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Mark Zuckerberg said 2022 was a 'challenging' year
Quarter of global population on Facebook in December
WASHINGTON — The number of people using Facebook daily grew to an average of two billion in December - about a quarter of the world's population.The bigger-than-expected growth helped drive new optimism about the company, which has been under pressure as its costs rise and advertising sales slump.Shares in parent company Meta surged more than 15% in after-hours trade as boss Mark Zuckerberg declared 2023 the "year of efficiency".He said he was focused on cost cuts."We're in a different environment now," he said, pointing to the firm's revenue, which declined in 2022 for the first time in its history after years of double-digit growth."We don't anticipate that that's going to continue, but I also don't think it's going to go back to the...
February 02, 2023

Quarter of global population on Facebook in December

Halyna Hutchins was killed on the set of the film Rust, after Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun during rehearsal.
Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter in Rust shooting
TORONTO — Alec Baldwin was on the phone during firearms training for a movie where he fatally shot a cinematographer on set, prosecutors said, as they charged him with involuntary manslaughter.Santa Fe's District Attorney's Office accused the actor of "many instances of extremely reckless acts".Halyna Hutchins died on the set of Rust in New Mexico after Baldwin allegedly fired a prop gun.The film's armourer has also been charged with involuntary manslaughter.The documents released on Tuesday detailing the charges - first announced on 19 January - portray a chaotic set with a reckless approach to gun safety.Baldwin was "distracted" talking to family members on his mobile phone during training on how to operate the prop gun, Robert Shilling, a special...
February 01, 2023

Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter in Rust shooting

(From left) Lisa Marie Presley, Priscilla Presley, RIley Keough
Priscilla Presley contests validity of Lisa Marie's will
LOS ANGELES — Priscilla Presley, rock'n'roll legend Elvis Presley's ex-wife, has filed a legal challenge to the validity of their late daughter's will.Lisa Marie Presley, the couple's only child, died at the age of 54 on 12 January after a cardiac arrest.The court petition disputes a 2016 amendment to Lisa Marie's will that ousted Priscilla as the estate trustee.The document misspelled her mother's name and had a signature that appeared unusual, Ms Presley's lawyers argue.In a filing to the Los Angeles Superior Court, lawyers for the 77-year-old said that she only became aware of the "purported 2016 amendment" after Lisa Marie's death.The amendment in question removes her mother and her former business manager, Barry Siegel, as co-trustees...
January 31, 2023

Priscilla Presley contests validity of Lisa Marie's will

Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson memoir bares soul on fame and heartbreak
WASHINGTON — In the 30-odd years since she first ran along the California beaches in Baywatch — the lifeguard drama that remains one of the most-watched series ever — fans and critics have become acquainted with different parts of Pamela Anderson's life story: Playboy covers, a leaked sex tape and many marriages.A stolen VHS, featuring intimate footage of Anderson with her first husband Tommy Lee, was distributed for more than $75m (£60m) in sales in the first year alone, and a fictionalized account of the ordeal made by Hulu earned widespread acclaim and 10 Emmy nominations.On Tuesday, the Canadian-born platinum blonde will tell that story herself, in both a memoir and a nearly two-hour Netflix documentary.Anderson, 55, reportedly began working on the projects years ago, when...
January 31, 2023

Pamela Anderson memoir bares soul on fame and heartbreak

Annie Wersching
US actress Annie Wersching passes away at 45
LOS ANGELES — Actress Annie Wersching passed away of cancer early Sunday morning, her publicist, Craig Schneider told CNN. Wersching was 45 years old.She was best known for playing FBI agent Renee Walker in the series “24.”Wersching’s husband, Stephen Full, released a statement to CNN:“There is a cavernous hole in the soul of this family today. But she left us the tools to fill it. She found wonder in the simplest moment. She didn’t require music to dance. She taught us not to wait for adventure to find you. ‘Go find it. It’s everywhere.’ And find it we shall,” he wrote.Wersching also provided the voice for Tess in “The Last of Us” video game. Neil Druckmann, the creative director of new HBO Max series “The Last of Us” based on the game, tweeted on Wesching’s...
January 30, 2023

