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Oscars 2023: The complete list of winners at 95th Academy Awards

It was a night of historic wins at the 95th annual Academy Awards, taking place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. On Sunday, two films quickly emerged as dominant forces in the race to pick up the most Oscar trophies: the German-language war epic All Quiet on the Western Front and the topsy-turvy multiverse action-comedy Everything Everywhere All at…

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Michelle Yeoh makes history with best actress Oscar win

Michelle Yeoh has won best actress at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday night, becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win the award. Yeoh, who earned the trophy for her acclaimed performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” has also entered the history books for becoming the first Malaysian-born performer to be honored with a best actress Oscar. Yeoh is the fifth person…

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Oscars 2023: ‘Naatu Naatu’ becomes 1st song from an Indian film to win best original song

“Naatu Naatu,” the song from the film “RRR,” made history Sunday night with its win for best original song at the Oscars. The Telugu song by M. M. Keeravaani and Chandrabose is the first from an Indian film to win the Academy Award in the best original song category. In his acceptance speech, Keeravaani thanked the academy and said that…

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Silicon Valley Bank collapses after failing to raise capital

Silicon Valley Bank collapsed Friday morning after a stunning 48 hours in which a capital crisis led to the second-largest failure of a financial institution in US history. California regulators closed down the tech lender and put it under the control of the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The FDIC is acting as a receiver, which typically means it will…

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Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties: World reacts

Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to restore diplomatic ties after seven years of tensions, which threatened stability and security in the Middle East. After days of talks hosted by China, the two regional powers agreed on Friday to reopen their embassies and missions in the next two months. Below is a roundup of international reaction to the statement issued…

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Seven dead in shooting at a Jehovah’s Witnesses center in Germany

Seven people were killed during a mass shooting on Thursday at a Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall in the German city of Hamburg in what the country’s leader denounced a “brutal act of violence.” ”Eight people are dead – including the alleged perpetrator,” Hamburg police said in their latest statement. “Other people were injured in the incident, some seriously.” The Jehovah’s…

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China’s parliament backs Xi Jinping for third term as president

Xi Jinping has secured a precedent-breaking third five-year term as China’s president, a largely ceremonial role, putting him on track to remain in power for the rest of his life. The nearly 3,000 members of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s largely ceremonial parliament, voted unanimously for Xi after the constitution was changed to remove the traditional two-term limit for…

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ECOWAS to confer democracy icon award on Buhari

As he prepares to leave office upon the conclusion of his two-term tenure, the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS says it has made arrangements to honor President Muhammadu Buhari with an award in recognition of his achievements in the defence and promotion of democracy as a system of government throughout the subregion. The ECOWAS Chairman, Guinea Bissau’s Umaro…

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Britain’s Sunak discusses migration partnership with Rwanda’s Kagame

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Rwandan President Paul Kagame discussed the UK-Rwanda migration partnership and the need to disrupt the activities of smugglers while addressing humanitarian concerns, the British government said on Monday. In a telephone conversation on Monday evening “the leaders committed to continue working together to ensure this important partnership is delivered successfully”, Downing Street said in…

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Canadian siblings certified as world’s most premature twins

A Canadian brother and sister born at 22 weeks have been named by Guinness as the world’s most premature twins. Adiah and Adrial Nadarajah were born at 126 days, overtaking the previous record of 125 days earlier set in 2018 by twins in the US state of Iowa. If the children had been born even one hour earlier than 22…

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