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Singer Mariah Carey performs during New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square in New York in this December 31, 2017 file photo. — AFP
Mariah Carey first to score #1 hit in four different decades
NEW YORK — Pop diva Mariah Carey has had a long list of hits over the years, but her classic holiday song has helped her make history as the first artist to top the Billboard charts in four separate decades."All I Want For Christmas Is You" is number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week dated Jan. 4, 2020, based on sales, radio airplay and streaming data — its third week atop the rankings.That means Carey has had a number one single in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s.The bubbly, ubiquitous holiday tune was first released in 1994 and gained new fame after its inclusion on the soundtrack for the 2003 film "Love, Actually."But it only topped the charts for the first time in late 2019, thanks to a change in Billboard's rules as to what can be included on the...
January 01, 2020

Mariah Carey first to score #1 hit in four different decades

German opera director Harry Kupfer is seen in Berlin in this March 13, 2019 file photo. — AFP
German opera great Harry Kupfer dies aged 84
BERLIN — One of the world's most celebrated opera directors, Germany's Harry Kupfer, has died at the age of 84 in Berlin, his agency confirmed on Tuesday.In a career spanning 44 years, Kupfer worked at opera houses across Germany and was chief director of Berlin's iconic Komische Oper for more than two decades.Born in 1935, Kupfer studied in Leipzig and first worked in then-communist East Germany.But he rose to fame in 1978 with a production of Richard Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman" at the world-renowned Bayreuth festival.He took the reins at the Komische Oper three years later in 1981.A student of Komische Oper founder Walter Felsenstein, Kupfer staged works by Mozart and Wagner and oversaw two world premieres at the opera house before bowing out in 2002.He...
December 31, 2019

German opera great Harry Kupfer dies aged 84

Prince William
Britain's Prince William unveils prize for climate innovation
LONDON — Prince William on Tuesday announced what was described as "the most prestigious environment prize in history" to encourage new solutions to tackling climate change.The Earthshot Prize will be awarded to five people every year over the next decade, and aims to provide at least 50 answers to some of the greatest problems facing the planet by 2030.They include promoting new ways of addressing climate change and issues surrounding energy, nature and biodiversity, the oceans, air pollution and fresh water.The prize, inspired by US president John F. Kennedy's ambitious "Moonshot" lunar program in the 1960s, promises "a significant financial award", a statement said.William, a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and second in line to the throne after his...
December 31, 2019

Britain's Prince William unveils prize for climate innovation

British actor Daisy Ridley, left, and British actor John Boyega, right, pose on the red carpet upon arrival for the European film premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in London in this Dec. 18, 2019 file photo. — AFP
'Star Wars' stays aloft to again top N. America box office
LOS ANGELES — "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" stayed on a strong glide path in North American theaters, taking in an estimated $73.6 million for the three-day weekend, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.The Disney film, marketed as a grand finale of the nine-film "Skywalker Saga," has had mixed reviews and was down considerably from last weekend's lofty $177.4 million opening.But it has compiled a strong domestic total of $364.5 million.It again maintained a big lead over the No. 2 film, Sony's "Jumanji: The Next Level," an action sequel starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Kevin Hart, which had $34.4 million in North American ticket sales for the Friday-through-Sunday period.In third for the second straight week was...
December 30, 2019

'Star Wars' stays aloft to again top N. America box office

Actress Sharon Stone attends the Los Angeles Premiere of
Sharon Stone blocked on dating app
LOS ANGELES — Finding love is never easy, as actress Sharon Stone discovered when she was blocked on dating app Bumble after multiple users reported her account as fake."I went on the @bumble dating sight and they closed my account. Some users reported that it couldn't possibly be me!" the actress tweeted early Monday."Is being me exclusionary? Don't shut me out of the hive," Stone joked, adding a bee emoji to play into Bumble's hexagonal honeycomb logo.She also tweeted a screenshot of the message from Bumble, which said she was blocked after the website received "several reports" her profile was fake.Stone, 61, is known for her roles as a spy in "Total Recall" (1990) and a crime novelist/serial killer in "Basic Instinct"...
December 30, 2019

