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Belgian student Laurent Simons, 9 years old, poses during a photo session at his home in Amsterdam on Thursday. — AFP
9-year-old Belgian prodigy set for university degree
AMSTERDAM — Like many other nine-year-olds, Laurent Simons likes TV and his pet dog. But he also wants to make artificial organs, and is about to get the qualifications to set him on his way.The Belgian boy will in December receive a degree in electrical engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, which will make him one of the world's youngest graduates.Far from being fazed by his achievements, which also saw him complete the course in just nine months instead of the usual three years, Laurent says it's "normal" — although he adds too that it's "cool"."I'm currently studying electrical engineering. It's about designing circuits and things like that. So chips, actually," the mop-haired youngster said in the...
November 22, 2019

9-year-old Belgian prodigy set for university degree

Fish nibble at the feet of Indonesian diners as they have their lunch at a fish pool restaurant at Wedomartani village in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in this Nov. 15, 2019 file photo. — AFP
Foot fetish: Nibbles a specialty at Indonesian restaurant
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — As he scarfed down a traditional Indonesian meal, Adi Karyanov got himself the two-in-one special at a new restaurant offering pedicures by fish.The tables and chairs at Soto Cokro Kembang in Indonesia's cultural capital Yogyakarta sit in ankle-deep water, home to thousands of little fish that nibble dead skin off the feet of diners."I felt the fish biting my feet — it was ticklish but nice," Karyanov said."They make it fun to eat here. It's kind of unique."Many spas across southeast Asia have for years touted a fishy pedicure as an unproven but novel way of treating various skin conditions.But restaurant owner Imam Nur, who opened in June, has gone a step further by offering it alongside his traditional Javanese "sole...
November 22, 2019

Foot fetish: Nibbles a specialty at Indonesian restaurant

Idina Menzel, left, Mayor Eric Garcetti, center, and Kristen Bell, right, on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California, in this Nov. 19, 2019 file photo. — AFP
'Let it go': Bell gets Hollywood star, jokes about mugging
LOS ANGELES — "Frozen" actress Kristen Bell was honored on Tuesday with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, joking that a mugger would soon demand a woman's purse on the same spot with the words "Let it go!"Bell, who came to fame on TV teen detective show "Veronica Mars" and appears in NBC's "The Good Place," unveiled her new star alongside fellow honoree Idina Menzel.The pair reprise their roles as Anna and Elsa in "Frozen 2," the sequel to Disney's animated smash hit out this Friday."I am so grateful to be accepting this honor today on these hallowed streets where 'Pretty Woman' sold her body for money — it's really a dream," joked Bell.The ceremony took place toward the eastern end of the Walk of...
November 21, 2019

'Let it go': Bell gets Hollywood star, jokes about mugging

Nicholas Hoult, left, Samuel L. Jackson, center, and Anthony Mackie are seen in this still image taken from the movie 'The Banker'. — Courtesy photo
Apple abruptly scraps film premiere over 'concerns'
LOS ANGELES — Apple on Wednesday abruptly canceled the world premiere of "The Banker" over unspecified concerns, just one day before the film was due to close a major Los Angeles festival.The movie, starring Samuel L Jackson, is based on the true story of two black businessmen who hired a working-class white man to front their empire and combat racism in 1960s America."Last week some concerns surrounding the film were brought to our attention," Apple said in a statement."We, along with the filmmakers, need some time to look into these matters and determine the best next steps. In light of this, we are no longer premiering 'The Banker' at AFI Fest."Apple did not specify the nature of the concerns.But Hollywood trade reports tied the cancellation to...
November 21, 2019

Apple abruptly scraps film premiere over 'concerns'

Jon Hamm, left, Paul Walter Hauser, second left Kathy Bates, center, Barbara
Clint Eastwood seeks to restore Atlanta bomb hero's legacy
LOS ANGELES — Clint Eastwood's new film restores the "hero" status of the security guard whose life was ripped apart by claims he bombed the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the director and stars said on Wednesday."Richard Jewell" dramatizes the story of the innocent man who found himself at the center of a terror investigation and devastating media storm following the blast at the Summer Games which led to two deaths and wounded over 100 people.The former cop was initially hailed as a hero after he spotted the pipe bomb at Centennial Olympic Park, helping saving hundreds more from harm, but was soon identified by journalists as an FBI suspect."He never got the benefit of being innocent until proven guilty," Eastwood told journalists on the red carpet of its...
November 21, 2019

