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Netflix hit 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' sparks autism debate
AFP, Published on 01/09/2022
» A hit Netflix K-drama about a high-functioning autistic lawyer is prompting soul-searching in South Korea, where some on the spectrum say they can feel invisible.
Traditional beauty pageant battles to keep pace in modern Ireland
AFP, Published on 26/08/2022
» TRALEE: As the Rose of Tralee beauty pageant concluded this week, the contestants in colourful ball gowns and silk sashes swayed as they sang the 19th-century ballad that inspired the competition.
'Das Boot' director Wolfgang Petersen dead at 81
AFP, Published on 17/08/2022
» LOS ANGELES - German director Wolfgang Petersen, who achieved international fame with films "Das Boot," "Outbreak" and "Air Force One," has died from pancreatic cancer, a spokeswoman said. He was 81.
Inside Afghanistan's secret schools, where girls defy the Taliban
AFP, Published on 09/08/2022
» KABUL: Nafeesa has discovered a great place to hide her schoolbooks from the prying eyes of her disapproving Taliban brother -- the kitchen, where Afghan men rarely venture.
Veggie 'steak' spared the knife in France
AFP, Published on 28/07/2022
» PARIS: Vegetarian "steak" has been spared the knife in France after a court delayed a government bid to ban the use of meaty terms to describe plant-based products.
'Private rebellion': Hong Kong's anglophone poets gain recognition abroad
AFP, Published on 21/07/2022
» HONG KONG - As a teenager stuck in Hong Kong's pressure-cooker school system, Eric Yip found his escape in writing poetry -- never dreaming that one day his work would go on to win a top prize halfway across the world.
'Booked, blessed and busy': Lizzo returns
AFP, Published on 16/07/2022
» NEW YORK: Lizzo's summer turned up a notch Friday, with the poster child of self-love dropping her long-awaited album "Special" fresh off an Emmy nomination and ahead of a forthcoming tour.
Mattel unveils Jane Goodall Barbie, complete with chimp
AFP, Published on 13/07/2022
» WASHINGTON: American toy manufacturer Mattel has unveiled new specialty Barbie dolls modeled after the famous English primatologist Jane Goodall and her beloved research specimen, a chimpanzee named David Greybeard.
'Succession' tops Emmy nominations with 25 as 'Squid Game' makes history
AFP, Published on 13/07/2022
» LOS ANGELES: HBO's "Succession" topped this year's Emmy nominations, earning 25 nods on Tuesday, as "Squid Game" became the first non-English-language drama series shortlisted for glory for television's equivalent of the Oscars.
'Gangnam Style' impact endures a decade after it broke the internet
AFP, Published on 12/07/2022
» SEOUL - When South Korean rapper Psy released "Gangnam Style" a decade ago, few anticipated the scale and speed of its success, and how it would help usher in the streaming revolution.