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Jessica Chastain wins best actress Oscar for ‘ The Eyes of Tammy Faye’
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, March 27 (Reuters) - Jessica Chastain won the Academy Award on Sunday for best lead actress for her mascara-laden title role as the on-air preaching partner and wife of Ch...
Mar 27, 2022
Will Smith wins first Oscar for tenacious father in ‘King Richard’
LOS ANGELES, March 27 (Reuters) - Will Smith won his first Academy Award on Sunday, capturing the best actor honor for his portrayal of Richard Williams, the determined father who raised tennis champi...
Mar 27, 2022
Jane Campion wins best director Oscar for ‘Power of the Dog’
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, March 27 (Reuters) - Jane Campion received the Academy Award for best director on Sunday for her gothic Western "The Power of the Dog," becoming just the third woman in t...
Mar 27, 2022
Will Smith smacks Chris Rock on stage at Oscars, drops F-bomb
(Note language in third paragraph some readers may find offensive) (Reuters) - Best actor nominee Will Smith smacked presenter Chris Rock in the face with an open hand and shouted a vulgarity at the c...
Mar 27, 2022
BOJ offers to buy unlimited 10-year bonds to defend yield ceiling
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan on Monday offered to buy unlimited amounts of 10-year Japanese government bonds (JGBs) at 0.25%, stepping into the market to defend its implicit yie...
Mar 27, 2022
Australia’s budget windfall allows election sweeteners with a topping of fiscal repair
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's centre-right government is set to unpack a budget larded with cash give-aways, petrol tax cuts and infrastructure spending as it seeks to claw back votes f...
Mar 27, 2022
Ukraine receives silent salute at Oscars ceremony
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Hollywood shared a little bit of its big night with the people of Ukraine on Sunday, using text on a screen to ask the world for financial contributions for those sufferin...
Mar 27, 2022
Japan’s ‘Drive My Car’ wins Oscar for best international feature film
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Japanese drama "Drive My Car," the story of a widowed theater actor grappling with his past, won the Academy Award on Sunday for best international feature film. The three-hour...
Mar 27, 2022
Yen back under pressure as BOJ steps in, bitcoin takes a leap
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Japanese yen resumed its slide on Monday morning, after the Bank of Japan stepped into the market to defend its implicit yield cap, and bitcoin rose to nearly it...
Mar 27, 2022
Bank of Thailand to keep steady policy hand as growth trumps inflation – Reuters poll
By Md Manzer Hussain BENGALURU - Thailand's central bank will not raise interest rates from a record low for more than a year in a bid to support an economy still struggling to recover from the pandem...
Mar 27, 2022
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