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Fireworks light up the sky around the London Eye wheel to welcome the New Year in London. — Reuters
Goodbye 2018, welcome 2019
New York — New York City's crystal ball dropped as rain-soaked throngs in Times Square cheered in celebration, joining revelers around the world in welcoming the New Year on Tuesday and saying goodbye to a tumultuous 2018.For many, the sparkling sphere's time-honored descent came after hours spent in cold, wet weather -- a wait made easier by performances from entertainers such as Christina Aguilera, Sting and Snoop Dogg.Just before the ball fell, Bebe Rexha sang John Lennon's "Imagine," and in the first moments of 2109 many in the square sang along to Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York," boomed from loudspeakers."It was like a true state of pure bliss and unity and love, and it felt like there was no hate in the world," Brie Dunn, 22, told...
January 01, 2019

Goodbye 2018, welcome 2019

Jimmy Osmond
Singer Jimmy Osmond suffers stroke during UK pantomime performance
LONDON — US pop singer Jimmy Osmond, who performed the chart-topping hit "Long-Haired Lover from Liverpool" as a child in 1972, has suffered a stroke and will take time away from the stage, a spokesperson for the singer said on Monday.Osmond completed a performance of the Peter Pan pantomime on Dec. 27 at the Birmingham Hippodrome theater in central England before he was driven to hospital and diagnosed with a stroke, the representative said in a statement on the theatre's website.Osmond, now 55, was the youngest sibling in The Osmonds family troupe and became the youngest person to reach number one on Britain's singles charts with the release of "Long-Haired Lover from Liverpool" when he was aged nine."He is grateful for all the well wishes and will be...
January 01, 2019

Singer Jimmy Osmond suffers stroke during UK pantomime performance

A 'Happy New Year' projection with a typo in the year is seen during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia January 1, 2019, in this picture obtained from social media. — Reuters
Sydney puts on dazzling 2019 fireworks, but gets the year wrong
Sydney — The spectacular fireworks show on Sydney's harbor that rang in 2019 and dazzled spectators around the world was picture perfect, except for one element -- it got the year wrong.More than 1.5 million people packed the harbor front of Australia's largest city to watch the extravaganza, and noticed a signage beamed onto one of the Sydney Harbor Bridge's pylons had the words "Happy New Year 2018!"Photos of the typo were shared on social media sites."According to Sydney, it's still 2018, so I'm going back to bed," one Twitter user quipped.Another wrote: "Oh will this horrible year never end."Organizers the City of Sydney, who invested huge resources and time into planning one of the world's first New Year's parties, saw the...
January 01, 2019

Sydney puts on dazzling 2019 fireworks, but gets the year wrong

Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie hints at move into politics
LONDON — Angelina Jolie hinted on Friday she could one day enter politics, as she urged global leaders to do more to help refugees and women in conflict.Asked whether she was moving towards a political career, the Hollywood star, an envoy for the UN refugee agency who has also campaigned on sexual violence against women, said she would "go where I'm needed"."If you asked me 20 years ago, I would've laughed," she said in an interview with British broadcaster the BBC. "I don't know if I'm fit for politics, but then I've also joked that I don't know if I have a skeleton left in my closet."Jolie said her work with the United Nations and other organizations enabled her to "get a lot done without a title", but did not rule out a...
December 31, 2018

Angelina Jolie hints at move into politics

In this file photo taken on Dec. 11, 2018, Jason Momoa arrives at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures'
'Aquaman' stays afloat atop N.American box office
Hollywood — "Aquaman" displayed a powerful kick in North American theaters over the weekend, taking in an estimated $51.6 million to help close a record year for the movie sector, data showed Sunday.The domestic film industry is projected to gross a record $11.9 billion this year, up 2.7 percent from last year, according to industry monitor Comscore."Aquaman" slipped just 24 percent from its opening weekend, box office tracker Exhibitor Relations reported, while some superhero films lose 50 or even 60 percent in week two.With hunky and heavily tattooed Jason Momoa in the lead role, the Warner Bros. film has grossed nearly $750 million globally.Disney's "Mary Poppins Returns," actually gained altitude in its second weekend, taking in $28 million for the...
December 31, 2018

