French filmmaker Laurent Cantet, who won the Palme d'Or in Cannes in 2008 for his school-set film "The Class", died on Thursday aged 63, his agent said on Thursday."He died this morning in Paris of an illness," his agent Isabelle de la Patelliere told AFP. The filmmaker had been working on a film called "L'apprenti" ("The Apprentice") which had been set for release next year.
Thibau Nys grabbed the overall lead in the Tour de Romandie on Thursday when he had enough energy left to outsprint the remnants of a day-long breakaway.But Nys sprinted past for his first World Tour victory.
London's stock market bucked the trend in reaching another record high on Thursday but Wall Street and eurozone equities tumbled as tech shares sank after Meta signalled an AI spending spree and data showed slower US economic growth.- London bucks trend - London's FTSE 100 index bucked the trend as it struck 8,102.14 points to briefly reach an all-time high for a third session running, ending in positive territory despite the declines elsewhere.