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Lebanon licenses Elon Musk's Starlink for satellite internet services

Lebanon has granted a license to Elon Musk's Starlink to provide satellite internet services in the crisis-hit country known for its crumbling infrastructure.

The announcement was made late Thursday by Information Minister Paul Morcos who said Starlink will provide internet services throughout Lebanon via satellites operated by Musk's SpaceX.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro given 27-year term for coup plotting

A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison Thursday after convicting him of attempting a coup to remain in office despite his 2022 electoral defeat.

Bolsonaro, who has always denied any wrongdoing, can try to appeal the ruling. He is currently under house arrest in Brasilia.

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Israeli soldiers, and their mothers, increasingly reject calls to return to Gaza

As Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists for its invasion of Gaza City, a growing number of soldiers — and their mothers — are saying no.

There are no official figures, but newly formed groups are broadcasting their refusal to serve despite the risk of imprisonment. It's a new phenomenon in the nearly two-year war sparked by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack, though so far it has had no apparent effect on military operations.

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Top Hollywood actors and directors sign pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions

Some prominent Hollywood names are among the filmmakers and industry figures who've signed a pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions — including festivals, broadcasters and production companies — that are "implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people," organizers said.

The group Film Workers for Palestine posted an open letter on Monday including signatures from Hollywood luminaries like Emma Stone, Ayo Edebiri, Ava DuVernay, Olivia Colman, Yorgos Lanthimos, Riz Ahmed, Rob Delaney, Javier Bardem, Tilda Swinton and Cynthia Nixon among many others. The group said it had collected more than 3,000 industry signatures since the pledge was made public.

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Prince Harry has tea with his father, King Charles III, in first meeting in over a year

Britain's Prince Harry joined his father, King Charles III, for tea on Wednesday at the monarch's London home, the first time they've met in well over a year.

The two have been distant since Harry and his wife, Meghan, left royal life and moved to California in 2020 and then publicly aired grievances about the royal family.

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Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon take perfect records into 4th round

Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon are the only sides to have won all their games heading into the fourth round of matches in Ligue 1.

Not many observers would have expected Lyon to start this well, having avoided relegation to the second tier for financial irregularities after a successful appeal and being obliged to sell key players to balance the books.

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Racial abuse of Black players spikes early in European soccer season

The Premier League season wasn't even 30 minutes old when Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused by a spectator.

The same weekend, a German Cup match was stopped after Schalke midfielder Christopher Antwi-Adjei was racially abused at a throw-in.

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Study links heat waves to pollution from major fossil fuel producers

Fifty-five heat waves over the past quarter-century would not have happened without human-caused climate change, according to a study published Wednesday.

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Barcelona faces home game challenges with injuries and stadium issues

Barcelona approaches its first home game in La Liga missing a few injured players — and a proper stadium.

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Flash floods in Indonesia leave at least 15 dead and 10 missing

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of 15 people who died in flash flooding in two Indonesian provinces, while authorities said Wednesday 10 others were missing.

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