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'The Summer I Turned Pretty' sells more Paris romantic escapism
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» PARIS — Emily is no longer the only doe-eyed American in Paris: Isabel "Belly" Conklin, lead character in global TV phenomenon "The Summer I Turned Pretty", has also moved to the French capital, burnishing its reputation for romance and escapism.
British actress Joan Plowright dies aged 95
AFP, Published on 17/01/2025
» LONDON - Oscar-nominated British actress Joan Plowright, a legend of stage and screen and wife of the great actor Laurence Olivier, has died at the age of 95, her family said Friday.
Picasso's 'Woman with a Watch' fetches $139m
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» NEW YORK - One of Pablo Picasso's masterpieces, "Woman with a Watch," was sold at auction Wednesday night for US$139.3 million by Sotheby's in New York, the second-highest price ever achieved for the artist.
Tropical forests nearing critical temperatures thresholds
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» PARIS - Global warming is driving leafy tropical canopies close to temperatures where they can no longer transform sunlight and CO2 into energy, threatening total collapse if the thermometer keeps climbing, according to a study Thursday.
US police drop Cardi B mic throw probe
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Cardi B will not face criminal charges over an incident in which she threw her microphone at a member of her audience, police in Las Vegas said Thursday.
US family reaches deal over cells harvested in 1950s
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - A US biotechnology company has reached a settlement with the family of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cells were used for groundbreaking medical research without her consent.
Stars go out in Hollywood as strike expands
AFP, Published on 15/07/2023
» LOS ANGELES: Honking horns, simmering heat, a smattering of stars and a lot of anger at Disney boss Bob Iger.
Australia, New Zealand revive 'football's Ashes'
AFP, Published on 11/07/2023
» SYDNEY - Australia and New Zealand will play this year for the "Soccer Ashes", sporting officials said Tuesday, a long-forgotten trophy recently rediscovered almost 70 years after it was lost.
Carrie Fisher's Walk of Fame star provokes family wars
AFP, Published on 05/05/2023
» LOS ANGELES: Late "Star Wars" actor Carrie Fisher was honoured with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame Thursday, in a ceremony overshadowed by a bitter feud among her family.
Australia rediscovers 'football's Ashes' after 69 years
AFP, Published on 25/04/2023
» SYDNEY - A long-lost trophy crafted to celebrate matches between Australia and New Zealand has resurfaced, football officials said Tuesday, solving a sporting mystery that has puzzled historians for almost 70 years.