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Redford's Sundance legacy 'beyond comprehension' for US filmmakers
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» SUNDANCE (UNITED STATES) - Robert Redford was rarely spotted at Sundance in his final years, yet the late Hollywood legend forever looms large at the influential US movie festival he co-created.
X sues hate speech tracker over Twitter reports
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - X is suing a nonprofit group in US federal court over reports that hate speech has flourished at the platform formerly known as Twitter.
Musk removes giant, flashing X sign after furore
AFP, Published on 01/08/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - The company formerly known as Twitter removed a towering, blinking X from atop its San Francisco headquarters Monday after the rebranded tech firm tangled with city officials over the controversial sign.
Musk, top exec say Twitter to be renamed X, get big makeover
AFP, Published on 24/07/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter owner Elon Musk and the chief executive he brought aboard just a month ago say the social media network will ditch the bird logo, rebrand the platform with the name X and move quickly into payments, banking and commerce.
'Go ahead, make my day,' Clint Eastwood tells CBD retailers in lawsuits
AFP, Published on 23/07/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Movie legend Clint Eastwood filed two lawsuits on Wednesday seeking millions of dollars in damages from several CBD manufacturers and marketers that claimed or made it look like he endorsed their products.
Virus crisis puts Nigeria corrupt fuel subsidy system in spotlight
AFP, Published on 14/06/2020
» LAGOS - Plunging oil prices and collapsing state revenues have seen Nigerian authorities vow an end to a controversial fuel subsidy scheme long criticised as a graft-ridden drain on public finances.
Amid pandemic, White House race becomes digital dogfight
AFP, Published on 03/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - The 2020 US presidential race is becoming a digital-first campaign as the coronavirus pandemic cuts candidates off from traditional organizing and in-person events.
Gaming becomes king of entertainment in pandemic lockdown
AFP, Published on 06/05/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - You are facing a pandemic lockdown with no seeming escape.
As media layoffs grow, industry pleads for urgent relief
AFP, Published on 02/04/2020
» WASHINGTON - The ailing news industry, struggling during a pandemic-induced economic slump, is pressing for new government relief as media outlets scramble to keep covering the health crisis.
Sebastian Kurz: Austria's right-wing 'Wunderkind'
AFP, Published on 02/01/2020
» VIENNA - After becoming the world's youngest elected leader in 2017 at age 31, Austria's Sebastian Kurz has pulled off yet another surprise.