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Talks to end Hollywood actors' strike collapse
AFP, Published on 13/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Talks between Hollywood actors and studios over an ongoing strike have collapsed, in a blow to hopes for a swift end to a crisis that has crippled the entertainment industry.
Talks to end Hollywood actors strike 'suspended': studios
AFP, Published on 12/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Talks between Hollywood actors and studios over an ongoing strike were suspended Wednesday, in a blow to hopes for a swift end to a crisis that has crippled the entertainment industry.
Freddie Mercury's private collection goes on show in UK
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» LONDON: From fanciful costumes and working drafts of "Bohemian Rhapsody" to ashtrays and art, hundreds of items Freddie Mercury owned go on show in Britain on Friday before being sold next month.
Hollywood edges closer to actors strike as talks sour
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» LOS ANGELES: Tens of thousands of Hollywood actors on Wednesday anxiously awaited their union's decision on whether to strike, as last-ditch talks with the likes of Disney and Netflix appeared to sour just hours before the crunch deadline.
Turkey seeks head of statue from Danish museum
AFP, Published on 04/07/2023
» COPENHAGEN: A bronze head of Emperor Septimius Severus on display at a Copenhagen museum has become a bone of contention between the Danish museum and Turkey, which claims it was looted during an archaeological dig in the 1960s and wants it back.
EU rolls out stricter rules for online platforms
AFP, Published on 25/04/2023
» BRUSSELS: The European Union on Tuesday designated 19 online platforms, including Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, as having user numbers so big they will come under stricter regulatory rules for content.
'Phantom of the Opera' ends record run with final Broadway bow
AFP, Published on 17/04/2023
» NEW YORK - After 35 years and almost 14,000 performances, the curtain fell for the final time Sunday on the longest-running show in Broadway history -- "The Phantom of the Opera."
Jack could have survived, says Cameron as 'Titanic' re-released 25 years on
AFP, Published on 09/02/2023
» LOS ANGELES - James Cameron doesn't have many regrets -- after all, he has now directed three of the four highest-grossing films of all time.
US set to announce nuclear fusion breakthrough
AFP, Published on 13/12/2022
» WASHINGTON: The US Department of Energy is expected to announce Tuesday that its researchers have achieved a "major scientific breakthrough" regarding nuclear fusion, a technology seen as a possible revolutionary alternative power source.
Paul Allen's art collection tops $1bn at Christie's
AFP, Published on 10/11/2022
» NEW YORK: Paintings and sculptures from the collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen were auctioned off for a historic US$1 billion on Wednesday, Christie's auction house said, with records set for works by Van Gogh, Cezanne, Gauguin, Seurat and Klimt.