‘I’m good at doing pain’: soprano Ausrine Stundyte on trauma, adrenaline and playing a 300-year-old woman
As she prepares to star in Janáček’s The Makropulos Case for the Royal Opera, the great singer explains that she does not play ‘the happy, jumping, sexy lady’Ausrine Stundyte has been in the room f...
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Philadelphia's Embiid fined for 'lewd gesture'
Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid is fined $50,000 (£38,000) by the NBA for what the league determined to be a "lewd gesture" on the court.
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Indian cricket fans celebrate first Women’s World Cup title
Cricket fans have been celebrating across India after the women’s team claimed their first ever World Cup.
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Winter in Sokcho review – atmospheric slow-burner about family and intimacy in South Korean border city
Koya Kamura’s debut film is about shared identities at the centre of quiet, chilly drama as an enigmatic French writer visits the eponymous townAdapted from a novel by Swiss-Korean writer Elisa Shu...
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Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood review – the great novelist reveals her hidden side
A sharp, funny and engaging autobiography from one of the towering literary figures of our ageMargaret Atwood didn’t want to write a literary memoir. She worried it would be boring – “I wrote...
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Big trouble in ‘Little Berlin’: the tiny hamlet split in two by the cold war
A new museum in Mödlareuth tells the story of how a settlement of only 50 people straddled Bavaria in West Germany and Thuringia in the eastA creek so shallow you barely got your ankles wet divided...
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James Corden’s star-packed show is stuffed with A-list stories: best podcasts of the week
Julianne Moore, David Beckham, Dr Dre … the Gavin & Stacey creator’s new pod isn’t short of massive names spilling the beans. Plus, Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand unpick the headlines with chutzpah...
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Narendra Modi leads tributes to women’s cricket team after World Cup win
India is celebrating after winning a first women's World Cup, drawing comparisons to the men's memorable 1983 triumph.
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India Wins Women’s Cricket World Cup
Harmanpreet Kaur and her teammates on India’s national women’s cricket team celebrate their win, right after midnight on Monday, in Mumbai, India.
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Ireland have 'zero excuses from here on' - Farrell
Head coach Andy Farrell says there must be "zero excuses" from Ireland during the rest of their autumn campaign after Saturday's defeat by New Zealand in Chicago.
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Video: Afghanistan’s Blue Mosque damaged in earthquake
Video shows earthquake damage to Afghanistan’s shrine of Mazar-i-Sharif, also known as The Blue Mosque.
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TV tonight: Rachel Sennott’s new zillennial comedy
The Bottoms creator deals with ambition, friendships and love in LA. Plus: a brilliant season finale for Blue Lights. Here’s watch to watch this evening10.25pm, Sky ComedyFollowing her hit film Bot...
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Tax rises and drop in investment predicted to limit UK growth
EY Item Club downgrades forecast for next year, with Office for Budget Responsibility expected to follow suitThe prospect of looming tax rises and a fall in business investment will restrict the UK...
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Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal
Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty processExxon funded rightwing thinktanks to spread climate change denial across Latin America, acco...
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Drinking Water Inspectorate ordered action over ‘forever chemicals’ risk
Analysis finds regulator for England and Wales raised issues with untreated water at facilities serving millionsThe drinking water watchdog for England and Wales has ordered companies to act after...
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I'm luckiest man alive, it's a miracle, says Air India sole survivor
Viswashkumar Ramesh describes the pain and anguish he is enduring despite surviving the disaster.
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Country diary: A little remote control goes a long way in farming | Andrea Meanwell
Tebay, Cumbria: It could take me hours to find my cattle on some mornings. Introducing tech has helped enormouslyAs the hours of daylight get fewer, they become more precious on a hill farm. Like a...
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Sudan slams RSF ‘war crimes’ in el-Fasher as survivors recount killings
Envoy says Sudan will not take part in talks to end the conflict if the UAE is involved in negotiations.
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Rare white Iberian lynx captured on film in Spain by amateur photographer
Researchers to investigate whether environmental factors may have affected female animal’s pigmentationAn amateur photographer in southern Spain has captured unprecedented images of a white Iberian...
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‘I took mushrooms before my audition’: Smiths drummer Mike Joyce on wild gigs, Marr’s jim-jams and Morrissey’s genius
Breaking dancefloors, recording in the dark, crying at I Know It’s Over, winning in court, splitting over chips … the musician relives his tumultuous years in ‘the best British band ever’‘It was te...
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‘I knew I needed help. I knew it was over’: Anthony Hopkins on alcoholism, anger, Academy Awards – and 50 years of sobriety
As the actor approaches his 90th year and publishes an autobiography, he reflects on his early years on stage, being inspired by Laurence Olivier, becoming a Hollywood star and conquering his demon...
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LIVE: Israel kills Palestinian in Gaza City; Hamas returns 3 bodies
Israeli forces kill one Palestinian in Gaza despite a US-brokered ceasefire, bringing the toll since the truce to 236.
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Sinner wins Paris Masters to reclaim world No 1 ranking from Alcaraz
Jannik Sinner's first Paris Masters crown moves the Italian past Carlos Alcaraz and back into the ATP's top spot.
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Trump says he doubts US will go to war with Venezuela
The US president plays down the possibility of war, but does not rule out land strikes.
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Cop out? Anthony Albanese wants to host the next global climate summit – so why isn’t he attending this one?
The Australian PM’s non-attendance at Cop30 would ‘raise questions’ about his seriousness about co-hosting Cop31 in AdelaideSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air n...
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Kevin Rose’s simple test for AI hardware — would you want to punch someone in the face who’s wearing it?
"As an investor, you kind of have to not only say, okay, cool tech, sure, but emotionally, how does it make me feel? And how does it make others feel around me?"
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Large Earthquake Strikes Northern Afghanistan
The Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, in January.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,348
Here are the key events from day 1,348 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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George Clooney says replacing Joe Biden with Kamala Harris ‘was a mistake’
Actor says Harris ‘was given a very tough task’ because ‘she had to run against her own record’, and extends an olive branch to Hunter BidenGeorge Clooney has said he feels it was a “mistake” for K...
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A gene from 100-year-olds could help kids who age too fast
Scientists have discovered that a “longevity gene” found in people who live beyond 100 can reverse heart aging in models of Progeria, a devastating disease that causes children to age rapidly. By i...
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World awaits landmark US Supreme Court decision on Trump's tariffs
The top US court will decide if many of Trump's tariffs are legal in a case with major implications for presidential power and billions of dollars.
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Casualties feared after magnitude-6.3 earthquake hits Afghanistan
The quake struck near Mazar-e Sharif, one of Afghanistan's largest cities in the early hours of Monday.
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Martha Layne Collins, 88, Dies; Kentucky’s First Female Governor
Gov. Martha Layne Collins of Kentucky in 1984 with Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate for president. He was considering Ms. Collins for his running mate, but eventually selected Representativ...
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I built this 'AI aunt' for women after family tragedy in South Africa
An AI chatbot and app for victims of abuse to get help is being piloted in South Africa.
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'A legacy of Rob's strength' - Burrow MND Centre opens in Leeds
The Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has been hailed as a "transformative moment in care" for everyone affected by the disease as it is officially opened.
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The Pacific Islands Challenge
In America’s tug of war with China, oceanic democracy is caught in the middle.
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