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Trump embraces AI deepfakes in political messaging
AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - From playing football in the Oval Office to sipping cocktails on a sun lounger in Gaza and attacking critics from a fighter jet, Donald Trump has become the first US president to deploy AI-generated imagery as a key tool of political communications.
'Musical cocoon': Polish mountain town hosts Chopin fest
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» DUSZNIKI ZDROJ — A few hundred people gather in front of a large white tent in the peaceful spa town of Duszniki-Zdroj, nestled on the Polish-Czech border.
Versailles orchestra plays New York in 'Affair of the Poisons'
AFP, Published on 23/07/2025
» NEW YORK — Acrobatics, fortune tellers, opulent gowns and palace intrigue: the New York debut of the Versailles Royal Opera Orchestra was a performance befitting the era it recalls.
'Mission: Impossible' composer Lalo Schifrin dies aged 93
AFP, Published on 27/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES - Famed composer Lalo Schifrin, who created themes for a host of hit Hollywood films and television shows -- including the instantly recognisable Mission: Impossible score -- died on Thursday aged 93, US media reported.
Trump touts control over famed arts venue
AFP, Published on 18/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - He addressed the masses, or at least the media, from the presidential opera box. He led a board meeting. He said he never really liked the smash hit musical Hamilton.
Oz, Bond and Quincy Jones: Oscars a musical ode to film icons
AFP, Published on 03/03/2025
» HOLLYWOOD (UNITED STATES) - The Oscars gala traditionally features performances of all the tracks nominated for best original song -- this year, the ceremony on Sunday bucked norms, but musical numbers still punctuated the show.
New York's Met stages Spanish opera for first time in nearly a century
AFP, Published on 16/11/2023
» NEW YORK - For the first time in nearly a century, the Metropolitan Opera in New York City will stage a performance in Spanish on Thursday, as the company works to expand its appeal to wider audiences.
Berlin music academy rocked by Mideast conflict
AFP, Published on 28/10/2023
» BERLIN - On stage, the musicians of the Barenboim-Said Akademie in Berlin still play in perfect harmony. But inside, they are reeling.
Australians fete Sydney Opera House's 50th anniversary
AFP, Published on 20/10/2023
» SYDNEY - Australians on Friday celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House, lighting up the sails of a harbourside "masterpiece" that has become an international icon.
Pope appoints 21 new cardinals
AFP, Published on 30/09/2023
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Saturday elevated 21 clergymen from distant corners of the world to the rank of cardinal, saying diversity was indipensable to the future of the Catholic Church.