Pope Leo XIV was recovering Wednesday in hospital after a tumour removed from his lung was found to be cancerous, plunging the Catholic Church into a period of uncertainty. Part of the pope’s right lung was removed in the operation and the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics is awaiting the results of tests […]
Read More“Sinners” director Ryan Coogler is set to make a new series of “The X-Files”, with British actor Himesh Patel and America’s Danielle Deadwyler playing agents Scully and Mulder, Disney announced on Wednesday. Created by Chris Carter, the original nine seasons of the show between 1993 and 2002 were a worldwide success with critics and audiences, […]
Read MoreThe publisher of Haitian-Canadian writer Thelyson Orelien said on Wednesday it would keep his novel “It was Either That or Die” in bookstores, after the author denied he had used AI to write the book.”A publisher should not demand proof from (its authors) but rather stand by them and that is what we are doing,” […]
Read MoreThe publisher of Haitian-Canadian writer Thelyson Orelien said on Wednesday it would keep his novel “It was Either That or Die” in bookstores, after the author denied he had used AI to write the book.”A publisher should not demand proof from (its authors) but rather stand by them and that is what we are doing,” […]
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Der Impfstoff-Hersteller Sanofi muss auf Anweisung aus Brüssel verunglimpfende Behauptungen über einen Konkurrenten richtigstellen. Die EU-Kommission teilte am Mittwoch mit, Sanofi habe sich bereit erklärt, auf seiner Internetseite klarzustellen, dass der Grippeimpfstoff Fluad vom Konkurrenten CSL Seqirus ebenso wirksam ist wie der Sanofi-Impfstoff Efluelda. Die Kommission hatte zuvor befunden, dass Sanofi in Deutschland und Frankreich […]
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Der deutsche Lufthansa-Konzern hat nach Angaben des portugiesischen Regierungschefs Luis Montenegro das Bieterrennen um die Teilprivatisierung der Airline TAP gewonnen. Die Lufthansa habe ein Angebot von 1,2 Milliarden Euro für die Übernahme von 44,9 Prozent des Kapitals der portugiesischen Fluglinie gemacht, sagte Montenegro am Mittwoch nach einer Kabinettssitzung. Damit setzte sich die Lufthansa gegen die […]
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Der wegen Betrugs verurteilte österreichische Investor René Benko darf das Gefängnis verlassen – mit einer Fußfessel. Ein entsprechender Antrag auf Überstellung in den elektronisch überwachten Hausarrest wurde am Mittwoch bei einer Haftprüfungsverhandlung am Innsbrucker Landesgericht bewilligt, wie die österreichische Nachrichtenagentur APA berichtete. Benkos Verteidiger geht demnach davon aus, dass sein Mandant noch diese Woche aus […]
Read MoreThe Louvre Museum risks having to close its doors to the public unless lawmakers approve a major overhaul of the creaking and over-capacity institution, its head told a French newspaper on Wednesday. Speaking to Le Figaro, Christophe Leribault said that the museum intended to tap private sources of funding for its transformation, but that a major […]
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Moldovan tourist Raisa Neagu spent hours on Wednesday waiting to fuel up her scooter, one of many people snared in a petrol shortage on resort island Bali that Indonesian authorities blamed on supply disruptions. Officials urged people to stay calm, noting there was enough fuel to go around on the island that relies on shipped-in gasoline […]
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