Hollywood 'double strike': what it means
Hollywood's actors and writers will join forces on the picket line from Friday, after studios failed to reach a deal this week with the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA).
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Record-breaking heat bakes US, Europe, China
Summer has just begun in the Northern Hemisphere but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, China and the United States, where record temperatures expected this weekend are a stark illustration of the dangers of a warming climate.
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Djokovic looms large as Alcaraz bids to reach Wimbledon final
Carlos Alcaraz takes on Daniil Medvedev on Friday for a place in the Wimbledon final, where history-chasing Novak Djokovic will likely be lying in wait.
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Five things on Wimbledon finalist Marketa Vondrousova
Marketa Vondrousova is the first unseeded woman to reach the Wimbledon final in 60 years and faces Ons Jabeur for the title on Saturday.
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Guatemala high court temporarily blocks latest election challenge
Guatemala's highest court issued a temporary injunction Thursday blocking the controversial suspension of presidential runoff candidate Bernardo Arevalo's political party.
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Aspartame sweeteners 'possibly carcinogenic', says WHO
The WHO said Friday it was now classifying aspartame, an artificial sweetener commonly used in soft drinks, as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" -- though the acceptable daily intake level remains unchanged.
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Syria opens key aid corridor to rebel-held areas
Syria will let humanitarian aid flow through its main border crossing into rebel-held areas, reopening a conduit that had closed after a Security Council stalemate, the country's UN ambassador said Thursday.
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Strikes end at western Canada ports after deal reached
A strike which had shut down ports along Canada's west coast, including the country's largest in Vancouver, has ended after 13 days of nationwide economic repercussions, negotiators announced Thursday.
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Jaiswal's 143 not out puts India in control of 1st Test in West Indies
Yashasvi Jaiswal's unbeaten debut Test hundred and a record opening partnership with captain Rohit Sharma provided an imposing foundation to India's dominant 312 for two in reply to the West Indies first innings total of 150 at the close of the second day of the first Test in Dominica on Thursday.
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'I have to be able to pay my rent': Hollywood actor feels the squeeze
Dominic Burgess has been a member of Hollywood's Screen Actors Guild for well over a decade, guest starring in high-profile TV shows from "Modern Family" and "The Good Place" to "Star Trek: Picard."
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