'Aquaman' stays afloat atop N.American box office

John Legend and Celine Dion
Celine Dion, John Legend to perform at Aretha Franklin tribute concert
Los Angeles — Celine Dion, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson and John Legend will be among a host of singers to perform at a tribute concert for the late Aretha Franklin in January, the Recording Academy and other groups announced on Thursday. Alicia Keys, Yolanda Adams, Patti Labelle and Janelle Monae will also do songs from the repertoire of the Queen of Soul at the concert, to be hosted by filmmaker Tyler Perry on Jan. 13 in Los Angeles. — Reuters
December 30, 2018

Celine Dion, John Legend to perform at Aretha Franklin tribute concert

Christopher Nolan
Thai cave divers, Twiggy, Monty Python's Palin on UK honors list
London — A team of British divers who helped save a junior football team stranded in a flooded cave in Thailand were awarded in Britain's traditional New Year Honors alongside former supermodel Twiggy and Monty Python's Michael Palin.The seven underwater specialists involved in the remarkable rescue were also joined on the prestigious annual achievement list -- announced on Friday -- by Hollywood filmmaker Christopher Nolan, Jim Carter from "Downton Abbey", best-selling author Philip Pullman and leading Brexiteer lawmaker John Redwood.Four of the divers were given awards for exceptional bravery while the three others were made Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE).Richard Stanton and John Volanthen -- the first of the divers to reach the 12...
December 30, 2018

Thai cave divers, Twiggy, Monty Python's Palin on UK honors list

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth
Miley Cyrus confirms marriage to Hemsworth
Los Angeles — Pop singer Miley Cyrus has confirmed her marriage to teen sweetheart, actor Liam Hemsworth, posting photos taken at their quiet family wedding on social media. With the caption "10 years later" and the date "12.23.18," the "Wrecking Ball" singer posted a trio of photos on Instagram and Twitter of her in an off the shoulder white dress, hugging Hemsworth. — Reuters
December 30, 2018

Miley Cyrus confirms marriage to Hemsworth

A horse in a stable at the Horse Culture Museum, part of an equestrian-themed town in Jiangyin, Jiangsu province, some 200 kilometers northwest of Shanghai. — AFP
China saddles up with exclusive riding clubs, horse towns
Shanghai — Leather riding boots are neatly lined up on a carpet, a picture shows blood-thirsty hounds on a fox hunt and a fountain spews water from the mouths of stone horses.It may have the trappings of upper-class Britain, but this is in fact suburban Shanghai and the County Down Club, the self-styled first exclusive membership club in China for horsemanship and fox-hunting.The club, which takes its name from a county in Northern Ireland, was founded three years ago and owner Steven Sun says equestrian sport "has developed rapidly in China during the past five to 10 years".Rising numbers of Chinese are taking up sports such as horse riding as the country's growing economy -- now the second biggest after the United States -- gives people more disposable income to pursue...
December 30, 2018

China saddles up with exclusive riding clubs, horse towns

Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama leaps into the lead of most admired women in U.S. poll
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton has lost her top spot among the women most admired by people in the United States after 17 years to Michelle Obama, according to a new poll by Gallup.Obama, whose recently published autobiography, "Becoming", is a bestseller, was the choice of 15 percent of 1,025 people surveyed, up from 7 percent in 2017.As first lady she took on a number of causes including an effort to fight obesity among children in the United States, calling for healthy eating and exercise.She has also been a staunch advocate for women's rights, both in and out of the White House.Earlier this year, Obama was named the world's second-most admired woman, behind Angelina Jolie, in a YouGov poll.Clinton, a former secretary of state and first lady who lost the 2016...
December 29, 2018

Michelle Obama leaps into the lead of most admired women in U.S. poll

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