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This picture taken on Monday shows recently-uncovered gold coins dating back to the Muslim Fatimid (AD 909-1171) and Byzantine eras (AD 1071-1078) found at the site of an archaeological excavation in the Mediterranean coastal town of Caesarea in north-central Israel. Among the items found at the excavation were 24 rare gold coins, including 18 Fatimid dinars, and six Byzantine coins dating to the reign of emperor Michael VII Doukas. — AFP
900-year-old gold coins found in ancient port of Caesarea
CAESAREA — Rare gold coins and a golden earring have been discovered in the ancient Mediterranean port of Caesarea in northern Israel — possibly left and never recovered as Crusaders conquered the area 900 years ago. The Israel Antiquities Authority announced the find on Monday of a small bronze pot holding 24 gold coins and the earring. According to the authority, it was found between two stones in the side of a well in a house in a neighborhood that dates back some 900 years, during the Abbasid and Fatimid periods. — AFP
December 04, 2018

900-year-old gold coins found in ancient port of Caesarea

Romanian director Ada Solomon (R) is pictured during a movie production in this undated handout picture. — Reuters
Female film directors and producers shine in Romanian New Wave
BUCHAREST — Starting out as a unit production manager in Romania's film industry more than two decades ago, Ada Solomon felt she needed to punch above her weight.But after fighting with crew on set early on in her career, Solomon, now a producer of some of Romania's most internationally renowned films, took the advice of an assistant director that she would get farther by staying calm and treating them as partners."It was perhaps the first lesson in movie production I ever got," Solomon told Reuters at the office of her production company, HiFilm. "Since then, this is how I've functioned with my teams."Today, Solomon is one of Europe's leading film producers and the woman behind some of the most critically acclaimed dramas of recent years, including Berlinale winners...
December 04, 2018

Female film directors and producers shine in Romanian New Wave

Olympique Lyonnais' Norwegian forward Ada Hegerberg leaves with her trophy after receiving the women's 2018 FIFA Women's Ballon d'Or award for best player of the year during the 2018 FIFA Ballon d'Or award ceremony at the Grand Palais in Paris on Monday. — AFP
Ballon D'Or host apologizes as 'twerk' request causes storm
PARIS — French DJ Martin Solveig apologized and said he was taken aback by the stormy reaction online after he asked the inaugural women's Ballon D'Or winner Ada Hegerberg whether she could "twerk" live on stage.The awards co-host in Paris provoked a torrent of complaints about sexism with his question about the sexually suggestive dance, which received a blunt "No" from the unamused Norwegian striker.The incident was a major talking point despite Hegerberg's achievement in becoming the first winner of the women's Ballon D'Or, an award which has been handed to male footballers since 1956.Solveig, a musician and radio host, apologized in person to Hegerberg and said he was "astonished" at the reaction. "Guys I'm a little bit amazed, astonished by what...
December 04, 2018

Ballon D'Or host apologizes as 'twerk' request causes storm

Elton
Elton John: We must break HIV/AIDS stigma
LONDON — Too many people are still contracting HIV and dying of AIDS-related illnesses due to stigma and a lack of access to information and testing, Elton John said on Monday.Modern medicine means those with HIV can live long, fulfilling lives without infecting others, the singer said in a letter published by Britain's Independent newspaper."Everyone should understand the risks of HIV, and everyone who needs it should have the chance of dignified help and support," John wrote in the letter, co-signed by The Independent's owner Evgeny Lebedev. "That can only happen if we know our status."John's letter coincided with a Christmas appeal to fund projects run by his charity, the Elton John Foundation, in Atlanta, Delhi, Kiev, London, Maputo and Nairobi. — Reuters
December 04, 2018

Elton John: We must break HIV/AIDS stigma

Varda receives Honorary Award at Morocco festival
French film director Agnes Varda reacts as she receives a Honorary Award during the 17th Marrakech International Film Festival on Sunday. US director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert de Niro also on Sunday discussed the changing nature of cinema in the age of streaming services on the sidelines of the Marrakech Film Festival. “The cinema of the past is gone, things are changing,” Scorsese said during a meeting with the public at the Palais des Congres. “I don’t know what the future will be.” De Niro said during a news conference that “Movies have to be shown on a big screen.” Their remarks come with the ninth collaboration between Scorsese and double Oscar winner De Niro — gangster movie “The Irishman” — expected to be released next year by streaming giant Netflix....
December 03, 2018

