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This handout courtesy of Medi Bastoni taken and released on Monday shows Bastoni as he takes a selfie during a quick stop in Kendal, during his ongoing campaign to draw attention to the issue of deforestation in Indonesia. Bastoni is walking 700-kilometres (435 miles) from his home on a volcano in East Java to Jakarta in the hope of drawing attention to the archipelago's quickly shrinking forests — and he is doing it backward. — AFP
Indonesian man walking in reverse to save forests
JAKARTA — An Indonesian man is walking 700 km from his home on a volcano in East Java to Jakarta in the hope of drawing attention to the archipelago's quickly shrinking forests -- and he is doing it backwards.Medi Bastoni, a 43-year-old father of four, set out on his arduous, in-reverse journey in mid-July, with the goal of reaching the capital by August 16, a day before the Southeast Asian nation's independence day anniversary."Of course I'm exhausted, but I'm willing to do this to fight for the next generation," Bastoni said."(My home) is losing all of its trees so I have to do something. I can take the pain and fatigue."When he arrives, Bastoni said he hopes to meet with president Joko Widodo and highlight deforestation across the archipelago...
August 05, 2019

Indonesian man walking in reverse to save forests

Cast members Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham arrive at the premiere for
'Hobbs & Shaw' dethrones 'Lion King' to top N. America box office
LOS ANGELES, California — "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" dethroned "The Lion King" in North American theaters, taking in an estimated $60.8 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said on Sunday.The latest installment in the long-running Fast & Furious franchise, "Hobbs & Shaw" features Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Jason Statham facing off against "cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist" Idris Elba.It ended the box office reign of "The Lion King," a remake of the 1994 animated film that employs hyper-realistic computer-generated images with a voice cast including Donald Glover as Simba and Beyonce as Nala, together with Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor and James Earl Jones."The Lion King" earned $38.2 million...
August 05, 2019

'Hobbs & Shaw' dethrones 'Lion King' to top N. America box office

British aviator Matt Jones takes off in a restored World War II Silver Spitfire plane as he begins a round-the-world flight attempt at Goodwood Aerodrome in Chichester, southeast England, on Monday. — AFP
'Majestic' WWII Spitfire takes off on round-the-world flight
CHICHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - An original Spitfire plane took off from Britain on Monday on an unprecedented attempt to fly the iconic World War II fighter around the globe.The gleaming silver aircraft set off from Goodwood Aerodrome outside Chichester near the south coast of England for the first leg of the epic four-month journey.The restored 76-year-old fighter served in World War II but has been de-militarized, stripped of its guns and paintwork, revealing the shining, silvery aluminum underneath.The Silver Spitfire was heading for Lossiemouth in Scotland on the first stage of its attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean via the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland and the wilds of remote northern Canada.The single-seater plane will visit around 30 countries and soar over some of the...
August 05, 2019

'Majestic' WWII Spitfire takes off on round-the-world flight

The bodyguard of US rapper ASAP Rocky, not in picture, arrives at the district court on the third day of the musician's trial in Stockholm on Friday. — AFP
Witnesses take stand in A$AP Rocky assault trial
STOCKHOLM — US rapper A$AP Rocky's trial in Sweden entered its expected final day on Friday, with witnesses including his bodyguard taking the stand in an assault case that has caught the attention of Donald Trump and led fans to call for boycotting Swedish brands like Ikea.The 30-year-old rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was arrested on July 3 along with three other people following a street brawl in Stockholm on June 30, which saw him and his crew embroiled in a fight with a 19-year-old plaintiff.When Mayers arrived in court for the third day of the trial, where he stands accused with two others, he was dressed in a dark suit instead of the green prison clothes he had worn in court on Tuesday and Thursday.Fans gathered outside the courthouse, shouting "Free Rocky"...
August 02, 2019

Witnesses take stand in A$AP Rocky assault trial

Thalia Olvino representative of the Delta Amacuro reacts during the Miss Venezuela beauty pageant in Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday. — AFP
First Miss Venezuela crowned after ditching contestants' measurements
CARACAS — A 19-year-old student has been crowned Miss Venezuela, becoming the first winner of the annual pageant since it opted not to publish contestants' waist, hip and bust measurements.Thalia Olvino prevailed in Caracas on Thursday after organizers — facing criticism for the contest's primary focus on physical appearance — said they wanted to push back against stereotypes about what an ideal woman looks like."I did this with all my heart and total dedication," Olvino said after the pageant — during which contestants paraded on stage in swimsuits nevertheless.In the past presenters would tell the audience the exact size of each contestant, many of whom underwent cosmetic surgery and followed strict diets to achieve the supposedly ideal physique: a 90-centimeter...
August 02, 2019

