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Yoon's 'American Pie' stuns Biden
AFP, Published on 27/04/2023
» WASHINGTON: From discussing nuclear war to belting out a beloved hit: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's White House visit ended on a high note when he sang Don McLean's "American Pie" to great applause.
Philippines presidential hopeful Pacquiao says he was 'naive' drug user
AFP, Published on 23/11/2021
» MANILA: Philippines presidential hopeful Manny Pacquiao says he was "naive" and ignorant of the law when he took crystal meth in his youth, but argues offenders today know drugs are illegal and should be punished.
Final chord: royal piano restorer sells lifetime's collection
AFP, Published on 12/08/2021
» BIDDENDEN (UNITED KINGDOM) - There's little to distinguish the farm building in Kent, southeast England, from others nearby, except for one thing: the royal warrant over the door.
New population of blue whales discovered in Indian Ocean
New York Times, Published on 24/12/2020
» NEW YORK: Weighing up to 170,000 kilograms and stretching some 30 metres long, the blue whale, the largest creature to have ever lived on Earth, might at first seem difficult for human eyes and ears to miss.
Foreigners flock to Gibraltar to wed during pandemic
AFP, Published on 28/11/2020
» GIBRALTAR - Gibraltar was never on Bruno Miani's list of places to visit -- but that all changed when the pandemic upended his plans to marry his girlfriend in Dublin where they live.
Masks, plexiglass and puppets: Atlanta takes opera to the Covid circus
AFP, Published on 25/10/2020
» ATLANTA - The life-art imitation question is age-old, but if 2020 has anything to say the answer is clear: even the fictional characters of our operas have developed Covid-19.
Folk songwriter John Prine dies of coronavirus complications
AFP, Published on 08/04/2020
» NEW YORK: John Prine, an American folk legend widely considered one of his generation's most influential songwriters, died following complications of coronavirus Tuesday, his publicist said on behalf of his family. He was 73 years old.
Madonna choreographer lets headless dancers loose
AFP, Published on 14/03/2020
» PARIS: The dancers gyrate and contort their bodies into sculptures made by the human body but which look distinctly other-worldly.
From Mosul to Baghdad, a song of Iraqi solidarity and resistance
AFP, Published on 17/11/2019
» MOSUL (IRAQ) - While Baghdad anti-regime protesters have clashed with riot police, their supporters in Mosul are using art to fight for change, with a new take on the resistance anthem "Bella Ciao".
'Glory to Hong Kong': The new anthem embraced by protesters
AFP, Published on 12/09/2019
» HONG KONG: A defiant protest anthem penned by an anonymous composer has become the unofficial new soundtrack to Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests, belted out by crowds at flashmobs in malls, on the streets and in the football stands.