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1. U.S. officials reveal Iran deal includes plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz, 2-month window for nuclear talks

   

   Senior U.S. officials dictated the memorandum of understanding with Iran to journalists Wednesday after days of secrecy, and Iran suggested that its deal with the United States could be signed by U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

2. G7 backs Canada as major global energy supplier to lessen reliance on Strait of Hormuz

   

   Canada is poised to become a key and reliable supplier of energy to the G7 after leaders meeting in France embraced this country's potential to deliver "significant additional capacity" to global markets to reduce dependence on oil and gas coming through the Strait of Hormuz.

3. Matchmaking and cash: South Korea's plan to avoid population decline

   

   Canada also faces a record-low fertility rate, and experts are looking to South Korea to see what they're doing right after years of plummeting birthrates.

4. Rex Heuermann, Long Island-based serial killer, sentenced to life in prison

   

   Rex Heuermann, a New York architect who murdered women for at least 17 years until police realized their deaths were the work of a serial killer, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole.

5. Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen among star-studded list performing at Obama centre's opening

   

   Christina Aguilera, Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, U2's Bono and the Edge, Eddie Vedder and Bruce Springsteen are among the musicians scheduled to take the stage celebrating the opening of the Obama Presidential Center’s Grand Opening Ceremony in Chicago's South Side.