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'Toy Story 5' rakes in $160 mn in year's best opening weekend

Disney's "Toy Story 5" romped to the best opening weekend of the year, raking in $160 million in North America, industry estimates showed Sunday, a record for the much-loved Pixar franchise.

France hosts street music festival despite worsening heatwave

France went ahead with its annual street music festival on Sunday in a boiling heatwave, with a third of the country on red alert and alcohol consumption banned in the streets.

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Hijabi 'indie mothers' embraced by young Indonesian music fans

At a packed festival in central Jakarta, hijab-clad sexagenarian singer Rien Djamain bursts into an upbeat track about nuclear destruction to a crowd of thousands, mostly young Indonesians.

French pop queen Aya Nakamura in court for domestic violence

French-Malian megastar Aya Nakamura appeared in court Thursday over allegations of mutual domestic violence with her ex Vladimir Boudnikoff, just a day before her new album is released.

UK's Royal Opera House ends 33-year BP funding deal

The UK's Royal Opera House announced on Wednesday that it had ended its 33-year sponsorship deal with energy giant BP following pressure and protests from environmentalists.

UNESCO lists Odessa historical centre as world heritage site

UNESCO on Wednesday added the historic centre of Ukraine's port city of Odessa, often described as "the pearl of the Black Sea", to its World Heritage List despite opposition from Russia.

UNESCO lists Yemen, Lebanon sites as world heritage in danger

The United Nations on Wednesday inscribed an ancient city and its dam in war-torn Yemen and a futurist park in cash-strapped Lebanon on its world heritage list.

Pritzker Prize-winning Indian architect Doshi dies at 95

Pioneering modernist architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, India's only winner of the prestigious Pritzker Prize and a staunch advocate of low-cost housing for the poor, has died at the age of 95.

Oscar nominations: five takeaways

The nominations for the Academy Awards were unveiled Tuesday, with "Everything Everywhere All at Once" leading the way with 11 nods.

Egypt archaeologists uncover 'complete' Roman city

Egyptian archaeologists said Tuesday they had discovered an 1,800-year-old "complete residential city from the Roman-era" in the heart of the southern city of Luxor.

'Everything Everywhere All at Once' tops Oscar noms with 11

Surreal sci-fi "Everything Everywhere All At Once" topped the Oscar nominations Tuesday with 11, as Hollywood formally kicked off the race to the all-important Academy Awards.

'Top Gun' among blockbuster sequels targeting Oscar noms

The Oscar nominations for a year in which the big-screen box office finally bounced back from the pandemic will be unveiled Tuesday, with Academy voters expected to reward blockbusters such as "Top Gun: Maverick" for helping to save movie theaters.

Indian designer evokes mysteries of the 'Cosmos' in Paris

For a man with seemingly infinite creative ambitions, it is fitting that Indian designer Rahul Mishra's latest Paris haute couture collection attempts to encapsulate the entire universe.

Morocco votes to review ties with European Parliament

Moroccan lawmakers on Monday voted unanimously to review ties with the European Parliament, accusing it of meddling after a resolution that urged the kingdom to respect press freedom.

Main line-up at Berlin film festival

The 73rd Berlinale, Europe's first major film festival of the year, starts next month with new movies from around the world screening in the main showcase.

Spotify to cut some 600 staff as tech woes spread

Swedish music streaming giant Spotify said Monday it was cutting six percent of its roughly 10,000 employees in the latest cost-cutting announcement among technology companies.

Chinese gamers bid sad farewell to 'World of Warcraft'

Chinese players of roleplaying epic "World of Warcraft" bade a sad farewell to the land of Azeroth on Monday, with the game set to go offline after a dispute between US developer Blizzard and local partner NetEase.

Rosalia, women designers, stark contrasts: Paris menswear highlights

One of the buzziest menswear weeks in recent memory wrapped in Paris on Sunday. Here are some of the highlights:

Ghislaine Maxwell claims photo of Prince Andrew with abuse accuser 'fake'

Disgraced former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has claimed in a jailhouse interview with a UK broadcaster that a decades-old photograph of Prince Andrew with his sexual abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre is "fake".

India blocks 'hostile' BBC documentary on PM Modi

India's government said it has blocked videos and tweets sharing links to a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role during deadly 2002 sectarian riots, calling it "hostile propaganda and anti-India garbage".

Jeremy Renner suffered '30 plus broken bones' in snow plow accident

Actor Jeremy Renner -- perhaps best known as Hawkeye in the Marvel Universe films -- said Saturday he broke more than 30 broken bones when he was run over by his own snow plow at his Nevada home on New Year's Day.

Fireworks, flowers in Wuhan for Lunar New Year but grief lingers

Three years after a once-mysterious virus plunged the Chinese city of Wuhan into a terrifying lockdown, residents are celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit with fireworks, flowers and offerings to the loved ones they have lost to Covid-19.

Elon Musk takes stand in Tesla tweet fraud trial

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the stand in a California fraud trial on Friday, accused of lying in tweets about taking the auto company private, punishing investors.

Neil Young drops rift to praise Crosby as 'soul' of CSNY

Neil Young hailed the late David Crosby as "the soul" of their supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, paying homage Friday to the former bandmate he shared a decade-long feud with.

From tennis to F1, smallscreen sports docu-series make big impact

Just as "Drive to Survive" helped Formula One to find a new audience, the Netflix docu-series "Break Point" has blown fresh air into the world of tennis by getting up close and personal with the players.

Google cuts 12,000 jobs as tech woes bite again

Google's parent company Alphabet announced Friday it will cut about 12,000 jobs globally, citing a changing economic reality as it became the latest US tech giant to enact large-scale restructuring.

Google announces 12,000 job cuts

Google's parent company Alphabet announced about 12,000 job cuts globally on Friday citing a changing "economic reality", becoming the latest US tech giant to enact large-scale restructuring.

Elite Davos forum 'sitting target' of conspiracy theorists

A Swiss Alpine town where heads of state and business titans huddle for a week of debate: the World Economic Forum in Davos is an ideal target for conspiracy theorists pushing the idea of an elite cabal running the world.

Indian haute couture master dreams the 'impossible' for Paris

As he stitches together the final threads of his latest Paris Fashion Week collection, acclaimed Indian fashion designer Rahul Mishra is taking inspiration from France -- and a fellow master from another era.

Argentine corn farm gets its own Messi 'tattoo'

After Argentina's 2022 World Cup win, fans flocked to get tattoos of the South American football team's star, Lionel Messi.

David Crosby: the outspoken trailblazer of US folk-rock

David Crosby, an influential musical pioneer of the 1960s and 1970s who created a distinctly American brand of folk-rock with the Byrds and later with Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, has died. He was 81.

All eyes on Rosalia at extravagant Louis Vuitton show

Pop superstar Rosalia grabbed all the attention at the Louis Vuitton show in Paris on Thursday, almost to the point of distracting from the clothes.

Baldwin and 'Rust' armorer to face manslaughter charge over shooting

Alec Baldwin is to be charged with involuntary manslaughter over the accidental shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the low-budget western "Rust," a prosecutor said Thursday.

UK horror film fest gains a worldwide reputation

There's no red carpet, glitzy awards ceremony or even a real cinema but UK film festival Horror-on-Sea, now in its 10th year, has carved a niche promoting independent movies that don't make the mainstream.

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