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From slums to stardom: Uganda's Ghetto Kids
AFP, Published on 03/06/2023
» KAMPALA, Uganda: The sprawling slums of Kampala are a far cry from the glitzy stage of Britain's Got Talent, where a group of Ugandan street kids will be performing in Sunday's grand finale of the hit UK television show.
US artist went from prison cell to Paris show
AFP, Published on 16/05/2023
» PARIS: Aged 16, Halim Flowers was arrested in the United States, tried as an adult then jailed for murder. Now aged 42, he is a prolific artist, poet and writer exhibiting in Paris.
DR Congo dandies honour fallen icon
AFP, Published on 11/02/2023
» KINSHASA: Flamboyant dandies paraded near the tomb of one of their icons in DR Congo's capital Kinshasa, flaunting coveted designer labels in stark contrast to the grinding poverty surrounding them.
Mexico's 'Black Panther' star fights racism at home
AFP, Published on 20/11/2022
» MEXICO CITY: In Hollywood, he's the rising star of the sequel to "Black Panther," the first major Black superhero movie. In his homeland Mexico, Tenoch Huerta is leading a fight against racism on the screen.
Loretta Lynn, country music luminary and songwriting pioneer, dies at 90
AFP, Published on 05/10/2022
» NEW YORK: Loretta Lynn, America's groundbreaking country titan whose frank lyricism delving into women's experiences with sex, infidelity and pregnancy touched the nerve of a nation, has died. She was 90 years old.
Hilary Mantel: bringing ghosts to life
AFP, Published on 23/09/2022
» LONDON: Hilary Mantel, whose death was announced on Friday, communed with ghosts throughout her life: the ghosts from history that stalked her fiction, the ghosts of her Irish Catholic ancestors and the ghosts of her unborn children.
Inside Afghanistan's secret schools, where girls defy the Taliban
AFP, Published on 09/08/2022
» KABUL: Nafeesa has discovered a great place to hide her schoolbooks from the prying eyes of her disapproving Taliban brother -- the kitchen, where Afghan men rarely venture.
Check out the world's ugliest dog, Mr Happy Face
AFP, Published on 26/06/2022
» PETALUMA, United States: With a tuft of punk-style hair and a tongue sticking perennially out the side of his mouth, a dog named Mr Happy Face has been crowned the world's homeliest pooch.
Overcoming hate, Brazilian heads to Trans Miss Universe
AFP, Published on 12/06/2022
» SAO GONCALO, Brazil: Looking resplendent in a bejewelled red ball gown, Brazilian beauty queen Eloa Rodrigues knows how lucky she is: in the world's deadliest country for trans people, she is daring to live out her dreams.
Vomit, fighter planes and donkeys: Cannes highs and lows
AFP, Published on 27/05/2022
» CANNES: No clear frontrunner has emerged in the race for the Palme d'Or, to be announced on Saturday, but the Cannes Film Festival has certainly delivered some memorable scenes in its 75th year.