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10 dead as man drives truck into New Year crowd in New Orleans
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» NEW ORLEANS - A man "hellbent on creating carnage" drove a pickup truck at high speed into a crowd of New Year revellers in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 35.
US authorities seize artworks allegedly stolen by Nazis
AFP, Published on 15/09/2023
» NEW YORK - US authorities seized three artworks allegedly looted by the Nazis and which are being sought by the heirs of a Jewish art collector who died in the Holocaust, officials said Thursday.
Threatened Ethiopian cabaret lives to dance another day
AFP, Published on 17/07/2023
» ADDIS ABABA - A beloved monument to Ethiopia's traditional cabaret culture, the historic nightclub Fendika is running on borrowed time, having just escaped demolition.
San Francisco names America's first drag laureate
AFP, Published on 20/05/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco has tapped a popular nightclub owner to be its first drag laureate, creating the ambassador-style position at a time when America's LGBTQ community fears an erosion of its rights amid rising conservative attacks.
Paris' Moulin Rouge promises to scrap troubled snake act
AFP, Published on 17/03/2023
» PARIS - Paris' storied Moulin Rouge cabaret venue said Thursday it would stop immersing non-aquatic snakes in water after the controversial stage act provoked outcry from animal rights activists.
Why French novelist Colette still matters
AFP, Published on 20/01/2023
» PARIS - She caused a riot when she kissed her lesbian lover on stage and dared to talk about faking orgasms and domestic violence.
Classic rock albums turning 50
AFP, Published on 15/01/2022
» PARIS - There must have been something in the water in 1972 -- there almost certainly was for these guys.
Josephine Baker becomes first black woman in France's Pantheon
AFP, Published on 01/12/2021
» PARIS - French-American dancer, singer, Resistance member and rights activist Josephine Baker became the first black woman to enter France's Pantheon mausoleum of outstanding historical figures on Tuesday, nearly half a century after her death.
Spanish lockdown latest drastic step: Virus update
Published on 14/03/2020
» Countries around the world are stepping up efforts to close borders, impose strict entry and quarantine requirements and restrict large gatherings in efforts to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.
Jean-Paul Gaultier to retire as fashion designer
AFP, Published on 18/01/2020
» PARIS - French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier said Friday that his next Paris haute couture fashion show will be his last.