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Google pays $392 mn in landmark US privacy case

Google pays $392 mn in landmark US privacy case

Google on Monday agreed to settle a landmark privacy case with 40 US states over accusations that the search engine giant misled users into believing location tracking had been switched off on their devices.

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US, Russian spy chiefs meet on Moscow nuclear threat

US, Russian spy chiefs meet on Moscow nuclear threat

The US and Russian spy chiefs held a rare face-to-face meeting in Ankara Monday on Moscow's nuclear threats in Ukraine and Americans held prisoner by the Kremlin, the White House said.

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Snooker world champion O'Sullivan feels an 'imposter'

Snooker world champion O'Sullivan feels an 'imposter'

World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan said he felt he was suffering from "imposter syndrome" and did not want to play snooker right now despite easing into the last 16 of the UK Championship in York on Monday with a 6-2 win over Matthew Stevens.

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Snooker world champion O'Sullivan feels an 'impostor'

Snooker world champion O'Sullivan feels an 'impostor'

World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan said he felt he was suffering from "impostor syndrome" and did not want to play snooker right now despite easing into the last 16 of the UK Championship in York on Monday with a 6-2 win over Matthew Stevens.

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Mexico president slams mass protest against electoral reform

Mexico president slams mass protest against electoral reform

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday criticized a mass protest against his proposed electoral reforms as an attempt by his opponents to return to corrupt old ways.

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Star French TV presenter faces legal complaint after insulting MP

Star French TV presenter faces legal complaint after insulting MP

A left-wing MP who was called a "shit" and a "buffoon" on air by one of France's best known chatshow hosts said Monday he would file a criminal complaint over the insults.

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Cuba calls up MLB baseball stars for first time

Cuba calls up MLB baseball stars for first time

Cuba on Monday called up two baseball players that have defected to the United States for the first time to a pre-tournament squad ahead of next year's World Baseball Classic.

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Fed vice chair says 'appropriate soon' to slow rate hikes

Fed vice chair says 'appropriate soon' to slow rate hikes

It likely will be "appropriate soon" for the US central bank to slow the pace of interest rate increases, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard said Monday.

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Trump's words 'endangered' Americans before US Capitol riot, Pence says

Trump's words 'endangered' Americans before US Capitol riot, Pence says

Former president Donald Trump's inflammatory words before and during last year's US Capitol insurrection endangered Americans including his own deputy Mike Pence, the former vice president said in a television interview set to air Monday.

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French, British rescuers passed buck as migrants drowned: reports

French, British rescuers passed buck as migrants drowned: reports

The French and British coastguard services passed the buck as a dinghy packed with migrants sank in the Channel last year, leading to the most deadly such accident on record, according to reports on Monday.

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