Sharon Stone blocked on dating app

In this file photo taken on Oct. 4, 2007 visitors look over poster of the a poster of
Sue Lyon, who shocked moviegoers as young 'Lolita,' has died at 73
LOS ANGELES — Sue Lyon, who at age 14 played the title character in the 1962 film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's steamy and scandalous novel "Lolita," has died at age 73.Longtime friend Phil Syracopoulos told The New York Times she died Thursday in Los Angeles. He gave no cause of death.Director Stanley Kubrick reportedly selected the young and inexperienced Lyon to play "Lolita" — a 12-year-old in Nabokov's book who enters into a relationship with a middle-aged literature professor — from among 800 aspirants.The director described Lyon as the "perfect nymphet."The older man obsessed with the girl he calls "Lolita" was played by English actor James Mason, who was 53 when the film was shot.Lyon's role won her a 1963 Golden Globe as...
December 28, 2019

Sue Lyon, who shocked moviegoers as young 'Lolita,' has died at 73

Melanie Panayiotou
George Michael's sister dies on anniversary of pop icon's death
LONDON — The sister of the late British pop icon George Michael was found dead on Christmas Day, three years to the day after the singer-songwriter passed away, the family and police said on Friday.Melanie Panayiotou, 55, was found dead by her sister Yioda Panayiotou on Wednesday at her home in north London, according to reports."We can confirm that very tragically Melanie has passed away suddenly," the family's lawyer John Reid said in a statement."We would simply ask that the family's privacy be respected at this very sad time," he added, noting there would be "no further comment".George Michael died from natural causes at his home in central England on Christmas Day in 2016.The former Wham! star, who enjoyed a 35-year career punctuated by years of...
December 27, 2019

George Michael's sister dies on anniversary of pop icon's death

Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks becomes honorary Greek citizen
ATHENS — Tom Hanks was awarded honorary Greek citizenship on Friday, the state Athens News Agency said, adding an official touch to a long love affair with the country.A document that confirmed the distinction was signed by Greek president Prokopis Pavlopoulos, ANA said.The 63-year-old actor and filmmaker's wife, producer Rita Wilson, is also of Greek origin on her mother's side.There is considerable pride in Greece that Hanks, one of Hollywood's most bankable stars, has a summer house on the picturesque island of Antiparos and visits every year.Hanks has said that he feels "110 percent Greek...I'm more Greek than a Greek is" by being married to Wilson, producer of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding.' — AFP
December 27, 2019

Tom Hanks becomes honorary Greek citizen

German singer and conductor Peter Schreier speaks after he was awarded the Mendelssohn prize in Leipzig, eastern Germany, in this Sept. 24, 2011 file photo. — AFP
Legendary German tenor Peter Schreier dies aged 84
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany — German singer and conductor Peter Schreier, widely regarded as one of the leading lyric tenors of the 20th century, has died at the age of 84 after a long illness, his family said.Schreier, one of the few international stars to emerge from former communist East Germany, passed away in his beloved home city of Dresden on Dec. 25.Although Schreier retired from opera at the age of 65 in 2000 because he felt too old to be playing young lovers on stage, he continued to give "Lieder" or song recitals for a few more years and then focused on teaching and conducting until his health problems became too severe.Schreier suffered from heart issues, back and hip pain and had diabetes, according to German media.In a career that spanned decades and encompassed...
December 27, 2019

Legendary German tenor Peter Schreier dies aged 84

A view of a court where Moroccan rapper Gnawi faces trial on charges of insulting the police, in Sale, Morocco, in this Nov. 25, 2019 file picture. — Courtesy photo
Morocco jails YouTuber, detains journalist
RABAT — A Moroccan YouTuber was sentenced on Thursday to four years in prison for "insulting the king" in a video broadcast on social networks, his lawyer said.In a separate case, a Moroccan journalist and activist was charged and detained over a tweet that had criticized a court decision, his defense council said.The cases come after the Moroccan Human Rights Association had deplored in July an "escalation of violations of human rights and public and individual freedoms" in Morocco.The YouTuber Mohamed Sekkaki, known as "Moul Kaskita", was sentenced by a court in the western city of Settat to four years in prison, his lawyer Mohamed Ziane said.Sekkaki, whose videos usually exceed 100,000 views, was arrested in early December after posting a video in which...
December 27, 2019

Morocco jails YouTuber, detains journalist

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