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Netflix to buy Warner Bros. in deal of the decade
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US sanctions equate us with drug traffickers: ICC dep. prosecutor
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Migration and crime fears loom over Chile's presidential runoff
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French officer charged after police fracture woman's skull
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Fresh data show US consumers still strained by inflation
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Eurovision reels from boycotts over Israel
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Trump all smiles as he wins FIFA's new peace prize
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US panel votes to end recommending all newborns receive hepatitis B vaccine
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Volcanic eruptions may have brought Black Death to Europe
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11 million flock to Notre-Dame in year since rising from devastating fire
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Gymnast Nemour lifts lid on 'humiliation, tears' on way to Olympic gold
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Lebanon president says country does not want war with Israel
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France takes anti-drone measures after flight over nuclear sub base
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Palestinians say Israeli army killed man in occupied West Bank
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Netflix to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for nearly $83 billion
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Root says England still 'well and truly' in second Ashes Test
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