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Peru declares state of emergency in anti-mining protest area
World

Peru declares state of emergency in anti-mining protest area

Peru has declared a state of emergency in the country's south, where a violent protest against the Tia Maria copper…
Cannes’s jury of stars deciding the Palme d’Or
Art news

Cannes’s jury of stars deciding the Palme d’Or

Cannes' Palme d'Or and other prizes to be handed out at the closing ceremony of the film festival on Sunday…
IS enters Syria’s Palmyra museum
Archaeology

IS enters Syria’s Palmyra museum

Islamic State group fighters have entered the museum in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, placing guards at its doors,…
‘Fragile’ African cinema clinging on at Cannes
Cinema/TV

‘Fragile’ African cinema clinging on at Cannes

Africa's "fragile" cinema has kept a toe-hold at the Cannes Film Festival, with a veteran Malian director and the first-ever…
Fassbender, Cotillard in ‘Macbeth’ close Cannes race
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Fassbender, Cotillard in ‘Macbeth’ close Cannes race

A version of "Macbeth" starring a "dream team" of Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard closed the Cannes Film Festival's competition…
Myanmar to deport migrants as UN chief urges further rescues
World

Myanmar to deport migrants as UN chief urges further rescues

A group of migrants recently rescued by Myanmar will be deported to Bangladesh, officials confirmed Saturday, as the United Nations…
Morsi, secular camp in dock again for ‘insulting’ Egypt judiciary
Egypt

Morsi, secular camp in dock again for ‘insulting’ Egypt judiciary

Ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi along with several secular figures behind Egypt's 2011 uprising go on trial Saturday, as the…
Dutch immigrant kids take to street demanding ‘white’ classmates
World

Dutch immigrant kids take to street demanding ‘white’ classmates

Faced with an increasingly segregated education system, Dutch immigrant children have taken to the streets of their ethnically mixed Amsterdam…
Aishwarya Rai: An interview with the Queen of Bollywood
Cinema/TV

Aishwarya Rai: An interview with the Queen of Bollywood

She was thrust into the international arena when she won the Miss World pageant 20 years ago. Aishwarya Rai soon…
Turkey strike tensions ease as Fiat resumes work
World

Turkey strike tensions ease as Fiat resumes work

ne of the worst strikes in Turkey's thriving car industry for years that has affected several manufacturers eased on Friday…
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