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"It was a very sad moment when I put my eye to the viewfinder to take pictures of laughing children; then when I looked back after taking the picture, I saw the same children crying, distraught."

Reuters photographer Bassam Khabieh shares the story behind this photo: http://reut.rs/1JNvvTk

Reuters photographer Bassam Khabieh was on assignment covering the arrival of a Syrian Red Crescent aid convoy in the capital Damascus when a shell dropped.
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From Chile to Burundi to Philadelphia, a look back at the week around the world in photos: http://reut.rs/1A76Nx1

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Even without a warp drive, there's reason to believe that humanity will eventually reach out to worlds beyond our solar system, writes Reuters Opinion columnist Alastair Reynolds. Read more: http://reut.rs/1JNQs0m

Even without a warp drive, there's reason to believe that humanity will eventually reach out to worlds beyond our solar system.
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Investigators sought to explain why an Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia had accelerated in the minute before it derailed. Read more: http://reut.rs/1JNVyd1

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Investigators on Friday sought to explain why an Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia had accelerated in the minute before it derailed, putting a sharper edge on questions
reut.rs|By By Jarrett Renshaw

Golf has returned to the roster of sports participating in the Korea Armed Forces Athletics Corps. Plus, Florida takes on "revenge porn," in today's Reuters FYI: http://reut.rs/1IFS1yM

Some soldiers stay in the bunker. Others just try to stay on the green.
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The federal jury chose death by lethal injection for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev over its only other option: life in prison without possibility of release. Read more: http://reut.rs/1JNEZhf

BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Friday sentenced Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for helping to carry out the 2013 attack that killed three people and injured 264 at the world-renowned
reut.rs|By By Scott Malone and Elizabeth Barber

BREAKING: Jury decides on death sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Stay with us for the latest: http://reut.rs/1EMh5PO

BOSTON (Reuters) - The jury in the Boston Marathon bombing trial on Friday reached a verdict on whether or not Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man convicted of the attack, should be sentenced to death or to life
reut.rs|By By Scott Malone and Elizabeth Barber
Reuters updated their cover photo.

People are reflected in mirrors at an entrance to a department store in the fashion district of Harajuku in Tokyo. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Check out our Editor's Choice gallery: http://reut.rs/1A74euS

'People are reflected in mirrors at an entrance to a department store in the fashion district of Harajuku in Tokyo. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Check out our Editor's Choice gallery: http://reut.rs/1A74euS'

"It was a very severe crash. We believe there were no survivors." http://reut.rs/1PKVw7v

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - The wreckage of a U.S. military helicopter lost on an earthquake relief mission in Nepal was found on Friday high on a mountainside, with all eight on board presumed dead, U.S. officials
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Now, that's a view. Check out this unique vantage point of planet Earth from the Canary Islands to Italy. See the full video: http://reut.rs/1JN4n6X

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El Niño, a phenomenon which warms sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific, has a 90 percent likelihood of continuing through the summer. Read more: http://reut.rs/1cDGLGN

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The El Niño climate phenomenon is almost certain to last through the Northern Hemisphere summer, the U.S. weather forecaster said, raising the chance of heavy rain in the southern
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Why Belgium's privacy watchdog is urging Internet users to install privacy software to shield themselves from Facebook's tracking systems, whether they have an account or not: http://reut.rs/1PKA3eP

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's privacy watchdog accused Facebook <FB.O> on Friday of trampling on European privacy laws by tracking people online without their consent and dodging questions from
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Blues legend B.B. King has died at 89. A look back at his life and career: http://reut.rs/1HkNfrJ

(Reuters) - Blues legend B.B. King, who took his music from rural juke joints to the mainstream and inspired a generation of guitarists from Eric Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughan, has died in Las Vegas. He
reut.rs|By By Bill Trott

When Republican Stefanie Linares ran for office in the deeply Democratic city of Chicago last year, she knew that her hard work wasn't likely to end in victory.

