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| Peru's Kuczynski backs out of plans to join anti-Fujimori rally | |  Peru's centrist presidential hopeful Pedro Pablo Kuczynski canceled plans to take part in a rally against his rival Keiko Fujimori on Tuesday, in a last-minute U-turn that could reinforce a view he is indecisive ahead of Sunday's vote. Tens of thousands of Peruvians marched in downtown Lima to protest Fujimori's candidacy, calling the center-right frontrunner a threat to democracy and the embodiment of the authoritarian government of her father Alberto Fujimori, who is now in prison for corruption and human rights abuses. Kuczynski, a 77-year-old former World Bank economist who endorsed Fujimori during her first presidential run in 2011, said it would be "undemocratic" for him to join calls to stop Fujimori.
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| Thailand jails country singer for seven years in royal insult case | |  By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Wednesday jailed a country singer and political activist for 7-1/2 years, on grounds of insulting the monarchy in a public speech made three years ago. The conviction swells a list of prosecutions pushed by Thailand's military - the self-designated protectors of the monarchy - after it seized power in a coup two years ago. The junta has a zero-tolerance approach to criticism of the monarchy, making use of a draconian lese-majeste law that prescribes a prison term of up to 15 years for each offence.
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| In-law of Mexico striker Pulido nabbed for alleged role in his kidnapping | |  The cousin-in-law of Alan Pulido has been detained for his role in allegedly masterminding the kidnapping of the Mexican soccer player, authorities in northern Mexico said on Tuesday. Pulido, a Mexico national team striker, was kidnapped after leaving a party on Saturday night, but managed to escape by punching a guard, snatching a cell phone, and calling for help from the house where he was held in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. Police had already detained a captor, one of at least four involved, who belonged to a criminal gang, authorities said on Monday.
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| Germany ends row with states over green energy roll-out | |  By Markus Wacket BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel hammered out the framework for a deal with state premiers on Wednesday on reforms to Germany's renewable energy law aimed at curbing the costs and controlling the speed of the future roll-out of green power sources. After a meeting with the leaders of Germany's 16 states that stretched into the early hours of Wednesday, the government agreed to limit the expansion of onshore wind at 2.8 gigawatts in capacity per year, equivalent to about 1,000 wind turbines. In addition, only a certain amount of new capacity will be permitted in north Germany to avoid overburdening the electricity grid.
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| Amber Heard reports Depp domestic violence accusation to police - lawyers | |  By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Amber Heard has given a statement to Los Angeles police in which she accused estranged husband Johnny Depp of domestic violence, her lawyers said on Tuesday, a week after she filed for divorce and obtained a restraining order against Depp. Heard's attorneys said in a statement that in an attempt to "protect her privacy and Johnny's career" the actress initially declined to report to police a May 21 incident between her and Depp that she claimed left her with a bruised eye. "Johnny's team has forced Amber to give a statement to the LAPD to set the record straight as to the true facts ...," Heard's lawyers Samantha Spector and Joseph P. Koenig said.
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| EU hate speech deal shows mounting pressures over internet content blocking | |  By Yasmeen Abutaleb SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An agreement on Tuesday by four major U.S. internet companies to block illegal hate speech from their services in Europe within 24 hours shows the tight corner the companies find themselves in as they face mounting pressure to monitor and control content. The new European Union "code of conduct on illegal online hate speech" states that Facebook Inc, Google's YouTube, Twitter Inc and Microsoft will review reports of hate speech in less than 24 hours and remove or disable access to the content if necessary.
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| Shari Redstone says she does not want to manage Viacom | |  Shari Redstone, vice chair of Viacom Inc and the daughter of controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone, said on Tuesday she has no desire to manage the media conglomerate or to chair its board. The statement from Shari Redstone was a response to a letter on Monday in which Viacom's six independent directors vowed to fight any attempt to oust them from the board. In a statement from her spokeswoman, Shari Redstone said she wants "strong, independent directors" for Viacom, the owner of MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount Pictures.
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| Prosecutors sue to recover life insurance held by San Bernardino shooter | |  By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture action on Tuesday seeking to seize the proceeds of two life insurance policies held by Syed Rizwan Farook, who with his wife killed 14 people in a shooting rampage in San Bernardino, California. Farook, 28, and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, 27, died in a shootout with police hours after the massacre last December at the Inland Regional Center social services centre where he worked. According to the complaint for forfeiture, Farook obtained two life insurance policies through his job with San Bernardino County, one in 2012 for $25,000 and one in 2013 for $250,000.
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| September 11 suspect asks that U.S. judge step down, cites evidence destruction | |  By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military judge overseeing the trial of the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks should step down and the case should be scrapped because he effectively conspired with prosecutors to destroy evidence, defence lawyers said in a court filing. The motion said Judge James Pohl, an Army colonel, and prosecutors had tainted the case against Pakistan-born Khalid Sheikh Mohammed by keeping defence lawyers from learning that the evidence had been destroyed. The motion was filed on May 10 and recently cleared for release.
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