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Twitter to test longed-for edit button

Twitter to test longed-for edit button

Twitter announced Tuesday it will soon start testing an edit button at its monthly subscription service.

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Kayla Mueller's mother recalls pleas to IS to spare her daughter

Kayla Mueller's mother recalls pleas to IS to spare her daughter

The mother of slain US relief worker Kayla Mueller testified Tuesday at the trial of one of her daughter's alleged Islamic State captors, recounting the desperate pleas for her release and tortuous negotiations.

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Peru ends Lima curfew aimed at quelling protests

Peru ends Lima curfew aimed at quelling protests

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday announced the end of a curfew in the capital Lima aimed at containing protests against rising fuel prices following crisis talks with Congress.

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Children of Chernigiv leave clues of Russian siege

Children of Chernigiv leave clues of Russian siege

In the dank basement of a children's hospital in Chernigiv there are cave paintings on the wall -- tiny handprints, a smeared rainbow, a fluttering Ukrainian flag.

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NASA delays final test for moon shot

NASA delays final test for moon shot

The latest test of NASA's giant Moon rocket SLS has been pushed back to allow for a SpaceX rocket to launch later this week, the US space agency announced Tuesday.

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JetBlue seeks to buy Spirit Airways, threatening Frontier deal

JetBlue seeks to buy Spirit Airways, threatening Frontier deal

JetBlue Airways announced Tuesday a bid to acquire Spirit Airlines for $3.6 billion, setting up a bidding war with Frontier Airlines in the discount flying market.

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EU stocks sag on prospect of more Russia sanctions

EU stocks sag on prospect of more Russia sanctions

EU stocks sagged on Tuesday after Brussels proposed further sanctions against Russia in response to killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha that have prompted international condemnation.

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Technology boosts pitchers for new baseball season

Technology boosts pitchers for new baseball season

Pitchers and catchers will be given the option of using new technology to prevent sign-stealing as Major League Baseball looks to move on from its scandal-plagued recent past when the delayed new season finally gets under way on Thursday.

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Zelensky calls on world to stop Russia, more atrocities feared

Zelensky calls on world to stop Russia, more atrocities feared

Ukraine's president showed a harrowing video of dead civilians to the UN Security Council Tuesday and called for "accountability" for apparent Russian atrocities, as fears grow that Moscow is preparing new offensives.

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French artist sprays 'smiles and humanity' on Ukraine walls

French artist sprays 'smiles and humanity' on Ukraine walls

Paris-based graffiti legend C215 puts the final touches on a blue and yellow portrait of a young girl on a Kyiv bus shelter, a colourful contrast with the badly damaged buildings nearby.

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