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Russian Missile And Drone Attack On Ukraine’s Capital Kills At Least 12
All of the ballistic missiles launched by Russia struck their targets, underscoring Kyiv’s worsening shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles.
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Desperate Russian drivers brawl over petrol while Crimea is plunged into darkness as relentless Ukrainian airstrikes humiliate Putin
The city of Sevastopol, on the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula, was left without electricity on Monday following a Ukrainian attack on energy infrastructure.
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Venice Film Festival To Fete George Clooney With Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement
The Venice Film Festival is to celebrate George Clooney with a Golden Lion for lifetime achievement. Clooney, who has close ties to Italy and the festival, has been on the Lido with multiple films over the years, including most recently with Netflix’s Jay Kelly. “I’ve had so many extraordinary moments in Venice. This festival is…
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Netflix Sets Out Why It’s Challenging French Funding Obligations & Wants A Cap On Investment Rules; Prime Video Also Lodges Appeal
Netflix has published an op-ed — which you can read below — in which it lays out why it is challenging proposed new spending obligations on the streamer in France and why it wants to introduce an investment cap on streamer obligations in the territory. First published in French national paper Le Monde, the op-ed…
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STEVE MOORE: Politicians are blaming the wrong villain for America’s rising food prices
Global disruptions from the Russia Ukraine war and Middle East tensions are squeezing fertilizer supply chains, driving up food prices for Americans.
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Sky Acquires ITV Media Business for £1.6bn, Consolidating British Broadcasting and Creating Streaming Rival
Comcast-owned pay-TV operator Sky has agreed to acquire ITV’s Media and Entertainment division for £1.6 billion, with the transaction expected to complete in the second half of 2027. The deal fundamentally separates ITV’s business: its production arm, ITV Studios, will operate as an independent global content creator, while its television networks and streaming operations pass…
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Prime Video Drama ‘The Assassin’ Season 2 Lands Host Of Global Buyers
EXCLUSIVE: The Assassin‘s upcoming second season is already making a killing, with a host of international buyers now attached. Season 2 of the Prime Video series, which counts Australia’s Stan and Germany’s ZDF as co-producers, has been acquired by several networks and streamers who ran Season 1. We revealed news of the recommission back in…
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Sky owner strikes £1.6bn ITV deal; easyJet shares hit four-year high after it agrees £5.5bn takeover ‘in principle’ – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsEuropean stock markets are relatively quiet this morning: the UK’s blue chip FTSE 100 is an outlier, up by about 0.3%. But the Stoxx Europe 600, which tracks the biggest companies across the continent, is up by just 0.02%.Oil prices are down this morning. Brent crude, the…
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At least 11 killed in second Russian strikes on Kyiv in a week
Rescue efforts are continuing at more than 20 locations, the city’s top military administrator says.