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Japan's 'polka dot queen' artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97

The "polka dot queen" channeled hallucinations and battles with mental health into vibrant art featuring her trademark dots, nets and infinity motifs over a career spanning decades and continents.

5 days ago
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Dolly Parton, queen of country music, dies at 80

It was her ability to stay true to her roots, combined with her drive to work hard and her nonpartisanship, that fueled her appeal among conservatives and liberals in a politically polarized America. ...

6 days ago
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Saparinah Sadli: A century of curiosity, courage and conviction

A scholar, activist and mentor to generations of women, Indonesia’s pioneer of gender studies remains an enduring force for women’s rights and social justice. ...

1 week ago

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Dubai's highest court rejects superyacht seizure appeal in mammoth divorce battle

Dubai's highest court has rejected an appeal by the ex-wife of a Russian billionaire to seize a £350 million ($460 million) superyacht in one of the world's costliest divorce battles, a court ruling last week said.

6 years ago
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Ghislaine Maxwell's deposition material could spread like 'wildfire,' lawyers say

Ghislaine Maxwell's chance of a fair trial on criminal charges she aided Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of girls could be destroyed by substantial negative publicity if a deposition she gave four years ago were publicly released, her lawyers said.

6 years ago
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Billie Eilish slams Trump, urges fans to register: ‘Vote like our lives depend on it’

Billie Eilish spoke up against United States President Donald Trump for allegedly “destroying” the country and “everything we care about”.

6 years ago
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Cher bid to aid US Postal Service foiled by local supervisor

Singer Cher has waded into the row surrounding the US Postal Service by offering herself as a volunteer worker -- only to be shot down by a local branch manager.

6 years ago
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Britney Spears 'strongly opposed' to father as her sole guardian

After more than a decade living under a conservatorship that sees her father steer her personal and professional matters, Britney Spears is seeking to significantly alter the terms of the arrangement.

6 years ago
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Billie Eilish, Mac Miller among artists featured in Barack Obama’s summer playlist

The former US president curated a plethora of chart-topping singles for his 2020 summer playlist.

6 years ago
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Cardi B gets real with Joe Biden on police brutality, health care

In a wide-ranging interview published Monday, superstar rapper Cardi B candidly quizzed Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden on issues including police brutality, health care reform and higher education.

6 years ago
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Orlando Bloom can’t wait to meet 'daddy’s little girl'

For Orlando Bloom, living in these “new circumstances”—amid the COVID-19 pandemic—has been nothing short of “surreal”.

6 years ago
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Husband punches shark to save wife in Australian shark attack

A man jumped onto a great white shark and punched it to save his wife when it attacked her on Saturday at a beach in Port Macquarie in the Australian state of New South Wales, media and officials said.

6 years ago
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'Happy birthday, little angel': China remembers 1-year-old organ donor

A one-year-old boy who was tragically declared "brain dead" after an accident has undergone surgery to have his organs donated that could save four lives.

6 years ago
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Michelle Obama opens up on menopause and female body

Former United States first lady Michelle Obama is not afraid of getting personal on her eponymous Spotify podcast.

6 years ago
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'It's good to be home,' says Markle as she finds her voice in US

Meghan Markle said Friday she was pleased to be back in America, where she plans to speak out against racism and campaign for positive change in her home country.

6 years ago
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Prince Harry and Meghan move to new California family home

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have purchased and moved into a new family home in Santa Barbara, an affluent seaside city outside Los Angeles, according to US media reports.

6 years ago
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Ghislaine Maxwell fails to obtain delay in unsealing documents

A US judge on Wednesday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's request for a three-week delay in the unsealing of additional documents related to her dealings with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.

6 years ago
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The Kiwi media mogul challenging online giants

Tucked away in Sinead Boucher's sock drawer is the one-dollar coin that transformed the former journalist into New Zealand's biggest media mogul, giving her a platform to challenge Facebook and other social media giants.

6 years ago
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Ghanaian TV personality speaks up against racism in Korea, sparks controversy

Sam Okyere apologizes for social media post after Koreans lash out at his remarks, past behavior.

6 years ago
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John Lithgow: A mentor on and off camera

With nearly half a century of acting experience, veteran actor John Lithgow has seen it all: theater, radio, cinema and television.

6 years ago
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'Love is not tourism', says couple separated for 6 months by coronavirus

"The worst thing is that we don't know when we will see each other because the borders are still closed."

6 years ago
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Cameron Diaz opens up to Gwyneth Paltrow on why she stopped making films

Hollywood stars Cameron Diaz and Gwyneth Paltrow had a heart-to-heart talk where the former explained why she retired from her acting career to focus on her personal life and relationships.

6 years ago
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Gwyneth Paltrow stunned by derision over her 'conscious uncoupling' announcement

Gwyneth Paltrow says deciding to split with her first husband Chris Martin was painful enough, but nothing could have prepared her for the public mockery that greeted the announcement of their "conscious uncoupling".

6 years ago
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Prince Harry says social media stoking 'crisis of hate'

Britain's Prince Harry said social media was stoking a "crisis of hate", and he appealed to companies to rethink their roles in advertising on digital platforms.

6 years ago
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Placido Domingo insists 'I have never abused anyone'

Famed Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo, accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct, denied the allegations Thursday in an interview in which he talked about getting over coronavirus.

6 years ago
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UK court says Meghan can keep friends secret for 'time being' in tabloid lawsuit

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, won a court battle to keep the names of five of her friends private for the time being as part of her legal action against a British tabloid which she accuses of invading her privacy.

6 years ago
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YouTube star Jake Paul's Los Angeles-area home raided by FBI

FBI agents in tactical gear on Wednesday raided the Los Angeles-area mansion home of YouTube star and social media influencer Jake Paul in an investigation stemming from a looting spree at an upscale shopping mall in Scottsdale, Arizona.

6 years ago
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Egypt invites Musk after 'aliens built pyramids' tweet

Egypt has invited Elon Musk to visit its famed pyramids after the SpaceX and Tesla founder posted a satirical tweet stating that clearly extra-terrestrials had built the giant monuments.

6 years ago
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Britain's royal family wish Meghan happy birthday amid rift

Britain's royal family wished happy birthday to Meghan via Twitter on Tuesday in a show of friendliness after a rocky period that saw the couple move to the United States.

6 years ago
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Mountain lovers wed above the clouds in Kurdish Iraq

Avid mountaineers Salar and Soma met while trekking in Iraqi Kurdistan, so it was only natural they would get married amid its majestic peaks, some 2,000 meters above sea level.

6 years ago
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Anne Frank memorial tree vandalized in France's Corsica: Prosecutors

A commemorative tree grown from a cutting of the horse chestnut Anne Frank wrote about in her diary during World War II, has been vandalized on the French island of Corsica, prompting an investigation.

6 years ago
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Former pope Benedict XVI 'extremely frail': Report

Former pope Benedict XVI became seriously ill himself after visiting his sick brother in Germany in June and is "extremely frail", according to a report in the Monday edition of the German Passauer Neue Presse newspaper.

6 years ago
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Knowledge a 'treasure' for Italy's oldest student, who graduates at 96

At 96, Giuseppe Paterno has faced many tests in life - childhood poverty, war and, more recently, the coronavirus pandemic. Now he has sailed through an exam that makes him Italy's oldest university graduate.

6 years ago
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