read full story
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Retired naturalised athlete accused of cheating former senior sports official

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A retired naturalised athlete is alleged to have cheated former senior sports official Datuk Sieh Kok Chi and his disabled daughter of close to RM1.5mil in a property case. Read full story
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Bandits kill 22 Nigerian security personnel, local politician says

ABUJA (Reuters) - Bandits killed 22 Nigerian security personnel in an attack on a remote army base in northwestern Sokoto State, a member of the state assembly told Reuters on Monday. Read full story
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Russia's Navalny nominated for EU rights prize

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was nominated on Monday for the European Parliament's annual human rights prize as European Union lawmakers sought to keep the public spotlight on his pro-democracy network, which has been banned in Russia. Read full story
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Mexico to resume voluntary flights for migrants who want to return to Haiti

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government said on Sunday that it will resume flights to Port-au-Prince starting next week for Haitian migrants who want to return home. Read full story
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Factbox-Germany's election in polls, facts and figures

(Reuters) - Germany's election produced the narrowest of results, early projections show, but exit polls conducted for broadcasters on Sunday suggested voters had relatively clear ideas about the outcome they wanted to see. Read full story
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Iran fails to fully honour agreement on monitoring equipment, IAEA says

VIENNA (Reuters) -The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Sunday Iran had failed to fully honour the terms of a deal struck two weeks ago to allow the watchdog's inspectors to service monitoring equipment in the country. Read full story
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How politicians reacted after exit polls from Germany's election

BERLIN (Reuters) - Reactions from senior German politicians and others after exit polls from Sunday's national election https://ift.tt/3ALGEEW showed Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats virtually tied.: Read full story
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Far-right AfD sees silver lining in weak result: Merkel is out

BERLIN (Reuters) - Leaders of Alternative for Germany (AfD) put on a brave face after projected election results showed support for the far-right party dropping and said they rejoiced in seeing Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives slump to their worst-ever result. Read full story
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Sabah Pakatan calls for more transparency on MA63 progress

KOTA KINABALU: The high-level government committee should be transparent on progress made on discussions over the Malaysia Agreement 1963 and make the final report public, says Sabah Pakatan Harapan. Read full story
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EMCO In Kampung Bambangan, Sabah from Monday (Sept 27)

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be implemented in Kampung Bambangan, Telupid in Sabah from Sept 27 until Oct 10, says National Security Council (MKN) director-general Datuk Rodzi Md Saad. Read full story
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Radzi: Schools in Phase Four states must be fully prepared for reopening

ALOR SETAR (Bernama): All schools in Phase Four states under the National Recovery Plan (NRP) must make the necessary preparations before face-to-face schooling commences on Oct 3. Read full story
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Taliban hang up bodies of alleged kidnappers in Afghan city

(Reuters) - Taliban authorities in the western Afghan city of Herat killed four alleged kidnappers and hung their bodies up in public to deter others, a local government official said on Saturday. Read full story
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Hundreds of Russians join Moscow protest over parliamentary election

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Hundreds of people, angered by last week's parliamentary election, joined a protest in central Moscow on Saturday, holding posters carrying slogans such as "bring back the elections". Read full story
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'Death sentence': low-lying nations implore faster action on climate at U.N

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Faced with what they see as an existential threat, leaders from low-lying and island nations implored rich countries at the United Nations General Assembly this week to act more forcefully against a warming planet. Read full story
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U.S. fallout over Kabul drone strike grows with plans for multiple probes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. Democrat said on Thursday that multiple congressional committees will investigate a drone strike that killed 10 Afghan civilians last month, to determine what went wrong and answer questions about future counterterrorism strategy. Read full story
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In shock ruling, Italy court overturns mafia verdicts

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian appeals court on Thursday overturned convictions in a major mafia trial, dismantling accusations that the state had colluded with Sicilian mobsters after a deadly wave of bombings in the 1990s. Read full story
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Carlos The jackal sentenced to life in jail

PARIS (Reuters) - Carlos the Jackal, the leftist militant who carried out attacks across the globe in the 1970s and 1980s, had the life sentence he had been given for a deadly grenade attack on a Paris shop in 1974, confirmed on Thursday, the Paris Prosecutor's Office said. Read full story
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ACLU, 26 other groups support $1 billion boost for FTC privacy work

