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Oscars producers unveil a 'Wicked' gala showstopper
AFP, Published on 27/02/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - After last year's Oscars gala wowed viewers with a glitzy, star-studded "I'm Just Ken" karaoke, the producers of Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony knew exactly where to turn for this year's showstopping musical moment.
South Korean fans soak up nostalgia with vintage Japanese superheroes
AFP, Published on 24/02/2025
» SEOUL - Die-hard South Korean fans cheer and clap as their favourite superheroes strike poses in brightly coloured uniforms to the sounds of a soulful Japanese ballad, a nostalgic throwback to the days of VHS.
World leaders seek elusive AI common ground at Paris summit
AFP, Published on 11/02/2025
» PARIS — World leaders were set to hold formal talks in Paris on Tuesday on artificial intelligence (AI), seeking elusive common ground on a technology subject to a global race for promised economic benefits.
Kendrick Lamar brings viral diss track to Super Bowl stage
AFP, Published on 11/02/2025
» NEW YORK - Kendrick Lamar commanded one of the world's most high-profile stages Sunday as the Super Bowl's halftime headliner, yet another feather in the cap of the rap laureate who has ascended to new heights of pop stardom.
Ghosts of past spies haunt London underground tunnels
AFP, Published on 31/01/2025
» LONDON - Behind a blue door in a narrow London passage lies a little-known network of tunnels deep underground, once home to British spies and a secret long-distance telephone exchange.
Japan 'poop master' gives back to nature
AFP, Published on 10/01/2025
» SAKURAGAWA, Japan - When nature calls, Masana Izawa has followed the same routine for more than 50 years: heading out to the woods in Japan, dropping his pants and doing as bears do.
Original Asterix cover fails to find buyer after legal challenge
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» BRUSSELS - An original cover painting from the 1963 comic book "Asterix and Cleopatra" went under the hammer Sunday but failed to find a buyer after a legal challenge from the artist's daughter.
Gaza, Instagram make an explosive mix in Hollywood
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» PARIS - Hollywood celebrities are paying the price for taking sides in the Gaza war -- plastering their social media accounts with slogans such as "Free Palestine" or "I stand with Israel".
Picasso's 'Woman with a Watch' fetches $139m
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» NEW YORK - One of Pablo Picasso's masterpieces, "Woman with a Watch," was sold at auction Wednesday night for US$139.3 million by Sotheby's in New York, the second-highest price ever achieved for the artist.
'Swifties' flock to movie theaters for record-breaking 'Eras' film
AFP, Published on 13/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Taylor Swift fans sporting friendship bracelets and glittery cowboy boots packed into early screenings of the pop megastar's concert film at movie theaters across the United States on Thursday.