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Brigitte Bardot tribute at the César awards greeted with boos
A shout of ‘racist’ could also be heard during the segment at France’s version of the Oscars
A tribute to Brigitte Bardot at the Césars, France’s version of the Oscars, on Thursday was greeted with boos. In a video clip posted on social media, boos can clearly be heard among the applause as the tributes, and a shout of “racist!” is also audible.
Bardot, who died in December aged 91, became arguably the most celebrated figure in postwar French cinema for films such as And God Created Woman and Contempt, but after quitting acting in the early 1970s her later years were marred by increasing political activity on the far right, resulting in a string of convictions for inciting racial hatred.
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F1 driver Doohan says armed men confronted him in Miami after death threats
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Did Epstein help Israel push for a security deal with Ivory Coast?
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At least 55 Ghanaians killed in Russia-Ukraine war, minister says
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EU fast-tracks trade deal with South America’s Mercosur, to France’s chagrin – Reuters
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Google Maps wins access to South Korea — one of last countries where app does not work – Financial Times
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Indian court clears former Delhi chief minister of corruption charges
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Manifesto planning ‘mass casualties’ allegedly found at home of WA man charged with terror plot
Police allege that 20-year-old Jayson Joseph Michaels was going to target mosques, WA police and parliament
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Police in Western Australia have charged a 20-year-old man with preparing a terrorist attack, with Anthony Albanese describing the allegation as “deeply shocking”.
Jayson Joseph Michaels, from Bindoon, appeared at Perth magistrates court on Friday charged with acting in preparation for a terrorist act, possessing a prohibited weapon, two firearms offences and using a carriage service to menace or harass.
Continue reading...Manifesto planning ‘mass casualties’ allegedly found at home of WA man charged with preparing terror attack
Prime minister says reports 20-year-old was allegedly going to target mosques, WA police and parliament are ‘distressing’
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Police in Western Australia have charged a 20-year-old man with preparing a terrorist attack, with Anthony Albanese describing the allegation as “deeply shocking”.
The man was charged with acting in preparation for a terrorist act, possessing a prohibited weapon, two firearms offences and using a carriage service to menace or harass.
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Hornby sells slot car racing brand Scalextric for £20m
Purbeck Capital Partners seals deal for business and property rights of toy with model railway maker
For almost six decades Hornby has watched Scalextric drive revenues for its hobby business but on Friday the company said it had decided to sell the famous slot car racing brand for £20m to a little known buyer.
The model railway company, which also sells toy planes and cars under the Airfix and Corgi brands, has sold the Scalextric business and intellectual property rights to Purbeck Capital Partners.
Continue reading...Hornby sells slot car racing brand Scalextric for £20m
Purbeck Capital Partners seals deal for business and property rights of toy with model railway maker
For almost six decades Hornby has watched Scalextric drive revenues for its hobby business but on Friday the company said it had decided to sell the famous slot car racing brand for £20m to a little known buyer.
The model railway company, which also sells toy planes and cars under the Airfix and Corgi brands, has sold the Scalextric business and intellectual property rights to Purbeck Capital Partners.
Continue reading...‘More exploitation, fewer rights’: Argentina braces for sweeping overhaul of labor laws
Javier Milei’s boosters say law will revive employment, but critics decry cuts to severance and longer working hours
Argentina’s senate is poised to approve a sweeping overhaul of labour laws aimed at weakening trade unions and lowering labour costs for businesses.
The government of the self-styled “anarcho-capitalist” president, Javier Milei, says the initiative will help revive formal employment, after 290,600 registered jobs were lost between December 2023, when he took office, and November 2025.
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