Balaguer still wields power in Dominican election
In Santo Domingo region crowds greet 91 year old Joaquin Balaguer as he campaigns for his Social Christian Reform Party amid rising sympathy for Jose Francisco Pena Gomez after Pena Gomez’s death. Fernandez promotes reform and mixed heritage voters debate long standing caudillo era legacy.
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Denial from group over Moscow synagogue bombing
An ultranationalist group denied planting the bomb that damaged the Maryina Roshcha synagogue in Moscow injuring two. An anonymous caller claimed responsibility on behalf of Russian National Unity, which Interfax linked to Alexander Barkashov. US urged Russian leaders to condemn anti-Semitism and bring perpetrators to justice.
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Cannes selects dark brooding films at 51st Cannes festival
Cannes returns to somber themes in competition with 22 films focusing on funerals disability and concentration camps. The lineup includes anticipated winners though many entries echo moody edgy cinema, with Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Patrice Chereau’s Those Who Love Me Will Take the Train, set around a funeral journey.
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