"I wasn't going to win, and I knew that going into it. It was just a platform to get our message heard," she said. Now Republicans are looking for a few more good losers like Linares as the 2016 presidential campaign gets under way. Read more: http://reut.rs/1PKnujF

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The wreckage of a U.S. military helicopter that went missing on Tuesday in Nepal has been found on a mountainside and it is not clear if any of the eight people on board survived. Read more: http://reut.rs/1PJYxVA

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - The wreckage of a U.S. military helicopter that went missing on Tuesday in Nepal has been found on a mountainside and it is not clear if any of the eight people on board survived,
reut.rs|By By Gopal Sharma

Why we should retire the "iron curtain" metaphor before it plays a part in fracturing Europe once again, as explained by Reuters Opinion columnist Yuliya Komska. Read more: http://reut.rs/1A493oJ

Recycling the “iron curtain” metaphor today will only play into the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin and EU-skeptical extreme-right parties that seek to weaken Europe from within.
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What can you expect in El Nino conditions this summer? And why are Beijing police ordering residents to stop wearing “strange outfits” on the subway? All the news you might have missed, in today's Reuters FYI: http://reut.rs/1A3XIoO

Small child, big problem.
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Putin’s claim that Ukraine is overrun by neo-Nazis may not be as crazy as it sounds when considered through this lens, writes Reuters Opinion columnist Josh Cohen. Read more: http://reut.rs/1QNf2m1

In addition to the moral problem of forbidding the criticism of Holocaust perpetrators, the law hinders Ukraine’s European ambitions -- and validates Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claims that the country is overrun by neo-Nazis.
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It's not Eurovision -- it's just group of musical NATO foreign ministers. See the full video: http://reut.rs/1EI2Qvs

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Republican Jeb Bush reversed field today after a week of criticism. Read more: http://reut.rs/1Hg3Z0c

TEMPE, Ariz. (Reuters) - Republican Jeb Bush reversed field on Thursday after a week of criticism and said that based on information known now, he would not have launched the Iraq war carried out by his
reut.rs|By By Steve Holland

Authorities say they believe they have accounted for all 243 people on board the derailed train, and have confirmed that the body of an eight victim was found. Read the latest: http://reut.rs/1A3zX02

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The body of an eighth victim was found in the wreckage of the train derailment in Philadelphia, the city's fire commissioner said on Thursday, as investigators waited to interview
reut.rs|By By Jarrett Renshaw
Reuters updated their cover photo.

Framed pictures are seen hanging from the wall of a house damaged by earthquakes in Sindhupalchowk district, Nepal. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

Our Editor's Choice gallery takes you around the world: http://reut.rs/1cYlkBe

'Framed pictures are seen hanging from the wall of a house damaged by earthquakes in Sindhupalchowk district, Nepal. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood 

Our Editor's Choice gallery takes you around the world: http://reut.rs/1cYlkBe'

North Korean defense minister Hyon Yong Chol's last days were packed with pomp, ceremony and floral baskets in honor of the system that ultimately appears to have killed him. Read more: http://reut.rs/1IAH6b3

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean defense minister Hyon Yong Chol settled into a concert hall seat on an evening in late April to watch Pyongyang's best-known pop act, the Moranbong Band, perform hits including
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It was difficult to determine who was now in control of the capital, with periods of relative calm broken by bouts of gunfire. Read more: http://reut.rs/1cAiZvw

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - The head of Burundi's army said on Thursday that an attempted coup had failed and forces loyal to President Pierre Nkurunziza were in control, but heavy gunfire in the capital suggested
reut.rs|By By Patrick Nduwimana and Goran Tomasevic

The attorney for the train's engineer said his client had no memory of the crash and "no explanation" for what happened. Read more: http://reut.rs/1PIpucg

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Federal investigators probing the deadly Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia were waiting to interview the train's engineer, whose attorney said on Thursday he did not remember the
reut.rs|By By Jarrett Renshaw

Despite the uncompromising rhetoric, Cruz is winning praise from some potential Wall Street donors, including bankers and hedge fund managers, who told Reuters there is more to him than the conservative firebrand of the campaign trail. Read more: http://reut.rs/1IDbKPJ

Living under the threat of potentially lethal aftershocks for weeks is takings its toll on the mental health of earthquake victims in Nepal. http://reut.rs/1czzEiw

Fighting continues in Burundi a day after the country's military claimed to have seized power. http://reut.rs/1PI7rTo

Reuters photographer Bassam Khabieh was snapping photos of children while on assignment in Syria when, in an instant, everything changed. Read more: http://reut.rs/1QKhfPp

Reuters photographer Bassam Khabieh was on assignment covering the arrival of a Syrian Red Crescent aid convoy in the capital Damascus when a shell dropped.
reut.rs|By Bassam Khabieh

Russia and China: the tale of a fraught friendship.

