'Where's the gold?': How the Assads sucked Syria dry
From a Bond villain lair in the rugged heights overlooking Damascus, the all-seeing eye of a notorious Syrian military unit gazed down on a city it bled dry.
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Toasts to LA and consolation drinks flow backstage at Oscars
At the Oscars all eyes tend to focus on the winners, but backstage can be a lot more fun if you're out of the running.
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Conan, Gaza and Hackman: top moments from the Oscars
Hollywood's biggest night of the year was its usual festival of glitz, humor, emotional actors and some overly-long speeches.
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Cavs rally to beat Blazers in OT for 10th straight NBA victory
The Cleveland Cavaliers erased an 18-point deficit to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 133-129 in an NBA overtime thriller and boost their league-best record with a 10th straight victory Sunday, as Boston defeated Denver in a clash of the past two champions.
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Oz, Bond and Quincy Jones: Oscars a musical ode to film icons
The Oscars gala traditionally features performances of all the tracks nominated for best original song -- this year, the ceremony on Sunday bucked norms, but musical numbers still punctuated the show.
Read moreZelensky and European allies cement cooperation after Trump row
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he would work with Europe to set terms for a possible peace deal to present to the United States, after allies gathered in London pledged to spend more on security and assemble a coalition to defend any truce in Ukraine.
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Satellite launcher set for blastoff in boost for Europe space ambitions
Europe's new heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 6, is to carry out Monday its first commercial mission as European nations seek to secure independent access to space amid a shock rapprochement between Moscow and Washington.
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'Anora,' a sex worker tragicomedy, wins best picture at Oscars
"Anora," a tragicomic Cinderella story set in a murky modern world of New York strippers, Russian billionaires and incompetent gangsters, won the coveted Oscar for best picture on Sunday.
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ECB to cut rates again as debate heats up on pause
The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates again this week in a bid to boost the floundering eurozone economy, even as debate heats up about when to hit pause.
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Zelensky says 'will not be simple' to replace him as Ukraine leader
Volodymyr Zelensky told British media Sunday it would not be easy to replace him as Ukraine's president, but repeated his offer to step down in exchange for NATO membership for his war-torn country.
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