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Roger Waters faces Argentina, Uruguay hotel ban amid 'anti-Semitism' row
AFP, Published on 16/11/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - A complaint of "anti-Semitism" was filed against Roger Waters in Argentina Wednesday as the former Pink Floyd frontman, on tour, accused "the Israeli lobby" of barring him from hotels in South America.
Rushdie filled with 'foreboding' at Israel-Hamas war
AFP, Published on 20/10/2023
» FRANKFURT - Author Salman Rushdie on Friday urged a "cessation" in fighting between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, saying he was filled with "horror" and "foreboding".
Miyazaki's likely swan song charms Toronto as film fest opens
AFP, Published on 08/09/2023
» TORONTO (CANADA) - The Toronto International Film Festival opened Thursday with admiring applause for "The Boy and the Heron," Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki's likely last movie -- a meditation on love, loss and the horrors of World War II.
'Top Gun' and Russian dissident fire up Cannes
AFP, Published on 18/05/2022
» CANNES, France: Tom Cruise was set to jet into Cannes on Wednesday with "Top Gun: Maverick" as a Russian dissident in the main competition showcases an alternative side to the world's top film festival.
Cannes film fest launches with veterans and zombies
AFP, Published on 17/05/2022
» CANNES, France: The red carpet is ready for the opening of the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, with Oscar winner Forest Whitaker as the first guest of honour and a French zombie comedy to kick off proceedings.
Final touches for 75th Cannes film fest
AFP, Published on 16/05/2022
» CANNES: The last touches were being laid in Cannes on Monday for the 75th anniversary edition of the world's leading film festival, promising a return to its full glitz.
Cannes marks its 75th year in nostalgic form
AFP, Published on 12/05/2022
» PARIS: From Maverick to Bowie to Elvis, the Cannes Film Festival launches its 75th-anniversary edition on Tuesday with a roster full of icons from the last century.
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.
'Guernica' tapestry long on view at UN, no longer is
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» UNITED NATIONS: A large tapestry depicting Pablo Picasso's fabled "Guernica" that hung outside the UN Security Council chamber for decades to remind diplomats of the risks of war has returned to its owner, Nelson Rockefeller, Jr, officials said Thursday.