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YouTube expands block of Russian state media to apply globally

YouTube expands block of Russian state media to apply globally

YouTube on Friday broadened its blocking of Russian state-linked media channels to apply internationally after initially barring them only in Europe following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

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Huge spiders to colonize US East Coast, but maybe it's a good thing

Huge spiders to colonize US East Coast, but maybe it's a good thing

Big and scary-looking Joro spiders have spread from Asia to the southern United States and are now poised to colonize the country's cooler climes -- but they're nothing to fear and might end up actually helping local ecosystems.

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Neymar returns for Brazil World Cup qualifiers

Neymar returns for Brazil World Cup qualifiers

Neymar will rejoin Brazil for its final two World Cup qualifiers, after missing the national team's first two matches of the year due to injury, coach Tite said Friday, announcing his squad.

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US says no indication of Belarusian troops in Ukraine

US says no indication of Belarusian troops in Ukraine

The United States has not seen evidence that troops from close Russian ally Belarus are in Ukraine, the Pentagon said Friday.

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Baldwin wanted to finish 'Rust' after fatal shooting: legal filing

Baldwin wanted to finish 'Rust' after fatal shooting: legal filing

Actor Alec Baldwin wanted to finish filming "Rust" in the weeks after the fatal on-set shooting of a cinematographer, new legal documents showed Friday.

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Crawley, Root hit half-centuries as England edge ahead in first Test

Crawley, Root hit half-centuries as England edge ahead in first Test

Zak Crawley and Joe Root made the most of a benign pitch and uninspired West Indies bowling to compile unbeaten half-centuries, taking England through a rain-shortened afternoon session to be 146 for one at tea, ahead by 82 runs, on the fourth day of the first Test on Friday.

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Weather woe hits Players, delayed finish on cards

Weather woe hits Players, delayed finish on cards

PGA Tour chiefs on Friday acknowledged the possibility that The Players Championship might not be finished until next week as poor weather once again forced play to be suspended.

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UN dismisses Russian claim of Ukraine-US biological weapons program

UN dismisses Russian claim of Ukraine-US biological weapons program

Western countries accused Russia of spreading "wild" conspiracy theories at the United Nations Friday after Moscow's envoy told diplomats that America and Ukraine had researched using bats to conduct biological warfare.

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Burberry gets 'back to reality' with live London show

Burberry gets 'back to reality' with live London show

Burberry returned to live fashion shows after two years of pandemic-induced absence on Friday with Italy's Riccardo Tisci taking over a church in central London outside of fashion week for a celebration of Britishness.

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Russia 'shows no sign of engaging in serious diplomacy': US

Russia 'shows no sign of engaging in serious diplomacy': US

US Vice-President Kamala Harris on Friday said Russian President Vladimir Putin "shows no sign of engaging in serious diplomacy" as she accused Moscow of "atrocious and outrageous conduct" in Ukraine.

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