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‘People who love life and music’ – dance parties return to Baghdad

Editorial Bureau August 20, 2019

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Members of rival Iraqi biker gangs, clad in studded leather and black berets, burst out of their semi-circles to break dance, their tattoo-covered arms waving neon glowsticks. The Mongols Motorcycle Club dance circle was one of several at the Riot Gear Summer Rush event, a

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Emotions stir in Jerusalem as HBO’s ‘Our Boys’ hits local airwaves

Editorial Bureau August 20, 2019

JERUSALEM – A new HBO series on the killing of a Palestinian youth after three Israeli teens were murdered in a deadly summer five years ago is stirring up painful memories for bereaved families on both sides of the conflict. “Our Boys”, which premiered in Israel and the United States last week, centres on Mohammed […]

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Elton John blasts ‘relentless’ character assassination of Harry and Meghan

Editorial Bureau August 20, 2019

LOS ANGELES/LONDON – Elton John has spoken out in support of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, calling them a down-to-earth and hardworking couple who were being unfairly attacked by the media after they took private jets to stay with him in southern France. John recalled his friendship with Harry’s mother, the late Princess Diana, […]

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Samoans ink painful bond with their motherland

Editorial Bureau August 15, 2019

APIA, Samoa – Oliver Fagalilo takes a laboured breath and tenses his body before a sharp steel comb, dipped in ink, drives into his skin. Six hands keep his body still and his skin taut as a Samoan artist works on the traditional tattoo that will cover more than half of Fagalilo’s body. It takes […]

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Cyndi Lauper settles copyright lawsuit over ‘Kinky Boots’ finale

Editorial Bureau August 10, 2019

NEW YORK – Cyndi Lauper has settled a lawsuit by songwriter Benny Mardones that accused her of lifting elements of his song “Into the Night” for the finale of her 2013 Tony Award-winning musical “Kinky Boots,” according to a court filing. In a letter filed on Friday night with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, […]

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Woodstock producer ‘pretty bummed’ at missed bid to recreate 1969 activism

Editorial Bureau August 10, 2019

NEW YORK – The man behind the failed Woodstock 50 anniversary festival said on Friday he was “pretty bummed” at losing out on a chance to encourage people to take action on global warming. Michael Lang, who was also one of the producers of the 1969 Woodstock music festival, said he had hoped that the […]

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Actor Danny Trejo of ‘Machete’ fame pulls young boy from overturned car

Editorial Bureau August 9, 2019

LOS ANGELES – Hollywood actor Danny Trejo, known for his tough-guy roles in such films as “Machete,” helped rescue a young boy who was trapped in a car that overturned in a Los Angeles traffic collision on Wednesday. Trejo, 75, told television station KABC-TV he was on his way to an auto mechanic in L.A.’s […]

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‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ cast promises ‘drama, comedy and soap’ in TV return

Editorial Bureau August 9, 2019

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – The cast of the 1990s hit “Beverly Hills, 90210” returns to U.S. television on Wednesday, much older but promising lots of the juicy drama that made their teenage characters famous. The six, one-hour episodes of “BH90210” on the Fox broadcast network are not a typical remake. The series features seven of […]

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Crowds gather to mark 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ Abbey Road album photo

Editorial Bureau August 9, 2019

LONDON – Hundreds of people gathered at the world’s most famous zebra crossing on Thursday to mark the 50th anniversary of the day the Beatles created one of the best-known album covers in music history and an image imitated by countless fans ever since. The picture of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo […]

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Half of British homes subscribe to a TV streaming service

Editorial Bureau August 7, 2019

LONDON – Nearly half of British homes subscribe to a streaming service such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Now TV or Disney Life, as traditional TV viewing continues to decline, according to media regulator Ofcom. Some 13.3 million households – 47% of the total – were signed up to the most popular services, up from […]