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Oscar nominations 2024: full list of Academy Award nominees | Arts and Culture News
Oppenheimer dominates 96th Academy Award nominations with 13 in total including best picture. Filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s, Oppenheimer, dominated nominations for the 96th Academy Awards, followed by Yorgos Lanthimos’s, Poor Things, and Martin Scorsese’s, Killers of the Flower Moon. Nolan’s three-hour-long film about the father of the atomic bomb received 13 nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and acting nominations for…
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Blinken hails Ivory Coast fight against armed groups on West Africa tour | News
The US diplomat is on a four-nation tour after months of being occupied by the Middle East crisis. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday praised the Ivory Coast for choosing a less militarised approach to security during his four-nation tour to rally African democracies as crises engulf the region. In the capital Abidjan, the top United States diplomat…
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Global split evident as China’s human rights record faces UN scrutiny | Human Rights News
Western states slammed Beijing’s actions in Xinjiang and Hong Kong, but others said they saw progress. A split was evident as China’s human rights record was criticised and defended at a United Nations five-yearly review. The review meeting on Tuesday saw Western countries chide Beijing for its treatment of Xinjiang Uighurs and restrictions in Hong Kong. Meanwhile, non-Western states agreed…
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What are the costs of refusing to join the Israeli military? | TV Shows
While most Israelis support the war on Gaza, some teenagers refuse military service and risk their freedom to stand up for their beliefs. In Israel, military service is mandatory for most Jewish Israelis. In a highly militarised society, many consider it a rite of passage and a part of their national identity. But there are some teens who refuse to…
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