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Artist highlights ‘silencing’ of Hong Kong youth
AFP, Published on 16/12/2023
» LONDON - For two decades, British artist Martin Lever took his inspiration from Asia and his adopted home of Hong Kong.
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Miss France winner says her short hair a victory for 'diversity'
AFP, Published on 17/12/2023
» DIJON, France: The woman elected Miss France 2024 has framed her victory as a win for "diversity", drawing praise for her short hair as well as predictable criticism from viewers of the beauty pageant which has faced accusations of sexism.
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Hard-hitting migrant films tighten Venice race
AFP, Published on 07/09/2023
» VENICE - The blistering tale of an African's journey to Europe and a moving film about refugees at Poland's border, which has angered its government, have tightened the race at the Venice Film Festival.
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Kenzaburo Oe: novelist who won Nobel with 'poetic force'
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» TOKYO - Nobel-winning Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe, a leading liberal voice who defended the disenfranchised and challenged the conformity of modern society, has died aged 88.
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Hijabi 'indie mothers' embraced by Indonesian music fans
AFP, Published on 27/01/2023
» JAKARTA: At a packed festival in central Jakarta, hijab-clad sexagenarian singer Rien Djamain bursts into an upbeat track about nuclear destruction to a crowd of thousands, mostly young Indonesians.
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Clooney, U2 among honorees at glitzy Washington gala
AFP, Published on 05/12/2022
» WASHINGTON: Film icon George Clooney and soul legend Gladys Knight are among an elite circle of stars receiving honors at Washington's Kennedy Center Sunday in the presence of President Joe Biden.
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Will any music stars perform in Qatar?
AFP, Published on 19/11/2022
» PARIS: Several global stars have refused to take part in the opening ceremony of the Qatar World Cup, and with two days to go, it is still not clear who will perform.
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Ai Weiwei makes operatic debut with 'Turandot' in Rome
AFP, Published on 22/03/2022
» ROME - Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei makes his directorial operatic debut in Rome on Tuesday with a new reading of Giacomo Puccini's final, unfinished opera, "Turandot".
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Richard Rogers, British architect behind Pompidou Centre, dies aged 88
AFP, Published on 19/12/2021
» LONDON: British architect Richard Rogers, known for designing some of the world's most famous buildings including Paris' Pompidou Centre, has died aged 88, according to media reports.
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Apology for K-pop star who hugged Nazi-era mannequin
AFP, Published on 02/02/2021
» SEOUL, South Korea: The managers of K-pop girl band GFriend issued an apology after leader Sowon was pictured hugging a mannequin dressed in a Nazi-era German army uniform.
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