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Michelle Yeoh makes history as first Asian to win best actress Oscar
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» HOLLYWOOD, California, US: Michelle Yeoh on Sunday made history by becoming the first Asian woman to win the best actress Oscar, for her exuberant portrayal of an immigrant business owner thrust into a zany multiverse in the sci-fi trip "Everything Everywhere All at Once".
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Twitter cuts more staff as Musk turmoil grows
AFP, Published on 28/02/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Reports of more layoffs at Twitter landed on Monday as owner Elon Musk waded into a racism controversy that risked pushing advertisers further away from the struggling platform.
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'Everything Everywhere' wins (nearly) all at SAG Awards
AFP, Published on 27/02/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Absurdist sci-fi comedy "Everything Everywhere All At Once" continued its dominance of this year's Hollywood award shows by earning top honors from the Screen Actors Guild on Sunday.
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Ukraine crisis overshadows Blinken bridgebuilding trip to Asia
AFP, Published on 13/02/2022
» US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts declared their unity on confronting security threats in the Asia-Pacific Saturday, even as Washington was intensely occupied by the possibility of war in Eastern Europe.
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European tourists boost sector, but can't top Americans, Asians
AFP, Published on 07/09/2021
» PARIS: European travellers helped plug a gap left by Asian and North American tourists stranded at home by the pandemic, staving off a total washout this year for Europe's hospitality industry.
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Donaire knocks out Oubaali in the fourth to reclaim WBC title
AFP, Published on 30/05/2021
» LOS ANGELES - Nonito Donaire used a powerful left hook and three knockdowns to become the oldest fighter to win a bantamweight title with a fourth round knockout of WBC champion Nordine Oubaali on Saturday night in Los Angeles.
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US Olympic athletes detail anti-Asian racism
AFP, Published on 08/04/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Asian-American athletes hoping to represent the United States at this year's Olympics shared personal stories of racist abuse on Wednesday, vowing to use their platforms to raise awareness in the fight against discrimination.
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Biden to meet Asian-Americans after Atlanta spa killings
AFP, Published on 19/03/2021
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden headed to Atlanta Friday to comfort an Asian-American community plunged into grief and fear after a killing spree left six women of Asian descent dead and a nation alarmed by pandemic-era hate crimes.
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Asian community angry, stunned after Atlanta spa killings
AFP, Published on 18/03/2021
» ATLANTA - Sadness, anger and fear were coursing on Wednesday through Stephanie Cho, a day after a gunman's attack on spas in the Atlanta area killed eight people -- most of whom were Asian women.
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English FA chairman Clarke resigns after 'unacceptable' racism storm
AFP, Published on 11/11/2020
» LONDON - Greg Clarke resigned as chairman of the English Football Association on Tuesday after making a series of controversial statements to lawmakers that provoked outrage.
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