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Nepali TikTok influencers reel after sudden ban
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» KATHMANDU - Nepali influencer Anjana Aryal went from homemaker to entrepreneur by sharing recipes on TikTok, but her lucrative business collapsed last month when the Himalayan republic banned the Chinese-owned short video app.
School's out forever in ageing Japan
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» NAMEGATA (JAPAN) - Fading photos of smiling children still adorn the staircase walls at the Ashigakubo primary school, one of thousands that have shut in ageing Japan over the past 20 years.
Fighting flares in DR Congo forcing 50,000 to flee
AFP, Published on 08/10/2023
» GOMA (DR CONGO) - Rival armed groups have clashed in DR Congo's east killing five civilians and forcing more than 50,000 to flee, the United Nations said Saturday, after a six-month lull in fighting.
Iranian TV channel halts London broadcasts after threats
AFP, Published on 18/02/2023
» LONDON - The private network Iran International TV said Saturday that it had been forced on UK police advice to shut down its London studios, blaming a surge in threats from the protest-hit regime in Iran.
Amazon tribe go behind the camera in Nat Geo film 'The Territory'
AFP, Published on 17/08/2022
» LOS ANGELES - When Covid-19 reached Brazil's Amazon, and an indigenous tribe sealed off its borders, director Alex Pritz found an innovative way to finish his documentary -- he handed the cameras over to the Uru-eu-wau-wau themselves.
Mali accuses France of spying after video of mass grave
AFP, Published on 27/04/2022
» BAMAKO - Mali on Tuesday accused the French army of "spying" and "subversion" when it used a drone to film what France alleged was mercenaries burying bodies near a military base.
Syrian war drama makes TV breakthrough on Saudi-owned channel
AFP, Published on 18/04/2022
» DAMASCUS - Breaking a decade-old boycott by Gulf broadcasters over a diplomatic standoff with the Damascus government, a Syrian war drama figures this month on the Ramadan menu of a Saudi-owned television channel.
Ita O'Brien: in-demand on-screen intimacy coordinator
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» LONDON: Britain's Ita O'Brien is one of cinema's unsung stars, ensuring actors are comfortable filming their most sensitive scenes in a job she has made her own.
Ledecky, Dressel add star power as swimming takes centre stage at Olympics
AFP, Published on 26/07/2021
» TOKYO: US stars Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel are in action on Monday as swimming takes centre stage at the Tokyo Olympics while judo's Shohei Ono aims to keep the golds rolling in for Japan.
Horse-whisperer hopes Morocco films return at full gallop
AFP, Published on 26/05/2021
» MARRAKESH (MOROCCO) - Horse master Joel Proust hopes his stallions will soon return to the movie sets in Morocco that made his name, ranging from Hollywood epics to "Game of Thrones".