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Bruce Springsteen postpones all 2023 tour dates due to peptic ulcer

Springsteen is being treated for symptoms related to the disease, which causes ulcers to form in the stomach.

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Why do video game performers want to join the actors strike?

SAG-AFTRA actors vote to extend their strike to the video game industry if negotiations stall.

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Nashawn Breedlove, US rapper and actor from '8 Mile', dies aged 46

Nashawn Breedlove, best known for taking on Eminem in a rap battle in the film 8 Mile, has died aged 46.

USA

'Stick with it,' Biden urges striking auto workers in picket line visi

The White House said Biden was the first modern president to visit a picket line, a sign of how far he’s willing to go to cultivate union support as he runs for reelection.

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Lifestyle

Fortnite developer will reimburse unwanted in-game purchases

After a US regulator found Epic Games tricked players into buying cosmetic items in the game Fortnite, millions of players can now get their money back.

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It’s a (tentative) deal! Hollywood writers strike to end

Screenwriters in the US say they have reached a tentative deal with studio bosses that could see them end a strike that has lasted nearly five months. The writers and AMPTP have a deal that will stop the picketing. However, ratification is needed before work begins.

USA

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's whirlwind tour of Washington DC

The Ukrainian president spoke to members of all political parties, and visited the Pentagon.

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Media mogul Rupert Murdoch steps down as chair of global media empire

The 92-year-old Australian business magnate Rupert Murdoch will take on the role of chairman emeritus of Fox Corp and News Corp, handing his position as chair to his son Lachlan.

Germany

Ukraine will receive M1 Abrams tanks for counteroffensive, says US

The tanks will be armed with controversial armour-busting depleted uranium rounds, which could possibly be linked to health issues such as cancer and birth defects.

World News

United Nations General Assembly: 145 world leaders meeting in New York

New York hosts the six-day UN General Assembly with some world leaders, including Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron, notable by their absence.

Iran

Americans fly out of Iran after $6 billion prisoner swap deal with US

Some experts believe the deal signifies an easing of tensions between Tehran and Washington.

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Biden and Zelenskyy set to meet at the White House next week

The Ukrainian president is expected to visit the United Nations in New York and the US Congress during his time in America.

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An American and two Russians arrive at the International Space Station

NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and docked at the station three hours later.

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WATCH: Loose lemur lopes away, but the law prevails

This lemur likes to move it, move it!

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Watch: Surfing dogs make a splash at Surf-a-thon

The animals took part in the charity event along with their owners to raise funds for orphan pets.

Vietnam

US President Joe Biden visits Vietnam as both states seek closer ties

On his first ever visit to Vietnam US President Joe Biden said he's not trying to start a Cold War with China, but relations with Beijing have never been cooler.

USA

Trump: The uncomfortably necessary figure in the Republican Party

Although Trump's shadow continues to loom over the Republican candidates, there is a broad understanding that the former president remains key to winning the party's primaries.

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Watch: NYC transport disrupted after 127-year-old water main bursts

Watch: Workers clear up after a 127-year-old water main under New York's Times Square gave way early Tuesday flooding midtown streets and the city's busiest subway station as well as leaving a big hole at the intersection of 40th Street and Seventh Avenue.

USA

Hurricane Idalia's landfall brings 'life-threatening' storm surges

Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis provided on Wednesday morning the most recent update regarding Hurricane Idalia, which had initially intensified to a Category 4 hurricane but has subsequently been downgraded to a Category 3 storm.

USA

From President to defendant: Donald Trump on trial

Criminal and civil trials are heavy on Trump's agenda for 2024 but the former president, still pleading his innocence, continues to be the favourite candidate for Republican voters ahead of the US presidential elections

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