Brazil's Bolsonaro begins Israel visit with embassy decision pending

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro began a visit to Israel on Sunday with a decision pending on fulfilling a promise to move his country's embassy to Jerusalem, a policy change opposed by military officers in his cabinet.


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UK PM May under huge pressure from some ministers to pursue 'no deal' Brexit: former minister

Prime Minister Theresa May is under huge pressure from some members of her top team of ministers who want to Britain to leave the European Union without a deal, a former minister said on Sunday.


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Bangladesh police arrest building owners over latest deadly fire

Two of the owners of a high-rise commercial building that caught fire last week, killing 26 people in a blaze made worse by the lack of appropriate fire exits, have been arrested, Bangladesh police said on Sunday.


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Time may come for another no confidence vote in May's government: UK opposition Labour

The time may come when Britain's opposition Labour Party has to call another vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May's government, the party's foreign affairs spokeswoman Emily Thornberry said on Sunday.


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Time may come for another no confidence vote in May's government: UK opposition Labour

The time may come when Britain's opposition Labour Party has to call another vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May's government, the party's foreign affairs spokeswoman Emily Thornberry said on Sunday.


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6.2-magnitude earthquake hits coast of Ecuador

LONDON - A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck 27 kilometers (17 miles) north of the city of Santa Elena on the coast of Ecuador on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.


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Frequent crossers of U.S.-Mexico border fret over threatened shutdown

Workers and students who frequently cross the U.S. border with Mexico worried over the weekend about the impact on their lives if President Donald Trump follows through on a threat to shut entry points used by hundreds of thousands of people every day.


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Countries Want to Ban ‘Weaponized’ Social Media. What Would That Look Like?


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Mark Zuckerberg asks governments to help control internet content

Mark Zuckerberg writes an open letter calling for new laws to monitor internet content.

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Russia Ordered a Killing That Made No Sense. Then the Assassin Started Talking.


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The Legend of Zion


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Virginia Fends Off Purdue and Naysayers to Reach the Final Four


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New York Agrees to Congestion Pricing and a Mansion Tax in $175 Billion Budget Deal


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This Week’s Wedding Announcements


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Mark Zuckerberg asks governments to help control internet content

Mark Zuckerberg writes an open letter calling for new laws to monitor internet content.

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Russia police probe 'dark net' murder case

Investigators are looking into claims that a killing was arranged and paid for via covert net forums.

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Tech Tent: Apple, Lyft and feel-good tech

Lyft shares, Apple TV+, and those times when tech gets it right.

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Facebook begins new EU political ads rules

The new rules, are part of attempts by the social network to clamp down on election abuse.

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NSA contractor pleads guilty to data theft

The former programmer could get a jail sentence of nine years for stealing terabytes of sensitive data.

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Facebook challenges Belgian tracking ban

The company faces a fine of 250,000 euros per day for not complying with a request to delete personal data.

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Facebook to ban white nationalism and separatism

The social media firm is under pressure after the New Zealand mosque attack was live-streamed.

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Chad - where social media has been cut for a year

Activists in Chad are demanding that the government restore access to social media after it was cut a year ago.

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Grindr 'up for sale on security grounds'

The app's Chinese owner, Kunlun Group, is reportedly seen as a security risk by US authorities.

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Salesforce.com sued over links to trafficking site

The software firm is accused of helping a site known to be involved in the trafficking of women.

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British-Canadian AI expert Geoffrey Hinton wins Turing Award

Geoffrey Hinton shares this year's award with two other leading figures in artificial intelligence.

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Twitter birth-year hoax locks users out of accounts

The social network says that changing your birth year to 2007 won't launch a colourful design on the site.

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Britain's 'bullied' chatbots fight back

Chatbot designers are writing witty responses to abusive messages.

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Aluminium firm cyber-attack cost at least £25.6m

Norsk Hydro is still recovering from the attack, with one part of the company remaining "at a standstill".

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Article 13: Memes exempt as EU backs controversial copyright law

Sharing memes and GIFs is still allowed under the new laws, after tweaks to allow "parody".

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Huawei shows off flagship camera phone

Two new smartphones from Huawei use artificial intelligence to create better exposures.

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Hemingway center opens in Cuba to preserve writer's work

A restoration center to preserve the work of Ernest Hemingway opened in Cuba on Saturday, highlighting an area of cooperation with the United States even as bilateral ties between the old Cold War foes have chilled again.


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The Sunday Read: ‘What Does It Mean to Save a Neighborhood?’

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