US actress Annie Wersching passes away at 45

Actor Michelle Yeoh
Chinese fans rejoice at Michelle Yeoh Oscar nomination
SINGAPORE — Chinese fans are celebrating the Oscar nomination of Michelle Yeoh for Best Actress, with some calling her "the pride of Chinese people everywhere".Yeoh was nominated for her starring role in Everything Everywhere All At Once, which also earned her a Golden Globes win earlier this month.News of the Asian superstar's Oscar nod trended on Chinese social media platform Weibo as many fans rejoiced.She will become the first Asian woman to triumph in her category if she wins.Yeoh is the first Malaysian and also the first woman of Chinese descent to gain an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.This year's Academy Awards nominations have been particularly fruitful for stars of Asian descent, with Everything Everywhere All At Once earning 11 nominations.Yeoh's...
January 25, 2023

Chinese fans rejoice at Michelle Yeoh Oscar nomination

The four-and-a-half minute song has had thousands grooving to its beat
Oscars 2023: RRR's Naatu Naatu nomination makes history for India
NEW DELHI — The song Naatu Naatu from the hit Telugu-language film RRR has won a best original song Oscar nomination.It's the first Indian feature film to be nominated for anything other than best international film at the Academy Awards, which take place in March.The song has been a favourite at award ceremonies and has already won a Golden Globe and a Critics' Choice Award.It will be up against heavyweights Lady Gaga and Rihanna, whose songs are nominated in the same Oscars category.Hosts Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams announced the news at the nominations presentation in Beverly Hills on Tuesday. This year's ceremony will be held in Los Angeles on 12 March.The last time an Indian won an Oscar for a film's music came in 2009, when composer AR Rahman won best original...
January 25, 2023

Oscars 2023: RRR's Naatu Naatu nomination makes history for India

Fans visit the grave of Lisa Marie Presley during her memorial
Stars honor late singer Lisa Marie Presley at Graceland mansion
MEMPHIS — A public memorial service has been held for Lisa Marie Presley following her death at the age of 54.Famous faces including the Duchess of York attended the service, which took place at her father's Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee on Sunday.The US singer, who was the only child of Elvis Presley, died on 12 January, hours after being taken to hospital.Lisa Marie has been buried at Graceland next to her son Benjamin Keough, who died in 2020.Artists such as Alanis Morissette and Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose performed as they joined her children as well as others including Sarah Ferguson the Duchess of York and the former mayor of Memphis, in paying tribute to Lisa Marie.Crowds of mourners were pictured holding up pictures of Lisa Marie after members of the public...
January 23, 2023

Stars honor late singer Lisa Marie Presley at Graceland mansion

10th edition of 'Best Children's Book Award' accepting applications until February 28
SHARJAH — The Arab Children's Book Publisher Forum has opened registration for the tenth edition of the ‘Best Children's Book Award’, which is aimed at making substantial improvements in children's literature throughout the Arab region, and encouraging publishers and authors to focus on the Arabic language as well as innovating new topics that strengthen the new generations' values.Submissions for the AED 75,000 award's three categories, including Early Childhood Books (under 6 years), Middle Childhood Books (7-11 years), and Young People Books (12-16 years), will close on February 28. The winner of each category will receive AED 25,000.The award also aims to shine light on works and experiences by the Arab Children's Book Publisher Forum members, in addition...
January 19, 2023

10th edition of 'Best Children's Book Award' accepting applications until February 28

Gina Lollobrigida was nominated for three Golden Globe awards and a Bafta. — courtesy Getty Images
Italian screen star Gina Lollobrigida dies at 95
ROME — Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, one of the biggest stars of European cinema in the 1950s and ‘60s, has died at the age of 95.Often described as “the most beautiful woman in the world”, her films included Beat the Devil, the Hunchback of Notre Dame and Crossed Swords.She co-starred alongside the likes of Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, Rock Hudson and Errol Flynn. Her career faded in the 1960s and she moved into photography and politics.Nicknamed Lo Lollo, she was one of the last surviving icons of the glory days of film, who Bogart said, “made Marilyn Monroe look like Shirley Temple”.Movie mogul Howard Hughes showered her with marriage proposals. Off camera, she enjoyed a feud with fellow Italian star Sophia Loren.Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano wrote on Twitter:...
January 16, 2023

Italian screen star Gina Lollobrigida dies at 95

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