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France Gall
French pop star France Gall dies at 70
PARIS - Singer France Gall, whose hits - including a Eurovision triumph with Serge Gainsbourg - made her an icon of French pop music, has died aged 70.Gall passed away on Sunday after a two-year struggle against cancer, French media reported.The news prompted tributes including from President Emmanuel Macron, who said on his Twitter account that "she leaves behind songs that are familiar to all French people and the example of a life devoted to others."Gall, whose father penned songs for French greats Edith Piaf and Charles Aznavour, rose to fame as a teenager with help from legendary singer and songwriter Gainsbourg.Gall revived her career in the 1970s with Michel Berger, another influential French songwriter whom she later married and with whom she had two children. She halted...
January 07, 2018

French pop star France Gall dies at 70

Leonardo DiCaprio, left, and Sean Penn.
Sean Penn, Leonardo DiCaprio share love at Haiti fundraiser
LOS ANGELES - Sean Penn and Leonardo DiCaprio used the eighth annual benefit for the J/P Haitian Relief Organization to publicly praise each other's philanthropic work.DiCaprio was the guest of honor at the $15,000-a-plate dinner Sunday at Milk Studios, which raised more than $3.5 million for Penn's Haitian Relief Organization and its nonprofit partners.DiCaprio was recognized for 20 years of supporting environmental causes through his namesake foundation.Penn said DiCaprio's work motivated him to start his own charitable organization after the devastating earthquake in 2010 that left thousands of Haitians homeless and without basic resources."As much as anyone, the inspiration for me was from Leo DiCaprio," Penn said. "Here was this young guy who had not only...
January 07, 2018

Sean Penn, Leonardo DiCaprio share love at Haiti fundraiser

Britain's William Etherton, right, and resident Roland Spreer hold a camera on the North Sea island of Suederoog, Germany on Sunday. - AP
English boy is reunited with camera that drifted to Germany
BERLIN - An English boy has been reunited in Germany with a video camera he lost four months ago on the other side of the North Sea. The German news agency dpa reported that the camera was handed back Sunday to the 10-year-old from Hull on Suederoog, a small island off Germany's western coast. William Etherton's camera was carried off Sept. 1 by a wave in Thornwick Bay in Yorkshire, on England's east coast. It drifted for about two months before washing up in Germany. Resident Roland Spreer found it on Nov. 2. It was still functional thanks to its waterproof casing, and Spreer's son posted footage from the day the camera was washed away on Facebook. Reports on the video eventually attracted the attention of the boy's father. - AP
January 07, 2018

English boy is reunited with camera that drifted to Germany

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Pixar's 'Coco' strikes a chord in Mexico guitar town
PARACHO, Mexico - Pixar's hit film "Coco" has struck all the right notes in the tiny Mexican hamlet of Paracho, home to the traditional Mexican guitar made famous in the movie.Nestled in the western central highlands of the Sierra Madre, Paracho is seeing a boom in guitar sales following the worldwide success of "Coco."The film follows a boy who accidentally finds himself in the land of the dead during the Mexican celebrations for the Dia de los Muertos. Central to the plot is the boy's trusty Paracho-style guitar.The 16th century-style guitars have been a way of life in the town of 30,000 for centuries. According to legend, a priest with the original Spanish conquerors decided locals in the village should be taught a craft to support their economy.Paracho soon...
January 07, 2018

Pixar's 'Coco' strikes a chord in Mexico guitar town

This handout photo from Netflix Inc shows former US President Barack Obama, left, with David Letterman in a scene from an episode of
Letterman lands Obama as first guest on new Netflix show
LOS ANGELES - Veteran former US talk show host David Letterman will return to television on Jan. 12 in a new Netflix show where his first guest will be former US President Barack Obama, Netflix Inc said on Saturday.Called "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman," the six-episode series will also feature interviews with actor George Clooney, rapper Jay-Z, radio shock jock Howard Stern, comedian Tina Fey and Pakistani education activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, the streaming service said.Netflix has been spending heavily to produce and acquire content as it races to dominate streaming television and beat competition from traditional media and other streaming players such as Hulu and Amazon.com Inc's Prime Video.Letterman's interview...
January 06, 2018

