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Cannes mid-way point: A gritty French drama and a Pixar comedy hit the red carpet

It's the halfway point in Cannes, and the red carpet is showing no signs of wear and tear as another team of hopefuls make their way up the scarlet staircase.

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Is capitalism killing art?

Electro and indie music festival “Les Nuits Sonores” in Lyon, France, has become a showcase for emerging music trends as well as being one of

France

EC to make exceptions for TV and film in digital single market

At the Cannes Film Festival the European Commission and the European film industry have taken an important step forward in the digital age

France

Cannes artists discuss copyright in Europe's digital single market

Away from the red carpet at the Cannes film festival the issue of copyright has come up for debate. The French Prime Minister Manuel Valls was among

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USA

B.B. King: The Thrill is Gone

The 89-year-old, who inspired generations of musicians, has died at his home in Las Vegas

Portugal

Portuguese language reform law goes global

Does it ever bother you when someone corrects your grammar or spelling? Or do you do it to other people? If so, spare a thought for this ‘

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Milan's Universal Expo looks at how we will feed ourselves in the future

The latest Universal Expo has brought 145 countries to Milan where they have erected pavilions to show off the best they can offer in modern design

Russia

One the most famous ballet dancers in the world, Russian Maya Plisetskaya, dies of a heart attack

One the most famous ballerinas in the world, Russian Maya Plisetskaya, had died of a heart attack in Germany at the age of 89. Born in 1925 she

Italy

Milan Expo opens as Pope Francis warns it must 'globalise solidarity'

Italy's six-month global fair has opened in Milan under the slogan 'Feed the Planet, Energy for Life'. Among protesters who see the event as a front for big business, some turned violent outside.

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How young translators are helping knit European culture together

Europe’s babel-like patchwork of languages has, on the face of it, made communication and understanding a constant issue. To deal with it the EU has

Nepal

How Nepal earthquake devastated Kathmandu's UNESCO heritage

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German footprints in the Caucasus

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Traveller's diary: Göygöl

Armenia

US band rocks for peace

Rock band System of a Down might look like unlikely ambassadors for a peace mission to reconcile an international dispute that has festered for 100

Portugal

Lisbon's fashionable fado

In Portugal, young people are renewing the concept of Fado houses, reinventing traditional cuisine, mixing contemporary and traditional architecture.

Germany

German author Günter Grass, the Nobel Prize-winning writer of The Tin Drum, has died

Controversial German author Günter Grass has died at the age of 87. His publisher said he passed away at a clinic in Leubeck in northern Germany on

Target

Kanazawa: a jewel in Japan's crown

In this week’s episode of Target we go to Kanazawa, in the west of the archipelago. It is on UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network for its traditional

Hungary

An unusual movie tribute to Hungarian poetry

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Greece and Ukraine crises reflected at European cultural awards

In Brussels, Greece and Ukraine picked up prestigious a European cultural award on Tuesday named after Princess Margriet of the Netherlands. Her

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Ancient Greek statues still excite in new British Museum show

The British Museum in London has a new exhibition examining Ancient Greece’s preoccupation with the body beautiful, and the influence sculptures have