Meta completes virtual reality deal after US court win
Facebook-owner Meta finalized its buyout of virtual reality firm Within Unlimited, the VR company's chief executive said, after a court rejected an attempt by US regulators to block the deal over competition concerns.
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US stocks fall again as British pound advances
Wall Street stocks fell for a second session Thursday with analysts pointing to consolidation of earlier gains in 2023, while the British pound rallied as the Bank of England chief expressed worry over inflation.
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Victim's family sues Alec Baldwin over 'Rust' shooting
The parents and sister of the cinematographer who was shot dead on the set of a low-budget western are suing star Alec Baldwin and the movie's producers, lawyers said Thursday.
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Murray starts for Ireland despite father in coma after road accident
Veteran scrum-half Conor Murray will start for Ireland in a Six Nations clash with titleholders France on Saturday despite his father being in an induced coma in hospital following a road accident.
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Journalists, guerrillas, a former first lady: 10 of Nicaragua's freed dissidents
Nicaragua's government on Thursday freed 222 people among hundreds of critics and opposition figures in jail for allegedly threatening the country's sovereignty among other charges widely denounced as bogus.
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After the silence, body bags: Turkish town counts its dead
During an "agonising" 10- minute wait, the jackhammers and excavators fell silent, traffic on a four-lane highway next to the pile of rubble came to a standstill with car engines switched off.
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Nicaragua frees 222 dissidents in sudden shift, expels them to US
Over 200 detained members of Nicaragua's opposition were freed Thursday and expelled to the United States, in a surprise move by the Central American country's increasingly authoritarian president, Daniel Ortega.
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Sprinters Lyles, Coleman headline Millrose dash
American sprinter Noah Lyles hopes a win in this weekend's 60-meter dash at New York's Millrose Games will show he is on track for a shot at 100m gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Read moreTears, relief after Turkey rescuers pull teenager out alive
It had already been more than the critical 72 hours seen as a cutoff point for finding Turkish earthquake survivors.
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Iconic Kobe Bryant jersey sells for $5.8 mn at auction
A jersey worn by US basketball legend Kobe Bryant -- who died three years ago in a tragic helicopter accident -- sold at auction for $5.8 million on Thursday.
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