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BAGHDAD (Reuters) – On a studio set in Baghdad, a director watches the star of his TV series hold a knife against the neck of a fellow actor, in a dramatic revival of fortunes for Iraq’s entertainment industry. Iraqi actors prepare for a scene of Òthe hotelÓ TV series, which is being filmed and broadcast…
PARIS (Reuters) – Barbadian singer Rihanna has unveiled her new fashion brand with Louis Vuitton owner LVMH, a rare move by the French group to set up a label from scratch as it taps into soaring demand for celebrity collaborations in the luxury world. Pop superstar Rihanna poses in a pop-up store to present her…
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – When Gaelle Asheri first started playing soccer in the dirt streets near her home in Cameroon’s capital, she was the only girl on the informal neighborhood teams which used stones for goal posts and kept score by chalking results on a wall. Asheri, 17, and her teammate Ida Pouadjeu, 16, are now…
Tell us, if this sounds familiar. A stranger bumps into you on the streets and you are the one to say sorry, you apologise even when things are completely out of your control or do not even demand an apology. However, the worst part is, when your incessant need to apologise is brought to attention,…
Jokha Alharthi from Oman became the first Arabic-language writer to win the Man Booker International Prize this year for her novel Celestial Bodies, translated by Marilyn Booth. Jokha Alharthi has written two novels, two short story collections and a children’s book besides Celestial Bodies, which is originally written in Arabic. Her works have been translated…
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Few restaurateurs consider the threat of piracy in their plans but Abdulkadir Mohamed did so for his La Lanterna floating restaurant now moored off Mogadishu’s popular Lido beach. Passengers sit on the lower deck onboard of the luxury La Lanterna Bar restaurant boat, sailing in the Indian Ocean near Lido beach in…
GRIMBERGEN, Belgium (Reuters) – Belgian monks at the Grimbergen abbey are on the verge of brewing beer again after a break of more than 200 years. Norbertine Father Karel tastes a Grimbergen beer, symbolised by a phoenix, in the courtyard of the Belgian Abbey of Grimbergen before announcing that the monks will return to brewing…
Right from a food connoisseur to a homemaker, one question that often pops up while cooking is what is better ghee or butter. No wonder, it seems like a small question, but can often change the entire nutritional aspect of the dish. So, we thought of comparing the nutritional value of both butter and ghee….
Simple Habits That Helps You Become Happier Never miss a great story. Get updates on exclusive stories of the day. Okay, I’m in No need to share your contact details Darielle Britto | Last updated on – May 21, 2019, 13:30 ISTShare fbsharetwsharepinshare 01/8Here’s how you can be happy every day Happy is an emotion…
SWORD BEACH, France (Reuters) – Leon Gautier landed on Sword Beach in a hail of enemy fire on June 6, 1944, one of the first wave of French commandos to storm the Normandy beachfront defended by Hitler’s troops. Seventy-five years on, he still grapples with the memories. FILE PHOTO: Former member of French Captain Philippe…
It has been over a decade and a half since the relationship between Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Vivek Oberoi ended. So much has happened since then—Aishwarya is married to Abhishek Bachchan and they have a beautiful daughter Aaradhya and even Vivek and his wife Priyanka Alva Oberoi are proud parents of a lovely son Vivaan…
ISLA JOVAI TEJU, Paraguay (Reuters) – Rumilda Fernández’s indigenous community has long tended its ancestral lands in Paraguay, marking boundaries with an ancient system of names for trees and streams. Now, squeezed by deforestation and farming, the community is going digital to defend itself. Community leader Cornelia Flores (C) poses for a photograph with community…
CANNES, France (Reuters) – Movie stars including Salma Hayek and Eva Longoria celebrated the role of women in cinema at a glitzy gala in Cannes on Sunday, amid a drive to promote gender equality in the industry that is still falling short of what many campaigners hoped for. Cannes’ film festival, the world’s most important…
(Reuters) – I.M. Pei, whose modern designs and high-profile projects made him one of the best-known and most prolific architects of the 20th century, has died, the New York Times reported on Thursday. He was 102. Pei, whose portfolio included a controversial renovation of Paris’ Louvre Museum and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame…
We have been conditioned in a way that we perceive our doctors are the healthiest lot. This came as a rude shock to Dr Dhanesh Moten when while advising a patient to lose weight, he was told, “Pehle khud ka weight toh dekho.” The comment shattered him and made him seriously concentrate on his fitness….