Los Angeles fire evacuees told no return for at least a week
Tens of thousands of people ordered to flee their homes as wildfires tore through Los Angeles were told Thursday they would not be allowed back for at least a week, with fears over electrocution, landslides and exposure to toxic materials.
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Musk's Starship set for launch after Bezos orbital triumph
The rivalry between the world's two richest men is going cosmic.
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Kvaratskhelia bids farewell to Napoli in social media video
Georgia winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia posted a video on social media on Thursday to announce his departure from Serie A side Napoli.
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'Mulholland Drive' and 'Twin Peaks' director David Lynch dies at 78
David Lynch -- the groundbreaking director behind "Mulholland Drive" and television's "Twin Peaks," who gained a cult following for his unsettling portraits of American life -- has died. He was 78 years old.
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Collins tells Australian Open hecklers: 'You pay my bills'
American tennis star Danielle Collins sarcastically thanked Australian Open hecklers for "paying my bills" after she defeated home hope Destanee Aiava in a tense, three-set clash on Thursday.
Read moreUS 'confident' Gaza truce will go ahead as Israel launches new strikes
The United States said Thursday it was "confident" that a fragile Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal would take effect on time, even as Israel carried out new air strikes ahead of a cabinet vote on the accord.
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EU's ex-tech chief joins Bank of America as advisor
The EU's influential former tech enforcer Thierry Breton will join Bank of America's advisory council, he told AFP on Thursday, a move denounced by one lawmaker as flouting a lobbying ban.
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US announces new funds for mRNA vaccines, fast tracks bird flu tests
President Joe Biden's outgoing administration on Thursday announced $211 million in new funding to develop mRNA vaccines against emerging biothreats and said it was accelerating bird flu testing, as fears loom of another pandemic.
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World needs a new Bob Dylan, actor Chalamet says
The world needs a new Bob Dylan for an age that has become too "cynical", actor Timothee Chalamet said on Thursday while presenting the new biographical film on the US folk troubadour.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro denied passport for Trump inauguration
Brazil's top court on Thursday refused to return the passport of right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro so that he could attend the inauguration of US president Donald Trump.
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