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In Cairo, a little indie cinema offers unique opportunity
AFP, Published on 03/06/2025
» CAIRO - In the heart of Cairo, a small cinema has for over a decade offered a unique space for independent film in a country whose industry is largely dominated by commercial considerations.
Hey chatbot, is this true? AI 'factchecks' sow misinformation
AFP, Published on 02/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - As misinformation exploded during India's four-day conflict with Pakistan, social media users turned to an AI chatbot for verification -- only to encounter more falsehoods, underscoring its unreliability as a fact-checking tool.
China censors data on US-born athletes’ training budgets
AFP, Published on 26/02/2025
» BEIJING - Chinese authorities appear to have censored a document showing plans to spend $6.6 million this year on training for two American-born winter sports athletes, including double-Olympic gold medallist Eileen Gu.
DeepSeek puts ‘red scare’ into Silicon Valley
AFP, Published on 30/01/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO - The emergence of the DeepSeek chatbot has sent Silicon Valley into a frenzy, with calls to go faster on advancing artificial intelligence and beat communist-led China before it is too late.
China censors top financial pundit over economy comments
AFP, Published on 27/06/2023
» BEIJING: A prominent Chinese financial journalist who has compared the country's economic problems to the Great Depression has been banned from social media.
Veteran Spanish director Saura dies at 91
AFP, Published on 10/02/2023
» PARIS - Acclaimed Spanish director Carlos Saura, who died on Friday, hit the global spotlight in the 1960s with critiques of Franco's dictatorship, later focusing on films about music and dance, notably flamenco.
Marvel superheroes return to Chinese cinemas
AFP, Published on 07/02/2023
» SHANGHAI: Marvel's superheroes began their return to China's massive movie market after an apparent ban of nearly four years on Tuesday, with fans streaming into cinemas to watch "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever".
Marvel movies return to China after 4-year break
AFP, Published on 18/01/2023
» BEIJING: Chinese film fans on Wednesday celebrated the return of Marvel movies to the country’s cinemas after an absence of nearly four years.
Xi urges steps to 'protect' lives as China battles Covid wave
AFP, Published on 26/12/2022
» BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping urged officials on Monday to take steps to protect lives in his first public remarks on Covid-19 since Beijing dramatically loosened hardline containment measures this month.
China's propaganda machine sputters in zero-Covid reversal
AFP, Published on 24/12/2022
» BEIJING: China's state media is struggling and censors are working overtime as Beijing gropes for a coherent narrative in the wake of the sudden reversal of its hallmark zero-Covid policy.