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1. U.S. Justice Department files antitrust lawsuit against Google

   

   The United States Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google has been abusing its dominance in online search to stifle competition and harm consumers.

2. U.S., Russia appear on track to extend nuclear arms pact

   

   The last U.S.-Russia strategic nuclear arms control pact appeared on track to win a one-year extension, as Washington on Tuesday welcomed a proposal by Moscow for such an extension if both sides freeze all nuclear warhead deployments for that period.

3. Japan to take steps to guard against Olympics cyberattacks

   

   Japan said on Tuesday it would take countermeasures to ensure next year's Tokyo Olympics are not derailed by cyberattacks after Britain and the United States accused Russia of orchestrating efforts to disrupt the Games.

4. Peruvian archeologists unveil giant cat carved into Nazca Lines UNESCO site

   

   Peruvian archaeologists have uncovered a 37-metre-long (120-foot-long) cat etching in a little-explored area of the country's celebrated Nazca Lines UNESCO heritage site, home to hundreds of gigantic geoglyphs dating back more than 2,000 years.

5. Armed men free 1,300 prisoners from east Congo jail in co-ordinated attack

   

   Armed men freed more than 1,300 prisoners from a jail in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a co-ordinated attack on Tuesday, the town's mayor said, blaming an Islamist militant group operating in the area.