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Last collective-run Paris cinema saved

Last collective-run Paris cinema saved

The last Paris cinema run by a collective has been saved from closure with the help of Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, as supporters announced Wednesday they had raised the funds to buy it.

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French court sentences man over Banksy stencil theft

French court sentences man over Banksy stencil theft

A French court Wednesday handed a man a two-year suspended jail sentence for using a bucket truck to steal a Banksy stencil from the back of a parking sign in Paris.

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N.Korea, Russia sign mutual defence deal as Kim pledges support on Ukraine

N.Korea, Russia sign mutual defence deal as Kim pledges support on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a mutual defence agreement on Wednesday with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, who offered his "full support" on Ukraine.

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Stonehenge monument sprayed orange in UK climate protest

Stonehenge monument sprayed orange in UK climate protest

UK police arrested two people on Wednesday after environmental activists sprayed an orange substance on Stonehenge, the renowned prehistoric UNESCO world heritage site in southwest England.

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S. Korea's Supreme Court dismisses doctors' bid to halt reforms

S. Korea's Supreme Court dismisses doctors' bid to halt reforms

South Korea's highest court rejected on Wednesday a request by medical students and doctors to halt a government plan to train more physicians, while senior medics have joined a months-long strike.

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Defying Lula, Brazil's Congress advances conservative agenda

Defying Lula, Brazil's Congress advances conservative agenda

Brazil's majority conservative Congress has scored a series of victories in recent weeks, advancing bills on touchy cultural battles like abortion, traditional family values and gun use.

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Are Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah on the brink of war?

Are Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah on the brink of war?

An escalating cross-border tit-for-tat between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah raised fears Wednesday of a full-blown war, but experts are divided on the prospect of a wider conflict.

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US billionaire eyes TikTok takeover to save internet from Big Tech

US billionaire eyes TikTok takeover to save internet from Big Tech

Frank McCourt, a US real estate billionaire, aims to buy TikTok to rescue the internet from the clutches of major platforms that he firmly believes are destroying society and endangering children.

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Russia says awaits US response to prisoner swap proposals

Russia says awaits US response to prisoner swap proposals

Russia said Wednesday it had presented its ideas for a prisoner swap to the United States and was waiting for a response, days before it was set to put US reporter Evan Gershkovich on trial.

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South African-born France lock Le Roux hangs up boots

South African-born France lock Le Roux hangs up boots

Racing 92's South African-born lock Bernard Le Roux has hung up his boots after 21 months out with injury.

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