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Oscar hopeful 'La Bola Negra' offers lessons about communicating, directors say

Romantasy fans ready for sleepless night as 'Court of Thorns and Roses' returns

Trapped: Soaring fuel costs hurt Maine lobster industry before midterms

De Goede hat-trick as Canada defeat England again

Marc Marquez beats brother Alex to Australian MotoGP pole

Rubio urges Cubans to work with CIA, but warns: be discreet

Ebola vaccine trial begins in DR Congo

Leclerc tops times for Ferrari in practice for US Grand Prix

Travelling man Wade equals Prem try record

Lula, Bolsonaro lock horns in final debate before Brazil vote

Rescuers search for seven people in Nairobi building collapse

Poulter and Hatton leave LIV Golf

Sacha Baron Cohen revives the 'problematic dinosaur' Ali G in new film

Blakely vaults out of the shadow of Biles for all-around world title

Iran, US to hold new round of nuclear talks in Rome

Iranian and US negotiators meet in Rome on Friday for a fifth round of nuclear talks, after a public disagreement over Tehran's uranium enrichment.

Fears for crops as drought hits northern Europe

Parts of northern Europe have seen their worst drought in decades in recent weeks, with farmers from Scotland to the Netherlands fearing the dry spell will dent harvests if it continues.

UFC champ Zhang says acting 'experiment' and fighting not so different

China's UFC champion Zhang Weili said her recent foray into art-house cinema has been "really interesting" and thinks MMA and acting have more in common than one might expect.

British king to visit Ottawa amid Trump-Canada tension

Britain's King Charles III will travel to Canada early next week for a brief but "impactful" visit, at a time when President Donald Trump is floating the idea of making his northern neighbour the 51st US state.

Cannes maitre d'hotel retires with memories of stars

French maitre d'hotel Jean-Francois Pomares says he never has time to see a film at the Cannes Festival, but he has met many of its stars over the years including a young Sharon Stone.

Franco symbols mark Spanish streets 50 years after dictator's death

Fifty years after the death of General Francisco Franco, thousands of monuments, plaques and street names honouring the dictator remain in place across Spain -- a legacy some believe has lingered far too long.

Blaze-hit Athens suburb trains to tackle new fire season

On a trail bordering the last green vestiges of Penteli, the mountain above Athens ravaged by fires last year, cyclists and runners enjoyed the closing days of spring before the summer heat.

Thai athlete, 105, unrivalled but not lonely at World Masters Games

Sawang Janpram is in a league of his own at the World Masters Games in Taiwan -- at 105 he is the oldest competitor and the only person in his age group.

Japan core inflation tops forecasts as rice prices almost double

Japanese inflation spiked at a two-year high in April, data showed Friday, as rice prices almost doubled, turning focus on the central bank as it mulls more interest rate hikes amid Donald Trump's trade war.

Row erupts as German city plans safe room for crack addicts

A battle has broken out over plans to open a new help centre for crack addicts near Frankfurt's main railway station, an area notorious for its bustling illegal drugs scene.

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