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Overcoming hate, Brazilian heads to Trans Miss Universe
AFP, Published on 12/06/2022
» SAO GONCALO, Brazil: Looking resplendent in a bejewelled red ball gown, Brazilian beauty queen Eloa Rodrigues knows how lucky she is: in the world's deadliest country for trans people, she is daring to live out her dreams.
Julie Andrews 'gobsmacked' by Hollywood award
AFP, Published on 10/06/2022
» Nearly 60 years after preaching virtues of patience and modesty as Mary Poppins and governess Maria, Julie Andrews declared herself "gobsmacked" to have her career honoured at a glitzy Hollywood gala Thursday.
Take a chance on me: ABBA pass the torch on to avatars
AFP, Published on 25/05/2022
» STOCKHOLM: In one of the longest awaited musical reunions, Swedish pop legends ABBA return to the concert stage on Friday in London but only as avatars of their 1970 selves shimmering with shiny costumes, glitter and platform boots.
Hive mind: Tunisia beekeepers abuzz over early warning system
AFP, Published on 20/05/2022
» TESTOUR, Tunisia: Elias Chebbi inspected a beehive in a field in Tunisia, minutes after a buzz on his phone warned him of a potential problem.
Regine, disco pioneer and nightclub queen, dies at 92
AFP, Published on 02/05/2022
» PARIS: French singer and actress Regine, who laid claim to the invention of the modern discotheque and once ran a nightclub empire from Paris to Los Angeles, died on Sunday aged 92, her granddaughter told AFP.
'So much joy': Brazil holds first carnival since Covid-19
AFP, Published on 23/04/2022
» Rio de Janeiro's carnival, a glittering, sequin-studded festival of the flesh, exploded back to life Friday with the first famed samba school parades since Covid-19 started devastating Brazil.
'Woven air': Bangladesh revives elite forgotten fabric
AFP, Published on 04/03/2022
» TARABO, Bangladesh: With wooden spinning wheels and hand-drawn looms, Bangladesh is painstakingly resurrecting a fabric once worn by Marie Antoinette and Jane Austen but long thought forever lost to history.
Rod Stewart admits battery over Florida hotel fight
AFP, Published on 18/12/2021
» MIAMI: British pop star Rod Stewart and his son pleaded guilty to battery over an altercation with a Florida security guard, prosecutors said Friday, but neither face jail time or any fines.
New 'Halo' game debuts as Xbox turns 20
AFP, Published on 06/12/2021
» PARIS - Fans will this week get their hands on the latest "Halo" video game, as Microsoft marks 20 years of the franchise that turned its Xbox console into a hit.
Brazil bids shocked goodbye to country star Mendonca
AFP, Published on 07/11/2021
» GOIANIA : Thousands of people flooded the hometown of late Brazilian country music star Marilia Mendonca Saturday, paying an emotional tribute to the beloved songstress of sorrow and strong women after she was killed in a plane crash at age 26.