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Charlize Theron joins chorus of disapproval over Timothée Chalamet’s ballet comments
The former ballet dancer said Chalamet’s comments were ‘reckless’ in an interview with the New York Times in which she also discussed her violent childhood
Actor and former ballet dancer Charlize Theron has joined the chorus of disapproval aimed at Timothée Chalamet over his remarks that
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Arrests fuel fears among Madagascar’s gen Z protesters that new regime no better than one they overthrew
Jubilation is turning to disenchantment as young activists arrested after protest calling for election date to be set
The arrest of several protesters in Madagascar has increased fears among young people that the military regime that took power last year after huge Gen Z
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Iranian American woman arrested in Los Angeles for alleged arms trafficking
Federal prosecutor says woman is suspected of dealing weapons to Africa on behalf of Iranian government
A California woman was arrested at Los Angeles international airport after allegedly trafficking weapons on behalf of the
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Kenyan firm sacks more than 1,000 workers after losing Meta contract
Meta paused work with Sama last month after allegations about staff viewing private scenes filmed by smart glasses
More than 1,000 low-paid workers in Kenya have been abruptly sacked by an outsourcing company contracted by Meta, in what activists said was a shocking move exposing the precariousness of tech jobs in the global south.
Sama, a company based in Nairobi to which Meta
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Weather tracker: hail covers parts of Tunisia and Algeria like snow
Accumulations of up to 3cm deep reported as severe thunderstorms also bring heavy downpours to central Italy
Severe thunderstorms have affected the Mediterranean this week. On Monday, a surface low-pressure system in the Mediterranean in conjunction with an upper air cut-off low, led to thunderstorms over north Africa. Their intensity was aided by the hot precursor
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Carney says Canada’s strong economic ties to US are ‘weakness’ to be corrected
Prime minister details efforts to attract investment and sign trade deals with other countries in 10-minute video address
Canada’s strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected, the country’s prime minister has warned
In a 10-minute video address,
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US and Mexican officials assigned to cartel case killed in car accident
Director of state investigation agency among those killed in Chihuahua in operation to destroy clandestine drug labs
Two United States officials and another two Mexican officials assigned to combat drug cartel operations died in a car accident in the northern Mexican state of
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Canadian astronaut’s bon mots help heal wounds from French language row
Jeremy Hansen praised for speaking French in space after Air Canada chief’s linguistic snub exposed tensions and drew rebuke from PM
Few people foresaw humanity’s quest for the moon as accurately as the 19th-century French author Jules Verne, whose two works –From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon – anticipated many of the features of modern lunar exploration.
But Verne’s
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Venezuela’s Machado to hold Madrid rally as opposition frozen out after Maduro capture
Exiled leader to revive push for change amid US backing of Delcy Rodríguez and delays to democratic transition
Venezuela’s opposition leader, María Corina Machado, will seek to revive her push for political change with a rally in Madrid on Saturday, having found herself
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Air Canada temporarily suspends some flights to New York and other locations
Separately, Spirit Airlines reportedly seeks emergency US government funds as Iran war keeps aviation fuel costs high