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'We've already beaten other favorites', Lyon's Endrick warns PSG

'We've already beaten other favorites', Lyon's Endrick warns PSG

Brazilian forward Endrick told AFP that he believes his Lyon side can spring a surprise when they take on French and European champions Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 on Sunday.

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French film star Nathalie Baye dead at 77: family to AFP

French film star Nathalie Baye dead at 77: family to AFP

French film star Nathalie Baye, a multi-Cesar Award winner who starred in Steven Spielberg's "Catch Me if You Can," has died at the age of 77, her family told AFP on Saturday.

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China sex toy makers cautiously embrace AI wave

China sex toy makers cautiously embrace AI wave

Erotic chatbots, video-synced and voice-activated devices mesmerised visitors at a sex toy expo in Shanghai this weekend, as China's adult product firms join the global AI craze.

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Paramount's CinemaCon charm offensive gets lukewarm reception

Paramount's CinemaCon charm offensive gets lukewarm reception

Paramount Skydance was on a charm offensive at CinemaCon this week, trying to convince theater owners that its megabucks deal to swallow Warner Bros. would be good for the industry.

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Iran threatens to again close Hormuz, if US blockade continues

Iran threatens to again close Hormuz, if US blockade continues

Tehran threatened on Saturday to shut the Strait of Hormuz once more if the United States continues its blockade of Iranian ports, hours after Iran announced it had reopened the strategic waterway in the wake of a ceasefire in Lebanon.

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Game over: Players press EU to ban 'destroying' video titles

Game over: Players press EU to ban 'destroying' video titles

It's a bitter pill for video gamers: a growing number of older but still-popular titles are being dropped by publishers -- with servers going dark overnight -- in a practice the EU is being urged to outlaw.

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Churches to the rescue of Cuba's legions of poor

Churches to the rescue of Cuba's legions of poor

In communist Cuba, where priests were once persecuted, churches are acting as a lifeline for the needy during a severe economic crisis aggravated by a crippling US oil blockade.

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Fitzpatrick charges to one-shot lead at RBC Heritage

Fitzpatrick charges to one-shot lead at RBC Heritage

Former champion Matt Fitzpatrick fired a bogey-free eight-under-par 63 on Friday to surge to a one-stroke lead over Victor Hovland at the US PGA Tour RBC Heritage.

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Andreeva sinks Swiatek to meet top seed Rybakina in Stuttgart semis

Andreeva sinks Swiatek to meet top seed Rybakina in Stuttgart semis

Top seed Elena Rybakina saved two match points against unseeded Canadian Leylah Fernandez to advance to the semi-finals of the WTA Stuttgart tournament on Friday where she will meet Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva.

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Carrick won't rule out Rashford return to Man Utd

Carrick won't rule out Rashford return to Man Utd

Michael Carrick has refused to rule out the prospect of Marcus Rashford returning to Manchester United once his loan spell with Barcelona comes to an end.

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