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‘Black Money for White Nights’ Review: A Cycle of Corruption Endangers a Marriage in a Bitter, Gripping Bulgarian Tragicomedy
Variety film critic Guy Lodge has reviewed “Black Money for White Nights”, the fifth feature from Bulgarian filmmakers Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, which premiered in the Crystal Globe competition at the Karlovy Vary festival. The largely positive review praises the film as a sharp, bitter tragicomedy about corruption, and matters because it positions the…
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Brazen pickpockets prey on vulnerable tourists as vacation island is swarmed by millions
Mallorca has experienced an increase in pickpocketing of elderly tourists near Palma Cathedral as the vacation hot spot struggles with overtourism, according to reports.
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Rocket test flight could be attempted from Shetland in August
SaxaVord Spaceport has announced a five-week “window” for possible attempts.
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Italian village to impose fines of up to €200 on tourists with bare chests or in swimwear
Varenna’s authorities say wandering around the village shirtless or in swimwear is now bannedA fishing village by Lake Como has imposed fines of up to €200 (£171) for those who wander around with bare chests or in swimwear, in the latest attempt by an Italian holiday destination to crack down on uncouth tourists.Varenna has been…
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Passengers stuck on American Airlines aircraft for three hours after landing
Hundreds of American Airlines passengers were left stranded on their aircraft for up to three hours after landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in North Carolina early on Tuesday. Nine flights were affected, with travellers describing an uncomfortable ordeal on a hot runway and complaining that they were given little explanation for the lengthy delays.…
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Immigration officers seize £1m of cocaine hidden in plantain skins carried by British grandmother
A British-Nigerian grandmother has been arrested at Murtala Muhammed airport in Lagos after being caught attempting to board a London-bound flight with cocaine estimated to be worth more than £1 million. Care worker Mary Yetunde Barek, 67, who lives in the UK, was stopped in the departure lounge and found to be carrying around 13kg…
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Team USA outclassed by Belgium as Swift-Kelce napkin and Dart boat party surface
This OutKick “Screencaps” column offers an opinion-driven, satirical reaction to Team USA’s heavy defeat by Belgium in a football match played in Seattle, which the author brands one of the most embarrassing performances in US sporting history. The piece matters chiefly as commentary on the poor state of American men’s football ahead of a home…
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Land after instructor jumped from cockpit mid-flight over Argentina
A student pilot, aged 22, was forced to land a light aircraft on her own after her flying instructor reportedly leapt to his death mid-flight in Argentina. The instructor, 42-year-old Leandro Bertazzo, is said to have opened the cockpit door of a Cessna C-150 and jumped while the pair were training, leaving the trainee —…
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Scotland’s World Cup bank holiday remarks by Susanna Reid cleared by Ofcom
Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid has been cleared by the broadcasting regulator Ofcom after her on-air comments about Scotland’s extra World Cup bank holiday drew more than 500 viewer complaints. During an episode of the ITV programme on 9 June, Reid described the additional day off granted to Scottish public sector workers as “outrageous”,…
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Russia unmoved by Burnham or Farage as PM, says Badenoch
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch launched a sharp attack on Labour’s handling of defence as an outgoing Sir Keir Starmer travelled to a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, carrying what critics have called an unfunded defence plan. She accused the Prime Minister of leaving a £5billion “black hole” in the Government’s Defence Investment Plan for his…