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In Lithuania, Germany's Merz says NATO allies determined to defend territory
VILNIUS (Reuters) -Germany and its partners are determined to defend all NATO territory, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday during a visit to Vilnius marking the deployment of a German brigade to Lithuania to strengthen the alliance's eastern flank.
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Monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in Moscow metro stirs debate
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin erected in Moscow's metro is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as a historical tribute, but others saying it's a mistake to commemorate someone who presided over so much suffering.
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Convicted Indonesian military general set to get key finance ministry post
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia is expected to appoint a military officer - once found guilty of kidnapping rights activists - to a top finance ministry post, two sources said, underlining the military's growing role in governing the world's third largest democracy.
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South Africans praise Ramaphosa for keeping cool amid Trump attack
JOHANNESBURG -South Africans praised President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday for keeping his cool amid U.S. President Donald Trump's false claims of a white genocide in their country, but wondered why their leader had made the trip to Washington.
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AI
OpenAI unites with Jony Ive in US$6.5bil deal to create AI devices
OpenAI said it was buying IO, a start-up founded by Mr. Ive, the designer of the iPhone, to usher in a new era of artificial intelligence hardware.
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Pakistan will not get water over which India has rights, India PM Modi says
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Pakistan will not get water from rivers over which India has rights, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, a month after a deadly attack in Indian Kashmir led New Delhi to suspend a key river water-sharing treaty between the neighbours.
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World
Illegal logging in rebel-held Congo threatens gorillas, alarms environmentalists
KABARE, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Tropical forests in eastern Congo that fell into rebel hands this year have seen a spike in illegal logging to produce charcoal and timber, residents and environmentalists said, raising fears of large-scale degradation.
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Russia downs 105 Ukrainian drones, including 35 over Moscow region, defence ministry says
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Thursday that it shot down 105 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, including dozens heading towards Moscow, as the war in Ukraine heats up while major powers discuss ways to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two.
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Internet
Google’s Sergey Brin gives shares worth US$700mil as a gift
Google co-founder Sergey Brin, tapping a personal fortune that exceeds US$140bil (RM596.05bil), gave nearly US$700mil (RM2.98bil) in Alphabet Inc shares away as a gift.
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World
North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles, South Korea says
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired multiple unidentified cruise missiles on Thursday morning, South Korea's defence ministry said.
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World
State Department refugee office to assume USAID's disaster aid role, says cable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The State Department office that handles refugee issues and works to cut illegal migration will lead the U.S. response to overseas disasters, according to excerpts from an internal department cable, a role for which experts say it lacks the knowhow and personnel.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemns warship accident as 'criminal'
SEOUL (Reuters) -A major accident occurred on Wednesday during the launch of a new North Korean warship while Kim Jong Un was attending the event, with the isolated state's leader calling it a "criminal act" that could not be tolerated, state media KCNA reported.
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Dozens injured in pension protest outside Argentina Congress
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Dozens of people were injured during a protest outside Argentina's Congress on Wednesday where activists and retired Argentines demanded higher pensions, according to Reuters witnesses.
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World
Philippines' Marcos asks cabinet secretaries to resign in government reset
MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has asked all cabinet secretaries to submit their resignations, a move his office described on Thursday as a "bold reset" that will enable him to overhaul his government to better meet public expectations.
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Three dead in Australia after torrential rain ravages rural towns
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Flash flooding on Australia's southeast coast has killed three people and cut off towns, isolating tens of thousands of residents, as officials on Thursday warned more downpours were expected over the next 24 hours.
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World
Factbox-A check of Trump's false claims about white genocide in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Following is a look at some of the claims made by U.S. President Donald Trump about the alleged persecution of South Africa's white minority. Trump made several false statements and misrepresented some facts during a contentious Oval Office meeting on Wednesday with President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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U.S. stocks close lower amid rising Treasury yields
NEW YORK, May 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended lower on Wednesday as 20-year bond auction saw weak demand, and U.S. Treasury yields surged.
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Julian Assange open to political action as Cannes hosts documentary
CANNES, France (Reuters) -WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is at the Cannes Film Festival this week for the documentary "The Six Billion Dollar Man," is thinking about how to become politically active again once he has fully recovered from prison, said his wife, Stella.
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