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'French Oscars' ceremony features awkward lack of women
AFP, Published on 24/02/2023
» PARIS - France's answer to the Oscars, the Cesar Awards, will hold its ceremony on Friday, with a distinct lack of women nominees despite a post-MeToo overhaul aimed at improving its feminist credentials.
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in LA rape case
AFP, Published on 24/02/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Thursday to 16 years in prison for the rape of a woman in a Beverly Hills hotel room, increasing the likelihood that the disgraced Hollywood mogul will spend the remainder of his life behind bars.
Architect of Mexico's drug war convicted in US of trafficking
AFP, Published on 22/02/2023
» NEW YORK - A once-powerful Mexican government minister was convicted by a US jury Tuesday of aiding the very drug smuggling he was tasked with cracking down on.
'Golda' director swats away criticism over casting Mirren
AFP, Published on 21/02/2023
» BERLIN - The director of "Golda" on Monday dismissed a controversy over casting Helen Mirren as Israel's only woman prime minister Golda Meir, saying the British Oscar winner had "Jewish chops".
Corruption scandal deals new blow to Xi's Chinese football dream
AFP, Published on 17/02/2023
» BEIJING - Alleged corruption at the top of Chinese football has left President Xi Jinping's dream of his country becoming a global force in the sport appear more remote than ever.
Remote 'Banshees' islands reap Oscars tourism boom
AFP, Published on 17/02/2023
» ACHILL (IRELAND) - Colin Farrell had many people to thank following his best actor win at the Golden Globes for "The Banshees of Inisherin". He made a point of mentioning the locals of Achill Island and Inis Mor.
Pharrell Williams takes over menswear at Louis Vuitton
AFP, Published on 15/02/2023
» PARIS - Luxury brand Louis Vuitton on Tuesday announced the appointment of hip-hop artist Pharrell Williams as its new head of menswear.
Veteran Spanish director Saura dies at 91
AFP, Published on 10/02/2023
» PARIS - Acclaimed Spanish director Carlos Saura, who died on Friday, hit the global spotlight in the 1960s with critiques of Franco's dictatorship, later focusing on films about music and dance, notably flamenco.
Journalists, guerrillas, a former first lady: 10 of Nicaragua's freed dissidents
AFP, Published on 10/02/2023
» MANAGUA - Nicaragua's government on Thursday freed 222 people among hundreds of critics and opposition figures in jail for allegedly threatening the country's sovereignty among other charges widely denounced as bogus.
Malaysia faces 'inconvenient truth' on clean energy goals
Published on 03/02/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Chuan Zhen Ko's passion for clean energy and climate change was first ignited by his university lecturers and watching the 2006 Oscar-winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth", starring former US Vice-President Al Gore.