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By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, June 13 (Reuters) – In a quiet cafe popular for its free Wi-Fi and good coffee, a Russian interior designer logs onto a virtual private network so she can chat with friends abroad using the U.S. messaging service WhatsApp, which is blocked inside Russia. Later, she toggles off the VPN to buy a ticket on the Russian Railways website, which bars anyone using the tools to […]

By Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra BENGALURU, June 13 (Reuters) – An Indian pollution regulator has alleged wastewater discharged from a Tata components factory for Apple’s iPhone has contaminated the groundwater for nearby farms and warned of a forced shutdown unless Tata gives a satisfactory explanation. India’s Tata Electronics is central to Apple’s push to diversify iPhone production beyond China and is the second-biggest supplier to Apple in South Asia […]

By Alessandro Parodi and Ben Makori LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) – Omega’s Constellation watch has been flashed in campaigns, movies and at the Met Gala by stars like George Clooney and Nicole Kidman, turning it into a symbol of luxury and glamour. But with gold prices near record highs struck in January, some such classic watches are being melted down as the value of their metal content outstrips their resale […]

By Robbie Corey-Boulet, David Lewis and Portia Crowe DAKAR, June 13 (Reuters) – The meetings have become routine. Every few months, jihadists in Mali affiliated with al Qaeda summon the men of Poutchi to a mud-brick mosque to collect tax on their crops and cattle, and later distribute food, medicine and animals to the poor. Five years ago, the same militants threatened to slit the throat of anyone in Poutchi […]

By Edward McAllister and Fatos Bytyci ZVERNEC, Albania, June 13 (Reuters) – When Kostaq Konomi approached what he says is his land on the seafront in southern Albania last month, he was met with a barbed wire fence and men in black uniforms who refused him entry. The land, he later learned from news reports, was now part of a luxury resort planned by international investors including U.S. President Donald […]

Jacob Misiorowski struck out a career-high 15 batters in his first career complete game, a one-hit gem, as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 on Friday. Jake Bauers hit a three-run homer for Milwaukee, but the standout star for the Brewers was clearly Misiorowski (8-2), whose previous career highs were seven innings and 12 strikeouts. He has posted a 0.17 ERA over his last eight starts, having […]

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A woman was critically injured off a popular Sydney beach on Saturday in the latest in a spate of shark attacks in Australia. The woman, believed to be in her 30s, suffered serious leg and arm injuries in the attack at 11:15 a.m. off Coogee Beach, a police statement said. Three spearfishing divers have been killed by sharks off the Australian coast since May 16, bringing […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s name remained on the facade of the Kennedy Center early Saturday despite a court-ordered Friday deadline to remove references to Trump from the building and other aspects of the iconic performing arts venue’s operations. Scaffolding was erected Friday around a section of the building that includes Trump’s name, but shortly after midnight, the Kennedy Center asked a judge to extend the deadline until noon […]

MOSCOW, June 13 (Reuters) – A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and sparked a fire at a sea terminal in the southern Russian port of Temryuk, in the Krasnodar region, governor Veniamin Kondratiev said on the Telegram messaging app. Ukraine continues to pummel Russia’s energy infrastructure as peace talks to resolve the Ukraine war have stalled. Temryuk was previously targeted by Ukrainian drones in late May, when Kyiv’s security […]