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US top court declines to curb govt contact with social media firms

US top court declines to curb govt contact with social media firms

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Republican-led bid to curb government contact with social media companies to moderate their content, a ruling that could bolster official efforts to fight misinformation in a key election year.

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Red Bull unveils star-packed lineup led by Roglic ahead of Tour de France

Red Bull unveils star-packed lineup led by Roglic ahead of Tour de France

Red Bull on Wednesday unveiled its eight-rider cycling team to debut in this week's Tour de France, marking the energy drink maker's latest expansion of its sports empire.

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Climate protesters target UK's ruling Tories for second day running

Climate protesters target UK's ruling Tories for second day running

Demonstrators targeted the general election campaign of the UK's ruling Conservatives again Wednesday, with a Greenpeace activist climbing atop the party's "battle bus" to unfurl a banner demanding clean energy.

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Sri Lanka seals debt deal with China, others after crash

Sri Lanka seals debt deal with China, others after crash

Sri Lanka said on Wednesday it had clinched a restructuring deal with key bilateral lender China and other nations, covering up to $10 billion in debt, a critical step towards recovery after a 2022 financial crash.

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'The people have spoken': Kenya's Ruto pulls finance bill after protest deaths

'The people have spoken': Kenya's Ruto pulls finance bill after protest deaths

Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that a bill containing contentious tax hikes would "be withdrawn", dramatically reversing course after more than 20 people were killed in clashes with police and parliament was ransacked by protesters opposed to the legislation.

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Keys reaches Eastbourne quarters, Boulter ousts Ostapenko

Keys reaches Eastbourne quarters, Boulter ousts Ostapenko

Defending champion Madison Keys beat Anhelina Kalinina 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 to claim a spot in the quarter-finals of the Eastbourne International on Wednesday as Katie Boulter ousted fifth seed Jelena Ostapenko.

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Joshua to fight Dubois for IBF title vacated by Usyk

Joshua to fight Dubois for IBF title vacated by Usyk

Anthony Joshua will face Daniel Dubois in an all-British showdown for the IBF world heavyweight title at Wembley on September 21 after Oleksandr Usyk confirmed he was vacating the belt.

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'Potentially apocalyptic': stark UN warning if Gaza war spreads

'Potentially apocalyptic': stark UN warning if Gaza war spreads

The outgoing United Nations humanitarian chief warned Wednesday that a spread of the Israel-Hamas war to Lebanon would be "potentially apocalyptic", as fighting raged on in the southern Gaza Strip.

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Brazil's Lula waiting for apology from Milei for talking 'nonsense'

Brazil's Lula waiting for apology from Milei for talking 'nonsense'

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday he would not speak to his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei until he apologized for the "nonsense" he had spoken about Brazil.

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Trial starts into shock bid to murder Argentina's Kirchner

Trial starts into shock bid to murder Argentina's Kirchner

A man went on trial in Argentina on Wednesday two years after he held a gun just centimeters from the face of then-vice president Cristina Kirchner and pulled the trigger.

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