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Australian PM calls general election for May 3
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» CANBERRA - Australia will hold a general election on May 3, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday, locking in a showdown over climate action, nuclear power and a runaway housing market.
'Mulholland Drive' and 'Twin Peaks' director David Lynch dies at 78
AFP, Published on 17/01/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - David Lynch -- the groundbreaking director behind "Mulholland Drive" and television's "Twin Peaks," who gained a cult following for his unsettling portraits of American life -- has died. He was 78 years old.
Little change a year after Seoul tragedy
Published on 21/10/2023
» SEOUL - From the beginning, with the grief still raw and anguished questions unanswered, the South Korean government distanced itself from the disaster that unfolded last year on a Halloween weekend in Seoul.
Emma Stone stars in sex-mad Frankenstein-like tale at Venice
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» VENICE - With Emma Stone as a sex-mad reanimated corpse in "Poor Things" and Wes Anderson presenting his take on Roald Dahl, the Venice Film Festival was taken on some wild rides on Friday.
Plus-size movement reshapes fashion in Brazil
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» SAO PAULO - Defying the fashion world's narrow stereotype of beauty, Brazilian plus-size designer Amanda Momente poses confidently for the camera, wearing the clothing label she founded after failing to find other options that fit.
UK band The 1975 nix Indonesia gig after Malaysia LGBTQ uproar
Published on 23/07/2023
» British indie-rock band The 1975 cancelled a concert in Indonesia Sunday, after Malaysia axed a festival over a same-sex kiss and tirade against the country's anti-LGBTQ laws by their frontman.
Hot Tour Summer sees Taylor, Beyonce eye $1 bn mark
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» NEW YORK - It's a pop queen's world and we're just living in it: Industry watchers are speculating over whether Tay or Bey could post the first billion-dollar tour, as 2023 witnesses an explosion of shows.
Liverpool gets by with a little help from The Beatles
AFP, Published on 22/06/2023
» LIVERPOOL - It was once a thriving maritime hub, including for the transatlantic slave trade, but after years of industrial decline, Liverpool's economy is getting a boost from its most famous sons.
Last days for smoky New York City literary salon
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 30/04/2023
» About a year ago, a literary salon sprang to life in a run-down town house in the West Village. Dozens of young writers, critics, artists, theatre actors and filmmakers started going there almost nightly to drink, smoke, talk, dance and argue, much like their bohemian predecessors in the days before sky-high rents priced poets out of the neighbourhood.
Ali Sethi's infectious hit 'Pasoori' reverberates from Pakistan to Coachella
AFP, Published on 18/04/2023
» INDIO (UNITED STATES) - A tale of forbidden love with an infectious hook, Ali Sethi's song "Pasoori" has become an international phenomenon, fusing poetic tradition with global beats to fuel the rise of the Pakistani singer's star.