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    Erdogan's White House talks with Biden postponed: Turkish official

    A rare meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Joe Biden at the White House has been postponed, a Turkish official said Friday, amid tensions over the Gaza war."The postponement is a pretty big deal, since Erdogan has been trying -- for three years now -- to get invited to the White House to meet US President Biden," said Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish Program at The Washington Institute.

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    Greece hands Olympic flame to 2024 Paris Games hosts

    Greece on Friday handed over the Olympic flame of the 2024 Games to Paris organisers in a ceremony at the Athens marble stadium where the competition was revived nearly 130 years ago.Hellenic Olympic Committee chairman Spyros Capralos handed the torch to Paris Olympics chief organiser Tony Estanguet at the Panathenaic Stadium, where the first modern Olympics were held in 1896.

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    This New Biden Rule Will Save Americans $2 Billion On Utility Bills

    The long-awaited move lays the groundwork for a massive overhaul in the way Americans build houses.

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    Joe Biden Says He'd Be 'Happy' To Debate Donald Trump

    The president also criticized the media for going easy on Trump. "I think some of them are worried about attacking him," he told SiriusXM's Howard Stern.

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    US stocks rebound on tech earnings, London hits new record

    Buoyant big tech earnings lifted US stocks on Friday while London scaled another peak as investors tracked a series of takeover bids for UK companies."The bidding bonanza for UK-listed firms goes on, and this is acting as a constant reminder to global investors that, even with the FTSE 100 at a record high, UK stocks look cheap compared to their US cousins," said IG chief market analyst Chris Beauchamp.

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    Televisa to merge Sky, cable 'as soon as possible'

    Mexican broadcaster Televisa plans to merge its satellite TV unit Sky with its cable TV and internet service Izzi as soon as possible, the head of the new unit, Francisco Valim, said on Friday. Televisa is aiming to trim its financial expenses, and Izzi has had trouble staying competitive in recent quarters. The Mexican firm earlier this month reached an agreement with AT&T for its stake in Sky, giving Televisa full control of the firm.

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    At least 10 people killed in Brazil fire: officials

    At least 10 people were killed Friday in a fire that broke out in a defunct hotel being used as a makeshift homeless shelter in the city of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil, officials said.The fire broke out around 2:00 am (0500 GMT), officials said.

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