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'Girl from Ipanema' singer Astrud Gilberto dead at 83
AFP, Published on 07/06/2023
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer whose soft, beguiling voice made "The Girl from Ipanema" a worldwide sensation in the 1960s and provided a huge boost to the budding bossa nova genre, has died at age 83, her family said.
Best of the vestments: King Charles's coronation clothes
AFP, Published on 04/05/2023
» LONDON: King Charles III will dress in heavy, shimmering golden robes worn by his ancestors during his coronation on Saturday, inspired by priestly outfits and intended to evoke the divine nature of kingship.
Surgeons transplant 3D ear made of living cells
AFP, Published on 03/06/2022
» WASHINGTON: A US medical team said Thursday they had reconstructed a human ear using the patient's own tissue to create a 3D bioimplant, a pioneering procedure they hope can be used to treat people with a rare birth defect.
Lula launches presidential campaign to 'rebuild Brazil'
AFP, Published on 08/05/2022
» SAO PAULO - Former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva launched his campaign for a new presidential term Saturday, vowing to rebuild Brazil after what he called the "irresponsible and criminal" administration of far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
Macron: abrasive reformer with chance to leave mark on France
AFP, Published on 25/04/2022
» PARIS - Young, pro-European and unfailingly ambitious, Emmanuel Macron is the first French president to serve a second term in 20 years, giving him a historic opportunity to leave his mark.
Biden 'gaffe' on Putin scrambles US message on Ukraine
AFP, Published on 27/03/2022
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's apparent call for Vladimir Putin's exit reverberated instantly around the world, sparking an administration rush to course-correct -- and risks scrambling US efforts to rally a united front on the Ukraine conflict.
Honduran ex-president to remain in custody as US seeks extradition
AFP, Published on 17/02/2022
» TEGUCIGALPA - Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez, wanted on drug trafficking charges in the United States, will remain in prison for at least a month as the extradition case against him proceeds, a judge in Tegucigalpa ruled Wednesday.
New York startup aims to leave a mark with ephemeral tattoos
AFP, Published on 27/04/2021
» NEW YORK - Neither a permanent mark nor a paper transfer: a New York start-up has created the first tattoos that fully disappear after a while, aiming to open the body inking market to new clientele.
Longtime Met Opera maestro James Levine dead at 77
AFP, Published on 17/03/2021
» NEW YORK: James Levine, the influential conductor of New York's Metropolitan Opera who was ousted in disgrace over sexual abuse accusations, has died, his doctor said Wednesday. He was 77 years old.
Scotland bid to keep Six Nations title hopes alive against Ireland
AFP, Published on 13/03/2021
» EDINBURGH: Scotland will be seeking to keep their Six Nations title hopes alive when they host Ireland at Murrayfield on Sunday.