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David Bowie archive to open to public in 2025

David Bowie archive to open to public in 2025

A six-decade archive charting pop icon David Bowie's career will open in London in 2025, providing a "new source book for the Bowies of tomorrow", a museum director said Wednesday.

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Japan's 'Suzume' stars at Berlinale after 20-year anime hiatus

Japan's 'Suzume' stars at Berlinale after 20-year anime hiatus

Japanese director Makoto Shinkai admits that he "didn't have an eye on the global market" when making "Suzume".

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Minute of silence for slain teacher in southwest France

Minute of silence for slain teacher in southwest France

French schools were set Thursday to hold a nationwide minute of silence for a teacher stabbed to death the previous day by one of her pupils with no apparent motive.

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Fashion courts K-Pop and its fans at Milan catwalk shows

Fashion courts K-Pop and its fans at Milan catwalk shows

Milan's catwalks may be the epicentre of global fashion this week, but it's Seoul and K-Pop fans who are front and centre in the battle for new luxury customers.

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Tens of millions still use Instagram in Iran despite crackdown: Meta

Tens of millions still use Instagram in Iran despite crackdown: Meta

Meta on Thursday said that tens of millions of people in Iran are using Instagram despite government efforts to block the service due to months-long protests.

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Wales need no extra motivation for England clash - Gatland

Wales need no extra motivation for England clash - Gatland

Wales coach Warren Gatland has insisted his team need no extra motivation heading into Saturday's Six Nations match against England after a week of off-field disruption over player contract issues.

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Core collection: Apple archive goes under the hammer

Core collection: Apple archive goes under the hammer

A collection of nearly half-a-century's worth of Apple computers that traces the evolution of one of the world's most influential companies is going under the hammer in California next month.

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G7 presses IMF for Ukraine aid as Yellen says Russia hurting

G7 presses IMF for Ukraine aid as Yellen says Russia hurting

G7 finance chiefs pressed the IMF on Thursday to provide more aid to Ukraine, as US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen insisted that sanctions were hurting Russia on the eve of the first anniversary of the invasion.

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England cricketer in 'terrifying' Cape Town cable car drama

England cricketer in 'terrifying' Cape Town cable car drama

England cricketer Danni Wyatt revealed Thursday the "terrifying" moment when Cape Town's famed Table Mountain cable car lost power and left her hovering helplessly high above the ground.

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Ukraine war turns French port of Rouen into grain powerhouse

Ukraine war turns French port of Rouen into grain powerhouse

Dozens of miles inland from the English Channel, the Seine River port of Rouen is bustling with shipments of wheat, barley and other grains, a boom fuelled by the Russian chokehold on Ukraine's agriculture exports.

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