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(Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Monday it may have accidentally collected and shared location data of some users accessing its app through Apple devices with an advertising partner. In a blog post, the social media platform said the information collected was not retained and only existed in their systems for a short time and have informed the people whose accounts were impacted to let them know the bug has been fixed

WASHINGTON/BEIJING – China said on May 13 it would impose higher tariffs on a range of U.S. goods including frozen vegetables and liquefied natural gas, striking back in its trade war with Washington after U.S. President Donald Trump warned it not to. Read more here.

OTTAWA — Ontario Liberal politician Marie-France Lalonde wants to run for Parliament to replace retired general Andrew Leslie in the Ottawa riding he's vacating after just one term.

1. In retrospect, it sorta seems like Game Of Thrones' cast was preparing us for disappointment  The A.V. Club
2. Fans say 'Game of Thrones' has another editing blunder but HBO explains error never made it to air  Fox News
3. Game of Thrones The Bells Review: This is the End  /FILM
4. Game Of Thrones brutally asserts that the game in question will have no winner (experts)  The A.V. Club
5. How to talk to your daughter Khaleesi about that ‘Game of Thrones’ episode  The Washington... Читать дальше...

Italian Fabio Fognini continued his march toward a Top 10 breakthrough on Monday, defeating former World No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.

New father Prince Harry is to travel to Rome next week to play in the annual Sentebale Polo Cup.

[Spoilers for Game Of Thrones season eight, episode five below.]

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Infinite Tucker forgot his cape but still captured the SEC's 400-meter hurdle title.

Parents groups and incoming aldermen on Monday urged passage of a measure that would enact an elected school board in Chicago.

Canadian Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek is in Ottawa later Monday for the official opening of the new headquarters of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

Marijuana dispensaries like this one, in Secaucus, N.J., were envisioned throughout the state once the drug was legalized. But those efforts have stalled.

In January 2018, tech entrepreneur Michael Terpin got scammed out of $23.8 million in cryptocurrency. On Mon., May 13, it was announced that the 62-year-old Nevada resident is getting payback: Los Angeles Superior Court awarded Terpin a record-setting cyber-crime default judgment of $75.8 million. As reported in The Post, Terpin was targeted by a Gen-Z hacker...

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global stock markets tumbled on Monday and the Chinese yuan fell to its lowest level since December as the trade dispute between the United States and China escalated. MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe shed 2.05%, on pace for its biggest one-day drop in more than five months as it touched a two-month low. Wall Street's main indexes tumbled well over 2.5%.

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'Most of China's 1.4 billion people have no religious affiliation. Is there any reason to believe that China is a less moral place than the United States?'

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Foxconn is poised to nominate chip unit boss Liu Young to succeed Terry Gou as chairman in a surprise choice by the iPhone assembler, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The nomination of Liu, 63, who is also a board member of Foxconn's Japanese electronics unit Sharp Corp, would come after Gou, 68, said last week he would resign to demonstrate his determination to run in Taiwan's presidential election. Foxconn-founder Gou told Reuters in April... Читать дальше...

President Donald Trump has antiquated views on race and nationalities that are unquestionably bigoted, according to dozens of people who shared their experience with him. The Atlantic interviewed numerous individuals who’ve interacted with Trump, and they all agree he’s essentially racis...

By Sruthi Shankar and Amy Caren Daniel (Reuters) - U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday after China announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, heightening fears of a full-blown trade war between the world's two largest economies that could cripple global economic growth.

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), has called on the government to review non-performing oil blocks to give way for those with the technical and financial capacity to takeover. ACEP says 13 out of the 15 companies that signed for the oil blocks have since not delivered on their agreement signed with government due to lack of

(Reuters) - Vodafone Group Plc said on Monday that it had agreed to sell its New Zealand business for about 2.1 billion euros ($2.36 billion) to a consortium comprising of New Zealand-based Infratil Ltd and Canada's Brookfield Asset Management. The deal comes as Vodafone is looking to consolidate its businesses in Australia and New Zealand, with a $11 billion deal underway to merge its Australian joint venture business with TPG Telecom.

The Trump administration has not ruled out military action in the crisis-stricken South American country

Actor and model Indya Moore has made history by becoming the first transgender woman to appear on the cover of Elle USA, the world lifestyle magazine that covers fashion and entertainment. "Thank you for having me as your first experience...

(Reuters) - Vodafone Group Plc said on Monday that it had agreed to sell its New Zealand business for about 2.1 billion euros ($2.36 billion) to a consortium comprising of New Zealand-based Infratil Ltd and Canada's Brookfield Asset Management. The deal comes as Vodafone is looking to consolidate its businesses in Australia and New Zealand, with a $11 billion deal underway to merge its Australian joint venture business with TPG Telecom.

BURKINA FASO - In the second major incident in two weeks in the West African country of Burkina Faso, six people have been killed in  an ambush of a Catholic Church. All six were sho

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A drop in the consumer outlook for inflation and intensifying trade tensions drew caution from Federal Reserve officials on Monday as policymakers faced fresh market volatility and a renewed set of risks. U.S. equity markets continued a sell-off that began last week when President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs on Chinese imports and deepened when China announced plans to retaliate