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Women's skateboarding soars in Brazil after Tokyo Olympics
AFP, Published on 23/09/2021
» SAO PAULO: When she saw 13-year-old Brazilian Rayssa Leal win silver in the first-ever street skateboarding competition at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Giovanna Alves Farias only had one wish: to start flying around a skate park herself.
Pop princess Britney Spears engaged to boyfriend Sam Asghari
AFP, Published on 13/09/2021
» LOS ANGELES - Pop princess Britney Spears on Sunday announced her engagement to her boyfriend Sam Asghari via social media.
Marie-Antoinette diamonds up for auction in Geneva
AFP, Published on 08/09/2021
» GENEVA: Two splendid diamond bracelets that belonged to French queen Marie-Antoinette will go under the hammer in Geneva later this year, the auction house Christie's said Wednesday.
California law seeks 'gender neutral' toy aisles
AFP, Published on 03/09/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Gender neutral toy aisles could become compulsory in California department stores, under rules being considered in the state's legislature.
Manami Ito, Japan's show-stealing violinist
AFP, Published on 02/09/2021
» SHIZUOKA: Haunting notes stream from Manami Ito's violin as she gracefully draws her bow back and forth, clasping it with her specially designed prosthetic arm.
7-time Emmy winner Ed Asner dies age 91
AFP, Published on 30/08/2021
» WASHINGTON: US television actor Ed Asner, winner of a record seven Emmy awards, has died at age 91, his family said Sunday.
Actress hit with $46m tax fine as China targets celebrity culture
AFP, Published on 27/08/2021
» BEIJING: Top Chinese actress Zheng Shuang was hit with a $46 million tax evasion fine Friday while references to film star Zhao Wei were wiped from video streaming sites as Beijing steps up its campaign against celebrity culture.
Josephine Baker to be first Black woman in France's Pantheon
AFP, Published on 22/08/2021
» PARIS - Josephine Baker, the famed French-American dancer, singer and actress who fought in the French resistance during WWII and later battled racism, will become the first Black woman to enter France's Pantheon mausoleum.
New York expects thousands for star-studded concert
AFP, Published on 21/08/2021
» NEW YORK:c Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith and Paul Simon are set to headline a massive Central Park concert Saturday meant to signal New York City's "homecoming" in the wake of the pandemic's worst devastation there.
Britney's father 'to step down' as estate conservator: US media
AFP, Published on 13/08/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Britney Spears' father is to step down as conservator of her estate, US media reported Thursday, seemingly ending a bitter legal battle with his daughter.