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Hollywood on edge for actor strike deadline as talks sour

Hollywood on edge for actor strike deadline as talks sour

Hollywood actors on Wednesday anxiously awaited their union's decision on whether to strike, right at the peak of the summer blockbuster season, as last-ditch talks with studios appeared to sour.

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Rescuers resume search for migrant boats off Canary Isles

Rescuers resume search for migrant boats off Canary Isles

Spain's coastguard resumed the search for three migrant boats reported lost off the Canary Islands after suspending an aerial search earlier in the day due to bad weather.

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Israeli fire wounds Hezbollah members near Lebanon-Israel border: security source

Israeli fire wounds Hezbollah members near Lebanon-Israel border: security source

Israeli fire wounded three members of Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement on Wednesday near the border with Israel, a security source in southern Lebanon said.

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Medvedev defeats Eubanks in five sets to reach Wimbledon semi-finals

Medvedev defeats Eubanks in five sets to reach Wimbledon semi-finals

Daniil Medvedev battled back to defeat unseeded Christopher Eubanks in five sets and reach his first Wimbledon semi-final on Wednesday.

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UN wants Sudan sides held to account as 3 million flee

UN wants Sudan sides held to account as 3 million flee

The United Nations on Wednesday said nearly three months of war in Sudan have uprooted more than three million people, and called for the warring sides to face "accountability".

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Oceans are changing colour and climate change may be to blame

Oceans are changing colour and climate change may be to blame

Over the past 20 years huge swathes of the world's oceans have changed colour, displaying a subtle greening towards the tropics that researchers say points to the effect of climate change on life in the world's seas.

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'Proud' Jabeur avenges Wimbledon final defeat

'Proud' Jabeur avenges Wimbledon final defeat

Ons Jabeur says she still cannot bring herself to watch her painful defeat to Elena Rybakina in last year's Wimbledon final after avenging the loss in Wednesday's last-eight clash.

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'Succession' tops nominations for strike-threatened Emmys

'Succession' tops nominations for strike-threatened Emmys

"Succession," the HBO drama about an ultra-wealthy family fighting for control of a sinister media empire, led the nominations Wednesday for the Emmys -- television's version of the Oscars.

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Ashwin's double strike puts West Indies in trouble

Ashwin's double strike puts West Indies in trouble

Ravichandran Ashwin made an immediate impact with two wickets on his return to Test cricket as India reduced the West Indies to 68 for four at lunch on the first day of the opening Test in Dominica on Wednesday.

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McIlroy bullish on British Open chances despite major drought

McIlroy bullish on British Open chances despite major drought

Rory McIlroy is confident he bears no mental scars from his latest near-miss in a major championship as he prepares to return to the scene of his British Open triumph at Hoylake.

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