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August 12, 2019
China's Ivy League dreams fuel lucrative admissions industry
August 12, 2019
AFP established in tumult of 1944 Paris uprising
August 12, 2019
75 years ago, Paris freed from Nazi occupation
SEOUL - South Korean boy band, BTS, will take their first long holiday in six years after a series of global hits, their managers said, asking fans to respect the band's privacy if they see them in "a chance encounter".The band, which has led a wave of Korean pop music, crowned their global reach with three No. 1 albums on the Billboard chart in less than a year, a 2019 Grammy nomination and concerts from Los Angeles to Paris.The seven members will take their first extended vacation since the band's debut in 2013, managers Big Hit Entertainment said on Sunday."This period of rest will be an opportunity for the members of BTS, who have relentless(ly) driven themselves toward their goal since their debut, to recharge and prepare to present themselves anew as musicians...
August 12, 2019
K-Pop's BTS goes on holiday, asks fans for privacy
NEW YORK - In El Paso, Texas, there are books for third-grade students, many of whom have none at home. Disabled students in Dayton, Ohio, will get bouncy chairs to help calm them for learning. Science kits will go to fifth graders in Gilroy, California.Those are just three of a series of local classroom initiatives that Grammy-winning singer Lady Gaga has pledged to fund as students in those shaken communities, the latest U.S. cities to endure mass shootings, go back to school this week.Her aim is to bring a measure of hope to places devastated by an extraordinary week of mass shootings in a country numbed by a steady beat of news about gun violence."I want to channel my confusion, frustration, and fury into hope," Gaga said on Facebook, where she announced the donation from her...
August 12, 2019
In three shaken US cities, Lady Gaga tries to channel 'fury into hope'
August 11, 2019
Versace apologizes after T-shirt triggers fierce criticism in China
CHIANALE, ITALY - Guido Camia can show you how to light fires using just a flintstone, survive on a diet of insects and build a forest shelter.The 37-year-old, who originally trained to be a patisserie chef, now makes a living offering "Neanderthal" survival courses in the Italian Alps.On one of his weekend trips, you can watch him climb rocks and fish from streams barefoot, dressed in animal skins, carrying a spear and looking like something out of "The Flintstones".But Camia's outdoor survival courses also come with an official stamp of approval."For the past five years, my courses have been supervised by Italy's International Survival Federation (FISSS)," he told AFP.Camia says he also gives courses in more traditional attire, but his "passion...
August 11, 2019
Modern cave man offers 'Neanderthal' survival courses in Italy
August 11, 2019
In New Zealand, young Māori women lead the battle for indigenous rights
August 11, 2019
Refugee boats given new life as bags in Berlin
August 10, 2019
Jewels worth 1.6 mn euros recovered after fake princess heist: police