Veteran British actor Maggie Smith dies aged 89: family
Oscar-winning British actor Maggie Smith, a star of stage and screen for more than seven decades, died in hospital in London on Friday, her sons announced.
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'Honest' Maresca keeping Chelsea stars happy
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said on Friday he believes honesty is the best policy as he tries to keep his bloated squad happy.
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New York mayor in court to face corruption charges
New York's scandal-plagued Mayor Eric Adams arrived in court Friday where he was due to answer multiple fraud and bribery charges that have shocked the city.
Read moreHeirs claim back Rembrandts from top Dutch museum
The heirs of a prolific Dutch art collector are demanding that one of the country's top museums return 25 paintings, including eight works by Rembrandt, because they are not on permanent display.
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US Fed's preferred inflation measure edges down in August
An inflation metric closely watched by the US Federal Reserve crept lower Friday, according to government data, supporting the central bank's decision earlier this month to begin cutting interest rates -- ahead of November's presidential election.
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Global stocks rise on rate hopes, Beijing stimulus
Stock markets rose Friday as slowing US and European inflation raised hopes of more aggressive interest rate cuts and China took measures to boost its struggling economy.
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Climate activists jailed for throwing soup at Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers'
A UK judge on Friday jailed two climate activists who threw soup at Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" at London's National Gallery in 2022 for terms of two years and 20 months respectively.
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S.African woman turns 118, among the oldest in the world
A South African woman celebrated her 118th birthday Friday as one of the oldest people in the world with a small party at her care home.
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Man City's Rodri to miss rest of season with ACL injury
Manchester City midfielder Rodri will miss the rest of the season due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday.
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Hurricane leaves millions without power, four dead in southeast US
Hurricane Helene knocked out power for millions of customers across the southeast United States on Friday and left at least four dead after it slammed into the Florida coast.
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