A-list stars, menstruating superheroes in Cannes VR competition
From a voyage through the human body with Cate Blanchett, to a feminist superhero satire featuring giant tampons and octopus demons, the Cannes Film Festival launches its first competition for virtual reality films on Wednesday.
Read moreFrance's Godreche says #MeToo allegations should not be theatre
French actor and director Judith Godreche, a key figure in France's #MeToo movement, told AFP she does not believe in trial-by-media as she premieres a short film about sexual abuse at Cannes on Wednesday.
Read moreBrunson and Knicks bounce back to crush Pacers
Jalen Brunson was back to his best on Tuesday as the New York Knicks dominated the Indiana Pacers 121-91 to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference semi-final Game 5.
Read moreCanadian oil sands city evacuated as wildfire draws near
Thousands of residents of Fort McMurray, a city in Canada's major oil-producing region, fled as an out-of-control wildfire drew near and thick smoke filled the skies.
Read moreIndonesia floods kill 58 as rescuers race to find missing
Indonesian rescuers raced Wednesday to find dozens of people still unaccounted for after flash floods and cold lava flow that inundated neighbourhoods and swept away houses over the weekend left 58 people dead.
Read moreChief of state oil company dismissed in Brazil
The CEO of Brazil's state oil company Petrobras has been sacked, the government announced Tuesday.
Read moreClark top scores but gives up 10 turnovers in WNBA debut defeat
Women's basketball sensation Caitlin Clark scored 20 points but gave up 10 turnovers on a tough WNBA debut as her Indiana Fever team fell to a 92-71 loss to the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday.
Read moreAsian markets mixed as focus turns to US inflation report
Asian markets wobbled Wednesday ahead of key US inflation data later in the day, with traders struggling to pick up the baton after a record performance on Wall Street.
Read moreBus accident in Peru leaves at least 16 dead
At least 16 people were killed Tuesday in Peru when a bus rolled off a ledge in the mountainous Ayacucho region, authorities said.
Read moreOpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announces departure
OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announced his departure Tuesday from the startup that ignited an artificial intelligence tech race with its release of ChatGPT.
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