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Cannes auction of space trip with DiCaprio raises 1.2 million euros for charity

CANNES - A trip to space with Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio raised 1.2 million euros (994 thousand pounds) for charity at a glitzy fundraiser at the Cannes film festival on Thursday.

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'Promiscuous minds' gather for Britain's Hay Festival

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Singer and Piaf songwriter Georges Moustaki dies at 79

PARIS - French singer and songwriter Georges Moustaki, beloved in France for his songs celebrating liberty and collaborations with Edith Piaf, died on Thursday after a long illness. He was 79.

23 May 2013

Short story writer Lydia Davis wins major fiction prize

LONDON - American short story writer Lydia Davis won the fifth Man Booker International Prize for fiction on Wednesday for a body of work that includes some of the briefest tales ever published.

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Short story writer Lydia Davis wins major fiction prize

LONDON - American short story writer Lydia Davis won the fifth Man Booker International Prize for fiction on Wednesday for a body of work that includes some of the briefest tales ever published.