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Star K-pop producer of NewJeans quits after legal spat with BTS agency

The South Korean superproducer behind the chart-topping girl band NewJeans resigned from her label Wednesday, following a protracted legal battle with BTS's agency HYBE that has rocked the country's K-pop industry.

Japan's manga powerhouse 'Dragon Ball' turns 40

"Dragon Ball" fans on Wednesday celebrated 40 years of the globally beloved Japanese manga, anime and video game franchise, just months after creator Akira Toriyama's unexpected death.

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'Living gallery': fighting to save Hong Kong's fading neon signs

Neon signs once transformed Hong Kong's oldest neighbourhoods into a kaleidoscope of luminous colour after dark, but most have been removed with a few lucky ones now piled up in a ramshackle yard.

Venezuela's Maduro launches new TV show, a year ahead of presidential poll

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday launched his own television show on a public channel, a year before the next presidential elections are due.

Fox defamation trial delayed with reports of settlement talks

A defamation trial related to falsehoods about the 2020 US presidential election aired on Fox News was delayed Monday as the network reportedly sought to settle with vote machine maker Dominion.

Takeaways from 2023's history-making Coachella

Coachella's first weekend made history, brought back rock and boasted one of its most international slates ever, all while offering no shortage of its customary barely there fashion.

Coachella globalizes in step with international music trends

The original 1999 Coachella lineup was decidedly oriented towards rock acts and full of white men, but today, the premier music festival's lineup is more diverse and international than ever.

'Phantom of the Opera' ends record run with final Broadway bow

After 35 years and almost 14,000 performances, the curtain fell for the final time Sunday on the longest-running show in Broadway history -- "The Phantom of the Opera."

'Monetizing hate': Unease as misinformation swirls on Twitter

When the iconic US diaper company Huggies was swamped with false pedophilia allegations last month, the conspiracy was traced to a once-banned influencer reinstated to Twitter by Elon Musk.

American jazz piano great Ahmad Jamal dead at 92

Ahmad Jamal, a towering and influential US jazz pianist, composer and band leader whose career spanned more than seven decades, died at age 92 on Sunday, according to news reports.

'Super Mario' games out second straight box office win

"The Super Mario Bros. Movie" retained the top spot in North America's box office one week after its epic debut, as Universal's popular game-themed animation again trounced all competitors, estimates showed Sunday.

Bad Bunny makes history with sweeping Coachella set

Bad Bunny was among Coachella's most hotly anticipated acts and the Puerto Rican reggaeton giant delivered late Friday, performing two hours of his numerous hits set against an homage to trailblazing Latino artists.

Blink-182, Blondie bring Coachella nostalgia ahead of Bad Bunny headliner

California's Coachella festival got back to its turn-of-the-millennium rock roots Friday with a surprise reunion set from Blink-182, delivering a nostalgic headbanging moment hours before Bad Bunny is set to make history.

Lionel Richie, Katy Perry to play Charles coronation show

Take That, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Andrea Bocelli will be among those performing at a concert to mark King Charles III's coronation, the BBC said on Friday.

Macron visits Notre-Dame to mark fire anniversary

French President Emmanuel Macron visited the Notre-Dame Cathedral on Friday to mark four years since the fire that destroyed significant parts of the historic landmark.

Luxury brands court Middle East with Ramadan collections

With flowing kaftans, fluid separates and glamorous maxi dresses, Western luxury fashion brands are increasingly targeting the monied Middle Eastern market with Ramadan capsule collections.

Bad Bunny, Blackpink, Frank Ocean headlining historic Coachella

Hundreds of thousands of revelers were descending on California's Coachella Valley for the premier desert arts festival that kicks off Friday, which for the first time won't feature a white headliner.

US airman arrested over Pentagon documents leak

FBI agents on Thursday arrested a 21-year-old national guardsman suspected of being behind a major leak of sensitive US government secrets -- including about the Ukraine war.

Cannes set for women director record, A-list lineup

A record six women directors will compete for the Palme d'Or at Cannes in May, organisers announced Thursday, with the film festival promising a who's who of Hollywood A-listers and award-winning filmmakers.

Miniskirt pioneer Mary Quant, queen of Swinging London, dies at 93

Fashion designer Mary Quant, the style queen of Britain's Swinging Sixties who popularised the miniskirt, died on Thursday aged 93, her family said.

