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Ken Wlaschin: Film historian and festival organiser who brought the best of world cinema to London



Author: By Phil Davison

Not only did he help put London on the map as a serious film festival venue
but he was the man who, according to his peers, brought world cinema to
Britain by setting his sights away from the UK or Hollywood and screening
movies from around the globe. Thus did the influx of foreign films to UK
cinemas begin, a tradition of which Britain has remained in the vanguard in
large part due to Wlaschin’s vision.

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Adams: Orange parades will have role in united Ireland

Author: By Noel McAdam

In an speech to the British Irish Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, meeting in
Wales, he insisted republicans had no desire to conquer or humiliate
unionists.

The veteran party leader, who recently appealed through the Belfast Telegraph
for the Order to open talks with Sinn Fein, said the genuine fears and
concerns of unionists ? including their sense of Britishness ? needed to be
explored in a meaningful way.

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Barack Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Author: AP

The stunning choice made Obama the third sitting US president to win the Nobel
Peace Prize and shocked Nobel observers because Obama took office less than
two weeks before the 1 February nomination deadline. Obama’s name had been
mentioned in speculation before the award but many Nobel watchers believed
it was too early to award the president.

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Sarkozy seeks to railroad his grand vision for Paris

Author: By John Lichfield in Paris

The ?22bn (£20bn) plan ? which has caused a deep rift within the ruling centre-right party ? is the first stage of Nicolas Sarkozy’s declared ambition to create a unified, eco-friendly, thriving “Greater Paris” as a monument to his presidency.

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