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French writer Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Prize for Literature
French author Annie Ernaux, known for her deceptively simple novels drawing on personal experience of class and gender, won the 2022 Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday.
She was honored “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she…
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Bayern stroll past Viktoria Plzen 5-0 to set new Champions League record
Bayern Munich struck three times in the opening 21 minutes en route to a 5-0 demolition of Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League on Tuesday to stay top of Group C and set a record for the longest unbeaten run in group matches.
Leroy…
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Pet weddings highlight of animal blessing ceremony in the Philippines
Pomeranians Michi and Mochi were among 15 four-legged couples that tied the knot at a pet wedding ceremony in the Philippines on Sunday, which was held along with a special blessing of pets to mark World Animal Day.
Owners Ianne De Guia…
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Thai vegetarian festival returns after Covid-19 hiatus
Hundreds of devotees flocked to temples and staged processions to celebrate the annual vegetarian festival this week on the island of Phuket in southern Thailand, where it was being held for the first time after the Covid-19 pandemic eased.…
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‘French Spiderman’ climbs first skyscraper with son in Barcelona
Alain Robert, the free climber dubbed the "French Spiderman", scaled one of Barcelona's highest skyscrapers on Saturday without a harness. And for the first time ever, the famous daredevil was joined by his son.
"This time is different.…
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Rebecca Lim and Pierre Png win Best Actress and Best Actor respectively for This Land Is Mine
Mediacorp’s post-World War II drama This Land Is Mine won big at the virtual event of the Asian Academy Creative Awards on Friday (Sep 30). Pierre Png won Best Actor while Rebecca Lim took home the Best Actress award. The drama also snagged…
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Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu celebrates 50th anniversary of Japan-China ties
Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, a star in China, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the normalization of Japan-China diplomatic ties at a ceremony held in Tokyo on Thursday.
During the Beijing Olympics earlier this year, Chinese…
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Singer-songwriter JJ Lin wins Top Local Chinese and English Pop Songs at Compass Awards
Singaporean superstar JJ Lin attended the Compass Awards Presentation ceremony on Sunday, where he won awards for both the Top Local Chinese Pop Song, for If Only, and the Top Local English Pop Song, for As I Believe. The melody was…
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Genki Kawamura becomes 1st Japanese to win best director at San Sebastian
Genki Kawamura won best director for his movie "A Hundred Flowers" at the 70th San Sebastian International Film Festival on Saturday, becoming the first Japanese recipient of the award at the prestigious Spanish event.
The first feature…
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Peaky Blinders dance show: ‘Anyone who likes Strictly can love this’
"An independent dance company, dedicated to bringing dance to the people," declares Birmingham's best-known gangster Tommy Shelby in an episode from series five of the hit TV series Peaky Blinders.
Tommy is hosting a lavish…
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