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Last update: 10 hours agoCannes Palme d’Or Race: With Hollywood largely absent, the 79th Cannes Film Festival heads into Saturday’s Palme d’Or decision with an unusually open field—Russia’s “Minotaur” and Japan’s “All of a Sudden” among the top contenders, judged by Park Chan-wook. North-South Sports Moment: In Suwon, North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s FC won the AFC Women’s Champions League 1-0 over Japan’s Tokyo Verdy Beleza, a rare overseas triumph after a rare North-South semifinal. Tech & Culture: Netflix added more English-dub cast for “Akane-banashi,” while a Cannes press-conference spat over how a Korean cast was addressed sparked fresh backlash. Travel Disruption: An EasyJet flight to London was forced to emergency-land in Rome after a passenger’s powerbank in luggage created a fire hazard. Politics at Home: Starbucks’ “Tank Day” marketing backlash is spilling into Korea’s June 3 local elections, with prosecutors and lawmakers drawn in.
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