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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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Graphic sex in applauded lesbian love story gets Cannes buzzing
CANNES - An intimate love story between two young women received rave reviews from critics at the Cannes film festival despite explicit lesbian sex scenes that could limit the film's distribution.
Bradley Cooper back for one last Hollywood 'Hangover'
LOS ANGELES - After years of struggling to break into the Hollywood A-list from television, actor Bradley Cooper has gained some serious recognition for his work on the silver screen.
'Promiscuous minds' gather for Britain's Hay Festival
LONDON - Some of the biggest names in literature, science and politics will pitch up to a small British town over the next week for a clan gathering of the world's most "promiscuous minds".
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.
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.
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.