First Miss Venezuela crowned after ditching contestants' measurements

Katy Perry
Gospel rapper awarded $2.7m for song copied by Katy Perry
LOS ANGELES, California — A US gospel rapper whose song was partially copied by Katy Perry was awarded $2.7 million in damages by a federal jury on Thursday in the latest high-profile copyright ruling to rock the music industry.Perry herself was ordered to pay just over $550,000 to Marcus Gray — who performs as "Flame" — after the jury found that a beat used in her 2013 song "Dark Horse" constituted copyright infringement.The ruling followed a week-long trial in Los Angeles where Perry took the witness stand and said she had never heard of Gray's 2009 rap "Joyful Noise."Perry's representatives immediately vowed to appeal if the case is not dismissed pending a defense motion."The writers of 'Dark Horse' consider this a travesty of...
August 02, 2019

Gospel rapper awarded $2.7m for song copied by Katy Perry

Grant Thompson
YouTube star Grant Thompson killed in paragliding accident
LOS ANGELES, California — YouTube star Grant Thompson, who rose to fame as host of the popular channel "The King of Random," has died in a paragliding accident, his family announced.Authorities said the 38-year-old, who had 11 million subscribers on his channel and billions of views, was reported missing after he didn't return on Monday from a paragliding trip in Utah.A GPS device that he had on him was used to locate his body late Tuesday.The Washington County Sheriff's office said in a Facebook post that rescuers had recovered paragliding equipment as well as a video recording device that may help shed some light on the crash.Thompson's family informed fans of his death on his social media pages."It is with great sadness to inform everyone that Grant Thompson...
August 01, 2019

YouTube star Grant Thompson killed in paragliding accident

Renee Black, right, ASAP Rocky's mother, arrives at the district court to follow her son's trial in Stockholm on Thursday. — AFP
US rapper A$AP Rocky testifies in Sweden assault trial
STOCKHOLM — US rapper A$AP Rocky Thursday told a Stockholm court he felt "scared" and had tried to "walk away" before a street brawl, in an assault case that has stirred diplomatic tensions and outraged fans.The artist faces up to two years in prison over the incident, which saw him and his crew get involved in a physical fight with a 19-year-old plaintiff in Stockholm on June 30.The rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, appeared calm as he recounted how he and his entourage had repeatedly told the plaintiff to leave them alone."We pleaded, and we begged him," said Mayers who is on trial along with three other people.He said the plaintiff's behavior seemed "fearless" and beyond his bodyguard's control. "That's what scared us...
August 01, 2019

US rapper A$AP Rocky testifies in Sweden assault trial

R. Kelly
R. Kelly lawyer calls alleged victims 'disgruntled groupies'
NEW YORK — A lawyer for singer R. Kelly, who is accused of running a years-long scheme sexually preying on women and girls, said on Wednesday that the charges against the R&B artist stemmed from disgruntled groupies.Lawyer Douglas Anton made the claim in a filing in Brooklyn federal court, ahead of Kelly's scheduled on Friday court appearance. Kelly has pleaded not guilty.New York prosecutors have charged Kelly with running a criminal racketeering enterprise in which he sexually trafficked and exploited minors. An indictment against Kelly refers to five alleged victims of the scheme, who are not named.Anton said in Wednesday's filing that the charge was "an absurdity," and that the women with whom Kelly had sex were "dying to be with him.""If this was the...
August 01, 2019

R. Kelly lawyer calls alleged victims 'disgruntled groupies'

Singer John Fogerty speaks during the announcement event for the lineup for the Woodstock 50th Anniversary concert in New York in this file picture. — Courtesy photo
Troubled Woodstock 50 celebration officially canceled
NEW YORK — A festival to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Woodstock with a star-studded blow-out has officially been canceled, organizers said on Wednesday, nailing shut the coffin on an event long plagued by permit and financial woes.After it could not secure a site in upstate New York, where the original Woodstock took place, organizers had vowed the show would go on at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland northeast of the US capitol.But that move saw artists including Jay-Z and Miley Cyrus, along with veterans of the 1969 festival like Santana, begin backing out of the Aug.16-18 weekend."We are saddened that a series of unforeseen setbacks has made it impossible to put on the Festival we imagined with the great line-up we had booked and the social engagement we...
August 01, 2019

Troubled Woodstock 50 celebration officially canceled

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