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Iron curtain falls on Hong Kong cinema as censors demand cuts
AFP, Published on 21/09/2021
» HONG KONG: Once renowned for world-class cinema, Hong Kong's film industry was already struggling before the latest hurdle -- Chinese mainland-style censorship as authorities take their purge of dissent into the cultural sphere.
Slumdog Millionaire actor Irrfan Khan dies at 53
AFP, Published on 29/04/2020
» MUMBAI - Acclaimed Indian actor Irrfan Khan, whose international movie career included hits such as <i>Slumdog Millionaire</i>, <i>Life of Pi</i> and <i>The Amazing Spider-Man</i>, has died aged 53, his publicist said Wednesday.
Brazil freezes Rio's accounts over unpaid debt
AFP, Published on 08/11/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The Brazilian government froze Rio de Janeiro state's bank accounts Monday, ordering the struggling state to pay up on $53 million in overdue debt.
Kill the criminals! Duterte's vote-winning law and order vow
News, AFP, Published on 17/03/2016
» Rodrigo Duterte curses the pope's mother and jokes about his own infidelities, but many voters in the Philippines want to elect him president so he can honour a campaign pledge to kill thousands of criminals.
Kill the criminals! Duterte's vote-winning vow in Philippines
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» LINGAYEN, PHILIPPINES - Rodrigo Duterte curses the pope's mother and jokes about his own infidelities, but many voters in the Philippines want to elect him president so he can honour a campaign pledge to kill thousands of criminals.
Climate: No 'Plan B' for oceans, says study
AFP, Published on 04/08/2015
» PARIS - Technology to drain heat-trapping CO2 from the atmosphere may slow global warming, but will not reverse climate damage to the ocean on any meaningful timescale, according to research published Monday.
Johnson leads, Spieth ready to pounce at British Open golf
AFP, Published on 17/07/2015
» ST ANDREWS (UNITED KINGDOM) - Leader Dustin Johnson, history-maker Jordan Spieth and a desperate Tiger Woods will all be looking up at the skies when the second round of the British Open gets underway at St Andrews on Friday.
Mullins, McCoy have Cheltenham bookmakers running scared
AFP, Published on 09/03/2015
» CHELTENHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - The Costwold town of Cheltenham this week hosts jump racing's annual Olympics, the pound sterling4 million National Hunt Festival with two Irishman in particular dominating the meeting's build-up.
Toyota racing to record profit, but Asia flashing red signal
AFP, Published on 05/11/2014
» Toyota on Wednesday said it was on track for record US$17.5 billion full-year net profit, as Japan's major automakers wrapped up a bumper earnings season, but a slowdown in Asia, including China, could slam the brakes on growth.
Breaking bad: Vietnam's female rap stars
AFP, Published on 24/03/2014
» In a land of simpering karaoke stars, Vietnam's first female rappers are foul-mouthed queens of the lyrical underground -- battling government censorship and rampant piracy to spit flow and make dough.