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union and 26 other civil rights and advocacy groups wrote to top lawmakers Thursday to urge support for a $1 billion boost in funding for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which is included in a $3.5 trillion spending proposal. Read full story
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Apple bars Epic's "Fortnite" until all court appeals end

(Reuters) - Epic Games Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney said on Wednesday Apple Inc informed the "Fortnite" owner that the video game will be blacklisted from the iPhone maker's popular App Store for several years until all the court appeals are done. Read full story
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Salesforce rival Freshworks valued at over $12 billion in debut

-Business software company Freshworks Inc was valued at $12.2 billion in its Nasdaq debut on Wednesday after shares opened 21% above the initial offering price, indicating strong demand for firms that have thrived during the pandemic. Read full story
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Facebook warns it is 'underreporting' iOS ad results amid Apple privacy changes

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it is underreporting the results of its advertising business on Apple Inc iOS devices, acknowledging that recent privacy changes from the iPhone maker have made it more expensive and difficult for brands to advertise on Facebook. Read full story
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Biden pledges $10 billion to fight global hunger

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that the United States would commit $10 billion toward ending hunger in his country and around the world. Read full story
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Horse show to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's 70th anniversary

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's 2022 Royal Windsor Horse Show will feature a Queen Elizabeth Platinum Jubilee celebration with hundreds of horses and 1,000 performers marking her 70th anniversary on the throne. Read full story
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Facebook oversight board seeks clarity on review system for high-profile users

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's independent oversight board said on Tuesday it has asked the social networking giant to provide clarity on the system it uses to review content decisions relating to some high-profile users. Read full story
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U.S. extends travel restrictions at Canada, Mexico borders

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday said it will extend restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico that bar nonessential travel such as tourism by foreigners despite Ottawa's decision to open its border to vaccinated Americans. Read full story
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EU joins outcry over execution of nine men by Yemen's Houthis

ADEN (Reuters) - The European Union joined a chorus of international criticism on Monday over the execution of nine men by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen following their conviction for involvement in the killing of the group's top civilian leader. Read full story
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Putin thanks Russians for their 'trust' after United Russia election win

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday thanked Russians for their trust after the ruling United Russia party that supports him won an emphatic parliamentary majority in an election that opponents said was marred by large-scale fraud. Read full story
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B40 families to receive Covid-19 care packages

PETALING JAYA: A total of 3.6 million B40 households are set to receive Covid-19 care packages from the government, which will include face masks, self-test kits and pulse oximeters. Read full story
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Extra dose not just for the elderly, but all who need it

PETALING JAYA: Even the young with chronic diseases, transplant patients and those undergoing chemotherapy for active cancer should be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccine booster shots, say health experts. Read full story
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Khairy: Half a million vaccination certificate complaints resolved

ALOR SETAR: The MySejahtera team resolved over 500,000 complaints of digital vaccination certificates not being displayed on the app within a week, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. Read full story
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France sees "crisis" over submarine cancellation - Le Drian

PARIS (Reuters) - France is in a "crisis" with the United States and Australia after Canberra's cancellation of a multi-billion dollar submarine order led Paris to recall envoys from its allies, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said. Read full story
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Greece opens new migrant holding camp on island amid tougher policy

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece opened a new holding camp for migrants on Saturday on the island of Samos, close to Turkey, and said other new facilities would follow in coming months as it tightens migration policy. Read full story
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Some Afghan girls return to school, others face anxious wait

(Reuters) - Some Afghan girls returned to primary schools with gender-segregated classes on Saturday, but older girls faced an anxious wait with no clarity over if and when they would be able to resume their studies at the secondary school level. Read full story
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Lula retains solid lead over Bolsonaro for 2022 Brazil race, poll shows

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains ahead of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro by a significant margin in voter preferences for the 2022 elections, a survey by pollster Datafolha showed on Friday. Read full story
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Daimler Truck boss says chip supply has tightened further

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler AG's truck business, the world's largest, has seen the supply of crucial chips tighten further in recent weeks, the division's chief executive said in a Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung report. Read full story
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Ireland raises privacy question over Facebook smart glasses

