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American playwright Terrence McNally dies of coronavirus
Terrence McNally, one of America's great playwrights whose prolific career included winning Tony Awards for the plays "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Master Class" and the musicals "Ragtime" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman," has died of complications from the coronavirus. He was 81.
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Guatemala sentences ex-soldier to over 5,000 years in prison
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Oprah Winfrey to produce shows for Apple
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Oprah Winfrey, others back US students march over gun control
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Alibaba buys stake in Wanda Film for $750m
Troubled Chinese conglomerate Wanda announced Monday that e-commerce giant Alibaba has agreed to buy a stake in its cinema division for around $750 million, the latest sell-off by the heavily-indebted group.
Lebanon reverses ban on Steven Spielberg film
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