Rio Carnival parades kick off with divisive ode to Lula in election year
A colossal metallic robot depicting Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva towered over Rio de Janeiro's famed Sambadrome avenue on Sunday night, in a Carnival parade that has drawn fire for its tribute to a sitting president in an election year.
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'Pure extortion': foreign workers face violence and exploitation in Croatia
When DD left his home in India for Croatia last year, he expected his food delivery work to be hard, with long hours and low pay. He did not expect to be spat at in the street.
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'Train Dreams,' 'The Secret Agent' nab Spirit wins to boost Oscars campaigns
Period drama "Train Dreams" took home the Spirit Awards win for best feature Sunday, as both it and "The Secret Agent" gathered momentum ahead of the Academy Awards.
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Accused Bondi killer Naveed Akram appears in court by video link
Accused Bondi Beach killer Naveed Akram appeared in an Australian court via video link Monday, in his first public hearing since the nation's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades.
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Art and the deal: market slump pushes galleries to the Gulf
With global sales mired in a slump, art dealers have turned to buyers in the oil-rich Gulf, where culture sector spending is on the rise.
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India hosts AI summit as safety concerns grow
A global artificial intelligence summit kicks off in New Delhi on Monday with big issues on the agenda, from job disruption to child safety, but some attendees warn the broad focus could diminish the chance of concrete commitments from world leaders.
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Tech is thriving in New York. So are the rents
It accounts for more than 200,000 jobs and has colonized entire neighborhoods. In New York, the tech industry is driving local economic growth like never before -- but it is also widening the gulf between the haves and have-nots.
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Young USA Stars beat Stripes in NBA All-Star tourney final
Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Maxey sparked the USA Stars over USA Stripes 47-21 in Sunday's final of the 75th NBA All-Star Game tournament.
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'The Secret Agent' nabs Spirit Awards win in boost to Oscars campaign
"The Secret Agent" notched best international film at the Spirit Awards on Sunday, gathering momentum as Hollywood prepares for the Academy Awards, where it is also up for honors.
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Brignone wins second Milan-Cortina gold as Klaebo claims record ninth Olympic crown
Italy's Federica Brignone won her second gold of a fairytale Olympics in Sunday's giant slalom as Norway's Johannes Klaebo claimed a record ninth Winter Games crown.
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