Letterman lands Obama as first guest on new Netflix show

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'Walking Dead' handed maximum fine over stuntman's death
LOS ANGELES - The production company behind AMC zombie series "The Walking Dead" has been hit with the maximum possible fine over the death of a stuntman, the US government said on Saturday.The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said it had cited Stalwart Films for "failing to protect employees from fall hazards while filming the television show 'The Walking Dead.'""OSHA issued a serious citation and proposed penalties totaling the maximum allowable fine of $12,675," it said in a statement.John Bernecker died in hospital in July after falling 22 feet (6.70 meters) from a balcony headfirst onto concrete during filming in Senoia, Georgia.An assistant director told police Bernecker missed a safety cushion...
January 06, 2018

'Walking Dead' handed maximum fine over stuntman's death

This file photo taken on Dec. 7, 2017, shows Australian actress Cate Blanchett smiling during a photo call in Dubai. - AFP
Cate Blanchett to head Cannes film festival jury
PARIS - Australian actress and anti-sexual harassment campaigner Cate Blanchett will head this year's Cannes film festival jury, organizers said Friday.In a statement, top Cannes officials Pierre Lescure and Thierry Fremaux expressed their delight in welcoming "such a rare and unique artist whose talent and convictions enrich both screen and stage."A two-time Academy award winner, Blanchett follows Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, who headed the 70th edition of the festival last year. This year's star-studded event on the French Riviera will take place from May 8-19.The appointment of Blanchett, 48, comes months after she expressed her support to the dozens of women who came forward with allegations of sexual assault and harassment against Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced...
January 06, 2018

Cate Blanchett to head Cannes film festival jury

Christine Lee holds her long-haired house cat, Calli, in her condominium in downtown Tampa, Florida on Friday. In a lawsuit, a contractor alleges that he was attacked by a bobcat while working in the condo. - AP
Man alleges bobcat attack; condo owner says it was housecat
TAMPA, Fla. - A Florida contractor says he was attacked by a bobcat inside a woman's condo, but the animal's owner says her feline is no predator, just a 4.5-kg domestic longhair kitty named Calli. The contractor, Marcos Hernandez, filed a lawsuit in Tampa on Dec. 19, alleging condo owner Christine Lee illegally kept a bobcat inside her unit. He said a bobcat scratched him on May 16, causing serious injuries after he entered the condo to conduct a fire safety inspection. Hernandez was in the condo alone, Lee said, something that shouldn't have happened. She said an employee from the building was supposed to accompany him inside. "This has gotten so blown out of proportion, it's ridiculous," Lee said. According to the lawsuit, Hernandez said he was attacked by an...
January 06, 2018

Man alleges bobcat attack; condo owner says it was housecat

Paul Haggis
Oscar-winning filmmaker Haggis accused of rape, sex assault
LOS ANGELES - A civil lawsuit charging Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis with raping a publicist has prompted three additional women to come forward with their own sexual misconduct accusations, including another publicist who says he raped her.One of the other women speaking out said that Haggis tried to sexually assault her but she managed to run away.Another of the new accusers said Haggis held down her arms, forcibly kissed her on a street corner, then followed her into a taxi. She said she later escaped his clutches.When asked about the new accusations, Christine Lepera, attorney for the 64-year-old screenwriter of "Million Dollar Baby" and "Crash," said, "He didn't rape anybody."Haggis has denied the original rape allegation in a counter-complaint...
January 06, 2018

Oscar-winning filmmaker Haggis accused of rape, sex assault

Destination Amsterdam
Saudi GazetteSpend Winter With Waldorf Astoria AmsterdamPlan an unforgettable escape with the Waldorf Astoria to its luxury property in Amsterdam this winter. Immersed in Europe’s cultural and historical center, Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam is an iconic landmark built during the Golden Age and is centrally located on the prestigious UNESCO protected Herengracht, or ‘Gentleman’s Canal’.The hotel is comprised of six historical buildings dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.From the grand staircase at the entrance attributed to Daniel Marot, the architect known for his work for Dutch King Willem III, to an extravagant lobby lounge serving high tea, the stage is set to impress. With some of the most stunning views of the city, the hotel’s 93 luxury rooms and suites,...
January 05, 2018

Destination Amsterdam

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