Queen Elizabeth II on Friday invoked the wartime spirit to "never despair" as Britain marked 75 years since the end of World War II in Europe under the shadow of coronavirus.

Together with her husband, Petty has produced around 470 face shields and donated them to hospitals, first aid units, police stations and nursing homes in New Jersey.

South African actress Charlize Theron on Thursday said more than 50 female celebrities had joined her campaign to fight violence against women during the global coronavirus lockdowns.

Legal proceedings have been launched in Switzerland against Britain's Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah, over money they were said to still owe on a luxury chalet.

Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, the son of Britain's Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan, celebrated his first birthday on Wednesday, with his parents marking the occasion with a video of his mother reading him a story.

Fans hoping for clarity and perhaps some pronunciation tips were left floundering Wednesday after Elon Musk's girlfriend, the musician Grimes, explained their newborn son's name -- X Æ A-12.

Former US President Barack Obama, Lady Gaga, LeBron James and K-Pop band BTS are among dozens of celebrities and world leaders who will salute the class of 2020 in virtual US graduation ceremonies replacing the traditional end of high school and college.

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk and Canadian singer Grimes, who announced on Tuesday the birth of their first child together, plan to join a growing number of families opting for a gender-neutral parenting style.

Campursari singer Didi Kempot passed away on Tuesday morning at Kasih Ibu Hospital in Surakarta, Central Java, at the age of 53, reportedly due to cardiac arrest.

Elon Musk's girlfriend has given birth to the couple's first child together, the outspoken Tesla chief announced Monday.

Holocaust survivor Florence Schulmann has always worried that if she went into schools to recount her experience, it would sound almost fantastical: "I'd be too scared that they wouldn't believe me."

After releasing a short video on April 27 about planting and cooking peas, Chinese food blogger Li Ziqi witnessed her followers on YouTube surpass 10 million.

British royal Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, has video-called a number of new parents, midwives and other maternity service professionals to promote her message of mental health awareness during the coronavirus pandemic.

"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling has donated 1 million pounds (US$1.25 million) to help victims of domestic abuse and homelessness during the coronavirus pandemic after recovering from the virus herself.

Since the start of the lockdown, a couple of balet dancers have largely used their own initiative to keep up their dance skills at home.

Being pregnant in the middle of a pandemic will likely go down as one of the most memorable moments in Katy Perry’s life.

It was during a phone conversation with her sister back in Qatar that the idea clicked for Hollywood animation artist Reem Ali Adeeb.

One of the enduring sights in New York City's Times Square is the Naked Cowboy, who - dressed only in underpants, boots and cowboy hat - charms the tourists that usually throng the area out of a few dollars with a wink and a song.

A London judge Friday struck out elements of the Duchess of Sussex's high profile claim against a tabloid newspaper group for publishing a letter she wrote to her estranged father.

The alleged mastermind behind the group that robbed American reality TV star Kim Kardashian at gunpoint in Paris was released from a jail Thursday, where he was serving time for a separate case.

Oprah Winfrey, Julia Roberts, Deepak Chopra and former US President George W. Bush are among some 200 cultural and spiritual leaders taking part in a 24-hour livestream this weekend aimed at unity during the coronavirus pandemic.

Britain will celebrate on Thursday the 100th birthday of the World War II veteran whose staggering fundraising efforts inspired the country during the depths of its coronavirus outbreak.

After finding fame as the mauled zoo keeper in the hit Netflix documentary "Tiger King", Kelci "Saff" Saffery has also found himself in another spotlight - a row over gender pronouns.

Britain's Prince Harry is helping Thomas and Friends celebrate their 75th anniversary by introducing a special episode which features the cartoon trains as well as some members of the royal family.

Australian celebrity chef Pete Evans has been fined thousands of dollars after promoting a "light machine" which he claimed could help treat coronavirus.

A camera crew followed Kobe Bryant in his final season with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2015-16, filming him and teammates in locker rooms on the road and at home, in the training room, at practice and on the team plane, ESPN's Baxter Holmes reported Friday.

A World War II veteran who has raised millions of pounds for charity by walking around his garden on Friday became the oldest man to top the UK music charts -- just days from his 100th birthday.

Coronavirus quarantine has supermodel Naomi Campbell reinventing herself as a talk show host with the new series "No Filter with Naomi".

Married gay couple Dawid Mycek and Jakub Kwiecinski say they face frequent abuse in Poland for being part of a so-called "homosexual plague".

Texas science teacher Avri DiPietro has a secret weapon in her tool kit to help keep her students engaged now that the coronavirus pandemic has forced them to stay home indefinitely. It's a home experiment known as "the burping bag".