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Charlotte Lam

World

International school meal initiative wins 2023 Princess Asturias award

Mary’s Meals is a non-profit organization based in the little Scottish town of Dalmally. Operating in 18 countries, Mary’s Meals' main objective is to provide daily meals to school children. This year, the initiative won the Princess of Asturias Concord Award for its work and we went to meet them.

Culture news

'It was only a kiss': Woody Allen comments on World Cup scandal

The veteran film director made the comments in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Mundo. He is in Europe at the moment for the Venice Film Festival, where his new film premiered.

USA

How can Russia can take on th UN Security Council presidency amid war?

Russia takes over the UN Security Council presidency more than a year after launching a full-scale war in Ukraine. How can it manage a body whose primary responsibility is the maintenance of international peace and security?

Ukraine

Zelenskyy says Russia is throwing more troops into battle

Ukraine's military has said its preparing for mass Russian bombardments across the country any day now as Moscow's invasion nears the one-year mark.

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Culture news

Beyoncé becomes most decorated artist in Grammy Award history

Beyoncé collected her 32nd gong but it was British heartthrob Harry Styles who walked away with Best Album of the Year.

Ukraine

Ukraine troops to defend 'fortress' Bakhmut for as long as possible

While hosting European Union chiefs in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy has vowed to defend the city of Bakhmut "for as long as we can".

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Billionaire Richard Lugnar to bring Jane Fonda to Vienna Opera Ball

Richard Lugnar has somewhat of a reputation for getting some of the world's most sought after and influential women to waltz at the Vienna Opera Ball in the Austrian capital.

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Dior's love letter to Josephine Baker at Paris Fashion Week

Dior's Spring Summer 2023 inspiration once commanded the stage of smoky jazz clubs often draped in silk and sequins.

World News

Rotten apples dumped outside London police HQ

Domestic abuse charity Refuge CEO Ruth Davison said the apples represented the number of Met Police officers under investigation for alleged sex crimes.

Poland

Poland builds razor wire fence to stop possible migrant surge

Polish forces have constructed a razor wire fence along its border with Russia to deter future migrants from crossing into the EU.

World News

Greek authorities search for dozens of missing people after boat sinks

Dozens of migrants were reported missing after an overloaded sailboat capsized and sank in rough seas off an island near Athens.

Culture news

A cinematic love letter to "barefoot diva" Cesária Évora

A faithful portrait of the most famous voice in Cape Verde: on stage and off.

Culture news

Catherine Deneuve receives lifetime achievement award in Venice

The French actress was honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the opening of the Venice Film Festival.

Switzerland

Swiss bomb shelters are readied as international tensions mount

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reawakened interest in Switzerland's concrete nuclear fallout shelters, built during the Cold War with enough space to shelter everyone in the country.

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