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Netflix blow to Cannes film festival as line-up is announced

12 April 2018 |

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Streaming giant Netflix dramatically pulled out of the Cannes film festival just hours before its official selection was announced Thursday.The US platform withdrew four films which were rumoured to...

Syria's war: major regime victories

12 April 2018 |

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With the surrender of the former rebel enclave of Eastern Douma near Damascus on Thursday, the regime has recaptured much of the territory it lost to rebels in Syria's seven-year war.Here is a recap of...

Paris to sue Airbnb over undeclared listings

12 April 2018 |

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Paris is taking home-sharing giant Airbnb to court for failing to remove ads from people who have not properly declared their properties, city authorities said Thursday.The French capital is also suing...

Night owls risk dying younger, should sleep in: study

12 April 2018 |

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People who stay up late and have to drag themselves out of bed are likelier to die younger than those who rise and set with the Sun, researchers said Thursday.A survey of more than 430,000 people in Britain...

Netflix pulls out of Cannes festival

12 April 2018 |

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Netflix's chief content officer said in an interview published Wednesday the streaming giant would not attend this year's Cannes Film Festival because of a change in French regulations.Speaking to the...

Macron takes to airwaves amid rail strikes, Syria crisis

12 April 2018 |

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Having shunned the French media for most of his presidency, President Emmanuel Macron is to sit for two prime-time interviews this week starting Thursday as he battles strikes at home and faces his biggest...

Climate change runs AMOC with Atlantic currents: studies

11 April 2018 |

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A system of Atlantic Ocean currents that regulates global weather is at its feeblest in 1,600 years, weakened partly by climate change, said researchers Wednesday, warning of trouble ahead.Two studies...

Sexual extravagance can be deadly: study

11 April 2018 |

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The extravagant lengths that males will go to to bed a member of the opposite sex can come at the risk of extinction for some species, researchers said Wednesday. Sexual selection, how animals attract...

Airbus aiming to step up A320neo production

11 April 2018 |

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Airbus aims to boost production of its A320neo aircraft and step up deliveries in the second quarter of the medium-haul carrier despite persistent engine woes, chief executive Tom Enders said Wednesday.In...

Syria army vacates main defence buildings in Damascus: monitor

11 April 2018 |

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Syria's army has evacuated key defence buildings in Damascus over fears they might be targeted by Western strikes in response to an alleged chemical attack, a monitor said Wednesday.The United States...

Russia and the West: post-Cold War crises

11 April 2018 |

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Relations between the West and Russia, at loggerheads over the Syrian conflict, have hit many lows since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.The aftermath of the fall of the USSR initially saw a rare...

Deadliest air disasters over two decades

11 April 2018 |

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The crash of an Algerian military plane on Wednesday, in which 257 people were killed, is among the deadliest plane disasters in two decades, excluding the 9/11 attacks.Here are the others.- 298 killed,...

AFP CEO Emmanuel Hoog to step down

11 April 2018 |

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AFP's chief executive Emmanuel Hoog announced Wednesday that he was withdrawing his bid for a third term at the head of the international news agency after failing to secure government support."I was...

Papal audience for student beaten for defending gay couple

11 April 2018 |

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Pope Francis held a private audience Wednesday with a French student critically injured in 2016 defending a gay couple who were kissing in the street in the French city of Lyon."An incredible encounter...

EU airlines adjust after Syria missile strike warning

11 April 2018 |

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International airlines said Wednesday they were modifying their flight plans after a warning from Europe's air safety watchdog about potential military strikes on Syria in the coming days.The European...