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's data privacy regulator on Friday said it had asked Facebook to demonstrate that an LED indicator light on the social media giant's newly launched smart glasses is "an effective means" to let people know they are being filmed or photographed. Read full story
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Argentina's Fernandez calls for unity as political 'circus' spooks markets

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's center-left President Alberto Fernandez called for unity on Thursday after a rebellion from hard-left ministers threatened to break apart the ruling coalition following a bruising loss in a midterm primary election. Read full story
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Venezuelan ex-general discussing possible plea with U.S. - prosecutor

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Venezuelan general jailed in the United States on drug trafficking charges is discussing a possible guilty plea with prosecutors, according to recently-released court filings, in a sweeping case in which President Nicolas Maduro is also a defendant. Read full story
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World Economic Forum to be held in Davos in January 2022

ZURICH (Reuters) - The World Economic Forum (WEF) is to take place in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos next year on Jan. 17-21, reverting to an in-person meeting of world and business leaders, organisers said on Thursday. Read full story
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UMMC uses first Malaysian-made isopod to transport highly contagious Covid-19 patients

PETALING JAYA (Bernama): University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) has become the first hospital to use a Malaysian-made Portable Negative Pressure Isolation Carrier (Isopod) which can be used to transport highly contagious Covid-19 patients in ambulances. Read full story
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Only 1.6% of new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Sept 15) in categories 3 to 5, says Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Only 1.6 per cent or 308 of the 19,495 new Covid-19 cases reported on Wednesday (Sept 15) are in categories three, four and five. Read full story
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NSC: EMCO in Kg Paya Mengkuang, Pahang from Sept 17-30

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The enhanced movement control order will be implemented in Kampung Paya Mengkuang, Sanggang in Temerloh, Pahang from Sept 17-30, says National Security Council (MKN) director-general Datuk Rodzi Md Saad. Read full story
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Mat Sabu renews calls for reinstatement of local govt polls

PETALING JAYA: Amanah president Mohamad Sabu has renewed calls for local government elections to be reinstated so that non-political representatives could be appointed to city councils. Read full story
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Covid-19: PAS MP laments low vaccination rate in Kelantan

PETALING JAYA: A PAS lawmaker took a swipe at the government for being slow in providing Covid-19 vaccines for Kelantan. Read full story
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PBS will always be fundamentally different from Opposition despite MoU, says Ongkili

KOTA KINABALU: Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) welcomes the Opposition Pakatan Harapan's preparedness to work with the Federal Government but says that fundamental political differences between them will not change. Read full story
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D.C. attorney general broadens Amazon lawsuit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington, D.C., has broadened its antitrust lawsuit against Amazon to challenge the online retailer's agreements with wholesalers as well as third-party sellers, city Attorney General Karl Racine's office said on Monday. Read full story
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Explainer-Lebanon's Mikati faces tricky path to safe economic ground

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's new government has vowed to tackle one of the worst economic meltdowns in history. Read full story
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Canada opposition chief lashes "partying" PM Trudeau as election race tightens

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The head of Canada's opposition Conservatives, facing possible election defeat, on Monday stepped up his attacks on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, portraying him as a scandal-hit party goer obsessed with keeping power. Read full story
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U.N. seeks $600 million to avert Afghanistan humanitarian crisis

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations is convening an aid conference in Geneva on Monday in an effort to raise more than $600 million for Afghanistan, warning of a humanitarian crisis there following the Taliban takeover. Read full story
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Space tourism: What's on offer

For those looking for an out of the world tour experience, it's now becoming easier (if not cheaper) with more companies offering space tourism options. Read full story
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Older Android phones will soon lose access to Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps

While the majority of Android phone users might upgrade to new handsets after three or four years of use, there are some people who like to use them till the devices actually die. If you are one of those old Android users, the end of road is finally here. Read full story
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Virgin Galactic sees delay to space mission with Italian Air Force

(Reuters) - Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc on Friday flagged a delay to its first commercial research mission with the Italian Air Force to mid-October due to a potential manufacturing defect. Read full story
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U.S. lawmakers say decision in Apple/Epic fight shows need to update laws

