Image copyright Paramount Pictures Image caption The film tells the story of the musician’s rise to fame and includes a male sex scene Samoa has banned the Sir Elton John biopic Rocketman because of the film’s depiction of gay sex. Under Samoa’s laws, sodomy is illegal and punishable by up to seven years in prison. […]
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The world’s oceans will likely lose about one sixth of its fish and other marine life by the end of the century if climate change continues on its current path, a new study says. Every degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) that the world’s oceans warm, the total mass of sea animals is projected to drop
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The Los Angeles Dodgers needed a strike interrupted season and a pitching sensation named Fernando Valenzuela to win a championship in 1981. More important for the Dodgers, perhaps, is that they found a way that year to connect with Hispanic fans who nearly four decades later are still loyal supporters of the team. Author Jason
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So far this year, companies have announced mergers and acquisitions totaling $1 trillion, up 14 percent compared with the same period last year, according to data from Dealogic. “What consolidation does, which is what M&A is all about, is remove a source of competition, and it is a wonderful way of improving your pricing power
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U.S. wholesale prices rose just 0.1% in May month, another sign that inflation remains under control. The Labor Department says the increase last month in its producer price index, which measures inflation pressures before they reach consumers, was half April’s 0.2% increase. The entire gain in May came from a 0.3% increase in the wholesale
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A man who is one of six brothers who was infected with blood given to him by the NHS, will give evidence later to the national inquiry into the scandal. John Cornes, from Kings Heath, Birmingham, was infected by Hepatitis C while being treated for haemophilia. Three of his brothers were infected with HIV and
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Image copyright TRANSMISSION FILMS Image caption Actress Aisling Franciosi plays Clare, an Irish convict in Tasmania in 1825 Australian director Jennifer Kent has defended her new film The Nightingale following criticism about its graphic scenes of rape and murder. The film tells the story of a female convict seeking revenge amid colonial violence in 19th
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In the United States, Taiwanese dishes have often been swept under the vast umbrella of “Chinese food.” Until recently, only people who know their food geography could spot a restaurant with a particular specialty — beef noodle soup; box lunches of rice, pork and cabbage; braised beef rolled in scallion pancakes — and identify it
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A group of 10 state attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday in a bid to block a proposed merger between the wireless carriers T-Mobile and Sprint, a $26 billion deal that has yet to receive the Justice Department’s approval. The lawsuit, led by Letitia James of New York and Xavier Becerra of California,
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Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers took Kevin Durant’s fate personally after Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday. The Warriors beat the host Toronto Raptors, but lost their star forward in the second quarter to an apparent Achilles tendon injury. Myers broke down at the post-game press conference. “It’s an Achilles injury. … He’ll have an
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