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Facebook says it will deliver News Corp stories
AFP, Published on 19/10/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook on Friday confirmed that some stories from News Corp, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, will be among the headlines delivered in a news tab the leading social network plans to launch in coming weeks.
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'Wonka' back atop N.America box office in a weak film year
AFP, Published on 01/01/2024
» LOS ANGELES - Fantasy musical "Wonka" bounced back to the top of the North American box office this New Year's weekend as an otherwise pallid film year came to an end, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.
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Spain braces for annual 'Fat One' lottery
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» MADRID - Spain kicks off its festive period on Friday with the world's richest lottery, splashing prize money and festive cheer across the country.
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Prince Harry wins phone hacking case
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» LONDON - A British judge ruled on Friday that Prince Harry was a victim of phone hacking by journalists working for Mirror Group Newspapers, and awarded him £140,600 ($179,600) in damages.
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Bangladesh beauty queen brings 'dawn of hope' for trans women
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» DHAKA: Bangladeshi trans woman Yasin Ahmed Sokal always wanted the freedom to dress like her sisters, but never in her wildest dreams did she imagine being showered with applause at a beauty pageant in her conservative homeland.
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'Blue-eyed Korean' tasked with shaking up Seoul politics
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» SEOUL - South Korea-born American doctor John Linton is on a mission no other foreigner has ever undertaken in ethnically homogenous South Korea: trying to shake up the country's highly confrontational politics.
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Israel-Hamas war poses unique challenges to media
AFP, Published on 27/10/2023
» PARIS - Global media outlets are facing near-unprecedented challenges in their coverage of the Israel-Hamas war as conflicting propaganda, social media pressure and charged public opinion require them to exercise extreme caution.
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Maiden match: three centuries of India's cricket obsession
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» TANKARI BANDAR (INDIA) - Marooned mercenaries, gun-toting guards and sword-waving crowds; historians say the little-known tale of how cricket came to India three centuries ago shows how the game can bring people together.
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Rupert Murdoch, global media mogul and conservative kingmaker
AFP, Published on 22/09/2023
» NEW YORK - Rupert Murdoch transformed media and politics on three continents, building a chain of newspapers he inherited from his father at just 21 into a lucrative and profoundly influential right-leaning empire.
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Hong Kong high-rise aims to become 'village' of the dead
AFP, Published on 27/06/2023
» HONG KONG - With its white marble foyer and lavish chandeliers, the 12-storey tower could be mistaken for one of Hong Kong’s newest hotels, but it offers a longer stay: a final resting place for thousands in one of the world's most crowded cities.
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