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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.
Indonesian child's viral fame draws tourists to boat race
AFP, Published on 24/08/2025
» PEKANBARU (INDONESIA) - Armed with colourful oars, rowers pack into long boats in western Indonesia, paddling furiously in front of race crowds swelled by the viral success of a young boy famous for his dancing at the front of the traditional vessels.
Hong Kong Airlines alerts Korean authorities after 4 passengers clash mid-air
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/08/2025
» A heated dispute between four passengers on a flight to Seoul has prompted Hong Kong Airlines to alert Korean law enforcement authorities and issue a warning to those involved.
The long slow death of Norway's wild salmon
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» HEGRA, Norway - Waist-deep in a rain-swollen river, Christer Kristoffersen cast his line, landed it gently on the water, and caught ... nothing. Norway's iconic wild salmon is in dramatic decline, a victim of fish farming and climate change.
‘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.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs used 'power, violence and fear': prosecutor
AFP, Published on 27/06/2025
» NEW YORK - Sean "Diddy" Combs used "power, violence, and fear" as the head of a decades-old criminal enterprise, a prosecutor said Thursday in closing arguments in his high-profile trial.
Manhandling of US senator ups California tensions with Trump admin
AFP, Published on 13/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - California's stand-off with President Donald Trump's administration ratcheted up Thursday, after a sitting US senator was handcuffed and forcibly removed from a press conference on controversial immigration raids that have spurred days of protests.
Hunt for mysterious ‘Planet Nine’ offers a surprise
AFP, Published on 29/05/2025
» PARIS - It’s an evocative idea that has long bedevilled scientists: a huge and mysterious planet is lurking in the darkness at the edge of our solar system, evading all our efforts to spot it.
Japan issues megaquake warning, but many travellers from Hong Kong undeterred
South China Morning Post, Published on 03/04/2025
» Some Hongkongers have cancelled their trips to Japan following a new megaquake warning issued by the country's authorities, while others have said they will still proceed with extra caution.
SpaceX launches crewed polar spaceflight funded by crypto investor
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/04/2025
» MIAMI - Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the first human spaceflight mission to fly over the Earth’s polar regions, funded and commanded by cryptocurrency investor Chun Wang.