Oil prices jump back toward $100 on Mideast ceasefire doubts
Oil prices jumped and most stock markets fell Thursday as investors weighed the prospects of a shaky Middle East ceasefire and a re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz, crucial to restoring oil and gas shipments.
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Israel vows to fight on as Iran warns ceasefire talks at risk
Israel vowed to continue its campaign against Hezbollah on Thursday, dismissing mounting international concern that its strikes on Lebanon threaten a fragile US-Iran truce that could lead to peace negotiations.
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Player tells Tiger to 'get a chauffeur'
Golf legend Gary Player, speaking at the Masters on Thursday, called on Tiger Woods to "get a chauffeur" after his DUI arrest last month.
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Believers rejoice as Jerusalem's holy sites re-open
Just before 5 am at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a Muslim worshipper prayed in tears. A few hours later, similar emotion overcame Christians and Jews as the city's holy sites reopened following the truce with Iran.
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EU lawmakers want to tax Big Tech to fund budget
EU lawmakers on Thursday demanded a European Union-wide tax on the world's biggest tech companies and online gambling sites to help fund the 27-country bloc's next seven-year budget.
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Croke Park boss eager to stage Fury-Joshua heavyweight clash in Dublin
The long-awaited 'Battle of Britain' between former world heavyweight champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua could take place outside the country at Dublin's Croke Park, according to the stadium's chief executive.
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Cannes Festival promises escapism in Hollywood-lite edition
The Cannes Film Festival unveiled its roster of films for this year's edition on Thursday packed with historical dramas, "gentleness" and even football, with the absence of major Hollywood studios set to dial down the American razzle-dazzle of previous editions.
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Stabbed for saying no: Is online misogyny fueling violence in Brazil?
Alana Anisio Rosa, 20, politely turned down the man from her gym who kept sending her flowers and chocolates. A month later, he burst into her home and stabbed her around 50 times with a pocket knife.
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Israel dismisses calls to add Lebanon to US-Iran ceasefire
Israel vowed more strikes against Hezbollah on Thursday, dismissing mounting international demands that the fragile truce between the United States and Iran in the Gulf be expanded to cover the war in Lebanon.
Read moreRussia's Nobel Prize-winning rights group Memorial branded 'extremist'
Russia's Supreme Court labelled the Nobel Prize-winning human rights group Memorial "extremist" on Thursday, making it easier to prosecute supporters and those who work with it.
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