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Nobel Prize writer Annie Ernaux Signs Letter In Support Of Amber Heard – Deadline
Nobel Prize-winning writer Annie Ernaux has signed an open letter in support of Amber Heard, decrying “the vilification” and “ongoing online harassment” of the actress. Ernaux won the Nobel Prize in Literature in October 2022 for her work charting the lives of women in France from the 1960s onwards, including abortion drama Happening, which formed the basis for Audrey Diwan’s…
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Future University launches an initiative to support the elderly in care homes
The University of the Future launched an initiative to support the elderly in care homes, which includes many different activities and programs aimed at supporting the elderly in many regions. As part of this initiative, the university, through its community arms represented by the Hayat Foundation for Sustainable Development and the Future University Association for Culture and Science, visited, on…
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Amazon Studios and AMC Partner To Support Deaf Creatives of Color (EXCLUSIVE)
Amazon Studios and AMC Networks have partnered with Deaf Talent Media and Entertainment Consulting (DTMEC) on the creation of the Deaf Talent Creative Lab (DTCL). The new initiative will work to provide Deaf people of color with skills to further their success within the entertainment industry. The inaugural DTCL will host two simultaneous tracks for teenagers, age 13-19 years old,…
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US debt ceiling bill passes House with broad bipartisan support – video
The House debated legislation to increase the US debt limit until January 2025, before passing the bill by a vote of 314 to 117. Republican representatives passed the bill overwhelmingly. Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the Democratic leader, praised Democrats for pushing back against ‘extreme Maga Republicans’ before Kevin McCarthy took to the floor claiming the bill would deliver…
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White House pushes for support on debt ceiling deal | First Thing
Good morning. Political leaders appear bullish that they can sell a bipartisan compromise debt ceiling deal to enough centrist lawmakers – overcoming boisterous criticism from left and right – urgently enough to avert a first national default on the $31.4tn the US owes creditors. The US president declared yesterday: “There is no reason why it should not be done by…
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US political leaders push for lawmakers’ support on debt ceiling deal
US political leaders appeared bullish on Monday that they can sell a bipartisan compromise debt ceiling deal to enough mainstream lawmakers – overcoming boisterous criticism from left and right – urgently enough to avert a first-ever national default on the $31.4tn the US owes creditors. The deal, agreed by the Democratic US president, Joe Biden, and the Republican House speaker,…
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Jess Bezos’s $75M floating garage: Amazon billionaire has ‘support yacht’ for fiancée’s helicopter
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos was seen in the French Riviera in his $500million mega yacht at the Cannes Film Festival – which was flagged by his support yacht, which is effectively as a $75million floating garage for his jet skis, luxury cars and his fiancée’s helicopter. The world’s most extravagant superyachts have been seen jostling for position at Cote d’Azur, with…
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First Abu Dhabi Bank Egypt launches the electronic payment portal “Access” to support small, medium and micro companies and enterprises
First Abu Dhabi Bank Egypt, one of the largest banks operating in Egypt, announced the launch of the electronic payments portal “Access from First Abu Dhabi Bank Egypt”, to facilitate commercial transactions for companies, small, medium and micro enterprises, owners of e-commerce websites and merchants of social media platforms, with the aim of helping them achieve growth sustainable for its…
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The Arab Monetary Fund provides a $51 million loan to the Kingdom of Jordan to support economic reform efforts
The Arab Monetary Fund provided a regular loan to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in the amount of 12.790 million Arab account dinars, equivalent to about 51 million US dollars. Fund Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Abdullah Al-Hamidi, General Manager, Chairman.
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Al-Sisi: Egypt will host meetings "African development" It confirms our interest in promoting efforts to support development in Africa
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said that Egypt’s hosting of the annual meetings of the African Development Bank 2023, for the third time, is an affirmation of our deep interest in strengthening international and regional endeavors in support of development efforts in all parts of our African continent. President El-Sisi said – in a speech during the opening of the annual…
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