The White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood has called a Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketch that impersonated her using exaggerated prosthetic teeth “mean and unfunny”.
The British actress said the US comedy programme “punched down” on her and suggested the…
Category: 2. World
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Yemen hits Israel with hypersonic missiles, drones
Yahya Saree, Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, announced in a statement that Yemeni forces have targeted Israeli-occupied territories with ballistic and hypersonic missiles.
According to the statement, the Yemeni military successfully…
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Giant of Latin American literature
Getty ImagesMario Vargas Llosa in 1990 Mario Vargas Llosa, who has died at the age of 89 in his native Peru, was a towering figure in Latin American literature and culture who rarely shied away from controversy.
With more than 50 works to his name,…
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Centre-right leader wins re-election in Ecuador
Ione WellsSouth America correspondent
ReutersNoboa told reporters in Santa Elena there was “no doubt as to who the winner” in the run-off vote was Sitting centre-right President Daniel Noboa has won the run-off round of Ecuador’s presidential…
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What do people think of Australia’s housing crisis this election?
The BBC spoke to voters in Sydney, Australia about the country’s housing crisis ahead of the federal election on 3 May. From feeling trapped in renting, to wanting more investment in public housing, residents share their experiences and what…
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South Africa to re-open inquest into Nobel laureate’s death
A South African court is due to re-examine the circumstances around the death of one of the most renowned campaigners against the racist system of apartheid, which had initially been described as accidental.
A 1967 inquest ruled that Chief Albert…
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Ukraine’s allies condemn Russia over missile attack in Sumy
A Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, which killed 34 people – including two children – and injured 117 others, has been strongly condemned by Kyiv’s Western allies.
Two ballistic missiles struck the city centre mid-morning on…
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Man arrested after alleged arson attack at governor’s home
Getty ImagesShapiro, a contender for vice-president during Kamala Harris’s 2024 White House run, held a news conference in front of the damaged home A 38-year-old man has been arrested and is due to be charged following an alleged arson attack on…
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In Canada’s car capital of Windsor, auto workers brace for the worst
Ali Abbas AhmadiBBC News
Reporting fromWindsor, Ontario
Ali Abbas Ahmadi/BBCFord workers Kathryn Lawton (L) and Christina Grossi are afraid the tariffs could upend their lives A Lawton has worked in Canada’s auto sector for more than a century.
Their…
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Meta’s antitrust trial could force Zuckerberg to sell Instagram
Lily JamaliReporting fromSan Francisco
ReutersA trial in the landmark antitrust case against social media giant Meta kicks off in Washington on Monday.
The US competition and consumer watchdog alleges that Meta, which already owned Facebook, bought…
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