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Indie favorite Jarmusch beats out Gaza war film for Venice top prize
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» VENICE - A gentle study of dysfunctional families by veteran American director Jim Jarmusch clinched top prize at the Venice Film Festival Saturday, while a harrowing docu-drama about the Gaza war took second.
Trump spotlight divides S.Africa's Afrikaners
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» PRETORIA - Country music and the aroma of pancakes enveloped the "Boeremark", or farmer's market, outside South Africa's capital Pretoria where thousands of Afrikaners browsed on a Saturday morning.
Major CES gadget show turns to tech for virtual salvation
AFP, Published on 10/01/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO - The Consumer Electronics Show known for crowds, sensory-overload, and deal-making is relying on technology it has long hawked to put pizzazz into its first virtual event, kicking off Monday.
'We all survived': Wuhan artists keep virus memories alive
AFP, Published on 04/12/2020
» WUHAN (CHINA) - A melancholy guitar melody intertwines with an ethereal beat as wild-haired singer Lu Yan intones his hometown's feelings into a microphone: "Virus in Wuhan. We all survived."
No.1 Johnson confident in form ahead of Masters challenge
AFP, Published on 11/11/2020
» AUGUSTA (UNITED STATES) - Top-ranked Dustin Johnson, runner-up in three of golf's past six major events, enters the 84th Masters with confidence thanks to improved putting and greater consistency in his shotmaking.
Maybe a few movies more? Clint Eastwood turns 90
AFP, Published on 30/05/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Movie legend Clint Eastwood turns 90 on Sunday, but don't count on the famously stoic and hard-working star of "A Fistful of Dollars" and "Dirty Harry" hanging up his cowboy boots just yet.
Stenson leads but McIlroy, Tiger, Rose surge at Bay Hill
AFP, Published on 18/03/2018
» MIAMI: Henrik Stenson clung to a one-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the PGA Arnold Palmer Invitational while Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose surged into the title hunt.
The five big trends from Paris fashion week
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» PARIS: Balaclavas, headscarves, feisty feminism and the warming glow of yellow and burnished gold... We pick out the biggest trends in the autumn-winter 2018-2019 collections as Paris fashion week finishes late Tuesday.