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K-Pop heartthrobs BTS to kick off world tour in April
AFP, Published on 14/01/2026
» SEOUL — K-Pop megastars BTS will kick off their first world tour in four years in April, their label said on Wednesday, part of a hotly-anticipated comeback following a hiatus for the South Koreans whose music has become a global phenomenon.
Memory chip crunch could drive up smartphone prices
AFP, Published on 20/11/2025
» TOKYO - Shoppers could face higher prices for phones, laptops and other devices next year, manufacturers and analysts warn, as AI data centres gobble up memory chips used in consumer electronics.
Germany's largest gay club to shut in fresh Berlin nightlife blow
AFP, Published on 24/10/2025
» BERLIN - Germany's largest LGBTQ club, SchwuZ, announced on Thursday that the venerable Berlin institution's lights will turn off for good on Saturday, making it the latest casualty of the German capital's nightlife recession.
Don't let the party stop: Berlin's fight against 'club death'
AFP, Published on 16/10/2025
» BERLIN — Berlin, long hailed as one of the world's great party cities, is fighting to keep its famed techno clubs alive in the face of soaring prices, shifting tastes and a tightening property market.
OpenAI backs AI-animated film for Cannes debut
AFP, Published on 09/09/2025
» NEW YORK - ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is backing the production of a feature-length animated film created largely with artificial intelligence tools, aiming to prove the technology can revolutionize Hollywood filmmaking with faster timelines and lower costs.
BTS agency HYBE raided over alleged fraud trading
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» SEOUL — HYBE, the agency behind Korean pop (K-pop) superstars BTS, was raided by police on Thursday in connection with alleged fraudulent trading involving its founder Bang Si-hyuk, investigators said.
Ozzy Osbourne set for swansong at Black Sabbath hometown gig
AFP, Published on 06/07/2025
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - Thousands of fans flocked to wild man rocker Ozzy Osborne's hometown of Birmingham Saturday for his final gig as Black Sabbath's frontman, with heavy metal heavyweights kicking off the homage to the seminal band.
BTS fans gather for K-pop supergroup's annual celebration
AFP, Published on 13/06/2025
» SEOUL - Thousands of fans of BTS will on Friday mark the K-pop supergroup's anniversary, with all but one member now finished with their mandatory military service and a return to performance likely imminent.
Oscars favorite Baker says indie film 'struggling' as 'Anora' tops Spirit Awards
AFP, Published on 23/02/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Sean Baker, whose low-budget movie "Anora" is the frontrunner for next weekend's Oscars, delivered an impassioned plea to "keep indie film alive" as he won top prize at the Spirit Awards Saturday.
'Great vibrations' of Mark Rothko at blockbuster Paris show
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» PARIS - A huge show of 115 works by Mark Rothko opens in Paris this week. His son says he combined a "European soul" with "the freedom of America" to become an icon of 20th-century art.