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Clashes with police as Argentines protest property bill

Clashes with police as Argentines protest property bill

Protesters in Buenos Aires clashed Thursday with police firing tear gas and rubber bullets as thousands of people demonstrated against a controversial private property bill outside the Argentine Senate.

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Meta ordered to pay US state $567 mn to abate 'public nuisance' and child harm

Meta ordered to pay US state $567 mn to abate 'public nuisance' and child harm

A New Mexico judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay more than half a billion dollars over the state's claims that the social media giant created a "public nuisance" and harmed children.

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Actress, engineer, jihadist's widow among Syria's new women MPs

Actress, engineer, jihadist's widow among Syria's new women MPs

In Syria's first post-Assad parliament, women lawmakers stand out more for their diversity than their numbers: a famous actress, a Christian engineer, a Kurdish leader and the widow of a hardline Islamist commander.

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Battling Norrie survives match point to oust de Minaur

Battling Norrie survives match point to oust de Minaur

Cameron Norrie extended the upset chaos at the ATP Montreal Masters on Thursday, saving a match point in defeating Alex de Minaur 5-7, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1.

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No.1 Sabalenka and Pegula advance at Toronto

No.1 Sabalenka and Pegula advance at Toronto

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the fourth round of the WTA Toronto Masters on Thursday by defeating China's Zhang Shuai 6-3, 6-4.

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US firm takes on backyard mosquitoes -- with 600,000 mosquitoes

US firm takes on backyard mosquitoes -- with 600,000 mosquitoes

Todd Montgomery pops the lid off a small tube and taps out hundreds of mosquitoes into the backyard of a suburban home outside Washington.

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Most UK teens to opt out of planned social media curfew: poll

Most UK teens to opt out of planned social media curfew: poll

Most teenagers would opt out of a UK government plan to impose social media curfews on older teenagers, according to a poll published Friday.

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Battling Norrie survives match point to oust de Minaur at Montreal

Battling Norrie survives match point to oust de Minaur at Montreal

Cameron Norrie extended the upset chaos at the ATP Montreal Masters on Thursday, saving a match point in defeating Alex de Minaur 5-7, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1.

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UEFA maintains boycott threat as African confederation backs Infantino

UEFA maintains boycott threat as African confederation backs Infantino

Pressure built on FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Thursday over his cancelled plan to bring private finance into football's World Cup, with European governing body UEFA reiterating a threat to boycott tournaments.

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2 killed, 13 wounded in bus blast near Syrian capital: state media

2 killed, 13 wounded in bus blast near Syrian capital: state media

At least two people were killed and 13 wounded after a bomb planted on a minibus exploded on Thursday in a Syrian town home to Druze and Christian communities near capital Damascus, state media reported, citing the health ministry.

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