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Movies by cinema heavyweights dominate Cannes Film Festival lineup
New York Times, Published on 10/04/2026
» NEW YORK — Movies by some of cinema’s most revered directors are among the 21 titles that will compete for the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the event’s organisers announced Thursday, revealing a lineup that leans heavily toward auteur filmmakers.
Biden says only ‘Lord Almighty’ could drive him from race
New York Times, Published on 06/07/2024
» NEW YORK - In a defiant interview that aired Friday night, United States President Joe Biden dismissed concerns about his health and doubts about his re-election bid, saying only "the Lord Almighty" could convince him he should step aside.
Pentagon announces $500m in military aid for Ukraine
New York Times, Published on 28/06/2023
» NEW YORK: The Pentagon will send more ammunition to Ukraine from its stockpiles, including Stinger and Patriot air-defence missiles, guided rockets for HIMARS launchers, and artillery ammunition, defence officials said Tuesday.
Jeff Beck, guitarist with a chapter in rock history, dies at 78
New York Times, Published on 12/01/2023
» Jeff Beck, one of the most skilled, admired and influential guitarists in rock history, died Tuesday in a hospital near his home at Riverhall, a rural estate in southern England. He was 78.
‘Better to walk through a minefield’: victims of Burma Army speak
New York Times, Published on 09/03/2021
» The soldiers from Myanmar’s army knocked on U Thein Aung’s door one morning last April as he was having tea with friends, and demanded that all of them accompany the platoon to another village.
A popular hangout for bats, tourists and now Covid sleuths
New York Times, Published on 17/01/2021
» RATCHABURI: The bat caves reeked of bat.
The superpowers of new super-thin materials
New York Times, Published on 09/01/2020
» NEW YORK: Internet-connected devices have already colonised a range of new frontiers - wrists, refrigerators, doorbells, cars. But to some researchers, the spread of the “internet of things” has not gone nearly far enough.
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ producer held in 1MDB scandal
New York Times, Published on 05/07/2019
» Hollywood producer Riza Aziz, stepson of the former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, was arrested in Malaysia on Thursday and will face money-laundering charges in a long-running scandal over billions of dollars in missing government funds.
After death in ring, fight continues over limiting child boxing
New York Times, Published on 24/12/2018
» THAT PHANOM: Sprawled on a bamboo mat, Supattra Inthirat closed her eyes as her father massaged her hard arms with oil and menthol. In preparation for her 15th muay Thai bout, her father whispered a prayer into her ear.