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A year after it vanished, famed 'Guernica' tapestr...
One year after its sudden and disconcerting disappearance from a wall at the United Nations, a vast tapestry representing Picasso'...
Seven dead as tourist plane crashes near Peru's Na...
Five tourists and two crew died Friday when their plane crashed on a trip to view Peru's famous Nazca lines, the transport ministr...
'Grand Theft Auto' game maker says new edition in...
The maker of the notorious "Grand Theft Auto" video game franchise announced Friday that a new edition is under development, confi...
Nike sues shopping platform StockX over sneaker NF...
Athletics giant Nike filed a lawsuit in New York on Thursday against shopping platform StockX for creating and marketing NFTs -- t...
Row over 'machismo' in song by Brazil icon Chico B...
In 1966, the late bossa nova singer Nara Leao asked Brazilian music icon Chico Buarque to write her a song about a long-suffering...
How Facebook slipped -- in key points
Facebook-parent Meta saw investors flee on Thursday rather than buckle-up for what could be a long ride towards the firm's metaver...
Spotify boss defends Joe Rogan deal as stock plung...
The head of embattled streaming service Spotify has told staff that Joe Rogan is vital to the company, but that he doesn't agree w...
Top Catalan designer Antonio Miro dies aged 74
Catalan designer Antonio Miro, a Spanish fashion legend whose models included undocumented migrants and prisoners, has died aged 7...
Facebook parent Meta sheds $200 bn in stock plumme...
Facebook's parent firm Meta on Thursday lost over $200 billion in stock value -- comparable to the size of New Zealand's economy -...
The pianist who escaped a sect and topped the char...
From a violent French sect to living on the streets of LA to the top of the music charts, pianist Riopy's incredible journey is th...
'Let the light in': Romanian Roma actress smashes...
As a child, Roma actress and playwright Alina Serban didn't see herself represented on television, in movies or books, her stigmat...
Iraq struggles to make use of Saddam's crumbling p...
Scattered across Iraq lie more than 100 opulent palaces and villas built by former dictator Saddam Hussein -- some in use, many in...
India's Chettinad mansions a testament to past glo...
Thousands of mansions in a remote corner of India once housed some of the nation's wealthiest bankers and traders but a century la...
Austria court orders Facebook to remove defamatory...
An Austrian court has ordered Facebook to remove content defaming a former lawmaker and post a banner on its home page announcing...
Spotify shares tumble on weak profit forecast
Shares of Spotify tumbled Wednesday after the music streaming service reported a quarterly loss and projected lower profit margins...
Four men charged in overdose death of 'The Wire' a...
New York prosecutors said Wednesday they had charged four men in relation to the drug overdose death of "The Wire" actor Michael K...
CNN chief Zucker resigns over undisclosed relation...
CNN president Jeff Zucker, who helped propel Donald Trump to stardom with "The Apprentice" but became his nemesis after the real e...
US star Joe Rogan, podcaster in eye of misinformat...
US podcast star Joe Rogan, who has been called out by music legends Neil Young and Joni Mitchell for spreading Covid-19 disinforma...
Crosby, Stills and Nash follow Young's lead in Spo...
Neil Young's former bandmates from Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young said Wednesday they had asked their labels to remove their recor...
NY Times hits 10 mn-subscription mark amid growth...
The New York Times reported Wednesday that buying The Athletic had helped power the paper past its 10 million-subscription target...
'Necessary evil': Some artists say can't quit Spot...
After music legends Neil Young and Joni Mitchell quit Spotify over a Covid misinformation row, some lesser-known artists have said...
Google parent Alphabet profit soars on ads and clo...
Google's parent company Alphabet announced profits Tuesday that beat expectations and nearly doubled in 2021 -- shrugging off anxi...
Sony to buy 'Halo' creator Bungie as gaming fight...
PlayStation maker Sony announced a $3.6 billion agreement on Monday to buy US video game studio Bungie, creator of hits like "Halo...
Sony buys 'Halo' creator Bungie as gaming fight he...
PlayStation maker Sony on Monday announced a $3.6 billion deal to buy US video game studio Bungie, creator of hits like "Halo" and...
'Spider-Man' stays aloft to lead N.America box off...
With moviegoing slowed by the Covid-19 surge, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" easily clung to its box-office lead in North American thea...
'Celebration of queerness': S.Africa drag queens k...
A leggy blonde sashays with the grace of a Hollywood star then drops into the splits, mesmerising an enthusiastic Johannesburg aud...
Singer Chris Brown sued in US for rape
Singer Chris Brown is being sued for rape in California, with his alleged victim claiming he drugged her and attacked her on a yac...
Immigrant thriller 'Nanny' wins top prize at Sunda...
"Nanny," a supernatural thriller about an undocumented immigrant working for a wealthy New York family, won the Sundance film fest...
Man arrested outside Taylor Swift's Manhattan home...
New York police on Friday said they arrested a man outside Taylor Swift's building, which he had crashed his vehicle into and atte...
Janet Jackson doc offers skin-deep account of supe...
A new Janet Jackson documentary out Friday offers a narrow glimpse into the fiercely private superstar's early life and rise to fa...
China's 'Fight Club' ending closer to original boo...
The new ending to the Chinese release of "Fight Club" in which the authorities win is actually closer to the original book, the au...
Netflix must face 'Queen's Gambit' lawsuit, US jud...
A Georgian former chess world champion's $5-million lawsuit against Netflix will go ahead after she claimed she was defamed in an...
Unique expo places Saint Laurent among Paris treas...
Tucked away like Easter eggs in the most prestigious Paris museums, a unique commemoration of designer Yves Saint Laurent cements...
Apple hits revenue record despite chip shortage
Apple reported record $124 billion quarterly revenue on Thursday, despite a global chip pinch and shifting impacts of the pandemic...
'Dune, 'Licorice Pizza' and 'West Side Story' top...
Sci-fi epic "Dune," coming-of-age drama "Licorice Pizza" and musical remake "West Side Story" received major boosts in Hollywood's...
Neil Young-Spotify row underscores podcast disinfo...
Neil Young's ultimatum to Spotify that it choose between his music and the controversial star podcaster Joe Rogan has become a fla...
Web-tracking 'cookies' meant to protect privacy: i...
The data-tracking "cookies" at the heart of concerns over online privacy were meant to shield people, rather than serve as cyber s...
India opposition leader says Twitter 'curbing free...
The de facto head of India's main opposition party has complained to Twitter about "strange" activity on his account, accusing the...
Studio Ghibli theme park to open in Japan in Novem...
A theme park based on the films of top anime studio Studio Ghibli, renowned for titles including the Oscar-winning "Spirited Away"...