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Hitmaker Max Martin back with Taylor Swift for 'Showgirl'
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» NEW YORK — For her much-awaited new album "The Life of a Showgirl," Taylor Swift reunited with Swedish producer Max Martin, who revolutionized modern pop with a formula that blends technology, simplicity -- and a feel for the perfect hook.
Cook Islands wages war on 'plague' of hungry starfish
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» RAROTONGA (COOK ISLANDS) — Divers clutch wooden spears as they plunge beneath the waves, hunting hordes of hungry starfish destroying the coral reefs around the Cook Islands.
Birkenstock sandals are not art, German court rules
Life, AFP, Published on 24/02/2025
» They may be the trendy footwear of choice for Hollywood A-listers and pop stars, but Birkenstock sandals are not works of art, Germany's top court ruled last week.
China's viral wild boar hunters attract fame and concern
AFP, Published on 08/01/2025
» WEINAN (CHINA) - In the frigid night of China's Qinling mountains, hunters with huge social media followings scour the landscape in pursuit of wild boars menacing local farmers' livelihoods.
Biden turns 81 as voters show concern about age
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - Joe Biden joked about his age as he celebrated his 81st birthday on Monday, but the issue is no laughing matter for many voters as he seeks reelection next year.
Toxic? Britney tells of troubles in new memoir
AFP, Published on 24/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears, the dewy-eyed child star who became a global pop phenomenon and then melted down in full view of the world, tells her story Tuesday with the release of her already bestselling memoir.
S.Africa holds state funeral for divisive Zulu leader Buthelezi
AFP, Published on 17/09/2023
» ULUNDI (SOUTH AFRICA) - Thousands of people, some dressed in traditional warrior clothes, on Saturday attended the funeral of South Africa's divisive Zulu leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi, who was implicated in a wave of deadly violence that marked the country's emergence from apartheid.
Britney Spears and husband head for divorce
AFP, Published on 17/08/2023
» LOS ANGELES: Britney Spears and her model husband Sam Asghari are heading for a divorce after 14 months of marriage, US media reported — the latest personal crisis for the troubled pop star.
India's headhunter warriors sever past, fret over future
AFP, Published on 05/07/2023
» MON (INDIA) - Once, the way to get ahead among India's Konyak warriors was by chopping off an enemy's skull. Today, the last survivors of a past age mourn the changing times -- and a new generation they see as soft.
Madonna hospitalized for several days, tour postponed
AFP, Published on 29/06/2023
» NEW YORK - Madonna is recovering after falling ill with a "serious bacterial infection" that landed her in an intensive care unit for several days, her manager Guy Oseary said in a statement Wednesday.