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Israelis sue New Zealanders over Lorde boycott
JERUSALEM - An Israeli legal rights group said Wednesday it is suing the two New Zealanders for allegedly convincing the pop singer Lorde to cancel her performance in Israel in what appears to be the first lawsuit filed under a contentious Israeli anti-boycott law.The 2011 law opens the door to civil lawsuits against anyone calling for a boycott against Israel, including of lands it has occupied, if that call could knowingly lead to a boycott. The law, which is part of Israel's fight against a global movement calling for boycotts against the Jewish state, allows for courts to impose damages against defendants. Critics said the law would stifle free expression.The two New Zealanders, Justine Sachs and Nadia Abu-Shanab, penned an open letter to Lorde last year in which they urged her to...
January 31, 2018

Israelis sue New Zealanders over Lorde boycott

In this June 17, 2017 photo, Zach and Alyssa Bynum of Louisville, Kentucky, were among several couples posing on a top deck for photos at sunset aboard the Celebrity cruise ship Equinox. The honeymooners were on their first cruise. - AP
Thinking about trying a cruise? Advice for first-timers
ABOARD CELEBRITY EQUINOX - Honeymooners Zach and Alyssa Bynum of Louisville, Kentucky, had never been on an ocean cruise until last summer when they sailed aboard Celebrity Equinox.They were immediately enamored with this shiny ship and impressed by the overall experience. They likely will cruise again."We enjoyed the atmosphere and experience, including the excursions and onboard activities," said Zach Bynum. "We have definitely talked about doing another."After all, what's not to like about cruising? Ocean views, exotic ports and beautiful ships with fine food, abundant activities and great entertainment.Today's ships are like floating cities, carrying thousands of passengers, and each year, new and bigger vessels are launched with ever more unique features....
January 30, 2018

Thinking about trying a cruise? Advice for first-timers

This file photo provided by Facebook demonstrates parental controls on Facebook's new Messenger app for kids. Child development experts and advocates are urging Facebook to pull the plug on its new messaging app aimed at kids under 13. A group letter being sent Tuesday to CEO Mark Zuckerberg argues that younger children aren’t ready to have social media accounts, understand privacy concerns and navigate the complexities of online relationships. - AP
Child experts: Just say 'no' to Facebook's kids app
BOSTON - Child development experts and advocates are urging Facebook to pull the plug on its new messaging app aimed at kids.A group letter sent Tuesday to CEO Mark Zuckerberg argues that younger children - the app is intended for those under 13 - aren't ready to have social media accounts, navigate the complexities of online relationships or protect their own privacy.Facebook launched the free Messenger Kids app in December, pitching it as a way for children to chat with family members and parent-approved friends. It doesn't give kids separate Facebook or Messenger accounts. Rather, the app works as an extension of a parent's account, and parents get controls such as the ability to decide who their kids can chat with.The social media giant has said it fills "a need for a...
January 30, 2018

Child experts: Just say 'no' to Facebook's kids app

Scottish author Claire McFall poses in Lesmahagow, south of Glasgow. McFall, a small-town schoolteacher has become an international literary sensation with more than a million sales in China and a Hollywood movie deal - but remains relatively unknown in her homeland. - AFP
Scottish author takes 'Ferrymania' from China to Hollywood
LESMAHAGOW, United Kingdom - A small-town Scottish schoolteacher has become an international literary sensation with more than a million sales in China and a Hollywood movie deal - but remains relatively unknown in her homeland.Claire McFall has signed over the rights to her "Ferryman" series of teenage novels to Legendary Entertainment, the US production company behind blockbusters such as director Christopher Nolan's "Batman" saga and "Jurassic World".The 35-year-old mother has also been mobbed in China, where her debut novel "Ferryman", first published in 2013, has been a top 10 bestseller for more than two years."My agent calls it 'Ferrymania', which is slightly cringeworthy," she said."It's mind-boggling how...
January 30, 2018

Scottish author takes 'Ferrymania' from China to Hollywood

Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep wants to trademark her own name
LOS ANGELES - Meryl Streep, the most celebrated actress of her generation, has filed an application to trademark her name.The application was filed with US Patent and Trademark Office on Jan. 22, records show. It requests that the name Meryl Streep be trademarked for "entertainment services," movie appearances, speaking engagements and autographs.Streep, 68, last week extended her record to 21 Academy Award nominations, this time for her role in "The Post." She has won three Oscars, three Emmys and six Golden Globes during her 40-year long career on stage, screen and television.It is not clear why Streep would file a trademark application at this stage in her career and her attorney and publicist did not return a request for comment on Tuesday.Many celebrities trademark...
January 30, 2018

