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US senator Sanders urges respect for Brazil presidential vote
US senator Sanders urges respect for Brazil presidential vote

US senator Bernie Sanders on Thursday urged Brazilians of all stripes to respect the outcome of presidential elections and reject political violence, in a message tweeted by fellow leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. "It is one where both the winners and the losers of elections must respect the results and where political violence or the threat of political violence is always unacceptable."

No timeframe for fixing Nord Stream pipelines: operator
No timeframe for fixing Nord Stream pipelines: operator

Nord Stream's operator said Thursday it was unable to immediately assess damage to pipelines linking Russia to Europe, threatening an indeterminate outage -- after Sweden detected a fourth leak and NATO decried "acts of sabotage". Nord Stream's operator said it "intends to start assessing the damage to the pipeline as soon as it receives necessary official permits".

Ukraine offensive defies Russia's annexation plan
Ukraine offensive defies Russia's annexation plan

As Russia prepares to annex four Ukrainian regions, Kyiv's forces are finishing the job of driving Moscow's retreating troops out of a fifth and threatening their foe's supply lines. Kupiansk hosts a severely-damaged bridge across the Oskil river, a natural barrier that the retreating Russians had attempted to hold, and a rail line once used to supply the occupation forces.

Google shutting down cloud gaming service Stadia
Google shutting down cloud gaming service Stadia

Google on Thursday said it is shutting down Stadia, the cloud video game service it launched three years ago to let people access console-quality play as easily as they do email. And while Microsoft makes Xbox video game consoles, it has been leading a shift to letting people play titles on internet-linked devices of their choosing with titles hosted in the cloud.