Clint Eastwood seeks to restore Atlanta bomb hero's legacy

Singer/songwriter Taylor Swift arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York in this April 23, 2019 in this file photo. — AFP
Ex-label says Taylor Swift can sing her old hits at awards show
NEW YORK — Taylor Swift's former label said on Monday that it will allow the global pop superstar to perform some of her early hits at an awards show this month — the latest twist in a months-long public feud over the rights to her first six albums.But even the seeming resolution of the spat did not come without some confusion.The Big Machine Label Group released what it called a joint statement with Dick Clark Productions — which puts on the American Music Awards — saying they had "reached a licensing agreement" that would allow Swift to sing what she wants at the Nov. 24 ceremony.But shortly thereafter, the producers distanced themselves from the situation, saying it was between Swift and her ex-label.Big Machine, which is based in Nashville, then clarified that it...
November 19, 2019

Ex-label says Taylor Swift can sing her old hits at awards show

Paul McCartney performs in concert during his One on One tour at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Illinois, in this July 27, 2017 file photo. — AFP
Paul McCartney to headline 50th Glastonbury festival
LONDON — Paul McCartney will take star billing at next year's Glastonbury, when the legendary British music festival marks its 50th anniversary, organizers said.Glastonbury co-organizer Emily Eavis said the former Beatle would headline the Pyramid Stage on June 27 — the traditional highlight of the event in Somerset, south-west England."Having Paul McCartney coming back to headline the Pyramid next year is an absolute dream come true," she said in a statement on the festival website on Monday."There really was no one that we wanted more for the 50th anniversary."McCartney previously headlined Glastonbury in 2004. This year's headliner was grime star Stormzy.He dropped hints on his Twitter feed before the announcement by posting photographs of the composer...
November 19, 2019

Paul McCartney to headline 50th Glastonbury festival

Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York, leaves after speaking at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Bangkok in this Nov. 3, 2019 file photo. — AFP
Institutions review links with Britain's Prince Andrew
LONDON — A British university on Tuesday said it was reviewing its links with Prince Andrew after he defended his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a TV interview.But a bank said it would not be renewing its backing for a project he founded."We will be reviewing the position of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, as our patron at the next board of governors meeting on Tuesday 26th November," said London Metropolitan University."The university opposes all forms of discrimination of discrimination, abuse, human trafficking and any activity that is contrary to the university's values."Andrew — Queen Elizabeth II's second son — took over the role from his father, Prince Philip, in 2013. There have been royal patrons at the institution since...
November 19, 2019

Institutions review links with Britain's Prince Andrew

A picture taken on Nov. 13, 2019 shows the poster of the last movie
Polanski film tops French box office despite rape claim
PARIS — Roman Polanski's new film is topping the French box office despite a new rape allegation against the controversial director."An Officer and a Spy" surged ahead of the Matt Damon racing car epic "Ford v Ferrari" — which is top of the US box office — despite the publicity campaign for the movie being suspended in the wake of the latest claims against the veteran film-maker.French photographer Valentine Monnier threw the release of the historical thriller about the Dreyfus Affair into disarray by accusing Polanski of raping her in 1975 when she was 18 after beating her "into submission" at his Swiss chalet.But despite protests outside cinemas and a call by feminists to boycott the movie starring Oscar-winning actor Jean Dujardin, nearly 400,000...
November 19, 2019

Polanski film tops French box office despite rape claim

Pierre Le Guennec, Pablo Picasso's former electrician, leaves the courthouse in Lyon, France, in this Sept. 24, 2019 file photo. — AFP
French court confirms sentence for Picasso's electrician over hoarded art
LYON, France — A French court on Tuesday confirmed the two-year suspended jail terms given to Pablo Picasso's former electrician and his wife, who hoarded 271 of the great painter's works in a garage for four decades.The verdict by the Lyon court is the latest twist in a decade-long legal saga, which took the couple, who claim the works were a gift, all the way to France's top appeals court.Pierre and Danielle Le Guennec were first given two-year suspended terms in 2015 after being convicted of possession of stolen goods over the huge trove of works by Picasso, including nine rare Cubist collages and a work from his famous Blue Period.That verdict was upheld in 2016 by a higher court but then quashed by the Cour de Cassation, which ordered a retrial.The former electrician,...
November 19, 2019

French court confirms sentence for Picasso's electrician over hoarded art

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