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Shakira's Colombian home city unveils statue in her honour
AFP, Published on 27/12/2023
» BARRANQUILLA (COLOMBIA) - Colombian superstar Shakira's Caribbean home city of Barranquilla unveiled a 6.5-metre (21.3-foot) hip-swaying statue in her honour on Tuesday.
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'Tombstone' hats remind dervishes of mortality
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» KONYA, Turkey - The tall light brown hats worn by whirling dervishes are as intriguing as the elliptical dance performed in honour of the Sufi poet and mystic Rumi.
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'Third way': Turkey's whirling dancers celebrate mystic Rumi
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» KONYA, Turkey - The skirts of whirling dervishes twirl in a symphony of disco colours celebrating mystic Sufi poet Rumi at a cultural centre in central Turkey's Konya.
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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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Dublin crowds bid farewell to Shane MacGowan
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» DUBLIN - Crowds lined the streets of Dublin on Friday to their pay respects to the Irish songwriter Shane MacGowan, who died last month at the age of 65.
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Gaza, Instagram make an explosive mix in Hollywood
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» PARIS - Hollywood celebrities are paying the price for taking sides in the Gaza war -- plastering their social media accounts with slogans such as "Free Palestine" or "I stand with Israel".
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Shane MacGowan, folk-punk Pogues frontman, dies aged 65
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» DUBLIN - Shane MacGowan, songwriter and lead singer of Celtic folk-punk band The Pogues, died early on Thursday at the age of 65 after a long illness, his widow announced, prompting a flood of tributes.
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Irish author Paul Lynch wins 2023 Booker Prize
AFP, Published on 27/11/2023
» LONDON - Irish author Paul Lynch won the 2023 Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday for his novel "Prophet Song," a dystopian work about an Ireland that descends into tyranny.
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Shakira in the dock in Spanish tax fraud case
AFP, Published on 20/11/2023
» BARCELONA - Colombian superstar Shakira goes on trial in Barcelona on Monday in a tax fraud case, with Spanish prosecutors seeking a jail term of over eight years for the Grammy-winning singer.
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Weed enthusiast Snoop Dogg is 'giving up smoke'?
AFP, Published on 17/11/2023
» NEW YORK - Snoop Dogg, the acclaimed rapper whose image has long been tied to his professed love of marijuana, on Thursday said he is giving up smoking.
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