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Turkish strikes in Idlib kill 48 pro-Damascus troops

Turkish ground and air strikes on Syrian government forces and their allies in northwest Syria's Idlib have killed 48 pro-Damascus soldiers in the past 24 hours, the Syrian Observatory, a war monitor, reported on Saturday.

Geneva watch expo cancelled over coronavirus

The organiser of Geneva's international expo of fine watches said Thursday it had decided to cancel the April event because of the spread of the new coronavirus. "In view of the latest developments concerning the worldwide spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus... the decision has been taken to cancel the upcoming edition of Watches and Wonders Geneva" said the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie.

Berlin film fest sheds light on global inequality

From the Disneyland dreams of a poor Mexican family in the U.S. to the fate of Bangladeshi guest workers in Singapore, films at this week's Berlinale have launched searing criticisms of capitalism and global inequality.

Sequins, skin and politics as Rio carnival opens

Rio de Janeiro kicked off its annual carnival parades Sunday in a swirl of glitter, sequins and barely covered skin, an over-the-top spectacle that this year is packed with political commentary on Brazil's far-right government.