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Beauty filters face legislation to protect mental health
Beautifying photo and video filters may make for a flawless appearance, but they enforce unrealistic ideals that can cause mental health problems among social media users. Some governments are starting to intervene.https://ouo.io/tGZiPP8
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Pritzker Prize for Sir David Chipperfield
British architect Sir David Chipperfield has been awarded the Pritzker Prize. We talked with him ahead of the award ceremony. Plus, cold soup for hot days. And, tips for a trip to Belgrade.https://ouo.io/dL6g1b
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It’s about ‘change’: Venice International Architecture Exhibition opens
Opening on Saturday, the exhibition explores how can we build sustainably for a growing global population. Curator Lesley Lokko draws special focus on Africa.https://ouo.io/DdAnSLC
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Demonized inventions: From railroads to AI
New technologies are not always well received, drawing skepticism, worries and fears. But why? A look at the history of technology provides some insight.https://ouo.io/T7B5CA
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Andy Rourke, the Smiths’ bassist, dies aged 59
Former bandmates and fellow musicians have been paying tribute to the musical influence of Rourke, who died from pancreatic cancer.https://ouo.io/ZtDHfQ
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Wolfsburg make themselves at home in another German Cup win
Wolfsburg may have fallen behind Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga but the German Cup rarely leaves their grasp. Rebecka Blomqvist took a rare chance to shine as the holders swatted aside Freiburg in a 4-1 winhttps://ouo.io/V3W9t0
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Cinema mourns enigmatic Austrian star Helmut Berger
Austrian actor Helmut Berger has died at the age of 78. One of the stars of European cinema in the 1960s and 1970s, he was renowned for playing narcisisstic and sexually-ambiguous characters.https://ouo.io/xOgJaeq
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Josephine Baker: Dancer, spy and activist
Josephine Baker was a renowned revue star, a diva, a freedom fighter, and an activist. The Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn is dedicating a new exhibition to the legendary African American performer from the 1920s.https://ouo.io/MsIKHZ
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World’s oldest Hebrew Bible sells for $38 million
The Codex Sassoon was purchased for one of the highest prices for a manuscript sold at auction. It is set to be displayed at the ANU Museum in Israel.https://ouo.io/2ZOmgQ
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Champions League: Manchester City steamroller Real Madrid to keep treble dream alive
A first-half Bernardo Silva brace saw Manchester City make short work of Real Madrid to join Inter in the final. Rarely has a Champions League semifinal been so one-sided. Rarely have Real been so thoroughly outclassed.https://ouo.io/yqk5Sw