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Sandfall InteractiveIn 2020, at the height of the Covid pandemic, Guillaume Broche was like millions of others around the world.
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Katy Perry: From Blue Origin flight to ‘cringe’ dance moves
Getty ImagesEarlier this week American singer Katy Perry, best known for her bubblegum pop, said she felt like a “human Piñata” after weeks of online backlash.
The description felt suitably colourful – but the acknowledgement was serious. A…
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Swedes react to horror amid Walpurgis festival
Getty ImagesAhead of Sweden’s Walpurgis festival to mark the start of spring, young people were busy selecting outfits or getting their hair…
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Romania reruns controversial election after earlier vote annulled
Romanians will try again to elect a new president today, six months after the first attempt ended in scandal and confusion.
A radical outsider with mystical leanings, Calin Georgescu, came first on 24 November, but that result was annulled over…
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Israeli Military Calls Up Tens Of Thousands Of Reservists To Expand Gaza War
“The tens of thousands of reservists being called up would begin to show up in the military in the coming week,” it said.
The move comes amid an already deteriorating humanitarian situation in the enclave.
Israel has blocked all aid,…
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How Canada’s Mark Carney plans to win over Donald Trump
Getty ImagesOn Mark Carney’s final day of a gruelling race to be elected PM of vast and sparsely populated Canada I was with him.
It was his last push, not just to win, but also to get the majority he said he needed to stand up to the chaotic…
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Europe marks VE Day with Trump on its mind
BBC“Celebration? What celebration? It feels more like a funeral” – the damning words of a former senior Nato figure to describe this week’s ceremonies…
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Trump Could Skip NATO Upcoming Summit Over Tensions With Europe: Spiegel
US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker has repeatedly demanded that European member states shell out 5% of their GDP on defense, as opposed to the military bloc’s previous target of 2%, according to the outlet, citing “confidential…
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Warren Buffett, 94, stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO
Warren Buffett has announced he will retire as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year.
The veteran investor, known as the Oracle of Omaha, told his company’s annual meeting he would hand over the reins to…
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Crowds flock to free beach concert in Brazil
Large crowds have gathered in Rio de Janeiro for a free Lady Gaga concert due to kick off on Saturday night on Copacabana beach.
The Brazilian authorities say they expect 1.6m people to attend the event.
The concert is being paid for by the city…