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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

People walk past the restaurant Real Kung Fu, or Zhen Gongfu in Mandarin, run by fast food chain Kungfu Catering Management, in Beijing on Thursday. — AFP
Bruce Lee's daughter sues fast food chain for using father's image
SHANGHAI — A company run by Bruce Lee's daughter is suing a Chinese fast food chain for allegedly using an image of the late martial arts film star without permission.Shannon Lee's Bruce Lee Enterprises accuses restaurant chain Kungfu Catering Management of having used her father's image for 15 years in a logo without paying intellectual property rights.The food chain responded Thursday by saying the logo had long been authorized by Chinese authorities."We're confused that we are prosecuted many years later. We're actively studying the case and preparing to respond," the company said in a statement posted on China's Twitter-like Weibo platform.According to the Chinese internet portal sina.com, Shannon Lee asked the food chain to immediately stop using...
December 26, 2019

Bruce Lee's daughter sues fast food chain for using father's image

An employee shows fifty-euro notes in a bank in Sarajevo in this Mar 19, 2012 file picture. — Courtesy photo
Honest German returns bag with 16,000 euros
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany — A 63-year-old man in Germany had a very Merry Christmas indeed after an honest finder returned the backpack he had forgotten under a tree — filled with presents and 16,000 euros ($17,700) in cash.The 51-year-old finder alerted police after stumbling upon the bag near the center of the western city of Krefeld shortly before midnight on Christmas Eve.Officers were able to quickly identify the owner and reunite him with the backpack and its precious contents.The man who found the bag "refused a finder's fee, because it was Christmas," Krefeld police wrote on Facebook."There really are people who do good deeds over Christmas," they added.In Germany, anyone who returns a found object is entitled to a finder's fee based on the value of...
December 26, 2019

Honest German returns bag with 16,000 euros

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive for a Christmas Eve dinner with his family at Mar-A-Lago in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday. — AFP
Trump says it was an 'honor' to appear in 'Home Alone 2'
PALM BEACH, Florida — Long before taking up residence in the White House, Donald Trump appeared in "Home Alone 2" — a turn on the big screen he described as an "honor."Trump spoke with deployed members of the military on Tuesday, and one asked him about his appearance in the Christmas film."I was a little bit younger, to put it mildly... It turned out to be a very big hit, obviously. It's a big Christmas hit, one of the biggest," said Trump, who had just acquired the Plaza Hotel in New York, where several scenes for the 1992 film were shot."It's an honor to be involved in something like that," said the president, who appeared briefly in the movie.In the film, little Kevin — played by Macaulay Culkin and again separated from his parents...
December 25, 2019

Trump says it was an 'honor' to appear in 'Home Alone 2'

NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) expedition 60/61, reacts as his spacesuit is tested prior to the launch onboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft from the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, in this July 20, 2019 file photo. For decades, the Canadian and American defense agency NORAD has provided updates on Santa Claus's international gift delivery route, but this year, for the first time, US astronauts lent a hand. — AFP
Merrily on high: US astronauts help track Santa's delivery route
WASHINGTON — For decades, the Canadian and American defense agency NORAD has provided updates on Santa Claus's international gift delivery route, but this year, for the first time, US astronauts lent a hand."We have obtained visual confirmation that Santa is currently traveling south over India," Andrew Morgan said via a video link as he floated at zero gravity in the International Space Station (ISS).The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said that the ISS was traveling at 17,000 miles (27,000 kilometers) an hour, 250 miles above Earth -- providing "a great vantage point to spot Santa on his annual journey around the world.""NORAD appreciates the support of Colonel Morgan and the ISS team," it added.The agency reported that Santa and his...
December 25, 2019

Merrily on high: US astronauts help track Santa's delivery route

Last year LadBaby — 32-year-old YouTube 'dad blogger' Mark Hoyle — topped the charts at Christmas with
Rock 'n' sausage roll tops UK Christmas charts
LONDON — A novelty song about sausage rolls secured the coveted Christmas number one spot Friday on the UK singles charts.LadBaby landed the festive crown for the second year running with "I Love Sausage Rolls" — a comedy reworking of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", which was a 1982 hit for US singer Joan Jett.Last year LadBaby — 32-year-old YouTube 'dad blogger' Mark Hoyle — topped the charts at Christmas with "We Built This City" — a similar sausage roll-based revamp.Proceeds from the single are going towards The Trussell Trust food bank charity.LadBaby became the first artist to serve up two consecutive novelty Christmas number ones.The only other acts to have pulled off back-to-back festive chart-toppers are The Beatles between 1963 and...
December 21, 2019

Rock 'n' sausage roll tops UK Christmas charts

Scottish actor Sean Connery, center right, and French actress Claudine Auger, center left, pose for photographers at a hotel in Paris in this Feb. 19, 1965 file photo. — AFP
Auger 'Thunderball' Bond girl, dies aged 78
PARIS — French actress Claudine Auger, best known to international audiences playing alongside Sean Connery in the 1965 James Bond film "Thunderball", has died aged 78, her agent said Thursday.She died in Paris, the Time Art agency announced.Born in April 1941 in Paris, Auger began her career as a model and represented France at the 1958 Miss World competition.On the side she was taking acting lessons, winning small cinema parts to gradually earn a reputation as an actress in France, including the 1962 Three Musketeers film "The Iron Mask".But it was Thunderball that made her name as the first French "Bond Girl".The film's trailer introduced Auger as: "Young. Beautiful. Trapped. Could be dangerous".She played the character "Domino" in...
December 20, 2019

Auger 'Thunderball' Bond girl, dies aged 78

Harvey Weinstein leaves Manhattan Criminal Court, using a walker, following a hearing in New York in this Dec. 11, 2019 file photo. — AFP
Woman rejects settlement, sues Weinstein over sex assault claim
NEW YORK — A woman who alleges disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16 filed suit against him on Thursday and rejected a settlement reached by other accusers.Kaja Sokola said the $25 million settlement with dozens of women, designed to resolve almost every misconduct lawsuit brought against Weinstein, is neither fair nor just."Therefore, today I am filing my own case, in my own name," Sokola, 33, said in a statement issued through her lawyer.Sokola, a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist in Poland, said she originally included her case under a pseudonym as part of a 2018 class action suit against Weinstein, his companies and associates.But after last week's announcement that his lawyers had reached the settlement with other...
December 20, 2019

Woman rejects settlement, sues Weinstein over sex assault claim

R. Kelly leaves the Leighton Criminal Court Building after a hearing on sexual abuse charges in Chicago, Illinois, in this May 7, 2019 file photo. — AFP
R. Kelly pleads not guilty to bribery charge linked to wedding
NEW YORK — R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty Wednesday to bribery charges that US media say relate to him marrying late singer Aaliyah when she was just 15 years old.The disgraced superstar entered the plea in a New York federal court via video link from a courthouse in Chicago, where he is being detained on multiple sex crime allegations.Kelly, 52 is charged with bribing a government employee in Illinois state on Aug. 30, 1994 to obtain a "fraudulent identification document" for an unidentified woman.The New York Times reported that it was a fake ID to be used to obtain a marriage license for Aaliyah that listed her age as 18, citing a person familiar with the matter.Kelly — whose hits include "I Believe I can Fly" — married Aaliyah the day after he...
December 19, 2019

R. Kelly pleads not guilty to bribery charge linked to wedding

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