Depardieu row exposes divide in France over thinking on sexism
By Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) - An open letter penned by dozens of actresses and other artists in defense of Gerard Depardieu, the cinema giant acc...
Dec 28, 2023
South Korea police defend probe of 'Parasite' actor who was found dead
By Jack Kim and Jimin Jung SEOUL (Reuters) - The head of the district police force that investigated South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun over allegations ...
Dec 28, 2023
China pressures influential Taiwanese band ahead of elections - sources
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - China has pressured an influential Taiwanese rock band called Mayday to make pro-China comments ahead of Taiwan's key ...
Dec 28, 2023
Gaston Glock, the man behind the gun, dies aged 94 - APA
By Kirsti Knolle Gaston Glock, the reclusive engineer and tycoon who developed one of the world's best-selling handguns, died on Wednesday aged 94, Au...
Dec 27, 2023
Tom Smothers, half of American comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
(Reuters) - American comic Tom Smothers, one-half of the musical-comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, died on Tuesday at 86 at home in California after b...
Dec 27, 2023
Shakira's home city unveils giant statue of 'Hips Don't Lie' singer
(Reuters) - Grammy-winning Colombian singer Shakira, one of the world's top-selling musicians, has been immortalized in her famous belly-dancing pose ...
Dec 27, 2023
Lucasfilm sues Star Wash, Chilean 'Star Wars'-themed car wash
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Walt Disney production company Lucasfilm is suing a themed carwash on the outskirts of Chilean capital Santiago for plagiarizing ...
Dec 27, 2023
Telecom Italia, DAZN agree new soccer streaming deal - sources
MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia (TIM) has renewed a deal with sports streaming service DAZN to continue offering Italy's top Serie A soccer league ma...
Dec 27, 2023
'Parasite' actor Lee found dead amid drug allegations -Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) - Lee Sun-kyun, a South Korean actor of the Oscar-winning film "Parasite", was found dead, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, c...
Dec 27, 2023
Rapper Kanye West apologies to Jewish community for antisemitic remarks
By Kanishka Singh and Dan Williams (Reuters) - The artist formerly known as Kanye West issued an apology to the Jewish community on Tuesday for his an...
Dec 26, 2023