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Like "Birdman" but for real! Like "Russian Ark" but fast! Like the 6-minute unbroken raid sequence in "True Detective" only 23.3 times as long! You may have already heard about the "gimmick" of inevitable Berlinale Cinematography award-winner "Victoria," which traces in real time and without a single edit or any CG or camera trickery, a couple of action-packed, indelibly dramatic hours in the life of its unassuming, elfin, eponymous heroine. A little like the old adage that points out that while never as well-paid or as respected... Читать дальше...

The victim said she felt something warm on her back.

Finance minister in housing outcry seeks greater transparency

A spot where Zurich’s business crowd have mingled for centuries

A reexamination of museum mastodon specimens provides evidence that that last ones were gone from what's called the Beringia region well before any humans showed up. Emily Schwing reports

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas, and James Franco all walk the red carpet at the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Celebration held at Rockefeller Plaza on Sunday (February 15) in New York City. Also in attendance at the star-studded event were Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson, Sean Hayes, Glenn Close with a skull, Sarah [...]

Our last story today is all about an ABC competition called Heywire. It's open to kids from regional areas. And the winners are flown to Canberra to meet some of the most powerful people in the country and to work on ideas that could help make life better for other kids. Justice was one of this year's winners. Here's her report.

Learning cursive handwriting in primary school is a big task. But one European country has decided it's a waste of time. Finland is soon going to ditch all cursive lessons and replace them with typing lessons instead. So could Australia follow one day? Here's Tash.

South Australia has announced that it's thinking of changing its time zone to help businesses there deal with people interstate or overseas. In case you didn't know, South Australia is half an hour behind the east and 2 and a half hours ahead of Western Australia. But how can a state just change time zone? Well after this story, you'll realise just how easy it is to mess with something as important as the time. Here's Carl.

February the 19th is Chinese New Year, which is a big deal to the hundreds of thousands of Chinese Australians that call this country home. So to mark the occasion, we thought we'd take a look at the history of Chinese migration. Many started coming here right back in the 1850s for the gold rush, including the great, great, great grandfather of our Rookie Reporter this week, Anna. Here's their story.

But first, nuclear power. In Australia, it's always been a bit like Voldemort, you don't ever mention its name. Both sides of federal politics have said they're against it and have been for ages. But one Australian state has now decided it wants to investigate the idea. Here's Carl to explain how it works.

The bespoke suit was once reserved for only wealthy connoisseurs, but more people are going to great lengths for custom suits.

Amy Dawson was left fearing for her life after the attack

'What is it that makes this guy think it is okay to do this?'

An inspiration to animals facing adversity everywhere

Gold enjoyed its third straight session of gains on Monday with industry experts predicting a little more shine for the precious metal.

So-called "boyfriend" jeans are the bestselling style of denim in the U.S., according to a new report.

High levels of volatility help big operators enjoy the most favourable conditions since 2008

Framework for European private placement aims to provide companies with wider access to markets

Eden xo is dropping her brand new single “The Weekend” and it is this week’s pick for the JustJared.com and KIIS-FM 102.7‘s JJ Music Monday! The 25-year-old singer gave us the exclusive premiere of her brand new song and you can listen to it in full below. Eden is best known for her song “Too [...]

This latest execution video shows the victims kneeling down on a beach in orange overalls with their executors standing behind.

Clue: it's a bit less than you might expect

Bentley the Shih Tzu now looks the picture of doggy health