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A bluffer's guide to Proust 100 years after his death
A bluffer's guide to Proust 100 years after his death
by  AFP

France's Marcel Proust, who died 100 years ago on Friday, is regarded as one of the greatest novelists of all time -- but few can truthfully claim to have read his 2,400-page masterpiece "In Search of Lost Time". For the protagonist, Marcel, tasting the little cake releases a flurry of vivid memories, giving him access to the "lost time" he is searching for.

Musk to testify at trial over his $50 bn Tesla compensation
Musk to testify at trial over his $50 bn Tesla compensation
by  AFP

Tesla tycoon Elon Musk will take the stand on Wednesday as part of a trial over his $50 billion pay package as CEO of the electric car giant. Tornetta alleges that Musk dictated his terms to directors who were not sufficiently independent from their star CEO to object to a package worth around $51 billion at recent share prices.

Biden, Sunak call Russian bombing of Ukrainian civilians 'barbaric'
Biden, Sunak call Russian bombing of Ukrainian civilians 'barbaric'
by  AFP

US President Joe Biden and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak called Russian President Vladimir Putin's targeting of Ukrainian civilians "barbaric" on Wednesday at a G20 summit in Bali. Biden told Sunak they were "on the same page in terms of supporting the Ukrainian people's right to be free of all Russian forces in their country." sms/arb/ser

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