Read more by Reuters Opinion columists William Courtney, David Sedney, Kenneth Yalowitz and Stephen Young: http://reut.rs/1JIsiV0

Though they share key economic interests and oppose what they say is a U.S.-dominated world order, the two nations’ relationship over time promises to be rocky.
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While recent unrest has plunged Burundi into its worst crisis since the end of a conflict a decade ago, Reuters photographer Thomas Mukoya shows the realities of daily life. See the photos: http://reut.rs/1cxyMuU

Amid rising tensions in a region with a history of ethnic conflict, crowds of cheering, singing people streamed onto the streets of Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, on a day that may amount to a coup prompted by a bid by President Pierre Nkurunziza to seek a third term in office.
reut.rs|By Thomas Mukoya

Why the population of honey bees in the U.S. is on a rapid decline, and more news you might have missed, in today's Reuters FYI: http://reut.rs/1QKdiKl

The buzz is dying down.

The population of honey bees in the United States is on a rapid decline, according to new USDA data, potentially imperiling the plants that produce a quarter of the food consumed by humans. Managed honey bee colonies saw a 42 percent loss between April 2014 and April 2015 and a 34 percent decline the previous year.

That news may not be so sweet, but there's more you may have missed.
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Positive train control (PTC) automatically slows or even halts trains that are moving too fast or heading into a danger zone. Read the Reuters exclusive: http://reut.rs/1IyqDEr

WASHINGTON/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The commuter rail route where an Amtrak train left the track on Tuesday was not governed by an advanced safety technology meant to prevent high-speed derailments, officials
reut.rs|By By Patrick Rucker and Jarrett Renshaw

A Reuters analysis of surveillance video found that the Amtrak train was traveling much faster than the 50-mile-per-hour speed limit along the stretch of track where the accident occurred. The latest: http://reut.rs/1FeRL8S

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Federal investigators were reviewing data from the black box recovered from the wreckage of an Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia to determine whether excessive speed played
reut.rs|By By Jarrett Renshaw

Even in times of conflict, citizens and fighters find moments for furry friends. See the photos: http://reut.rs/1A0r4UP

reut.rs|By By Canice Leung, Reuters

North Korean defense chief Hyon Yong Chol's execution with an anti-aircraft gun at a firing range was watched by hundreds of people, according to intelligence shared with lawmakers. Watch the full story: http://reut.rs/1cU2YkA

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Reuters updated their cover photo.

An aerial view taken from a sea plane shows Swiss pilot and original Jetman Yves Rossy (front) and Vince Reffett flying over Dubai's Palm Island. REUTERS/Lara Sukhtian

See photos of more jetpack adventures: http://reut.rs/1PGLtQV

'An aerial view taken from a sea plane shows Swiss pilot and original Jetman Yves Rossy (front) and Vince Reffett flying over Dubai's Palm Island. REUTERS/Lara Sukhtian

See photos of more jetpack adventures: http://reut.rs/1PGLtQV'

"We have recognized the State of Palestine ever since it was given recognition by the United Nations and it is already listed as the State of Palestine in our official yearbook."

Read more: http://reut.rs/1IBhLfH

ROME (Reuters) - The Vatican concluded its first treaty that formally recognizes the State of Palestine, with an agreement on Catholic Church activities in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority,
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Images from the scene of the Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia that has claimed at least six lives. See the photos: http://reut.rs/1Hh2CRQ

reut.rs|By By Corinne Perkins, Reuters

Hyon Yong Chol, who headed North Korea's military, had been charged with treason, including disobeying Kim Jong Un and falling asleep during an event. Read more: http://reut.rs/1FdWvLV

By Ju-min Park and James Pearson SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea executed its defense chief by putting him in front of an anti-aircraft gun at a firing range, Seoul's National Intelligence Service
reut.rs|By By Ju-min Park and James Pearson

UPDATE: Sixth person reported dead in Amtrak train wreck. Philadelphia-area hospitals and health systems collectively reported taking in 135 patients from the wreck. http://reut.rs/1zZgopz

VIDEO: Authorities said they had no idea what caused the train wreck at about 9:30 p.m. local time that left some rail cars mangled, ripped open and strewn upside down and on their sides in the city's Port Richmond neighborhood along the Delaware River. See more: http://reut.rs/1EBsOR5

VIDEO: "There were six attackers. They boarded the bus and carried out the shooting," Police Superintendent Najib Khan told Reuters. Television channels carried pictures of a pink bus covered in bullet holes and lines of waiting ambulances.
See more: http://reut.rs/1IxeoYH

The latest on the Amtrak passenger train that derailed in north Philadelphia with more than 200 passengers on board: http://reut.rs/1QHOcf4

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - An Amtrak passenger train with more than 200 passengers on board derailed in north Philadelphia on Tuesday night, causing multiple injuries, a city fire department supervisor said.The
reut.rs|By By Jarrett Renshaw

An Amtrak passenger train derailed in north Philadelphia, causing multiple injuries. Stay with us for updates: http://reut.rs/1JGhVkr

"I’ve been in situations with angry crowds before but I’ve never seen something like this."