Meryl Streep wants to trademark her own name

Amani Alsaeri with some of her designs during the “Mirror, Mirror on the Runway” fashion show at Dar Al Hekma University in Jeddah. - SG
Dar Al Hekma University hosts its annual fashion show
Saudi GazetteJEDDAH - Dar Al Hekma University recently hosted its annual fashion show titled “Mirror, Mirror on the Runway”. The future of Saudi fashion was on display on the university’s premises with the participation of a large number of students.Twelve seniors from the Department of Fashion conceptualized, planned and organized the annual final collection showcasing their designs. Each student created a collection of 5 unique garments, modeled in a fashion week styled event. This year’s winner was Amani Alsaeri who edged out her competition to win best design, color and music.Designs were selected by a jury panel of 5 judges: Reema Faisal, Aram Kabbani, Hiba M'jdadi, Mona Haddad and lama Taher.On the occasion, Dr. Suhair Al Qurashi, the President of Dar Al-Hekma University,...
January 30, 2018

Dar Al Hekma University hosts its annual fashion show

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan declares 2018 'Year of Qawwali', plans show in Kingdom
ISLAMABAD - Renowned Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has gone back to his roots and announced plans to hold 100 qawwali gatherings across the globe, including in Saudi Arabia.According to a private news channel, the singer, who is the nephew of late maestro Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, wants to celebrate 2018 as the year of qawwali.“Qawwali is at the heart of our family traditions, and my ancestors have worked hard to develop this genre of music and introduce it to the world. Qawwali and I are inseparable. It runs in my blood. Whatever I am performing, qawwali is always at the heart of it. It gives me the unique edge in all the music that I do,” he said.Appreciating the contributions of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to the world of music, Khan said, “The world of music has not seen a...
January 30, 2018

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan declares 2018 'Year of Qawwali', plans show in Kingdom

A member of Japan's idol group
Japan's cryptocurrency girl band stays loyal to virtual money after cyber heist
TOKYO - Members of a Japanese girl pop group, the Virtual Currency Girls, said on Tuesday they had refused an offer to be paid in yen and would stay loyal to cryptocurrencies despite a $530 million cyber heist jeopardizing their chances of getting paid.A cryptocurrency account that pays part of the band's salary was among those frozen as a result of the suspension of trading at Tokyo-based Coincheck exchange on Saturday following the theft of NEM, one of the world's most popular digital currencies."Our manager offered to pay us in yen, but we declined," said Hinano Shirahama, who is the band's bitcoin character.Dressed in maid costumes and wearing wrestling masks adorned with fuzzy pom-pom ears and cryptocurrency symbols the eight Virtual Currency Girls are a pop...
January 30, 2018

Japan's cryptocurrency girl band stays loyal to virtual money after cyber heist

Bookshop owner Helga Weyhe poses in her bookshop in the German town of Salzwedel. When Helga began work at her beloved bookshop, the Red Army was on the march toward her east German town, Hitler still clung to power and Sartre had just published
Germany's oldest bookseller, 95, packs suspense in last chapter
SALZWEDEL, Germany - When Helga Weyhe began work at her beloved bookshop, the Red Army was on the march towards her east German town, Hitler still clung to power and Sartre had just published "No Exit".Fast-forward more than seven decades and the remarkably spry 95-year-old, Germany's oldest bookseller, swats away any talk of retirement, or even slowing down.Still staffing the store six days a week, Weyhe said books got her through two dictatorships and would see her through her last chapter too."I started in 1944 and I'm still here," she said with a smile, sitting in her back office stacked with handpicked volumes."I had lots of dreams when I was young but they always involved books."Weyhe represents the third generation of her family to run the shop,...
January 29, 2018

Germany's oldest bookseller, 95, packs suspense in last chapter

The UN refugee agency's special envoy, actress Angelina Jolie kisses a Syrian child during her visit to the Zaatari Syrian Refugee Camp, in Mafraq, Jordan on Monday. - AP
Angelina Jolie calls for long-term Syrian refugee solution
ZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan - Movie star Angelina Jolie visited a camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan on Monday, calling for a political solution to Syria's long-running civil war and saying that "humanitarian aid is not a long-term solution."Children crowded around the US actress as she spoke in a patch of muddy space between hundreds of rows of caravans in the desert camp of Zaatari, less than an hour's drive from the Syrian border.It was Jolie's fifth visit to Jordan."It is heartbreaking to return to Jordan and witness the levels of hardship and trauma among Syrian refugees as this war enters its eighth year," Jolie said after meeting refugee families and teenage girls in a UN-run community program."I'm very proud. You're very strong, all of...
January 29, 2018

Angelina Jolie calls for long-term Syrian refugee solution

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