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'Ulysses' European tour seeks modern touch for Joyce's epic novel
'Ulysses' European tour seeks modern touch for Joyce's epic novel
by  AFP

A festival dedicated to James Joyce's novel "Ulysses" is touring 18 European cities, with artists and writers linking the work to contemporary issues such as immigration. But Liam Browne, co-artistic curator of "Ulysses European Odyssey", said the tour is to go beyond the kind of literary fandom seen at home.

Kim Kardashian pays $1.26 mn for unlawful crypto promo
Kim Kardashian pays $1.26 mn for unlawful crypto promo
by  AFP

US reality star Kim Kardashian has agreed to pay a $1.26 million fine after unlawfully pushing a cryptocurrency on Instagram without revealing that she was paid to do so, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced Monday. The fine includes a penalty of $1 million plus $260,000, representing the amount Kardashian paid plus interest, the SEC said in a statement.

'It's not upbeat': UK's Tory conference reels from U-turn
'It's not upbeat': UK's Tory conference reels from U-turn
by  AFP

Protesters outside the British Conservative party's annual conference added an air of musical farce after the new government's signature economic policy was left in tatters Monday. Truss is due to close the conference on Wednesday, 22 years after her Tory predecessor Margaret Thatcher declared "the lady's not for turning" on her own economic platform.

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