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Palestinians seek Pizza Hut boycott for 'mocking hunger strike'
Palestinians called for a boycott of Pizza Hut on Tuesday after the company's franchise in Israel was accused of mocking hunger-striking prisoners. The franchise's Facebook page was said to have shared an image released by Israeli police which appears to show Palestinian hunger-strike leader Marwan Barghouti secretly breaking his fast. "Barghouti, if you are going to break your (hunger) strike, isn't pizza the better choice?" a screenshot of the post said, with a pizza box seemingly photoshopped into the picture.
UN: Up to 245 missing after 2 Mediterranean shipwrecks
ROME (AP) — Two wrecks of migrant ships in the Mediterranean have claimed as many as 245 lives, including those of at least five children, according to survivor accounts given to U.N. agencies and authorities in Sicily, where dozens of rescued migrants were taken.
Mexico’s poppy war: Mexican army fights opium surge feeding U.S. heroin demand
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Opium production in the Mexican state of Guerrero has pitted the army against rival drug gangs. Here are photos from the fields.
Amazon's new Alexa speaker has a screen too
Amazon on Tuesday unveiled the latest member of its family of devices powered by its Alexa digital assistant -- this one with a touchscreen. The new device called Echo Show steps up efforts by Amazon to be part of the connected home, and potentially create a market for a new kind of computing device. The new device will sell for $229 and ships starting June 28, according to Amazon's website.
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