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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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Bezos, Musk among billionaires gaining net worth in pandemic: Report

The combined wealth of America's billionaires, including Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos and Tesla Inc chief Elon Musk, increased nearly 10 percent during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

6 years ago
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UK royal Meghan's privacy action against tabloid goes to London High Court

The first court hearing in a privacy case brought by Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, against a tabloid newspaper for printing part of one of her letters takes place at London's High Court on Friday.

6 years ago
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Scene stealer Dayu Wijanto an actress in her own right

Actress Dayu Wijanto is just unstoppable. Even silver screen darling Reza Rahadian has nothing on her.

6 years ago
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Surfing's 'Indiana Jones' stages unlikely photoshoot to save planet

It's a scene that seems almost surreal today -- adventure filmmaker Alison Teal paddle surfing along the River Thames in bubblegum-pink swimwear, fishing out plastic rubbish from the murky waters.

6 years ago
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Tom Hanks sends typewriter to bullied Australian boy named Corona

Tom Hanks has sent a letter and a Corona brand typewriter to an Australian boy who wrote to him about being bullied over his name, Corona.

6 years ago
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In New Orleans, roving violinist brings joy to isolated residents

Mobile Music Box winds its way through New Orleans neighborhoods.

6 years ago
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Arief Budiman, dissident academic under New Order, dies at 79

Arief, born Soe Hok Djin to a poor Chinese family in West Jakarta on Jan. 3, 1941, passed away after a battle with Parkinson’s disease.

6 years ago
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Britain's Prince Louis marks second birthday with rainbow pictures

Prince William and his wife Kate released new photographs of their son Prince Louis painting a colorful picture of rainbows to mark his second birthday on Thursday.

6 years ago
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Stephen Hawking's family give his ventilator to UK hospital

The family of acclaimed physicist Stephen Hawking has donated his ventilator to a hospital that had treated him in Cambridge, the English university city where he lived and worked, to help care for COVID-19 patients.

6 years ago
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Virus-hit Marianne Faithfull discharged from hospital

British singer Marianne Faithfull was on Wednesday discharged from hospital, more than three weeks after being admitted with symptoms of coronavirus.

6 years ago
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'We can turn it around': Jane Goodall shares hope amid uncertainties

"Jane Goodall: The Hope" documentary explores into one of the world’s most renowned activist.

6 years ago
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Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson and daughter lead People's 30th 'Beautiful' issue

Actress Goldie Hawn, her daughter Kate Hudson and baby granddaughter Rani Rose Fujikawa graced the cover of "People" magazine's annual Beautiful issue on Tuesday.

6 years ago
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Queen Elizabeth II marks 94th birthday with no fanfare

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 94th birthday on Tuesday, but the traditional gun salute was called off this year because of the coronavirus crisis.

6 years ago
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UK's Prince Philip breaks retirement silence to thank those fighting COVID-19

Prince Philip, the 98-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, made a rare statement on Monday to thank those involved in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 years ago
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Wildlife photographer Peter Beard dead at 82

Peter Beard, the influential photographer renowned for his wildlife shots, was found dead after going missing several weeks ago. He was 82 years old.

6 years ago
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Prince Harry begged father-in-law to call him before wedding, document shows

Britain's Prince Harry appealed to the father of his wife Meghan to call him in the days before he decided to pull out of the couple's star-studded wedding two years ago, documents submitted to London's High Court on Monday showed.

6 years ago
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Prince William admits virus fears for Charles, queen

Britain's Prince William on Friday revealed his concern for his father Prince Charles after he contracted coronavirus -- and his worries for his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II.

6 years ago
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Prince Harry and wife Meghan cut ties with four British tabloids: Media

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have cut ties with some of Britain's biggest tabloids and said they will adopt a policy of "zero engagement" with them, British media reported on Monday.

6 years ago
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Qatar musicians give balcony gig to banish virus blues

Strains of Bizet's "Carmen" reverberated around Doha's man-made Pearl island as members of Qatar's philharmonic orchestra performed from balconies to punctuate the monotony of lockdown.

6 years ago
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Vanessa Bryant pays touching tribute to Kobe on wedding anniversary

Vanessa Bryant celebrated the 19th anniversary of her wedding to her late husband Kobe Bryant on Saturday with a touching Instagram post.

6 years ago
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Helsinki violinist delivers food by bike as city fights coronavirus

The second violinist of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra has been redeployed to help fight the coronavirus crisis - he's using an electric bike to deliver food to the Finnish capital's elderly residents.

6 years ago
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In lockdown Britain, 'Mancunian Motivator' brings fun and fitness to neighbors

In a suburban enclave on the northeastern fringes of London residents are having their heart rates - and their spirits - lifted by the "Mancunian Motivator".

6 years ago
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America's love affair with an elderly epidemiologist

Move over, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. There is a new feisty super senior in Washington who is captivating American hearts.

6 years ago
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Queen Elizabeth cancels birthday plans as coronavirus hits Britain

Britain's Queen Elizabeth will not celebrate her 94th birthday in any special way and has asked that there be no gun salutes to mark the occasion because it would not be appropriate while the country battles a deadly coronavirus outbreak.

6 years ago
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Cash to concerts: Eight ways celebrities are helping the vulnerable during coronavirus

Famous faces are stepping up to help the world's most vulnerable people during the coronavirus pandemic, ranging from donating cash to more quirky offers of support.

6 years ago
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Anne Frank's diary in 2020: Vlogging from the annex hideout

A series of video diaries based on the writings of Jewish teenager Anne Frank during her years hiding from the Nazis during World War Two have become a hit with young viewers.

6 years ago
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Britain's Princess Beatrice cancels wedding amid coronavirus: Media reports

Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Princess Beatrice and her fiance Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have canceled their royal wedding due to the lockdown in the United Kingdom amid the coronavirus pandemic, media reports said on Thursday.

6 years ago
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Prince Harry and Meghan hand out meals in Los Angeles

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan handed out meals to sick people in Los Angeles, in their first known public activity since moving to California at the start of the state's coronavirus lockdown.

6 years ago
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Italian boy travels a mile for internet signal to study under tree

Twelve-year-old Giulio Giovanni's studying place has a view many people would envy - the unspoiled countryside of rolling hills, vineyards and olive groves under a Tuscan sun.

6 years ago
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"They are brave": Briton, 99, raises millions for health workers

A 99-year-old war veteran has raised more than 2 million pounds ($2.5 million) for British health workers by attempting to walk the length of his garden one hundred times before his 100th birthday later this month.

6 years ago
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