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers determined to tighten antitrust laws said on Friday that a judge's decision giving only a partial victory to "Fortnite" creator Epic Games in its fight with Apple Inc was further evidence of the need for new laws to limit Big Tech. Read full story
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Exclusive-U.S. Treasury, financial industry discuss cryptocurrency 'stablecoins'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department met with a number of industry participants this week to quiz them about the risks and benefits posed by stablecoins -- a rapidly growing type of cryptocurrencies, the value of which is pegged to traditional currencies, according to three people with direct knowledge of the meetings. Read full story
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Mugabe's remains should be reburied at Harare monument, Zimbabwe magistrate rules

HARARE (Reuters) - A Zimbabwean magistrate on Friday ruled that Robert Mugabe's remains should be exhumed and reburied at the national heroes' shrine in the capital city, rekindling a row over the late former leader's resting place. Read full story
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Explainer: How bad is the crisis in Lebanon?

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's financial meltdown has swiftly worsened in the last month, with much of the country crippled by fuel shortages that have ignited country-wide security incidents. Read full story
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Russia summons U.S. Ambassador over alleged interference in election - agencies

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia summoned U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan on Friday over alleged interference by the United States in an election, Russian agencies TASS and RIA reported, quoting a diplomatic source. Read full story
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Smugglers fake ship identities to evade North Korea sanctions - research report

SEOUL (Reuters) - Smugglers suspected of evading sanctions on North Korea have turned to schemes to create fraudulent identities for sanctioned ships, a U.S.-based research group said in a report released on Thursday. Read full story
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Top rights lawyer who fled Russia decries political 'purge'

TBILISI (Reuters) - A top human rights lawyer who defended jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's team and announced this week he had fled Russia accused authorities on Thursday of a mounting campaign to purge the political landscape of people they see as undesirable. Read full story
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Microsoft to take site-by-site approach to U.S. office reopening

(Reuters) -Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it will no longer target a specific date for reopening all of its U.S. offices and instead will reopen each site based on whether it meets a set of company criteria and local health guidelines. Read full story
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Nvidia seeks EU approval for Arm deal, EU decision due Oct. 13

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Nvidia on Wednesday filed for EU antitrust approval of its $54 billion takeover of British chip designer Arm, according to a submission on the European Commission website, kicking off a process likely to take several months. Read full story
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El Salvador president gets hands-on to fix bitcoin wallet roll-out woes

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele stepped in on Wednesday to closely manage the fraught roll-out of a payments app that underpins the nation's adoption of bitcoin as legal tender, and called on users to report any problems on his Twitter feed. Read full story
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Elizabeth Holmes’ trial to dissect downfall of a tech star

Just six years ago, Elizabeth Holmes seemed destined to fulfill her dream of becoming Silicon Valley’s next superstar. Read full story
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Parties focus on key battlegrounds in tight Canadian election

WINNIPEG, Manitoba/MONTREAL (Reuters) - Canada's federal election race is so close that even a few swing districts on the western Prairies, a region usually hostile to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals, may be key to his hopes to stay in power, analysts say. Read full story
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Kremlin critic decries doppelgangers at St Petersburg election

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Boris Vishnevsky, a veteran opposition politician, was gearing up to run in elections this month when he learned that two of his opponents would not only have the same name and surname as him, but even the same facial hair in their official portraits. Read full story
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Factbox: Taliban announces makeup of new Afghan government

(Reuters) - The Taliban announced Afghanistan's new government on Tuesday, naming Mullah Hasan Akhund, a close associate of the movement's late founder Mullah Omar, as acting prime minister. Read full story
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Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro signs decree changing social media regulations

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree on Monday changing internet regulations to combat "arbitrary removal" of accounts, profiles and content, the presidential press office said. Read full story
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Brazil braces for pro-Bolsonaro rallies on Tuesday

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil prepared on Monday for Independence Day demonstrations by supporters of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who has called for a show of support for his attacks on the country's Supreme Court that are rattling Latin America's largest democracy. Read full story
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A curtain divides male, female students as Afghan universities reopen

(Reuters) - Students across Afghanistan have started returning to university for the first time since the Taliban stormed to power, and in some cases females have been separated from their male peers by curtains or boards down the middle of the classroom. Read full story
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Authorities urged to look into claims of 'terrible' conditions at Iskandar Puteri quarantine centre for foreign workers

