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Abbas Kiarostami Died: Martin Scorsese Pays Tribute

'He was one of those rare artists with a special knowledge of the world' Revered Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami died today in Paris at the age of 76. A cinephile's favouri...

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Human Rights

Rape On Stage: Hard To Stomach But Its Depiction Might Help Society To Wake Up To Rape Culture

“He lifted me off the floor, pulled up my knickers. He spent some time rearranging me I remember. He smoothed my hair back off my face. Be our little secret, baby Lea...

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Environment

Derby Fly Plague Firm Misses Environment Agency Deadline

A recycling firm has failed to remove waste that caused homes to become filled with flies to hit an Environment Agency deadline. Fly swarms from the Shows Waste Management ...

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Gender

Marvel's New Iron Man Is A 15 Year Old Black Girl

Tony Stark is hanging up his Iron Man suit, but it will be quickly donned by a new hero, a 15-year-old black girl named Riri Williams. And that’s canon. ‘Riri i...

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Human Rights

Female Cartoonist Who Was Jailed For Depicting Government Ministers As Goats Is Finally Free

“I would rather go to jail than succumb to the regime”: these are the defiant words of Iranian satirical cartoonist Atena Farghadani, who is just the latest in ...

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Alternative Entertainment

Neil Frahm, Woodkid, Robert De Niro And Jr Collaborate On Refugee Aid Project

Artists Nils Frahm, Woodkid and JR have teamed up on a project featuring spoken word from Robert De Niro, starring the actor as an immigrant reflecting on his experience as...

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Human Rights

Online Freedom Is A 'Human Right' That Must Be Protected, Says UN

The UN has passed a resolution for the "promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the internet".
The resolution states the importance of "applying a compr...

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Environment

Plastic Waste Dumped In UK Seas 'Carried To Arctic Within Two Years

Marine plastic pollution is a huge problem, with 5tn pieces of plastic now floating in the world’s oceans. The plastic is frequently mistaken for food by fish and bir...

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Environment

Leaving EU Will Make It Harder For UK To Tackle Climate Change, Says Minister

“While I think the UK’s role in dealing with a warming planet may have been made harder by the decision last Thursday, our commitment to dealing with it has not...

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Environment

Ozone Layer Hole Appears To Be Healing, Scientists Say

Research by US and UK scientists shows that the size of the ozone void has shrunk, on average, by around 4m sq km since 2000. The measurements were taken from the month of ...

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