Forest City, North Carolina:  It was slow at the thrift shop, and manager Stephanie Henderson, 38, was looking at her laptop, trying to discover all that Facebook had collected on her: the posts, the memes, the photos, the messages to her family.

She had been meaning to do this for weeks, ever since outrage over

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Beirut:  The day had begun much as any other over the past two months in the rebel-held town of Douma east of the Syrian capital, Damascus. Warplanes dropped bombs, families hid in basements, and ambulances raced through empty streets to rescue the injured.

But when gasping, trembling people, some of them foaming at the

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Washington:  The White House on Tuesday insisted Donald Trump has the power to fire special prosecutor Robert Mueller, stoking fears that the president may try to kill an investigation inching ever-closer to the Oval Office.

"We have been advised that the president certainly has the power to make that decision," said

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-Um, Uh, No-: Mark Zuckerberg Not Keen To Reveal Own Personal Info

Mark Zuckerberg accepted personal responsibility for the leak of users' data (AFP)

Washington:  Of the hundreds of questions thrown at Mark Zuckerberg by US lawmakers Tuesday, none appeared to flummox the Facebook founder more than Senator Dick Durbin's pointed query about where he slept the previous evening.

"Would you be

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Trump Praises Xi's -Kind Words- In Fresh Sign Of Trade Detente

Donald Trump, in a tweet, thanked Chinese premier Xi Jinping for his "kind words" (File Photo)

Washington:  President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised the "kind words" from Chinese leader Xi Jinping and pledged "great progress" in the looming trade dispute between the world's largest economies.

Still, the White House also

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Give Saudi Arabia A Chance, French President Tells Critics

Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman, seen here with French President Emmanuel Macron (Reuters)

Paris:  France's President Emmanuel Macron took on critics of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday, saying it was too easy to criticise the young leader's haste to reform and urged detractors to give him time.

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