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Hollywood on edge for latest actor strike deadline
AFP, Published on 12/07/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Hollywood actors on Wednesday anxiously awaited their union's decision on whether to strike, right at the peak of the film industry's key summer blockbuster season.
Streaming giants battle for anime supremacy
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» TOKYO - From R-rated sci-fi to teen biker gang adventures, streaming platforms are locked in an intensifying battle for dominance in one of the entertainment sector's hottest and most lucrative mediums: anime.
Beijing, Tianjin race to contain Omicron spread ahead of Lunar New Year and Winter Olympics
Published on 16/01/2022
» HONG KONG: The northern city of Tianjin and Chinese capital Beijing are battling to contain the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and bring it under control ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday and start of the Winter Olympics.
Online Afghan humour: Laughter as resistance against Taliban
AFP, Published on 07/11/2021
» PARIS: When a Taliban militant meets Afghan pop star Ayrana Sayeed, he tries to charm her.
Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai signs Apple TV deal
AFP, Published on 09/03/2021
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who won the Nobel Peace Prize as a teenager after surviving a Taliban assassination attempt, has signed a deal with Apple TV+ that will see her produce dramas and documentaries that focus on women and children.
Sony to buy US anime giant Crunchyroll for $1.17 bn
AFP, Published on 10/12/2020
» TOKYO - Japan's Sony said Thursday it has agreed to buy US anime streaming giant Crunchyroll, which has more than three million paying subscribers, in a deal worth $1.17 billion.
A hole new world: Japanese city lights up sewer covers
AFP, Published on 21/08/2020
» TOKOROZAWA, Japan: The humble manhole cover might not seem like much of a blank canvas, but one Japanese city is re-imagining the possibilities with illuminated versions featuring anime characters.
Man arrested over deadly arson at Japanese animation studio: media
AFP, Published on 27/05/2020
» TOKYO - Japanese police on Wednesday formally arrested a man on suspicion of an arson attack on an animation studio in the city of Kyoto last year that killed 36 people, local media reported.
Coronavirus interrupts world's longest-running cartoon
AFP, Published on 11/05/2020
» TOKYO: Production of the world's longest-running cartoon and a mainstay of the Japanese weekend has been interrupted by the coronavirus, forcing the broadcast of re-runs for the first time in decades.
Hollywood artist tutors Arabic-speaking kids during pandemic
AFP, Published on 03/05/2020
» LOS ANGELES - It was during a phone conversation with her sister back in Qatar that the idea clicked for Hollywood animation artist Reem Ali Adeeb.