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Entertainment

Noah Baumbach’s ‘White Noise’ to open festival

LOS ANGELES: Director Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel “White Noise” has been selected to open the Venice International Film Festival in August, …

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UK to host 2023 Eurovision after Ukraine ruled too risky

Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in Britain, organizers announced Monday, after concluding it is too risky to hold the much-loved pop extravaganza …

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‘Clean-up rave’ … labor of dance; Young Ukrainians use techno parties to rebuild villages

YAHIDNE, Ukraine, July 25, (AP): In a village in northern Ukraine that was devastated by Russian occupation only months ago, a techno party is in …

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Indian film ‘RRR’ finds global success

Action epic signals breakthrough for Tollywood NEW YORK, July 24, (AP): India’s film industry is one of the most vast and varied in the world …

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Kuwaiti photographer elated after clinching UAE-based global award

KUWAIT CITY, July 23: Kuwaiti photographer Majid Al-Zaabi expressed his elation on Saturday after he was named the winner of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) …

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Kuwait participates in Seventh International Caricature Forum

297 artists to represent 62 countries CAIRO, July 21: The activities of the Seventh International Caricature Forum kicked off Wednesday evening, under the auspices of …

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Iran says acclaimed filmmaker to serve out 6-year sentence

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, July 20, (AP): Iran’s judiciary on Tuesday ordered one of the country’s leading filmmakers to serve out a six-year prison sentence …

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Lebanon’s Baalbek festival back, despite economic collapse

Beirut, Jul 19: Lebanon’s renowned Baalbek festival is back, held in front of a live audience for the first time since 2019, despite the country’s …

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Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck wed in Las Vegas drive-through

NEW YORK, July 18, (AP): Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were wed Saturday in a late-night Las Vegas drive-through chapel, culminating a relationship that stretched …

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Elton John bids long goodbye

Singer kicks off final leg of US farewell tour PHILADELPHIA, July 17, (AP): I think it’s gonna be a long, long time until we see …

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