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Legal battles loom as first Mickey Mouse copyright ends
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Almost a century after his big-screen debut, Mickey Mouse enters the public domain on Monday, opening the floodgates to potential remakes, spin-offs, adaptations and legal battles with Disney.
The Dude abides: 'Big Lebowski' swag under the hammer
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» GARDENA, California - If sipping White Russians while you go bowling with your odd-ball friends is your thing, you might like to bid on the bathrobe Jeff Bridges wore in "The Big Lebowski". But you know, that's just, like, my opinion, man.
The birds are back with 'Chicken Run 2'
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» PARIS - A sequel to the hit animated film "Chicken Run" was inevitable, its makers told AFP, for the simple reason that chickens are just too funny.
Israel expands Gaza operation amid hostage deal talks
AFP, Published on 20/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Gaza braced for a further expansion of Israeli military operations on Monday even as cautious hopes built for a deal to release hostages in exchange for a pause in fighting.
Israel expands Gaza operation as mediator says hostage deal 'close'
AFP, Published on 20/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Teritories - Israeli troops were "expanding" their operation in the Gaza Strip Monday, as Qatari mediators said they were inching closer to a deal to free some of the 240 hostages held by Hamas militants.
'I want my legs back': Gaza's child amputees
AFP, Published on 04/11/2023
» KHAN YUNIS, Palestinian Territories - Layan al-Baz cries in agony when the effect fades of the painkillers she receives after her legs were amputated -- the result of a strike on Gaza as Israel fights Hamas.
Funny old world: The week's offbeat news
AFP, Published on 22/09/2023
» PARIS - From the Lazy Olympics to the toilet that knows all about you... Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.
Daniel Lee making new rules at Burberry's London show
AFP, Published on 19/09/2023
» LONDON - British designer Daniel Lee presented his second collection for Burberry at a star-studded show in London on Monday, unveiling summer versions of the famous trench coat and a range of new accessories.
Inside El Salvador's mega-prison holding 12,000 alleged gangsters
AFP, Published on 23/08/2023
» TECOLUCA (EL SALVADOR) - Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's relentless war on gangs is steadily filling the cellblocks of a massive prison that may be Latin America's largest.
Women wrestlers battle for equality with Swiss 'schwinger kings'
AFP, Published on 09/08/2023
» ROMANEL-SUR-LAUSANNE (SWITZERLAND) - Traditional Swiss wrestling, known as "schwingen" in German, has been a male preserve for centuries -- the ultimate test of manhood for Alpine alpha males.