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Saudi fund invests in Johnny Depp French period film

Saudi fund invests in Johnny Depp French period film

A Saudi film fund announced Thursday that it is investing in Johnny Depp's new movie, a French period drama in which he plays King Louis XV.

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Nuclear reactor experiment rules out one dark matter hope

Nuclear reactor experiment rules out one dark matter hope

It was an anomaly detected in the storm of a nuclear reactor so puzzling that physicists hoped it would shine a light on dark matter, one of the universe's greatest mysteries.

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Spain drops sedition charge against ex-Catalan leader

Spain drops sedition charge against ex-Catalan leader

The Spanish Supreme Court on Thursday dropped sedition charges against former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont over a failed 2017 independence bid that sparked Spain's worst political crisis in decades.

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Iran says British 'spy' facing execution was a top defence official

Iran says British 'spy' facing execution was a top defence official

An Iranian-British dual national sentenced to be hanged for spying for UK intelligence once held roles at the top of Tehran's defence and security establishment, Iran's state media said Thursday.

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Stocks mostly rise as US inflation falls

Stocks mostly rise as US inflation falls

Global stock markets mostly rose Thursday as investors digested highly anticipated data showing another softening of US consumer inflation, potentially giving the Federal Reserve room to slow its interest rate hikes.

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German anti-coal activists storm Green politician's office

German anti-coal activists storm Green politician's office

Climate activists occupied the regional office of Germany's vice chancellor Thursday in a show of support for a flagship anti-coal protest, accusing the Green party politician of betrayal.

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Cloned horse raises hopes for equestrian sports in China

Cloned horse raises hopes for equestrian sports in China

A Chinese company presented a cloned horse to the public on Thursday that is the first of its kind born in the country and approved for equestrian sport.

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US inflation hits slowest pace in over a year amid hopes of less hawkish Fed

US inflation hits slowest pace in over a year amid hopes of less hawkish Fed

Consumer inflation in the United States slipped in December to the lowest level in over a year, government data showed on Thursday, signaling the worst of red-hot price increases may be over.

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Europe's largest rare earths deposit discovered in Sweden

Europe's largest rare earths deposit discovered in Sweden

Europe's largest known deposit of rare earth elements, essential for the manufacturing of electric vehicles, has been discovered in Sweden's far north, boosting Europe's hopes of cutting its dependence on China.

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'You overthink things': Bellingham still re-lives England World Cup exit

'You overthink things': Bellingham still re-lives England World Cup exit

Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Jude Bellingham said on Thursday he still thinks about what he could have done better to prevent England's World Cup elimination.

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