Varda receives Honorary Award at Morocco festival

 Rania Youssef
Egyptian film star charged with 'inciting immorality'
CAIRO — An Egyptian film star faces trial next month for promoting immorality after attending the Cairo Film Festival in a see-through dress, state-owned online newspaper Al-Ahram Gate reported on Saturday.In a statement on her Twitter account, Rania Youssef apologized to families she may have angered by her outfit choice and said she did not expect it would cause so much anger."I would like to apologize again, as an actress with good and positive credit with my fans, and I hope everyone can understand that I had good intentions and did not wish to anger anyone," Youssef wrote.The actress turned heads at the closing ceremony of the festival on Thursday when she appeared in a lacy black dress.
December 03, 2018

Egyptian film star charged with 'inciting immorality'

Beyonce and Jay Z are set to hit the Global Citizen stage.
Beyonce, Jay-Z dazzle South Africa at Mandela gig
JOHANNESBURG — Beyonce led an all-star line-up including Ed Sheeran, Jay-Z and Usher in Johannesburg at a concert to honor the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. The concert was the climax of a year of events celebrating the centennial of Mandela's birth in 1918, and part of a campaign to tackle poverty, child malnutrition and boost gender equality.This year's Global Citizen Festival is being held at Johannesburg's 94,736-capacity FNB stadium. Thousands of music fans flocked to the stadium hours before the gig began.As well as a constellation of global stars that also included Pharrell Williams and Coldplay's Chris Martin, President Cyril Ramaphosa hosted fellow heads of state from Ghana, Rwanda and Sierra Leone. Williams received a rapturous reception for his...
December 03, 2018

Beyonce, Jay-Z dazzle South Africa at Mandela gig

Kennedy Center Honoree singer and actor Cher, 72, poses on the red carpet at the 41st Annual Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday. —Reuters
Kennedy Center gala honors best in arts
WASHINGTON — Hollywood A-listers and Washington politicos celebrated the best in performing arts Sunday at the Kennedy Center Honors gala, which opened with a standing ovation for late president George H.W. Bush.The posh annual awards program — a rare night of red-carpet glamor in the US capital, now in its 41st year — honored an eclectic class of artists: actress and pop superstar Cher, radical composer Philip Glass, country singer Reba McEntire and jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter.In a first, the Kennedy Center also paid tribute to a work of art, the musical sensation "Hamilton." Show host Gloria Estefan, a member of last year's class of honorees, opened the festivities with a somber tribute to Bush, who died over the weekend at age 94.Pop queen and fashion icon Cher, a...
December 03, 2018

Kennedy Center gala honors best in arts

Edwin Arroyave and Teddi Jo Mellencamp  attend the premiere of Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's
Spider-Man is back on screen, but this time he's black and Latino
Los Angeles — For what seems like the umpteenth time, Spider-Man is back on the big screen.But this year, when Hollywood is under the microscope on the hot-button issue of diversity, the superhero is half-black and half-Latino.Step aside, Peter Parker. There's a new Spidey in town. Hello, Miles Morales.Miles as Spidey is not new to comic book enthusiasts, but he is new to theater-goers, who earlier this year embraced the long-awaited arrival of the Marvel universe's first black hero, Black Panther, on the silver screen."Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," which hits US theaters on December 14, is a free-wheeling animated look at the multiple Spideys in parallel dimensions, including Spider-Ham (yes, a pig) and two women.This time, an older Parker is a mentor to Miles,...
December 02, 2018

Spider-Man is back on screen, but this time he's black and Latino

Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman announces world tour
Los Angeles — Riding the tide of success from his smash hit musical movie "The Greatest Showman," actor Hugh Jackman announced Thursday he would be embarking on a world tour.The Tony-award-winning actor said the tour, entitled "The Man. The Music. The Show," would kick off next year, featuring numbers from "The Greatest Showman" and "Les Miserables," and other songs from Broadway and film.There will be 12 dates across Europe, starting in Hamburg, Germany on May 13, with additional shows in Switzerland, France and Britain.There will also be 22 shows across the United States including in Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Florida and California.Despite lukewarm reviews, "The Greatest Showman" has defied all expectations since opening in theatres a...
December 02, 2018

Hugh Jackman announces world tour

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