BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - A ceasefire has been agreed for southern Syria between the government and rebels, a Jordanian official source said on Friday, amid fears of a gathering humanitarian catastrophe in a region sensitive to neighbors Jordan and Israel.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies believe North Korea has increased production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites in recent months and may try to hide these while seeking concessions in nuclear talks with the United States, NBC News quoted U.S. officials as saying.

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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - More than 100 migrants are feared to have drowned off Libya's western coast after their overloaded boat capsized, coastguard officials said on Friday.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's new government said on Saturday it is considering amending laws on human trafficking and migrant smuggling just days after the U.S. State Department reported a lack of progress in the country's efforts to counter trafficking in the past year.

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders on Friday claimed success in reaching a hard-fought agreement to control immigration but it faced instant criticism as vague, hard to implement and a potential threat to human rights.

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GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians, one of them a 14-year-old boy, and wounded 415 others with live fire and tear gas during protests along the Gaza border on Friday, Gaza health officials said.

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would raise the issue of alleged Russian meddling in U.S. elections during his planned meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki next month.

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, less than two weeks before a NATO summit in Brussels, on Friday repeated his complaint that Germany and other European nations need to spend more on the military alliance.

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The smart software will help media groups debunk fake news and respond to reports of violence.

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The ball-shaped robot that can move around in zero gravity blasts off to the International Space Station.

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Ryde Technologies says 2,000 "phantom bookings" have cost its drivers thousands of dollars.

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The retailer is testing whether shoppers can buy products using an app, rather than visiting a till.

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The US law is hitting the people it was supposed to protect, argue digital rights campaigners.

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Digital bank Monzo claims it warned Ticketmaster that data had been compromised three months ago.

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Technology entrepreneur engages in a fresh Twitter argument over pottery of a mythical animal.

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The new mode, called Playground, let players practise their skills in the popular video game Fortnite.

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Consumer watchdog the Norwegian Consumer Council says the firms give users "an illusion of control".

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Shares in healthcare companies slide as the online retail giant expands into the sector.

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The clip of baby Holden, now aged 12, has been viewed more than 1.9 million times.

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The Royal College of General Practitioners disputes the abilities of Babylon's software.

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The search firm says its smart speakers and Chromecast TV dongles are experiencing technical issues.

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Swann Security acknowledges it sent clips from inside a family's home to the wrong person's app.

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The rapper and his business partner Jimmy Iovine lose a case over headphone royalties.

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The two firms have reached a final settlement in a patent dispute that has been in court since 2011.

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Up to 40,000 UK customers may have had data stolen, the BBC understands.

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Hotel booking sites must review the way they rank and display rooms, a competition watchdog says.

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Computing 1980s-style is to be shown off in BBC archive intended to inspire new generation of coders.

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Millions of scam sites use characters that look like English letters, research into international domains reveals.

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The firm is on probation after the regulator previously said it was not a "fit and proper" operator.

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Hearing-impaired users complain the streaming service is editing and censoring speech in captions.

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A burning question's been swinging around the internet. Here's the long and short of it.

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A lapsed gamer is challenged to spend a fortnight playing Fortnite to understand its appeal.

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How instant feedback software and AI bots could make meetings more interesting and productive.

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India's vast engineering workforce and burgeoning start-up scene are among the advantages it enjoys.

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Home energy storage could lead to lower bills...eventually.

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Stewart Butterfield's life as a Silicon Valley heavyweight is a world removed from his upbringing on a commune in remove Canada.

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(Reuters) - Apple Inc is rebuilding the widely used mapping application on its iPhones from the ground up with its own dataset, but Amsterdam-based TomTom NV will continue to be a data provider for Apple's maps app, Cupertino, California-based Apple told Reuters on Friday.

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SHENZHEN, China/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese telecoms giant ZTE Corp announced a new board on Friday in a radical management shakeup as part of a $1.4 billion deal with the United States, moving it closer towards getting a devastating American supplier ban lifted.

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(Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc on Friday extended the tender offer for its proposed $44 billion deal to buy NXP Semiconductors NV for the 29th time as it awaits clearance from the Chinese government.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin's value slid to its lowest level since November on Friday, as waning investor interest and recent negative headlines from global regulators weakened demand for the cryptocurrency and most of its rivals.

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STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - Tencent-backed strategy and simulation games publisher Paradox Interactive expects more acquisitions and mobile gaming to help it meet sky-high investor expectations.

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