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'Coda' has taken home the Oscar for Best Picture at the 94th annual Academy Awards.
But the ceremony's most memorable moment came when actor Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage after the comedian insulted his wife.
Ira Spitzer has more from California.
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Millions of employees of Indian public sector banks are going on strike on Monday – a move that's likely to affect banking services across the country.
They're protesting against the proposed privatisation of two national banks.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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The United Nations monitoring mission in Ukraine says there is more evidence of mass graves in the besieged port city of Mariupol.
Total civilian casualties are hard to verify given the city has been under Russian bombardments for weeks.
But 300 people are now thought to have died in the theater attack alone.
U.S. correspondent Caroline Malone reports.
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Virginia Thomas, the wife of US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, repeatedly urged White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to overturn the 2020 Presidential election.
That's according to text messages she sent, which Mr Meadows then turned over to a House committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riot.
Ms Thomas called President Joe Biden's victory "the greatest heist of our history" and pressed Donald Trump's top aide to "not concede."
From Washington, Benji Hyer reports.
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Russian troops are being pushed back around the Ukrainian capital, according to the latest UK intelligence update.
The report also suggests Russian forces are running out of supplies.
Naomi Choy Smith has more.
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The head of P&O Ferries is facing pressure to resign over the decision to sack 800 staff without notice.
UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the company knowingly broke the law by not consulting unions.
It's now offering millions in compensation to those impacted.
Sally Patterson reports from London.
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The European Union and the United States have struck a new energy partnership deal in a bid to reduce the EU's dependence on Russian gas as the conflict in Ukraine enters its second month.
US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made the announcement as Biden wrapped up a visit to Brussels for NATO, G7 and EU summits.
Rosie Birchard reports from the Belgian capital.
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Russian officials have hit back against the latest round of Western sanctions, claiming they won't work and that they're ruining bilateral relations.
Speaking to Russian media, Security Council Deputy Chairman and ex-President Dmitry Medvedev says the West's whole strategy is "senseless, stupid, and foolish".
Stuart Smith reports.
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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is in India where he's meeting his counterpart and the country's National Security Advisor.
It's the first visit by a high-ranking Chinese official since the deadly clash broke out on the two country's borders in 2020.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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European Union officials have agreed a landmark deal designed to rein in the power of the world's biggest tech firms.
The Digital Markets Act now heads to the European Parliament for final approval.
Silicon Valley Correspondent Ira Spitzer has more.
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