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'Aussiewood' courts Hollywood as Trump film tariffs loom
AFP, Published on 06/05/2025
» SYDNEY — Australia still wants to make "great films" with the United States, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Tuesday, as new tariffs threaten the home of Hollywood hits like The Matrix, Elvis and Crocodile Dundee.
'Angry gamblers' behind half of abusive tennis social media posts - report
AFP, Published on 20/12/2024
» PARIS - Tennis chiefs revealed Thursday that "angry gamblers" accounted for almost half of abusive social media posts targeting top tennis stars.
'Floating toilets' help Cambodia's lake-dwelling poor
AFP, Published on 20/03/2023
» SIEM REAP (CAMBODIA) - Pointing to the murky waters of the Tonle Sap, Si Vorn fights back tears as she recalls her four-year-old daughter dying from diarrhoea after playing in the polluted lake.
Influencer Andrew Tate says Romania case against him empty
AFP, Published on 26/01/2023
» BUCHAREST - Romanian prosecutors on Wednesday further questioned divisive influencer Andrew Tate over alleged human trafficking and rape, with the British-American national denouncing the case brought against him as void.
Grammys night: Tributes, digs and a Ukraine moment, but no slaps
AFP, Published on 04/04/2022
» LAS VEGAS: Las Vegas hosting the Grammys for the first time ever might have been an opportunity to the music world to scintillate -- but the 64th edition of the industry's most prestigious awards stayed relatively zipped up.
'Scream' reigns supreme, ousting 'Spider-Man' in N.America
AFP, Published on 17/01/2022
» LOS ANGELES: New Paramount release "Scream" leapt to the top of the North American box office this weekend, showing the continuing lure of horror films while finally toppling "Spider-Man," industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.
'Spider-Man' surpasses $1 bn globally, holds N.America box office top spot
AFP, Published on 27/12/2021
» LOS ANGELES - The hit new "Spider-Man" became the first billion-dollar-grossing film of the pandemic era over the Christmas weekend, reaching the milestone while holding firmly to the North American box office top spot, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.
New class of drug reverses paralysis in mice
AFP, Published on 12/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - US scientists have developed a new form of drug that promotes the regeneration of cells and reversed paralysis in mice with spinal injuries, allowing them to walk again within four weeks of treatment.
New Bond, Matrix footage thrills CinemaCon as theaters eye recovery
AFP, Published on 25/08/2021
» LAS VEGAS - New footage from upcoming James Bond, Matrix and Batman sequels took center stage at the movie theater industry's CinemaCon summit in Las Vegas Tuesday, as Hollywood executives struck a defiant tone about the future of the big screen.
'Wonder Woman 1984': moment of truth for pandemic-torn Hollywood
AFP, Published on 24/12/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Each time she wields her lasso, the stakes are high. But with the release of "Wonder Woman 1984" on Christmas Day, the world's biggest female superhero could alter the future of blockbuster movies.