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Adam Driver backs Hollywood strikes in Venice

Adam Driver backs Hollywood strikes in Venice

Adam Driver said Thursday that he backed the Hollywood strikes and that his new indie film "Ferrari", premiering in Venice, showed big studios it is possible to treat actors and writers better.

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Key US inflation measure ticks up in July

Key US inflation measure ticks up in July

A key US inflation measure used by the Federal Reserve to set interest rates rose in July, due largely to another jump in the cost of services, according to government data published Thursday.

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Hamilton, Russell renew contracts with Mercedes until 2025

Hamilton, Russell renew contracts with Mercedes until 2025

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell renewed their contracts with Mercedes until 2025, the Formula One team announced on Thursday.

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Golden generation Dutch keeper Jongbloed dies aged 82

Golden generation Dutch keeper Jongbloed dies aged 82

Former Netherlands goalkeeper Jan Jongbloed, who played in two World Cup finals, has died after a long illness aged 82, according to the Dutch football federation (KNVB) on Thursday.

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Trapped residents fled through windows in S.African inferno

Trapped residents fled through windows in S.African inferno

Blankets and sheets still hang from the blackened windows, used by the desperate to reach safety as flames turned the five-storey building in downtown Johannesburg into a death trap.

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Fire engulfs illegal housing block killing 73 in South Africa

Fire engulfs illegal housing block killing 73 in South Africa

A fire that engulfed a five-storey building taken over for illegal housing killed more than 70 people including children in central Johannesburg overnight, the South African city's emergency services said on Thursday.

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Five rail maintenance workers killed by train in Italy

Five rail maintenance workers killed by train in Italy

Five railway workers died after being hit by a train during overnight maintenance in northern Italy, officials said Thursday, triggering outrage among trade unions who blamed a lack of safety procedures.

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Spain women's coach Vilda set to be forced out amid Rubiales storm

Spain women's coach Vilda set to be forced out amid Rubiales storm

Spain's controversial Women's World Cup-winning coach Jorge Vilda is set to be forced out as the sexism scandal engulfs the Spanish football federation, according to Spanish reports.

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Super Typhoon Saola hurtles towards southern China, Hong Kong

Super Typhoon Saola hurtles towards southern China, Hong Kong

China issued its highest typhoon warning on Thursday as Super Typhoon Saola drew closer to Hong Kong and the mainland's southern coast, with several cities delaying the start of the school year as a precaution.

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Rights court agrees to hear French prostitution law appeal

Rights court agrees to hear French prostitution law appeal

The European rights court said Thursday it would hear an appeal by sex workers against a French anti-prostitution law which they say has shattered their livelihoods and driven them underground.

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