Reuters photographer Goran Tomasevic describes being at the scene when a mob attacked a policewoman in Burundi. See more: http://reut.rs/1JFGDRY

Police fired guns and teargas towards protesters throwing stones in a suburb of Burundi's capital during a demonstration against the president's bid for a third term. Protesters grabbed a policewoman and beat her up, saying she fired at them, before later letting her go.
reut.rs|By Goran Tomasevic

The biggest incentives for Iran – and the West -- to reach a nuclear deal? Oil and gas exports, explains Reuters Opinion columnist Jan H. Kalick. Read more: http://reut.rs/1Hfn7yj

Iran would likely accept lower oil prices in return for badly needed revenues and as a means to rebuild its share of the global oil market.
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Reuters photographer Yannis Behrakis traveled through Greece in search of the remnants of a once-flourishing industry. See the photos: http://reut.rs/1QGeHBP

As Athens faces growing pressure to reach agreement with lenders to avoid financial chaos, an angry Greek public feels the pain of cuts following a six-year recession, with unemployment more than double the euro zone's average.
reut.rs|By Yannis Behrakis

The wife of a Palestinian prisoner gave birth to a baby boy in January 2014 in the first known successful smuggling of sperm out of an Israeli jail to lead to a pregnancy in the embattled coastal enclave. See the photos: http://reut.rs/1HfiHrf

reut.rs|By By Dave Lucas, Reuters

A Pentagon spokesman said reports from the field indicated the helicopter's crew was overheard talking about fuel problems before officials lost contact. Read more: http://reut.rs/1JFCq0K

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine Corps helicopter was declared missing on Tuesday with six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers aboard as it was ferrying rice and tarps to earthquake victims in rugged
reut.rs|By By David Alexander and Phil Stewart

With jet powered carbon fiber wings strapped to their backs, "Jetmen" Yves Rossy and Vince Reffett soar over the skies of Dubai. See the full video: http://reut.rs/1IziEFm

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Reuters updated their cover photo.

A protester wears grass around his face to obscure his identity during a protest against President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term, in Bujumbura, Burundi. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Editor's Choice photos: http://reut.rs/1QFNXRG

'A protester wears grass around his face to obscure his identity during a protest against President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term, in Bujumbura, Burundi. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Editor's Choice photos: http://reut.rs/1QFNXRG'

See the moment the second earthqauke hit in Nepal in this video taken during a parliamentary session in Kathmandu. FULL VIDEO: http://reut.rs/1Fbybud

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A female police officer accused of shooting a protester in Burundi was beaten by a mob of people. See the photos: http://reut.rs/1QFrWCx

Nepal's home ministry said the death toll from the quake has reached 19, with 981 injured. Read the latest: http://reut.rs/1IyFLjw

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A fresh 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on Tuesday, killing more than two dozen people in the Himalayan country and neighboring states, as many buildings already weakened by
reut.rs|By By Ross Adkin and Gopal Sharma

VIDEO: At least three people were injured in a shooting near the University of California at Santa Barbara. See more: http://reut.rs/1HboWJK

Magnitude 7.1 quake strikes in Nepal: USGS. Read more: http://reut.rs/1HefUi7

reut.rs|By By Ross Adkin and Gopal Sharma

If you're still not shocked by the NSA's level of surveillance, then you don't know everything, writes Reuters Opinion columnist James Bamford. Read more: http://reut.rs/1PCP3vb

There is a sort of acceptance of highly intrusive surveillance as the new normal.
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From Chile to Macedonia, our Editor's Choice gallery features images from around the world in the last 24 hours. See the photos: http://reut.rs/1cqsSM7

reut.rs|By By Dave Lucas, Reuters

One woman's mission to row a boat across the Pacific Ocean by herself, in today's Reuters FYI: http://reut.rs/1Ixrwvf

Sonya Baumstein, a 30-year-old woman from Washington state, will attempt to become the first woman to row a boat across the Pacific Ocean by herself.
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