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In a Ukrainian strip club, war is laid bare
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» KHARKIV, Ukraine - When Lisa, 20, laces into her ultra-high heels for her shift at a strip club in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, she knows that aside from dancing, she will have to comfort traumatised soldiers.
The Beatles are back, with a happier ending
AFP, Published on 14/10/2021
» The Beatles are back this northern autumn with a new book, reworked final album and much-anticipated documentary that sheds new light on their fraught final days.
Jury selection begins in R. Kelly sex abuse trial
AFP, Published on 09/08/2021
» NEW YORK - R. Kelly, the disgraced R&B superstar who faces a battery of sex abuse charges in several US states, appeared in court Monday as jury selection began in his federal New York trial.
The soundtrack of the Arab uprisings in 10 songs
AFP, Published on 30/11/2020
» BEIRUT - Few of the pro-democracy protesters who took the Middle East by storm a decade ago had a flag to raise or a leader to follow. But all of them had a song to sing.
Beyonce leads 2021 Grammy nominations with nine
AFP, Published on 25/11/2020
» NEW YORK - Pop queen Beyonce's "Black Is King" musical film propelled her to the front of this year's Grammy pack with nine nominations, organizers said Tuesday ahead of the annual awards show.
S.African song 'Jerusalema' is global lockdown hit
AFP, Published on 12/11/2020
» JOHANNESBURG - When coronavirus placed the world in lockdown, a gospel-influenced anthem with Zulu lyrics brought people together through social media, lifting spirits and instantly becoming a global phenomenon.
Beatboxing for Buddha: Japan monk's musical outreach
AFP, Published on 07/08/2020
» TOKYO: The music grows gradually: first a snare drum-like beat, then a throaty drone layered on top, followed by high-pitched humming. And then the monk begins to chant the heart sutra.
Emerging from obscurity: 2019's unforeseen history-makers
AFP, Published on 04/12/2019
» PARIS: Of the many people who made history in 2019, some surprised themselves and the world by emerging from obscurity to make their mark, though one remains anonymous for the time being -- "The Whistleblower" behind the impeachment probe into US President Donald Trump.
Mega-hit 'Old Town Road' breaks US singles chart record
AFP, Published on 30/07/2019
» NEW YORK - Overnight sensation Lil Nas X continued his wild ride of pop music domination Monday, taking the reins of the record for longest stretch atop the US singles chart at 17 weeks with his infectious country-trap smash "Old Town Road."