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Brazil rioters trash priceless artwork in stormed capital buildings
AFP, Published on 10/01/2023
» BRASíLIA - Slashed canvas on a modern masterpiece, graffiti spray-painted on statues, a smashed Louis XIV clock: the horde of supporters of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro who invaded Brasilia's hubs of power at the weekend ransacked everything in their path, including priceless works of art.
Brazil sifts through wreckage of presidential palace, Congress
AFP, Published on 10/01/2023
» BRASíLIA - There was still a lingering smell of tear gas in the air.
Quebec's love for Celine goes on
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 08/01/2023
» It was a Friday night in Montreal, and hundreds of euphoric revellers were dancing and singing It's All Coming Back to Me Now at a sold-out Celine Dion tribute party.
World readies to ring in 2023
AFP, Published on 31/12/2022
» SYDNEY - The world's eight billion people on Saturday prepared to usher in 2023 and farewell a turbulent 12 months marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises and Lionel Messi's world cup glory.
'White Lotus' actor would do it all again
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 25/12/2022
» Not long ago, venerable actor F Murray Abraham wanted to get lunch at a favourite restaurant in Greenwich Village. Unfortunately, the place was overrun by New York University students shooting a film.
Iran urged to free top actor who backed protests
AFP, Published on 18/12/2022
» PARIS, France: Iran on Sunday faced calls from celebrities and rights groups to free the actor Taraneh Alidoosti, one of the most prominent figures yet arrested in its crackdown on the three-month protest movement.
Angelina Jolie steps down as UN refugees envoy
AFP, Published on 16/12/2022
» GENEVA - Angelina Jolie announced Friday that she is stepping down from her role as the UNHCR's special envoy after more than 20 years of working with the United Nations' refugee agency.
Actor James Cromwell bashes world leaders for absence at UN nature summit
AFP, Published on 15/12/2022
» MONTREAL - A high-stakes UN summit in Canada seen as vital to saving the world's biodiversity has failed to attract a single world leader beyond the host country's prime minister Justin Trudeau.
Uruguay's Jorge Drexler eclipses Bad Bunny at Latin Grammys
AFP, Published on 18/11/2022
» LAS VEGAS - Uruguay's top musical export Jorge Drexler overshadowed megastar Bad Bunny's hype at Thursday's Latin Grammys, scoring seven trophies including Best Record during the gala that saw Spain's Rosalia take home the coveted top album award.
'Girl with a Pearl Earring' targeted by climate activists
AFP, Published on 27/10/2022
» THE HAGUE - Climate activists glued themselves to Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" at a Dutch museum on Thursday in the latest stunt targeting famous artworks, but the painting was undamaged.