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'Super-happy' Sabalenka shines as Alcaraz gets set at Australian Open
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» MELBOURNE — A "super-happy" Aryna Sabalenka surged past China's Bai Zhuoxuan into the Australian Open third round on Wednesday ahead of fellow world number one Carlos Alcaraz resuming his quest for tennis history.
Impoverished Filipinos forge a life among the dead
AFP, Published on 30/10/2025
» MANILA - In teeming Manila, where poverty runs deep and millions lack adequate shelter, some of the living have found refuge among the dead.
Tech billionaires take center stage at Trump inauguration
AFP, Published on 21/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - US tech multibillionaires -- including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos -- were given prime positions at Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, in an unprecedented demonstration of their power and influence in the White House.
'The Marvels' has a far from marvelous N.America opening
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» LOS ANGELES - New superhero film "The Marvels" is making history, and not in a good way: its estimated $47 million North American take over the weekend marks the lowest debut ever for a movie from Disney's normally money-cranking Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Chastain backs strikes as she closes Venice fest
AFP, Published on 08/09/2023
» VENICE - Oscar-winner Jessica Chastain arrived at the Venice Film Festival Friday with a provocative new film, "Memory", and an impassioned message in support of the Hollywood strikes by actors and writers.
Priscilla Presley: biopic 'amazing but difficult to watch'
AFP, Published on 04/09/2023
» VENICE - Priscilla Presley, whose romance with Elvis began when she was 14, said Monday it was "difficult to watch" the new movie about their marriage.
Woody Allen and Elvis's wife come to Venice
AFP, Published on 04/09/2023
» VENICE - After a critical mauling for Roman Polanski, another blacklisted director, Woody Allen, arrived at the Venice Film Festival on Monday with his 50th film.
Emma Stone stars in sex-mad Frankenstein-like tale at Venice
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» VENICE - With Emma Stone as a sex-mad reanimated corpse in "Poor Things" and Wes Anderson presenting his take on Roald Dahl, the Venice Film Festival was taken on some wild rides on Friday.
Strike-hit Venice fest says Hollywood must prize 'art over content'
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» VENICE - Hollywood strikes robbed the Venice Film Festival of some of its usual glitz as it launched its 80th edition on Wednesday, but jury president Damien Chazelle said it was a warning that the industry must prize "art over content".
Fewer stars, more scandal at 80th Venice Film Festival
AFP, Published on 28/08/2023
» PARIS - The Venice Film Festival celebrates its 80th edition next week, but a Hollywood strike means many stars may be missing, leaving the spotlight to controversial directors like Roman Polanski and Woody Allen.