'The funniest, most sarcastic s***': Why Hugh Grant was perfect for Wonka role
Paul King opted to cast Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa in 'Wonka' because the actor is the "funniest, most sarcastic s***" he's ever met.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lauryn Hill to headline Global Citizen Festival
The Global Citizen Festival is returning to New York City, with a line-up that includes Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lauryn Hill, Megan Thee Stallion and Conan Gray.
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Eskom Latest: Power Cuts Intensify; Emergency Generation Tapped
South Africa’s state power utility increased the intensity of electricity outages to the highest in more than a
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Hyundai Motor Union to Stage Strike in South Korea for First Time in Five Years
Unionized workers at Hyundai Motor Co.’s South Korean plants have held their first strike in five years to
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AXA weighs offloading $2 billion reinsurance arm to cut disaster risk - sources
By David French and Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -One of the world's top insurers is mulling offloading its
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Pita Faces Disqualification Risk After Thai Poll Body Ruling
Thailand’s election body said it has decided to seek a court ruling on whether prime ministerial candidate Pita
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India CEO criticised for picking AI bot over human staff
Suumit Shah, founder of an e-commerce website, said that his firm had laid off 90% of its support staff.
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Painting salvaged from Ukraine school goes on show in Southend
Artist Vlada Zabielina, 20, says the unfinished work is "symbolic" and represents how "time stopped".
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Paraguay's president-elect begins Taiwan visit that's meant to foster closer ties
Paraguay’s president-elect, Santiago Pena, landed in Taipei on Tuesday for a visit meant to reinforce relations between Taiwan and one of its few remaining diplomatic allies. Pena, who takes office next month, is to meet with top political leaders including President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President William Lai, who is also the governing Democratic Progressive Party’s candidate in the January presidential election. Pena promised during his campaign to maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Paraguay is one of only 13 countries that recognize Taiwan as a country and do not have diplomatic relations with China. Beijing, which considers self-governed Taiwan a breakaway province, prohibits its diplomatic partners from having formal ties with Taipei. Taiwan's remaining diplomatic allies are generally smaller countries in Central America, the Caribbean and South Pacific, along with Eswatini in southern Africa and Vatican City. China has intensified its campaign to win over Taiwan’s diplomatic allies since independence-leaning Tsai took office in 2016, in part by offering infrastructure investments to developing countries. It recently managed to sway Honduras, which broke ties with Taipei and opened an embassy in Beijing. “I want to spend the next five years bringing us together,” Pena said after arriving at Taipei's airport. “We are close, but I think that in these moments, we need to be closer, we need to be together.” Pena is traveling with members of his incoming government, including the future ministers of foreign affairs and finance. Members of his team earlier told Paraguayan media that he is looking to expand trade and investment between Paraguay and Taiwan. Pena is to join festivities on Wednesday marking the 66th anniversary of Taiwan-Paraguay ties. Read More Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide
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Singapore’s Surging Rents to Be Big Election Issue, Survey Shows
Singapore’s rising rents are set to be a key issue among voters in the next general election, a
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Actors union agrees to 11th hour mediation effort, but strike still looms
The union representing 160,000 actors said on Tuesday it has agreed to a request from studios and streaming services to meet with federal mediators over contract negotiations but is still prepared to go on strike at 11:59 pm PDT on Wednesday unless a deal is reached.
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Thai court to decide case seeking PM-hopeful Pita's disqualification
By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK Thailand's poll body will refer to the Constitutional Court a case over whether prime
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