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Chow Yun-fat laments Chinese censorship at BIFF

Chow Yun-fat laments Chinese censorship at BIFF

Hong Kong film legend Chow Yun-fat on Thursday lamented China's "difficult" censorship while conceding the mainland market's crucial financial importance for filmmakers.

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Musk's X strips headlines from news links

Musk's X strips headlines from news links

Elon Musk's social media platform X has stripped headlines from news articles shared by users, in a move likely to further worsen relations with media groups.

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Fedorov leads Kazakh one-two in Asian Games road race

Fedorov leads Kazakh one-two in Asian Games road race

Kazakh rider Yevgeniy Fedorov was handed gold by star teammate Alexey Lutsenko as the pair crossed the line ahead by nearly six minutes in the Asian Games men's road race on Thursday.

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Galthie wary of 'wounded' Italy as quarters beckon

Galthie wary of 'wounded' Italy as quarters beckon

France coach Fabien Galthie has warned his team not to underestimate a "wounded" Italy ahead of their decisive Rugby World Cup Pool A match on Friday.

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Basque brothers Lucu and Ollivon -- From village people to the bright lights

Basque brothers Lucu and Ollivon -- From village people to the bright lights

The village of Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle is not too well known outside of the Pyrenees mountains it nestles in between, let alone throughout France but on Friday eyes from across the globe will be focused on its two most famous sons.

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European security summit clouded by Azerbaijan snub

European security summit clouded by Azerbaijan snub

Europe's quest to build a common geopolitical purpose brought four dozen of its leaders to Granada on Thursday, but its credibility suffered a blow when the Azerbaijani president stayed away.

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Taiwan to probe firms over Huawei chip plants in China

Taiwan to probe firms over Huawei chip plants in China

Taipei has said it will investigate if Taiwanese firms that helped Huawei build semiconductor factories violated US sanctions against the Chinese tech giant.

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'A form of pain': China basketball fans pile in after latest loss

'A form of pain': China basketball fans pile in after latest loss

Fed-up Chinese basketball fans berated and mocked the men's national team on Thursday after the hosts' agonising 77-76 defeat to the Philippines in the Asian Games semi-finals.

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Typhoon Koinu brings record winds, knocks out power in Taiwan

Typhoon Koinu brings record winds, knocks out power in Taiwan

Typhoon Koinu grazed the southern edge of Taiwan on Thursday, lashing the island with the strongest winds it has ever recorded and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes.

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Second suspect arrested over disappearance of young men in Mexico

Second suspect arrested over disappearance of young men in Mexico

A second suspect in a kidnapping, torture and murder investigation in Mexico has been arrested, prosecutors said Wednesday, after grisly images of them leaked, prompting public fury.

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