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Mick Jagger gives narration for tribute film on Royal Albert Hall’s 150th year

Editorial Bureau February 23, 2021

LONDON (UK) – Britain’s Royal Albert Hall announced its 150th anniversary celebrations on Tuesday, by launching a short video narrated by rocker Mick Jagger, as a way to pay tribute to live performances. “Your Room Will Be Ready” juxtaposes archive footage of Royal

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Disney+ Star comes to Europe, Canada and Down Under

Editorial Bureau February 23, 2021

FLORIDA (US) – Viewers across Europe, Canada, Singapore and Down Under will be able to watch Disney+’s “Lost”, “Family Guy” and other titles from across studios through its new Star channel, said Walt Disney Co on Tuesday. Star joins Pixar, Marvel and other tiles on the Disney+ app’s home screen and will feature entertainment with

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Thousands across former Yugoslavia republics mourn death of singer Djordje Balasevic

Editorial Bureau February 21, 2021

BELGRADE (SERBIA) – Crowds thronged the streets of Belgrade, Sarajevo and Zagreb on Saturday, lighting candles and laying flowers to pay homage to one of the most famous singers of the erstwhile Yugoslavia who died of the coronavirus. Djordje Balasevic, 67, who had been appointed goodwill ambassador of the United Nations High Commissionaire for Refugees […]

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Kardashian, West head for splitsville

Editorial Bureau February 20, 2021

LOS ANGELES (US) – Reality star and businesswoman Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from rapper Kanye West after seven years of marriage. This has brought to an end months of rumours that their relationship is strained. According to representatives of Los Angeles Superior Court and Kardashian, the 40-year-old actor has filed the divorce papers. […]

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Big Hit Entertainment to begin hunt for new K-Pop sensation

Editorial Bureau February 18, 2021

NEW YORK (US) – The firm behind South Korean teen band BTS announced on Wednesday its project to unearth the next K-Pop sensation via an international audition programme which is slated to air in the US next year. Big Hit Entertainment said it was joining hands with Universal Music Group to find, develop and train […]

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Spanish chess board sales see a spike after ‘Queen’s Gambit’ cameo

Editorial Bureau February 16, 2021

LA GARRIGA (SPAIN) – A Spanish chess board maker found by chance that its products had essayed a cameo role in hit Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit”, and its sales have since increased. David Ferrer, 30, who runs Rechapados Ferrer, said, “One day I came into work and a colleague, Miguel, told me that Netflix […]

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‘Love Story’ icons Ali MacGraw, Ryan O’Neal feted with stars on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame

Editorial Bureau February 13, 2021

LOS ANGELES (US) – Ahead of Valentine’s Day, the star-crossed young couple in the 1970 romantic drama “Love Story” – Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal – were feted on Friday with stars on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. “Who would have thought I would end up with a star on the Walk of Fame? I thought […]

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TV documentary invites scrutiny to Britney Spears lawsuit

Editorial Bureau February 12, 2021

LOS ANGELES (US) – The lawsuit involving singer Britney Spears was back in court on Thursday and there is little progress regarding the issue of how much longer her personal and business affairs have to be controlled by other people. Los Angeles Superior Court judge Brenda Penny said Britney’s father and the new financial trust […]

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Social media posts lead to Lucasfilm ditching ‘The Mandalorian’ actor Gina Carano

Editorial Bureau February 11, 2021

LOS ANGELES (US) – Lucasfilm, the Walt Disney Co-owned movie studio, said on Wednesday that it had ditched Gina Carano, a lead actor in its TV series “The Mandalorian”, over social media posts that drew parallels between the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany and current hate towards people with different political views. “Gina Carano […]

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Wrexham takeover gets completed by actors Reynolds, McElhenney

Ren Leen February 10, 2021

WREXHAM (UK) – Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have completed the takeover of Welsh team Wrexham, said the fifth-tier club late on Tuesday. Canadian Reynolds, famous for starring in superhero comedy “Deadpool”, and American actor McElhenney, creator and actor of sitcom, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, had first expressed