Defence deal on the menu as UK rolls out red carpet for Japan's Kishida
UK and Japan leaders Boris Johnson and Fumio Kishida were on Thursday to hold talks in London, where they were set to agree a new defence agreement and measures to reduce dependency on Russian energy supplies.
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US rapper Kidd Creole of Grandmaster Flash gets 16 years for killing
US rap pioneer Kidd Creole, who helped found the band Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Wednesday for fatally stabbing a homeless men in 2017.
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Shareholder sues Netflix over subscriber slip
A Netflix shareholder is seeking class action status for a lawsuit accusing the streaming television titan of not making it clear that subscriber numbers were in peril.
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Nearly half of LGBTQ youths in US considered suicide last year: study
Nearly half of LGBTQ youth aged 13 to 24 in America seriously considered committing suicide last year, according to a survey released Wednesday.
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Trading strikes as tension builds in Ukraine no-man's land
The blaze in a football field-length storage building had been burning at least a day -- but there are no firefighters in Temyrivka because everyone has evacuated, leaving the black smoke to rise unhindered.
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After abortion, gay marriage? Fears US court may target other rights
After abortion, could gay marriage be next? With America's Supreme Court poised to roll back half a century of abortion rights, activists fear conservatives will set their sights on other constitutional freedoms, starting with same sex unions.
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Drone swarms can now fly autonomously through thick forest
A swarm of 10 bright blue drones lifts off in a bamboo forest in China, then swerves its way between cluttered branches, bushes and over uneven ground as it autonomously navigates the best flight path through the woods.
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Death toll climbs to five in central China building collapse
Authorities have raised the death toll to five in a building collapse in central China that has left dozens missing, state media reported early Thursday.
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US Fed makes biggest rate increase since 2000 to fight inflation
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday made its biggest rate hike since 2000 with a half percentage point increase meant to crush soaring inflation in the United States.
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Amber Heard takes stand in blockbuster defamation trial
"Aquaman" star Amber Heard testified on Wednesday that the defamation case brought against her by her former husband, Johnny Depp, is the "most painful and difficult thing" she has ever experienced.
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