Biden concerned by US leaks, as details of source's identity emerge

US President Joe Biden voiced concern Thursday over the leak of a cache of classified military documents, as details emerged of a military base employee who may have first posted the papers online.

Hollywood cavalcade and record for women at Cannes fest

A record six women directors will compete for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in May, the organisers announced on Thursday, with the 76th edition promising to be a who's who of Hollywood A-listers and veteran filmmakers.

Bangkok revels in first post-pandemic Songkran festival

Water pistols, hose pipes and smiles were in abundance on the streets of Bangkok Thursday, as the city celebrated the Thai new year festival Songkran after a three-year pandemic-related hiatus.

Cannes film fest to announce line-up

The Cannes Film Festival will announce its line-up later on Thursday with the 76th edition already set to be a star-studded affair.

Japanese fans snap up first Murakami novel in six years

Dozens of excited Haruki Murakami fans queued outside a bookstore in Tokyo on Thursday for the midnight release of the world-renowned author's first novel in six years.

Dominion v. Fox News: major defamation case heads to trial

A closely-watched civil trial that pits vote machine maker Dominion against Fox News and tests the extent of free speech rights for media in America -- even when broadcasting alleged election falsehoods -- is due to start Thursday with jury selection.

Harry Potter TV series announced, Rowling to executive produce

The first Harry Potter television series is set to be made, with author JK Rowling acting as an executive producer, Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Wednesday.

US broadcaster NPR quits Twitter after 'state-affiliated' row

US radio broadcaster NPR on Wednesday said it would "no longer remain active" on Twitter, accusing the platform owned by Elon Musk of undermining its credibility and sowing doubt over its editorial independence.

Watts that? Rapper Gims shocks with Ancient Egypt power claims

Egyptologists, fact-checkers and ordinary internet users have taken aim at Congolese rapper Maitre Gims this week over a video in which he claimed the pharaohs' pyramids were wired for electricity.

Elon Musk says 'many mistakes' made since Twitter takeover

Twitter boss Elon Musk said running the social media network has been "quite a rollercoaster" and acknowledged "many mistakes" along the way, six months after he bought the company for $44 billion.

Biden calls Russian jailing of US journalist 'totally illegal'

President Joe Biden on Tuesday called Russia's imprisonment of US journalist Evan Gershkovich on spying charges "totally illegal" and told The Wall Street Journal reporter's family he was working for a release.

Millie Bobby Brown says to marry

"Stranger Things" star Millie Bobby Brown is to marry her long-term boyfriend Jake Bongiovi, she has announced.

Ousted execs sue Twitter for job-related legal bills

Three top Twitter executives who were sacked by Elon Musk last year when he took over the social media company filed suit on Monday, seeking to be reimbursed for costs of litigation, investigations and congressional inquiries related to their former jobs.

Tesla sued over workers' alleged access to car video imagery

A Tesla owner is seeking class action status for a lawsuit accusing the automaker of allowing its workers to use intimate or embarrassing imagery captured by the electric vehicles for "tasteless entertainment."

Kim Kardashian to appear in 'American Horror Story'

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian is swapping her domestic drama for something scripted with an appearance on cult show "American Horror Story."

French ballet choreographer Lacotte dies aged 91

Pierre Lacotte, a French choreographer who as a young man helped ballet superstar Rudolf Nureyev defect from the Soviet Union, died aged 91 on Monday, his wife said.

'Overwhelming': S. Korean families' grief compounded by online abuse

First, he lost his child in Seoul's Halloween crowd crush. Then came a torrent of online abuse, upending his family's once-private life and making him an internet-wide figure of mockery.

Trump indictment: Conspiracy theorists target familiar bogeyman

Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has long been a bogeyman for the far right, but Donald Trump's indictment has unleashed a fresh torrent of hate that has also entangled US fact-checkers debunking conspiracies about him.

Edel Rodriguez, the artist who draws Trump to fight him

Edel Rodriguez's striking, at times controversial, illustrations of Donald Trump have graced the covers of major publications like Time and Der Spiegel -- and with the indictment of the former president, the artist is back at it.

After backlash, Twitter now calls NPR -- and BBC -- 'government-funded'

Twitter has backtracked after an uproar for labeling the US radio network NPR as "state- affiliated media" and now calls it "government-funded."

UK royals unveil emoji, procession details for coronation

Britain's royal family revealed new details Sunday about King Charles III's coronation next month, including a new Twitter emoji based on the crown the monarch will wear at the landmark ceremony.

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