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'Sopranos' star Tony Sirico dies aged 79: family

US actor Tony Sirico, best known for portraying Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri in "The Sopranos," has died aged 79, his family and a former castmate said Friday.

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New giant dinosaur predator discovered with tiny arms, like T. rex

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Is this goat the GOAT? Long-eared kid takes Pakistan by storm

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S.Africa honours 21 youngsters killed in tavern tragedy

South Africa bade an emotional farewell on Wednesday to 21 people, mostly teens, who died in unclear circumstances at a township tavern last month, in an incident that deeply shook the nation.

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Copenhagen holds memorial for mall shooting victims

With the city still reeling from a weekend mall shooting that left three dead, Copenhagen on Tuesday prepared to pay tribute to the victims with a memorial service.

Duminil-Copin, Fields-winning mathematician with 'aesthetic vision'

Hugo Duminil-Copin, a French mathematician whose visual approach helped him win the world's most prestigious mathematics prize the Fields Medal on Tuesday, said he "doesn't really fit into the cliches of a genius".

UK museum hunts 'Windrush' migrants in forgotten pictures

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Algeria marks 60 years of independence from France

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Peter Brook: mystical giant who changed theatre forever

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Elon Musk breaks Twitter silence with photo with Pope

American billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday broke his silence on the Twitter social media site, which he plans to buy, posting a picture of himself with Pope Francis.

White rhinos return to Mozambique park after 40 years

A Mozambican park welcomed its first white rhinos in 40 years on Friday after 19 of the threatened animals completed a 1,600-kilometre (thousand-mile) truck ride from South Africa, conservationists said.

Horseshoe crabs: 'Living fossils' vital for vaccine safety

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Kazakhstan mulls endangered antelope cull after population boom

Kazakhstan is considering culls of its endangered saiga antelope, the ecology ministry told AFP Thursday, after citing scientific advice about the threat posed to agriculture since the population rebounded.

Marcos Jr sworn in as Philippine president

The son of the Philippines' late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was sworn in as president Thursday, completing a decades-long effort to restore the clan to the country's highest office.

Sex Pistols show shines light on 'violence of punk'

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Singer R. Kelly gets 30 years in jail over sex crimes

Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years behind bars on Wednesday for leading a decades-long effort to recruit and trap teenagers and women for sex.

Marcos Jr to be sworn in as Philippine president

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R. Kelly, the top-selling R&B star who dodged sex allegations for years

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Singer R. Kelly faces sentencing over sex crimes case

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Actor Alec Baldwin announced Monday he will chat live on Instagram with disgraced comedian and movie director Woody Allen.

Sam Gilliam, US abstract artist, dies at 88

US abstract painter Sam Gilliam, who was the first Black artist to represent his country at the Venice Biennale fifty years ago, has died at the age of 88, his gallery said Monday.

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