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Rare woman yakuza on path to redemption in Japan

AFP, Published on 16/10/2025

» GIFU — A missing fingertip offers a clue to Mako Nishimura's criminal past as one of Japan's few women yakuza. But after clawing her way out of the underworld, she now spends her days helping other retired gangsters reintegrate into society.

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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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Cracking the covert app that exposed Europe's drug gangs

AFP, Published on 30/11/2022

» BRUSSELS - From torture and murder in the Netherlands and Serbia to an unprecedented web of corruption in Belgium, the Sky ECC investigation has shone a light into some of Europe's darkest corners.

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Coachella music festival kicks off with pandemic back of mind

AFP, Published on 16/04/2022

» INDIO, United States: Revellers in thong bodysuits, glitter eyeshadow and flower crowns gathered Friday in the California desert as the first Coachella since the pandemic's onset got underway.

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Coachella music festival returns after three-year hiatus

AFP, Published on 15/04/2022

» PALM SPRINGS: California's Coachella will kick off Friday for the first time since 2019, with hundreds of thousands of people flocking to the premier desert music festival, as the United States sees Covid-19 cases edge up.

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How Coppola nearly refused 'Godfather' offer 50 years ago

AFP, Published on 23/03/2022

» LOS ANGELES: Released 50 years ago this week, "The Godfather" broke all box office records, won best picture at the Oscars and introduced millions of fans to a world of mafia bosses, murder-for-hire and cannoli.

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Shanghai tailors keep qipao dress tradition alive

AFP, Published on 14/03/2022

» SHANGHAI: Zhou Zhuguang surveys his Shanghai workshop and rows of workers meticulously stitching high-collared Chinese dresses known as qipao, some of which sell for nearly $5,000.

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Singer R. Kelly found guilty on all counts in sex abuse trial

AFP, Published on 28/09/2021

» NEW YORK: R. Kelly on Monday was convicted of leading a decades-long sex crime ring, with a New York jury finding the superstar singer guilty on all nine charges, including the most serious of racketeering.

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Megan Thee Stallion, fierce rap queen with a sizzling flow

AFP, Published on 15/03/2021

» NEW YORK: A social media master with a magnetic, Texas-sized personality and razor-sharp flow, Megan Thee Stallion has established herself as a leading member of rap's vanguard.

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Netflix's 'Lupin' marks rise of international TV content

AFP, Published on 24/01/2021

» NEW YORK - The success of the French crime series "Lupin" on Netflix, riding on the heels of hit Spanish show "Money Heist," may hint at a waning of US dominance on the small screen as ambitious European, Latin American and South Korean players kick down the doors on streaming platforms.