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Scarlett Johansson to make directorial debut with Truman Capote adaptation
Actor plans big-screen version of Summer Crossing, Capote's 'inspired' early work about young debutante in 1945 New YorkScarlett Johansson will become the latest Hollywood star to make the leap to...
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World's tallest dam approved by Chinese environmental officials
Authorities push forward plans for 314 metre-high dam on Dadu river which would affect rare plants and fishChinese environmental authorities have approved construction plans for what could become the...
View ArticleP Diddy stars in Downton Abbey spoof – video
Rapper P Diddy releases a spoof video showing him starring in hit period drama series Downton AbbeyWarning: contains strong language
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Nigerian troops shell Boko Haram hideout as jets join renewed offensive
Officials say more raids will follow the fighting in forest used as insurgents' training camp near Maiduguri, capital of Borno stateNigerian troops shelled a remote hideout of Boko Haram as fighter...
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Working with Chinese contractors
There are many generalisations about 'the Chinese' in Africa, but what's it really like to work with them? Les Roopanarine speaks with those who study China's impact on African developmentIn 1965,...
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Artist finds inspiration in Canadian government's attempt to silence her
Visual essays by Franke James reveal how the 'troublesome artist' was targeted because her views on climate change clashed with the push to develop Alberta's tar sands• Franke James' art – in...
View ArticleBanned On The Hill and other stories by Franke James - in pictures
Banned on the Hill tells how Canadian bureaucrats tried to silence Franke James because her views clashed with the government's push to develop Alberta's tar sands
View ArticleCyclone Mahasen: how Burma and Bangladesh prepared – in pictures
As cyclone Mahasen headed towards Burma, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India, World Vision undertook preparedness activities to minimise the dangers for people in vulnerable areas
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Eurovision: it's time to stop laughing at foreigners | Karen Fricker
Terry Wogan set the tone for a Eurosceptic attitude towards the song contest that turned toxic as the UK started doing badlyBritish Euroscepticism has topped the news all week, most obviously around...
View ArticleChile: hundreds of dead animals washed up on shore – video
Residents in Chile discover around 600 dead animals washed up on the shore in Punta Choros, on the country's northern coast
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Chris McManus killed by kidnappers minutes after rescue mission began
Inquest hears that British construction worker died from a single gunshot wound to the head on 8 March 2012, months after being kidnapped in NigeriaA British construction worker was murdered by his...
View ArticleThe Congress - video review
Xan Brooks reviews The Congress by Ari Folman at the 2013 Cannes film festivalXan BrooksHenry BarnesElliot Smith
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This is not the Obama administration's 'Watergate moment' | Sarah Posner
The media and Republican Congress are taking the IRS and Benghazi issues to extremesWhen the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities held its first Watergate hearing 40 years ago...
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Jewellery heist hits Cannes film festival
Chopard jewels worth $1m, to be worn by celebrities at the Cannes film festival, have been snatched from hotel roomA million dollars' worth of jewellery to be worn by celebrities at the Cannes film...
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Nigel Farage's fascist barrage | Michael White
Ukip members are more Rotary Club malcontents than fascists; more pin-stripe shirt rebels than blackshirt bulliesThe irony police were quickly on the scene this morning after Ukip's leader, Nigel...
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Ukip donor brands women 'hostile' for wearing trousers
Demetri Marchessini aired controversial thoughts after publishing his book Women in Trousers: a Rear ViewNigel Farage is facing fresh embarrassment over a Ukip supporter after it emerged that one of...
View ArticleEurovision: why Americans can't afford to miss out on this cultural spectacular
Jason Farago: If you've never watched, then this year, at this hinge moment for the future of Europe, is the ideal moment to take the plungeJason Farago
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Global warming has not stalled, insists world's best-known climate scientist
Prof James Hansen warns public not to be fooled by 'diversionary tactic' from deniersSuggestions that global warming has stalled are a "diversionary tactic" from "deniers" who want the public to be...
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Video of Russian orphans being beaten sparks outrage
Russia's investigative committee opens criminal inquiry after footage of teen caretakers beating under-10s goes viralTwo young caretakers are being investigated for torture after a horrific video...
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