Hollywood stars and cult directors announced for Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival announced the line-up for its 75th edition on Thursday with a mix of cult arthouse directors and Hollywood glamour heading for the French Riviera in May.
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Eurozone stocks, euro higher before ECB update on rates
Eurozone stock markets and the euro rose Thursday awaiting the outcome of the European Central Bank's latest monetary policy meeting, as traders seek more information on when it will start to raise interest rates to fight the bloc's record-high inflation.
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Elon Musk launches hostile takeover bid for Twitter
Tesla chief Elon Musk has launched a hostile takeover bid for Twitter, offering to buy 100 percent of its stock and take it private, according to a stock exchange filing.
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Scramble for relief for South Africa's flood victims
Victims of South Africa's deadliest storm on record scrambled to get help on Thursday as the death toll from floods and landslips that struck the country's southeast surged beyond 300.
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Sri Lankans abandon holiday celebrations for protests
Life usually stops in Sri Lanka's capital during April's holiday period, but with an economic crisis derailing traditional home celebrations, Colombo's city centre is instead teeming with frustrated crowds.
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Genocide: legal term source of political controversy
The reluctance of some European states to call out Russian atrocities in Ukraine as "genocide" has sparked tensions with Kyiv, but use of the precise legal term to describe the greatest of all crimes has long been a source of political contention.
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Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods hits 133
The death toll from landslides and flooding in the Philippines triggered by tropical storm Megi rose to 133 on Thursday, official figures showed, as more bodies were found in mud-caked villages.
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UK to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda
Britain is to send migrants and asylum-seekers who cross the Channel thousands of miles away to Rwanda, according to a controversial deal announced Thursday as the government tries to clamp down on record numbers of people making the perilous journey.
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Volkswagen sees impact of Ukraine war despite profit bounce
German auto giant Volkswagen said Thursday its first quarter operating profit increased significantly in 2022, while warning that the "first effects" of the war in Ukraine were beginning to be felt.
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Italian anti-mafia photographer Battaglia dies aged 87
Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia, whose shots of bullet-riddled bodies captured the dark world of the Sicilian Mafia, has died aged 87.
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