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Google to pay global publishers US$1 billion over three years for news content

Google to pay global publishers US$1 billion over three years for news content

TORONTO — Google says it will pay publishers around the world about US$1 billion over the next three years for use of their content, the company's latest effort to relax tensions over its share of advertising sales that help fund the news industry.
Judge says government's suit over Bolton book can proceed

Judge says government's suit over Bolton book can proceed

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration can move forward with its lawsuit against former national security adviser John Bolton over his tell-all book, a judge ruled Thursday in denying a request to dismiss the complaint.
WikiLeaks' Assange won't get US extradition ruling this year

WikiLeaks' Assange won't get US extradition ruling this year

LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will likely spend the rest of 2020 inside a British prison cell before finding out whether he can be sent to the United States to face espionage charges, the judge in his extradition hearing said Thursday.
Pandemic takes toll on business of pisco producers in Peru

Pandemic takes toll on business of pisco producers in Peru

ICA, Peru — In the house where for decades she has bottled pisco, the grape brandy of South America's Pacific coast, Rosa Grados has thousands of stored litres that she has not sold because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Armenia says it shot down Azerbaijani drone near capital

Armenia says it shot down Azerbaijani drone near capital

YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia's military said its rockets shot down an Azerbaijani drone near the capital on Thursday night, as heavy fighting persisted in the conflict over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
New rules for Liverpool as virus cases in England quadruple

New rules for Liverpool as virus cases in England quadruple

LONDON — Britain imposed tighter restrictions on social gatherings in the port city of Liverpool and three towns as scientists reported Thursday that the number of COVID-19 cases in England has quadrupled or more in the last month.
Check's in the mail? Trump doling out aid before election

Check's in the mail? Trump doling out aid before election

CHICAGO — It's almost as if he's writing a personal check.
Frederick Wiseman on the life of American institutions

Frederick Wiseman on the life of American institutions

NEW YORK — Frederick Wiseman has spent more than half a century documenting American institutions.
Documentary tries to prove existence of dead Lincoln photo

Documentary tries to prove existence of dead Lincoln photo

NEW YORK — The image is haunting, depicting a gaunt-faced man with a familiar beard, staring ahead lifelessly. The right eye is bulging and appears disfigured from an unseen wound.
New Steinem biopic shines light on a sisterhood of activists

New Steinem biopic shines light on a sisterhood of activists

Among the pithy quips attributed to Gloria Steinem over the years is this reply to why she wasn't interested in getting married: “I can’t mate in captivity.” She did eventually marry, to her own surprise, at age 66.
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