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Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to 'Rust' killing

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Mexico City bullfights hit with new suspension

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Dire Straits legend's guitars garner six-figure sales

Several guitars put up for sale by Mark Knopfler, the former frontman of British rock group Dire Straits, on Wednesday fetched hundreds of thousands of pounds each at auction.

Australian Open champion Sinner the same 'ragazzo' as before

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Queen Camilla takes the public reins in King Charles's absence

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King Charles and Kate back home after surgeries

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South Korea's Yu wins top award at Gerardmer festival for 'Sleep'

South Korean filmmaker Jason Yu was on Sunday awarded the prestigious Gerardmer International Fantastic Film Festival Grand Prix for his first feature-length offering, "Sleep".

King Charles III spends third day in London hospital after prostate surgery

Queen Camilla visited her husband King Charles III again in hospital Sunday, his third day at a central London clinic where he has undergone corrective prostate surgery.

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Three lions find refuge from Ukraine war in France

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