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Warner Brothers Discovery, a movie-making giant, is restarting talks with Paramount about a potential deal.

In December, Netflix announced it would pay $83 billion for Warner's

streaming and studio services. Paramount then offered $108 billion for the whole company,

but its bid was rejected. Paramount has appealed to shareholders directly and reportedly

increased its offer, though it has not made the figure public.

America and Iran ended negotiations in Geneva with some, quote, guiding principles for a nuclear deal according to Iran's foreign ministry.

Meanwhile, an American official said there remained,

quote, a lot of details to discuss, and that Iran would present proposals to address, quote,

gaps within two weeks. Earlier, Abbasarachi, Iran's foreign minister, spoke with the head

of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN's nuclear

watchdog.

Peru's Congress removed Jose Harri, who served just four months as interim president for failing

to disclose meetings with a Chinese businessman.

The South American country has had eight presidents in ten years. Mr.

Herrie, a former lawmaker, had himself replaced an impeached president. Congress will choose

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