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Sakha Filmmakers Association & Producers Guild of Korea Pact For Co-Productions
The Producers Guild of Korea and the Sakha Filmmakers Association have signed an agreement to build links between their film industries and develop co-productions. It matters because it gives Sakha filmmakers a direct route to Korean partners and wider international markets. The memorandum was signed at the Asian Contents & Film Market in Busan. It…
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UK would need to adopt the euro to rejoin EU, MEP says
French MEP Sandro Gozi says the UK would have to adopt the euro if it rejoined the European Union, alongside accepting free movement and closer defence co-operation. His comments highlight that returning would involve significant conditions and require agreement from all 27 member states. Gozi, a senior Renew Europe figure, said the UK would have…
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Labour voters demand EU return; Trump faces election defeat doubts
Polling shows Labour supporters overwhelmingly want UK to rejoin the EU. Globally, questions mount over Trump’s election acceptance, whilst pro-Palestinian protests and demands for electoral reform echo from London to Delhi.
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Spain beat US 2-0 after early goals in Washington friendly
Spain beat the United States 2-0 in Washington DC, scoring twice in the opening 14 minutes after exploiting defensive errors. The result matters as both sides are among the leading contenders for next year’s Women’s World Cup, though the match was an early test rather than a full-strength preview. Patri Guijarro opened the scoring with…
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Anthrax release at Soviet weapons laboratory killed 66 in 1979 cover-up
In April 1979, an anthrax outbreak in the Soviet city of Sverdlovsk killed 66 people, while officials blamed contaminated meat and food poisoning. The account says the deaths were caused by spores released from a nearby biological weapons facility, a serious laboratory accident whose true cause was concealed for years. Patients suffered severe respiratory illness…
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Trump urges Ukraine to choose new president after diesel dispute
Donald Trump urged Ukraine to choose a new president after Volodymyr Zelensky criticised a US-Russia agreement to suspend sanctions on Russian diesel exports. Trump accused Zelensky of creating problems by authorising attacks on Russian refineries and said Ukraine needed a leader who could make a deal. Zelensky said the agreement would give Moscow revenue to…
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A Crimson Desert exec thinks critic review scores were lower because they didn’t have enough time to play it, and boy oh boy I wonder whose fault that is
Pearl Abyss Europe CEO Lybee Park has suggested critics’ lower reviews of Crimson Desert may reflect limited time and access to a pre-launch version, leaving them less able to discover the game’s appeal. The article accepts that tight review schedules can shape impressions, especially for a large open-world game, but argues the developer also has…
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European football: Bayern fight back after conceding fastest goal in Bundesliga history
Augsburg scored after eight seconds against Bayern Munich, setting a Bundesliga record, but the champions twice recovered from conceding to draw 2-2. The result matters because Bayern’s goalkeeper Manuel Neuer made errors leading to both Augsburg goals, while Bayern avoided defeat through a late equaliser. Robin Fellhauer’s strike beat the previous record, jointly held by…
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Ukraine blamed for Nord Stream explosions; major earthquake hits Panama; France protests
German investigators have traced the 2022 Nord Stream explosions to a Ukrainian-led team. A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Panama as hundreds of thousands of French students and teachers protest school conditions.
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Labour voters overwhelmingly want Andy Burnham to commit to rejoining the EU, poll shows
A poll has revealed that nearly three-quarters of Labour voters want party leader Andy Burnham to commit to rejoining the European Union in the next election manifesto, whilst a broader survey shows Britons would vote nearly two-to-one in favour of EU membership in a fresh referendum. The findings come as a cross-party 10-year plan for…