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Dior pays homage to ballet icon Nureyev

Dior pays homage to ballet icon Nureyev

Dior paid homage to ballet legend Rudolf Nureyev on Friday, with a menswear collection inspired by stage costumes and presented on an elaborate moving set.

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Anti-abortion activists march on snowy Washington

Anti-abortion activists march on snowy Washington

Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators marched through snowy Washington on Friday, warning Republicans that the sensitive issue of reproductive health will weigh heavily on November's presidential election.

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Microsoft says exec email breached in Russia-backed hack

Microsoft says exec email breached in Russia-backed hack

Hackers linked to Russia's intelligence service broke into email accounts of senior Microsoft executives, according to a regulatory filing available Friday.

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Buoy meets satellite: Kristen Stewart brings bizarre AI romance to Sundance

Buoy meets satellite: Kristen Stewart brings bizarre AI romance to Sundance

Can artificial intelligence feel loneliness, or even love? And what would it think of us after humans have gone?

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Biden says Palestinian state still possible after Netanyahu call

Biden says Palestinian state still possible after Netanyahu call

US President Joe Biden said Friday it was still possible Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could agree to some form of Palestinian state, after the two leaders spoke for the first time in nearly a month amid tensions over the Gaza war.

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LA Times staff walk out over job cut threats

LA Times staff walk out over job cut threats

Unionized journalists at the Los Angeles Times walked off the job Friday for the first time in the paper's 142-year history, after management said it planned significant job cuts to help plug a gaping financial hole.

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Salah ruled out of two AFCON games as Senegal, Cape Verde reach last 16

Salah ruled out of two AFCON games as Senegal, Cape Verde reach last 16

Record seven-time champions Egypt were dealt a major blow on Friday as captain Mohamed Salah was ruled out of two Africa Cup of Nations games with a hamstring injury, while holders Senegal and Cape Verde qualified for the last 16.

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Tanzania sack coach Amrouche after he is banned for Morocco comments

Tanzania sack coach Amrouche after he is banned for Morocco comments

Tanzania fired coach Adel Amrouche on Friday after he was banned for eight matches and fined $10,000 over comments about Morocco, a Confederation of African Football (CAF) official told AFP.

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Glasgow end dismal Toulon's Champions Cup hopes

Glasgow end dismal Toulon's Champions Cup hopes

Glasgow put Toulon out of their Champions Cup misery on Friday with a 29-5 victory to secure a place in the last-16 and leave the French side with a fourth loss in four games.

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Guinea beat Gambia to close on AFCON last 16

Guinea beat Gambia to close on AFCON last 16

Aguibou Camara's second-half goal gave Guinea a 1-0 win over Gambia at the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday, a result that left them on the brink of securing a place in the last 16.

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