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HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba announced yesterday it would legalize private Wi-Fi networks to access the internet and connect computers, as well as allow imports of equipment like routers in another step toward expanding connectivity on the Communist-run island.

(Reuters) – Louisiana’s Democratic governor said yesterday he would sign a bill passed earlier in the day to ban abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected, the latest legislation in a movement in mostly Southern and Midwest states to curb abortion rights.

WINDHOEK,  (Reuters) – Namibia’s mines and energy minister said he has no objection to Rio Tinto’s sale of its uranium mine stake to China provided it respects the African nation’s laws.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller said today his investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election was never going to end with criminal charges against President Donald Trump and that he would give no more information than was already published in his report.

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday that naval mines “almost certainly from Iran” were used to attack oil tankers off the United Arab Emirates this month, and warned Tehran against conducting new operations.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico issued an arrest warrant for a former chief of Mexican oil company Pemex, government-owned media said yesterday, in the first blow against ex-President Enrique Pena Nieto’s inner circle since a new government took office promising to clean up politics.

HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has filed a motion for summary judgment in its lawsuit against the U.S.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s Senate yesterday voted to approve right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro’s decree to revamp the executive branch, averting a potential crisis that had sown doubt about his ability to obtain the congressional backing he needs to push through legislation.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – The Lima Group regional bloc, which supports the opposition in crisis-hit Venezuela, will meet in Guatemala on June 6, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said yesterday.

CUCUTA, Colombia, (Reuters) – Wearing camouflage shirts and combat boots, a Venezuelan militia group stands in formation in the Colombian city of Cucuta as their commander, a former Venezuelan army sergeant, outlines plans to seize towns across the border before heading to Caracas to help oust President Nicolas Maduro.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Lawyer Michael Avenatti pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges that he extorted Nike Inc , just hours after entering a not-guilty plea to defrauding porn star Stormy Daniels, the client who propelled him to fame as an outspoken adversary of U.S.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India will not invite Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to the swearing-in of his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, two Indian government sources said, suggesting any early warming in ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours is unlikely.

VIENNA,  (Reuters) – Austrian conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz suffered the biggest setback of his meteoric career yesterday as parliament voted the 32-year-old’s government out of office in the wake of a video sting that blew up his coalition with the far right.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – At least 40 prisoners in Brazil were found strangled to death yesterday in four jails in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, where a fight between rival prison gangs resulted in 15 dead the day before, authorities said.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp and Facebook Inc have agreed to help boost the security of Canada’s October election by removing fake accounts and cracking down on bots, a top government official said yesterday.

TOKYO,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s comment signalling an announcement on trade in August probably reflected his hope for quick progress in negotiations, Japan’s Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said yesterday.

BUCHAREST,  (Reuters) – Romania’s Supreme Court upheld a three-and-a-half year prison sentence for graft against ruling Social Democrat Party leader Liviu Dragnea today, one day after his party lost a European election to centrist groupings.

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – Parties committed to strengthening the European Union held on to two-thirds of seats in the EU parliament, official projections from the bloc’s elections showed yesterday, though far-right and nationalist opponents saw strong gains.

SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro marched on Sunday in support of his agenda and against lawmakers whom they see standing in his way, adding to tensions between the far-right leader and Congress.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – The presidents of Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia criticized a recent decision by the organization that manages internet protocol to grant global retailer Amazon Inc the rights to the .amazon