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Colombian police kill fugitive drug kingpin

Colombian police kill fugitive drug kingpin

A fugitive member of Colombia's Gulf Clan drug cartel wanted by the United States has been killed by police in the South American country, the government said Thursday.

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Hamilton warns of 'nerve-wracking' race in the rain

Hamilton warns of 'nerve-wracking' race in the rain

Lewis Hamilton has warned that showers of rain forecast during Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix could make the classic street circuit race 'even more nerve-wracking' than usual for him and his Mercedes team.

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Texas police face scrutiny over 'late' massacre response

Texas police face scrutiny over 'late' massacre response

Desperate parents scuffled with police and pleaded with them to storm the Texas school where a gunman ultimately killed 19 children and two teachers, new video showed Thursday, as questions mounted over the authorities' response to the massacre.

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Amber Heard says she received death threats during defamation trial

Amber Heard says she received death threats during defamation trial

"Aquaman" star Amber Heard said Thursday that she has received thousands of death threats during the "agonizing" defamation trial between her and former husband Johnny Depp.

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Wimbledon to remove 'Miss' and 'Mrs' from honours board: report

Wimbledon to remove 'Miss' and 'Mrs' from honours board: report

Wimbledon chiefs have decided to replace the Grand Slam's honours board to remove "Miss" and "Mrs" in front of the names of female winners, according to a report on Thursday.

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'Goodfellas' actor Ray Liotta dead: US media

'Goodfellas' actor Ray Liotta dead: US media

Actor Ray Liotta, who starred in Martin Scorsese's gangster classic "Goodfellas," has died in the Dominican Republic at age 67, the country's cinema authority said Thursday.

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Iran film rules are 'extreme and tedious': director at Cannes

Iran film rules are 'extreme and tedious': director at Cannes

Saeed Roustaee is only 32 years old but already looks to be joining the ranks of world-class Iranian directors, despite severe restrictions imposed by the country's Islamic authorities.

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Zsa Zsa Gabor museum opens in Budapest

Zsa Zsa Gabor museum opens in Budapest

A museum dedicated to the glamourous Hungarian-born actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who died in 2016, was opened in Budapest on Thursday by her widower Frederic Prinz Von Anhalt.

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Aston Villa to sign Sevilla defender Diego Carlos

Aston Villa to sign Sevilla defender Diego Carlos

Aston Villa have agreed to sign Brazilian defender Diego Carlos from Sevilla in a reported £26 million ($32 million) deal.

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Blinken says global order must survive China but no 'Cold War'

Blinken says global order must survive China but no 'Cold War'

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday for vigorous competition with China to preserve the existing global order but said the United States did not seek a "Cold War."

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