JOHOR BARU: Authorities have been urged to look into living conditions at privately-run quarantine centres for Covid-19-positive foreign workers and ensure all standard operating procedures are adhered to. Read full story
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Covid-19: Two-thirds of new cases are unvaccinated or have not completed the process, says Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Of the 20,396 Covid-19 new cases reported on Sunday (Sept 5), 66.3% or 13,519 have no history of receiving the vaccine or have not completed the vaccination process. Read full story
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KKMM to work with K'tan govt on digital economy initiatives, says Annuar

KOTA BHARU (Bernama): The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) will work together with the Kelantan government and come up with fresh initiatives to develop the digital economy sector in the state. Read full story
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Stopping online hate speech is hard. New research teaches machines to find white nationalist content

The goal was to train a machine to identify toxic language using conversations on white nationalist website as a model. Read full story
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Canada opposition chief, leading in election race, under fire over gun control

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The head of Canada's opposition Conservative Party, who has a chance of beating Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an election, on Saturday pushed back against charges he plans to weaken gun controls, an issue that could prove costly. Read full story
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Algerian court detains Tunisian ex-presidential candidate Karoui

ALGIERS (Reuters) - An Algerian court on Saturday ordered former Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui to be placed in custody on a charge of illegally crossing a border, a judicial source said. Read full story
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Tunisia's powerful union calls to change political system

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's powerful labour union on Friday called on the president to propose changes to the political system and put them to a referendum after his seizure of governing powers in July in a move critics called a coup. Read full story
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New York's 9/11 Museum CEO seeks to educate, inspire younger generation

(Reuters) - One of the most important tasks Alice Greenwald has as president and CEO of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum is to educate and inspire a younger generation and make sure the heroism and sacrifices made that day in 2001 are never forgotten. Read full story
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Beijing’s city government seeks to take Didi under state control

Beijing’s municipal government has proposed an investment in Didi Global Inc that would give state-run firms control of the world’s largest ride-hailing company, according to people familiar with the matter. Read full story
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Covid-19: Health Ministry detects 31 new clusters, 17 involving workplaces

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has detected 31 new Covid-19 clusters, of which 17 are workplace-related outbreaks. Read full story
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Covid-19: New record of 23,473 patients discharged, recoveries outnumber new cases for second day

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia discharged 23,473 Covid-19 patients on Thursday (Sept 2), a new daily record. Read full story
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Poland, Latvia worry over Russia's war games on tense EU-Belarus border

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Poland and Latvia expressed concern on Thursday over Russia's looming military drills held jointly on Belarus' western border where the European Union accuses Minsk of pushing migrants over to put pressure on the bloc. Read full story
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'We don't know it': Salvadorans fret over looming bitcoin adoption

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - In the main handicraft market of El Salvador's capital, traders complain that with a week to go before bitcoin becomes legal tender, no officials have come to explain how it will work or what benefits it may bring. Read full story
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Twitter launches 'safety mode' to block accounts for harmful language

(Reuters) - Twitter Inc will launch a safety feature that would allow users to temporarily block accounts for seven days for using harmful language or sending uninvited replies, the social media platform said on Wednesday. Read full story
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Factbox-Five facts on the state of the U.S. electric vehicle charging network

(Reuters) - President Joe Biden wants to expand the U.S. charging network for electric vehicles significantly, a key part of his agenda to curb greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector and combat climate change. Read full story
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Exclusive-In call before Afghan collapse, Biden pressed Ghani to ‘change perception’

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the last call between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Afghanistan counterpart before the Taliban seized control of the country, the leaders discussed military aid, political strategy and messaging tactics, but neither Biden nor Ashraf Ghani appeared aware of or prepared for the immediate danger of the entire country falling to insurgents, a transcript reviewed by Reuters shows. Read full story
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El Salvador Congress backs $150 million fund for bitcoin ahead of adoption

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's Congress on Tuesday approved a law to create a $150 million fund to facilitate conversions from bitcoin to U.S. dollars ahead of the Central American country's planned adoption of the cryptocurrency as legal tender next week. Read full story
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Semenyih treatment plant back in operation, water supply back in stages from Wednesday (Sept 1)

PETALING JAYA: The Sungai Semenyih water treatment plant is back in operation and water supply will resume in stages from Wednesday (Sept 1), says the Environment and Water Ministry. Read full story
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