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How a pensioner made Spanish banks rethink counter...
It was his bank's limited counter service and indifference to his struggles with ATMs and apps that forced a Spanish pensioner to...
Fake social media accounts aimed at Ukraine, says...
Pro-Russia groups are orchestrating misinformation campaigns on social media, using fake profiles or hacked accounts to paint Ukra...
Deaf drama 'CODA' wins top prize at SAG awards
"CODA," a heartfelt indie drama about a struggling deaf family, won the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild awards Sunday, boosti...
Puffy and fluffy, with shoulders: Five trends from...
Milan Fashion Week wraps up Monday after six days of catwalk presentations showcasing the best of Fall/Winter 2022/2023, Italian-s...
Israeli spytech firm NSO sues newspaper for defama...
The embattled Israeli spytech firm NSO Group filed Sunday a defamation lawsuit against a newspaper that reported its Pegasus softw...
French ballet director quits Russia company over U...
French ballet master Laurent Hilaire has resigned from his position as director of the Stanilavski Theatre company in Moscow over...
Musk activates Starlink internet service in Ukrain...
Elon Musk said Saturday his company SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband service had been activated in Ukraine, after a Kyiv offi...
Sidewalk is new catwalk outside Milan fashion show...
A cry goes up the from crowd, a sea of craning necks and suddenly hundreds of cellphones go up in the air clicking photos.
Facebook bans Russia state media from running ads,...
Facebook on Friday restricted Russian state media's ability to earn money on the social media platform as Moscow's invasion of nei...
Pattinson suits up for macabre new 'Batman'
Robert Pattinson had never been interested in playing a superhero -- until Ben Affleck quit his role as Batman, leaving the famous...
Nul points: Eurovision bars Russia over Ukraine co...
No Russian entertainers will be permitted to take part in this year's Eurovision Song Contest following Russia's invasion of Ukrai...
Gucci and Adidas are BFF at Milan Fashion Week
Why have one logo when you can have two?
'Crime and catastrophe': Russian stars say no to w...
A number of prominent Russians are echoing a chorus of global celebrities condemning Moscow's war on Ukraine, with some already be...
Kim Kardashian urges quick divorce from Kanye
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has urged a US court to expedite her divorce, saying it would help husband Ye to accept the relatio...
Putin supporter Gergiev axed from Carnegie Hall sh...
In an extraordinary last-minute move, Manhattan's Carnegie Hall announced Thursday that acclaimed Russian conductor Valery Gergiev...
'Sunglasses hide tears' as show goes on at Milan F...
The fashion set put their best face forward on Thursday despite worries over the invasion of Ukraine, as Milan Fashion Week guests...
Lebanese turn to public libraries to check out of...
In many countries, public libraries are considered a dying relic amid the shift to digital, but in Lebanon they are getting a new...
Meta lays out moves being made to build the metave...
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday talked up his company's efforts to build the metaverse, an immersive virtual world he has...
Twitter mistakenly pulled accounts monitoring Russ...
Twitter acknowledged Wednesday it suspended in error some accounts relaying information about Russian military movements as the th...
Dublin film festival returns after bumper year for...
The Dublin International Film Festival, forced online last year, opened Tuesday with stars of the feted Irish-language "An Cailin...
Tunisia withdraws 'Death on the Nile' over Israeli...
Tunisia has withdrawn from cinemas a new Agatha Christie adaptation starring Israeli actress Gal Gadot, following protests over "n...
Michelangelo's three 'pietas' united in historic f...
It is admired the world over as an exquisite depiction of maternal grief. But Michelangelo's "Pieta" has overshadowed two other mo...
Fashion set heads to Milan for live shows -- for r...
The who's who of Italian fashion retakes the runway with the return of Milan women's shows Wednesday, which organisers hope will b...
Fears grow for Cuban artist 7 months after arrest
Seven months after his arrest, loved ones of Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara worry for his health, locked away...
Oscars to pre-tape some awards in bid for 'tighter...
The Oscars next month will pre-tape the announcements of eight winners in an attempt to make the televised ceremony "tighter and m...
Daft Punk returns to social media, releases deluxe...
Exactly one year after French duo Daft Punk shocked fans by announcing an unceremonious split, they've returned to social media an...
Grunge pioneer Mark Lanegan dies at 57
Mark Lanegan, whose dramatic baritone vocals fronted the proto-grunge band Screaming Trees, died Tuesday at his home in Killarney,...
Five things to know from London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week sashayed its way through the city this week in a welcome explosion of colour and sexiness, reflecting growing...
Dubai adds to striking architecture with Museum of...
Dubai opened its Museum of the Future on Tuesday, a structure it touts as the world's most beautiful building.
City Pop: the soundtrack to Japan's boom years goe...
Tel Liyanto wasn't alive during Japan's 1980s boom, but she loves the "timeless" City Pop hits of the era, now going viral thanks...
Trump's new social media app begins slow rollout
Donald Trump's new social media app started a gradual rollout late Sunday and should be "fully operational" by late March, potenti...
Textiles fan inflation fears amid London Fashion W...
Textile prices, like many raw materials, are soaring on resurgent post-pandemic demand and the rocketing cost of both energy and t...
Benin exhibits stolen treasures returned by France
Benin President Patrice Talon on Saturday will inaugurate an exhibition of historic artworks returned by France last year, nearly...
Pitt sues Jolie over sale of French vineyard where...
Brad Pitt is suing Angelina Jolie for selling her share of the French vineyard where they got married.
Kanye West says new album won't be released on str...
Kanye West on Friday dropped the tracklist to his planned new album "Donda 2," just after saying it would not be available to stre...
Ukraine's Russian speakers worry about being 'save...
Kyiv driving instructor Andriy Atamanyuk does not want to be saved by Vladimir Putin despite the Kremlin chief's pledge to fight "...
Little-known bullfighting tradition lives on in UA...
Far from Dubai's gleaming skyscrapers and renowned camel races, a bullfight is under way in the emirate of Fujairah, where the tra...
Treasured trash: UK waste gets new lease of life
From facial scrubs using coffee grounds to clothes made from plastic bottles and furniture decorated with agave fibres, efforts to...
Spanish agricultural drama 'Alcarras' wins Berlin...
The 72nd Berlin film festival awarded its Golden Bear top prize on Wednesday to Spanish director Carla Simon's semi-autobiographic...