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'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.
ABBA returns with new album after 40-year hiatus
AFP, Published on 05/11/2021
» STOCKHOLM: Swedish pop sensation ABBA is making a comeback on Friday with their new album "Voyage", nearly 40 years after they split up, with a digital avatar concert eventually planned in London.
'Art transcends race': Paris Opera Ballet's first Asian etoile ballerina
AFP, Published on 15/10/2021
» SEOUL: When Sae Eun Park auditioned for the world's oldest ballet institution, her Paris hotel room was so small she could not fully stretch her legs.
'We've been expecting you, Mr Bond...': 007 back after virus delay
AFP, Published on 24/09/2021
» LONDON: The latest James Bond movie gets its world premiere next week, nearly six years after the last film in the storied franchise and an 18-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
In-person Emmys open with musical number
AFP, Published on 20/09/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Comedian Cedric the Entertainer opened the 73rd Emmy Awards, the small-screen equivalent of the Oscars, in Los Angeles on Sunday with a group musical number.
In-person Emmys return as Netflix eyes TV's top prize with 'The Crown'
AFP, Published on 19/09/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Television's top stars will gather in person for the first time in two years at Sunday's Emmys, where Netflix is tipped to finally win the small screen's biggest prize for "The Crown."
Netflix finally eyes TV's top prize with 'The Crown' at in-person Emmys
AFP, Published on 17/09/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Netflix is tipped to finally win television's biggest prize Sunday as its critically adored British royals drama "The Crown" battles "Star Wars" series "The Mandalorian" at an Emmys ceremony held in front of a scaled-back live audience.