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Sat, 24 Jan 2026 05:39:19 GMTLula revived Brazilian cinema, says 'The Secret Agent' director
Following on "I'm Still Here," winner of last year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, the new film about Brazil's 1964-1985 dictatorship has captivated Hollywood.
Fresh from winning two Golden Globes, the period thriller picked up four Oscar n...
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 05:39:17 GMT'Zap you': Top players wrestle with scorching Melbourne heat
Competitors, spectators and officials roasted on day seven at Melbourne Park, where play was suspended on outside courts in the afternoon because of the scorching weather.
Courts that have roofs closed them to fend off the baking sun.
Matches star...
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 05:29:12 GMTWall Street intends to stay open around the clock
This week, the Intercontinental Exchange announced it is developing a platform for 24/7 operations that offers "instant settlement."
The around-the-clock operations would rely on digital tokens mirroring the shares of listed companies, the NYSE's p...
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 05:25:21 GMT'I got lucky' - Cramping Sinner drops set on way to Melbourne last 16
The two-time defending champion was broken three times in the first set and six times in total as he laboured to a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory on Rod Laver Arena over a lung-bursting 3hr 45min.
His reward is a clash next with fellow Italian Luciano ...
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 05:01:16 GMTUkraine, Russia to hold second day of direct talks on US plan
The first known direct contact between Ukrainian and Russian officials on the proposal began Friday. Ukraine's chief negotiator Rustem Umerov said the discussions focused "on the parameters for ending Russia's war and the further logic of the negoti...
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Sat, 24 Jan 2026 08:42:15 GMTChina says top military official under investigation
The announcement marks the latest push in a sweeping drive to root out graft at all levels of the party and state since President Xi Jinping came to power more than a decade ago.
"Following a review... it has been decided to initiate an investigati...
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 07:48:10 GMTThreatened Ugandan opposition leader needs UN help: lawyer
Wine went into hiding after the January 15 poll in which President Yoweri Museveni, 81, was re-elected for a seventh term -- a result the opposition leader denounced as "blatant theft".
Museveni won 71.65 percent of the vote, compared with 24.72 pe...
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 05:38:17 GMT'Zap you': Top players wrestle with scorching Melbourne heat
Competitors, spectators and officials roasted on day seven at Melbourne Park, where play was suspended on outside courts in the afternoon because of the scorching weather.
Courts that have roofs closed them to fend off the baking sun.
Matches star...
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 05:26:14 GMT'I got lucky' - Cramping Sinner drops set on way to Melbourne last 16
The two-time defending champion was broken three times in the first set and six times in total as he laboured to a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory on Rod Laver Arena over a lung-bursting 3hr 45min.
His reward is a clash next with fellow Italian Luciano ...
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 05:00:35 GMTUkraine, Russia to hold second day of direct talks on US plan
The first known direct contact between Ukrainian and Russian officials on the proposal began Friday. Ukraine's chief negotiator Rustem Umerov said the discussions focused "on the parameters for ending Russia's war and the further logic of the negoti...
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