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GAZA, Aug 16 (Reuters) - With car tyres, rocks and mounds of sand as seats, Palestinians of all ages have been enjoying a rare trip to the movies at a big-screen event on the Gaza beachfront. Hosted by "The Sea is Ours" cafe, the screenings were designed to promote issues of culture and history approved by the conservative Islamist Hamas government. "We can get movies on mobile phones, but this is something new and is nice," said 15-year-old Hadeel Hejji. Ali Mhana, 35, the cafe owner and local playwright, said he had never been to a regular cinema. People are here all the time, including children, who get attracted by the sound and image and come to watch the movies," Mhana said.

Persons: Ferdinand, Mohammad Zidan, lolled, Hejji, Ali Mhana, Mhana, Nidal Almughrabi, Alison Williams Organizations: Thomson Locations: GAZA, Gaza

☆ Is Choupette, Karl Lagerfeld’s Cat, Going to the Met Gala?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Callie Holtermann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Had Choupette deigned to attend the Met Gala, she would have joined many other immaculately groomed guests with elite pedigrees. Choupette, the Birman cat once owned by Karl Lagerfeld, led a life of decadence by the designer’s side. In Vogue’s recent tribute to Mr. Lagerfeld, she lolled over the arm of a windswept Naomi Campbell. She received an invitation to the Met Gala celebrating her onetime owner, according to her agent, Lucas Bérullier. (Like anyone who’s anyone in fashion, Choupette has an entourage.)

☆ Dollar near eight-month low ahead of c.bank meetings
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Rae Wee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SINGAPORE, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The dollar lolled near an eight-month low against its peers on Thursday, as a gloomy U.S. corporate earnings season stoked recession fears and as traders stayed on guard ahead of a slew of central bank meetings next week. The U.S. dollar index , which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, last stood at 101.53, languishing near last week's eight-month trough of 101.51. "There are now signs the U.S. economy may be slowing in a more meaningful manner," said economists at Wells Fargo. "With the Fed no longer leading the charge on interest rate hikes and U.S. economic trends set to worsen, we now believe the U.S. dollar has entered a period of cyclical depreciation against most foreign currencies." Markets expect policymakers at the Bank of England and European Central Bank (ECB), who will also meet next week, to deliver 50 bp rate hikes.

☆ Dollar near eight-month low ahead of central bank meetings
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The dollar kept trade-sensitive currencies pinned near multi-year lows on Monday and the euro was under pressure as investors sought safety due to worries about slowing global growth. The dollar lolled near an eight-month low against its peers on Thursday, as a gloomy U.S. corporate earnings season stoked recession fears and as traders stayed on guard ahead of a slew of central bank meetings next week. The U.S. dollar index , which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, last stood at 101.53, languishing near last week's eight-month trough of 101.51. Markets expect policymakers at the Bank of England and European Central Bank (ECB), who will also meet next week, to deliver 50-bp rate hikes. Elsewhere, the Canadian dollar last traded at 1.3393 per dollar, after the Bank of Canada on Wednesday raised its key interest rate to 4.5% but became the first major central bank fighting global inflation to say it would likely hold off on further increases for now.

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