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US artist rallies hundreds to pose nude in Finnish night
On the bright Nordic night at 3 a.m. on July 15, nearly 1,000 naked people streamed into the streets and beaches of Kuopio in central Finland.
As loudspeakers filled the night with instructions, the nude participants prepared to strike poses for the American photographer Spencer Tunick, acclaimed for his art featuring unclothed crowds.
2023: Vienna is again the Best City to Live in the World
Vienna has once again been named the best city to live in the world. Last night, the annual ranking of the "Economist Intelligence Unit" was released, according to which the Austrian capital is ranked first for the fourth time in the last five years, the Austrian public radio and television ORF reported.
Tszyu wins to set up Charlo showdown
Australian power puncher Tim Tszyu scored a stunning first-round knockout over Mexico's Carlos Ocampo to retain his interim WBO super welterweight title Sunday and set up a shot at undisputed champion Jermell Charlo.
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Two Montenegrin Sailors Charged in Australia With Cocaine Smuggling
Packages of the cocaine seized by Australian police on the cargo ship St Pinot. Photo: Australian Federal Police.Photo: Australian Federal Police
Australian authorities reported that Pinot's captain, M. B., and its chief engineer, R.V., both from Montenegro, were charged with smuggling cocaine worth 375 million US dollars, believed to have come from South America.
Tina Turner musical gains meaning in the wake of the icon's death
The national tour of Broadway's "Tina — The Tina Turner Musical" makes its California debut this week, arriving as a poignant, posthumous celebration following the rock music icon's death last month.
Ten dead in Australia wedding bus crash
A bus carrying wedding guests overturned and killed 10 people in an "unimaginable" night-time crash in a popular wine region near Sydney, police said Monday -- Australia's deadliest road accident in 16 years.
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Australia lifts key interest rate, flags further rises
Australia's central bank hiked interest rates to an 11-year high yesterday and warned that further rises may be on the horizon to get surging prices under control.
The Reserve Bank of Australia lifted the key rate 25 basis points to 4.1 percent, its highest level since May 2012, with governor Philip Lowe saying inflation had "passed its peak" but was still stubbornly high.
US debt row overshadows Biden's truncated Asia trip
President Joe Biden's departure Wednesday to the G7 in Japan was meant to launch a geostrategic masterclass on rallying the world's democracies against China. Instead, he will limp into an abruptly truncated journey facing concerns that the US debt ceiling row is about to tear up the global economy.
Markets rise, but investors still wary of banks
Asian and European markets rose yesterday, tracking a rally on Wall Street fuelled by a strong rebound in U.S. regional banks and forecast-beating jobs data that eased fears over a recession in the world's top economy.
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Mytilineos buys into hydrogen down under
Mytilineos on Monday announced the acquisition of a 15% equity stake in Clara Energy's Rosedale Green Hydrogen project in Australia.
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