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‘Diddy’ guilty of prostitution offences, cleared of more serious charges
Reuters, Published on 02/07/2025
» NEW YORK - Sean “Diddy” Combs was found guilty on Wednesday of prostitution-related offences but cleared of more serious charges, in a blow to prosecutors who had urged a jury to find him guilty of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.
Roof collapse in Dominican Republic kills at least 67
New York Times, Published on 09/04/2025
» SANTO DOMINGO — Using heavy machinery, drones, dogs and dozens of rescuers, officials worked frantically Tuesday to find survivors of a deadly roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic, where authorities said at least 67 people died.
Dettori -- Racing's great entertainer set for final European hurrah
AFP, Published on 20/10/2023
» PARIS - For Frankie Dettori, come Saturday evening the flying dismounts and unabashed displays of emotions in victory or defeat will be a thing of the past as the great showman retires from European racing, leaving a huge vacuum.
Harry Belafonte, pioneering performer and activist, dies at 96
AFP, Published on 25/04/2023
» NEW YORK - Harry Belafonte, the superstar entertainer who introduced a Caribbean flair to mainstream US music and became well known for his deep personal investment in civil rights, died Tuesday in Manhattan, his publicist said. He was 96.
'Dame Edna Everage' comedian Barry Humphries dies
AFP, Published on 22/04/2023
» SYDNEY - Australian comedian Barry Humphries, whose "Dame Edna Everage" alter ego left audiences in stitches, died aged 89 in a Sydney hospital on Saturday.
Putin's critics: dead, jailed, exiled
AFP, Published on 09/12/2022
» MOSCOW: Opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who was jailed for more than eight years on Friday for criticising Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, is the latest in a long line of Kremlin critics slapped with heavy jail terms.
US jury finds Bill Cosby sexually assaulted teen in 1970s
AFP, Published on 22/06/2022
» LOS ANGELES - Bill Cosby sexually assaulted a teenager at the Playboy Mansion almost 50 years ago, a jury in California found Tuesday, in the first civil ruling against the veteran entertainer following dozens of allegations.
French far-right pundit Zemmour launches presidential bid
AFP, Published on 01/12/2021
» PARIS - French far-right pundit Eric Zemmour announced on Tuesday that he will run for president in next year's election, staking his claim in a video peppered with anti-immigrant rhetoric and doom-laden warnings about the future.
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.
Biden and Harris named Time 'Person of the Year'
AFP, Published on 11/12/2020
» NEW YORK: US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were named Time magazine's 2020 "Person of the Year" on Thursday for their election victory over Donald Trump.