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North Korea spy satellite crashes into sea
AFP, Published on 31/05/2023
» SEOUL: North Korea attempted to launch a spy satellite Wednesday but it crashed into the sea after a rocket failure, with the South Korean military retrieving part of the likely wreckage in a potential intelligence bonanza.
AI could replace 80% of jobs 'in next few years': expert
AFP, Published on 09/05/2023
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Artificial intelligence could replace 80 percent of human jobs in the coming years -- but that's a good thing, says US-Brazilian researcher Ben Goertzel, a leading AI guru.
Amazon to unveil its $1bn bet with 'Lord of the Rings' prequel launch
AFP, Published on 01/09/2022
» LOS ANGELES - Stanley Kubrick once famously said that J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy of novels was unfilmable.
Orc-ward! Amazon ends New Zealand's role as Middle Earth
AFP, Published on 13/08/2021
» WELLINGTON - Amazon on Friday dumped New Zealand as the location of its big-budget "The Lord of The Rings" series after just one season, in a major blow to the South Pacific's self-styled Middle Earth.
Crunch time: Indian snack spins feminist success story
AFP, Published on 15/04/2021
» MUMBAI - The fairytale success of Lijjat Papad -- a multi-million-dollar venture founded by seven women in a crowded Mumbai tenement in 1959 with seed capital of 80 rupees ($1.10) -- belies its revolutionary feminist aspirations.
UK film industry in rude health despite virus horror
AFP, Published on 14/11/2020
» LONDON - Far from being wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic, Britain's film and television industry is enjoying a blockbuster run thanks in large part to a surge in online streaming.
Quibi streaming service to shut down
AFP, Published on 22/10/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - Short-form streaming service Quibi announced Wednesday it is pulling the plug on the platform aimed at smartphone users hungry for entertainment on the go.
Australia tells virus-stricken cruise ships to go home
AFP, Published on 03/04/2020
» SYDNEY: Australia insisted Friday it would not let the crew of multiple virus-stricken cruise ships into the country, slapping aside suggestions it was falling short on legal and moral obligations.
As the going gets tough, Indians get going ... to the movies
AFP, Published on 18/12/2019
» MUMBAI: As a prolonged economic slowdown forces Indians to curb spending on everything from underwear to automobiles, business in Bollywood has never been better -- offering audiences an escape from the increasingly grim daily grind.
The 2010s in entertainment: binge TV, Disney and music moguls
AFP, Published on 17/12/2019
» NEW YORK: Every year brings an avalanche of lists about pop culture -- best films, best books, best albums. Attempting to define a decade in the world of entertainment is, at best, daunting.