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Cannes Film Festival: 'War Pony' poodle gets its paws on Palm Dog award

A silver poodle from the movie War Pony has won this years Palm Dog award at the Cannes Film Festival for the best performance by a dog. The quirky award has become a cult fixture in the Cannes calendar

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Meet the pig farmer putting animal welfare and sustainability first

Meet the Dutch pig farmer putting animal welfare and sustainability first

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Former Louvre director charged for art trafficking

Jean-Luc Martinez has been preliminarily charged in connection with alleged antiques trafficking during his tenure as head of the world's most famous museum.

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Peruvian Clown Day: Hundreds of clowns take to the streets of Lima

Hundreds of people dressed as clowns took to the streets of Lima to celebrate the annual Peruvian Clown Day, in honour of a beloved clown who died in 1987.

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Huge queues at Schiphol airport continue but no worker strike for now

Schiphol airport workers have called off a planned summer strike, saving travellers from more queues and cancellations.

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Watch: Frenchman breaks world record for longest tightrope walk ever

On Tuesday, French tightrope walker claimed a new world record as he completed a 2,200-metre-long (nearly 1.4-mile) trip to Mont Saint-Michel along a wire suspended between a crane and the famous abbey on the tidal island.

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Watch: This is officially the biggest wave ever surfed

German surfer, Sebastian Steudtner has received a Guinness World Record certificate for the biggest wave surfed in the world, for his surf on 29 October 2020

Design

Exhibition explores how 3D digital visualisations can solve crimes

A new exhibition at the Louisiana Museum in Denmark aims to showcase the work of research collective, Forensic Architecture, who use digital techniques to investigate alleged crimes and human rights violations.

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Protest group invades Cannes to highlight violence towards women

At the screening of Iranian thriller Holy Spider at the Cannes Film Festival, a group of of protestors invaded the red carpet to highlight the 129 women killed in France since the last festival.

Eco-Innovation

Army of seed-firing drones will plant 100 million trees by 2024

Meet the company using drones to combat biodiversity loss.

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Geoguessr: Can you name the country quicker than this TikTok star?

TikTok star can recognise any country in the world in less than a second using just a photograph.

Food and Drink

Swiss brothers seek to save the Swiss mountains by bottling it as gin

As young Swiss people move to the cities for jobs and opportunities, three brothers are determined to help sustain the economy of their small mountainous village by bottling up original liquors

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Meet the Ukrainian artist painting molotovs in the streets of Kharkiv

International street artist Hamlet Zinkivsky is back in his hometown of Ukraine to fill the war-torn streets of Kharkiv with his artwork. He hopes to inspire the local residents to "fight and defend".

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Performers take to the streets for Madrid's flamenco festival

Flamenco dancers are emerging from indoor venues into the bright Madrid sunshine for the 6th edition of the city's flamenco festival. Restricted during the pandemic, organisers want to bring the art form onto the streets and closer to the people.

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Why you need to watch Eurovision, according to the superfans

We spoke to some of the Eurovision Song Contest's biggest fans to find out why they love it so much, and why other people should be watching the final this Saturday

Art

Meet the 8-year-old art prodigy unveiling his first London exhibition

The eight-year-old winner of the 2020 Global Child Prodigy Award, Advait Kolarkar, is in the English capital to present his new collection, Alluring Illusions at the Gagliardi Gallery.

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Bob Dylan's biggest sculpture to date unveiled in Provence vineyard

Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has unveiled his largest sculpture to date, entitled Rail Car. The piece will be permanently exhibited at Château La Coste, a 600-acre sculpture park in Provence.

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1,800 items from Hollywood's biggest movies under the hammer

More than 1,800 items from Hollywood's biggest hits are expected to bring in more than $9m (€8.5m)

Art

'Dreamachine': Is it possible to see art with your eyes closed?

Conjured entirely by light and music, a new experience titled 'Dreamachine' promises to unfold a colourful world of patterns and shapes behind visitors closed eyes

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Meet the last skateboarder in Ukraine's war-torn Kramatorsk

Amid destroyed buildings and air raid sirens, 18 year-old Roman Kovalenko still skates the empty streets of Ukraine's eastern Kramatorsk