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AI reshaping the battle over the narrative of Maduro's US capture
AFP, Published on 20/01/2026
» CARACAS - Since the United States captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in early January, pictures and videos chronicling the events have been crowded out by those generated with artificial intelligence (AI), blurring the lines between fiction and reality.
The Dude abides: 'Big Lebowski' swag under the hammer
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» GARDENA, California - If sipping White Russians while you go bowling with your odd-ball friends is your thing, you might like to bid on the bathrobe Jeff Bridges wore in "The Big Lebowski". But you know, that's just, like, my opinion, man.
Death of 'Friends' actor Matthew Perry causes shock
AFP, Published on 29/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Shock over the sudden death of Matthew Perry, troubled star of the beloved "Friends" sitcom, rippled from Hollywood to his boyhood home in Canada, where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the world would remember his "joy."
'Barbie' trounces 'Oppenheimer' at N.American box offices in 'historic' weekend
AFP, Published on 24/07/2023
» LOS ANGELES - With legions of pink-clad moviegoers swarming theaters, Warner Bros.' "Barbie" conquered North American box offices in its debut weekend, raking in $155 million, Sunday estimates showed -- nearly double the cash of its second-place competitor.
James Caan, star of 'The Godfather' and 'Misery,' dies at 82
AFP, Published on 08/07/2022
» LOS ANGELES - James Caan, the tough-guy US actor best known for playing tragic and hot-tempered gangster heir Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather," has died aged 82, his manager said Thursday.
'Ghostbusters' director Ivan Reitman dies aged 75
AFP, Published on 14/02/2022
» LOS ANGELES - Ivan Reitman, the acclaimed producer and director of comedies such as "Ghostbusters" and "Animal House" which influenced a generation of movie-goers, has died aged 75, with Sony Pictures paying tribute Monday to "a great talent and even finer man."
Betty White, doyenne of US television, dead at 99
AFP, Published on 01/01/2022
» LOS ANGELES - Actress Betty White, who made US television audiences laugh for more than seven decades, starring on popular sitcoms "The Golden Girls" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," has died, US media reported Friday. She was 99.
Pop star Ariana Grande gets married
AFP, Published on 18/05/2021
» LOS ANGELES - American pop star Ariana Grande married her luxury real estate agent fiance Dalton Gomez at her home in Los Angeles on Sunday, US media reported Monday.
'Very Nice!': Kazakhstan jumps on Borat slogan
AFP, Published on 27/10/2020
» ALMATY (KAZAKHSTAN) - Kazakhstan banned British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's first "Borat" mocumentary over its portrayal of the country but now using his "Very Nice!" catchphrase in a tourism campaign.
Virus lockdowns stifle Eid celebrations as infections rise
AFP, Published on 24/05/2020
» RIYADH: Muslims around the world began marking a sombre Eid al-Fitr Sunday, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offer respite to worshippers in some countries despite fears of skyrocketing infections.