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Resistance: 1942 review Jason Patric smuggles quality into worthy war tale

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MoviesReviewA group of dissident French fugitives dodge goose-stepping Gestapo officers in a drama that loses its battle with cliches There is the kernel of a good idea in this second world war drama: a Gestapo officer (Sebastian Roché) in occupied France is invited to a dinner at a Côte d’Azur villa where the serving staff are, unbeknown to him, the rebel radio broadcaster (Cary Elwes), dissidents and Jewish fugitives he has been hunting all along. Read More...

The long, dark shadow of Bhopal: still waiting for justice, four decades on | Global development

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Demonstrators take to the streets of Bhopal every year on the anniversary of the Union Carbide gas disaster. This image is from 2018. Photograph: Judah PassowThe cloud of poisonous gas that leaked from a rusting chemical plant in 1984 still blights the lives of tens of thousands of people in the Indian city, including many not born then. But Union Carbide never answered for the devastating contamination. Photographer Judah Passow spent a year recording the lives of some victims of the disaster Read More...

Which sportswear logo was designed in 1971 for $35? The Weekend quiz | Life and style

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The quizLife and styleWhich sportswear logo was designed in 1971 for $35? The Weekend quizFrom Arafura to Timor, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz The questions 1 In 1981, who was declared to have been 70% right, 30% wrong? 2 What degree is a DD? 3 Which countries share the Caribbean island of Saint Martin? 4 A government bounty was introduced in 1953 on what animals? 5 Whose HQ is the J Edgar Hoover Building? Read More...