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‘What lion?’ Zimbabweans ask, amid global Cecil circus

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By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) – As social media exploded with outrage this week at the killing of Cecil the lion, the untimely passing of the celebrated predator at the hands of an American dentist went largely unnoticed in the animal's native Zimbabwe. “What lion?” acting information minister Prisca Mupfumira asked in response to a request for comment about Cecil, who was at that moment topping global news bulletins and generating reams of abuse for his killer on websites in the United States and Europe

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Comcast to offer streaming services for $15 a month

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(Reuters) – Cable company Comcast Corp said it is beta testing a new cable streaming service called Stream, which will broadcast live TV from HBO and about a dozen other networks for $15 per month. Launching with Boston, followed by Chicago and Seattle, Stream would let Comcast’s Xfinity Internet customers stream live TV over phones, tablets and laptops. (http://comca.st/1HXZAkF) The service, which will be available everywhere in the United States by early 2016, also comes with on-demand movies and recording features, Comcast said

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Facebook to build new data center in Fort Worth

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By Yasmeen Abutaleb SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc announced plans on Tuesday to build a new data center in Fort Worth, Texas, its fourth in the United States and fifth overall. Facebook will invest at least $500 million in the global data center, a spokesperson said, and will employ at least 40 full-time employees.

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Soccer-World reacts to U.S. win over Japan in World Cup final

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July 5 (Reuters) – Political and sporting leaders took to social media to express their thoughts on Sunday’s women’s World Cup final between the the United States and Japan in Vancouver.

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Out of the shadows, China hackers turn cyber gatekeepers

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By Paul Carsten and Gerry Shih BEIJING (Reuters) – China, long accused by the United States of rampant cyber aggression, may be synonymous with hacking exploits these days, but that doesn't mean every Chinese hacker is out to pilfer and destroy. As Chinese companies grapple with a sharp increase in the number of cyber attacks, many hackers are finding it increasingly lucrative to go above board and join the country's nascent cyber security industry

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Thailand to teach journalists how to ask inoffensive questions

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Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Thursday he was not afraid of the press, days before the government is to hold a meeting to teach journalists how to ask questions that won't offend him. Gaffe-prone Prayuth has had a love-hate relationship with the media during the year since he seized power, at one point saying he would probably “just execute” journalists that “did not report the truth”.

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As Amazon, eBay remove Confederate flags, Nazi items on sale

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By Mari Saito SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc and eBay Inc sharply cut the number of Confederate flag products on their sites a day after vowing to remove them, but in a sign of the difficulty of removing controversial content, Nazi-era memorabilia are listed on both sites. EBay specifically bans their sale while Amazon bans the sale of “products that promote or glorify hatred, violence, racial, sexual or religious intolerance or promote organizations with such views.” It is difficult to enforce a complete ban on controversial products, analysts said, because of technological hurdles in flagging and pulling down banned items. Amazon, which on Tuesday had listed nearly 30,000 items in a search for “Confederate flag”, had almost nothing for sale with the flag late afternoon Wednesday

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EU quizzes e-retailers on sanctions against cross-border online sales

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By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators have asked e-commerce retailers to spell out the kind of sanctions imposed on them for going against digital content companies’ orders to restrict cross-border online sales, as part of a broad probe to root out anti-competitive online practices. The European Commission, which launched the investigation last month, is looking to overhaul the 28-country bloc’s digital market to boost growth and innovation and catch up with the United States and Asia.

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Alibaba’s Ma says Kering lawsuit ‘regrettable’

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By Christine Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – The founder of Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd on Tuesday called “regrettable” a lawsuit by a group of luxury goods firms owned by Kering SA accusing the Chinese e-commerce giant of being a conduit for counterfeiters. Executive Chairman Jack Ma was speaking after Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and other brands owned by Kering sued Alibaba in the United States on Friday, accusing it of knowingly making it possible for counterfeiters to sell their products throughout the world. Ma also said Alibaba was interested in investing in U.S

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Texas gunman had happy childhood in Pakistan but struggled in U.S.

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By Katharine Houreld ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Nadir Soofi, a gunman shot dead after opening fire at a Texas exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad, was a popular schoolboy in Pakistan but struggled to adjust to the United States after moving there as a teen, friends said on Tuesday. Soofi’s story appeared to trace a familiar arc for some Western Islamists – disappointment, alienation, and a search for belonging that ended with the embrace of militancy. Friends in Pakistan, who studied with Soofi at the elite International School of Islamabad, were stunned to discover that police had identified him as was one of the attackers.