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Rita Lee, a Brazilian rock-and-roll icon who sang with legendary group Os Mutantes and went on to a trailblazing solo career as one of Latin America's first female rockers, has died at age 75, her family said Tuesday.
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Vietnam plans to ask all social media users on platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and TikTok to verify their identities, citing the need to combat online scams.
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Lebanon crisis mutes national music conservatory
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Floral headpieces replace tiaras at Charles's dress-down coronation
Prince William's wife Catherine on Saturday chose a floral headpiece instead of a tiara for the coronation of Charles III, in line with the "green" tone set for the coronation by the king.
Russian court orders arrest of theatre director and playwright
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Journalists 'in danger' as Greek press freedom falls
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Picket lines in Hollywood as writers go on strike
Picket lines formed outside studios in Los Angeles and New York Tuesday as thousands of writers downed tools in a strike over pay and conditions in the streaming era.
New York exhibit reinterprets Latin America's colonial history
A new exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) offers a retelling of the European colonization of Latin America through the eyes of contemporary artists.
Hollywood writers strike as studio talks collapse
Thousands of Hollywood television and movie writers went on strike Tuesday after talks with studios and streamers over pay and working conditions failed to clinch a deal.
Russian fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin dead at 59
Russian designer Valentin Yudashkin, who for years featured in Paris Fashion Week until he was excluded over his failure to condemn the Ukraine offensive, died aged 59.
Hollywood writers to strike as studio talks collapse
Thousands of Hollywood television and movie writers will go on strike Tuesday, their union said, after talks with studios and streamers over pay and other conditions ended without a deal.
Stars shine bright in New York as Met Gala honors Lagerfeld
A-listers from the worlds of fashion, film, politics and sports celebrated the late king of couture, Karl Lagerfeld, at the annual Met Gala on Monday, bringing their top style game to New York, oozing glamour -- and delivering serious baby news.
Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian folk legend, dead at 84
Canadian singer and performer Gordon Lightfoot, who rose to international fame as a folk music star in the 1960s and '70s, died on Monday. He was 84.
Lionel Richie gets coveted seat at British king's coronation
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'Soviet Dior' Slava Zaitsev dead at 85
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Russian fashion designer 'Slava' Zaitsev dead at 85
Russian fashion designer Viacheslav "Slava" Zaitsev, dubbed the "Soviet Christian Dior", has died at the age of 85, his fashion house told AFP Sunday.
Paris museum gives troubled NFT art scene a big showcase
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Show goes on, despite air raid, for Ukraine Eurovision act
Ukraine's Eurovision act Tvorchi were due to perform at Kyiv's main rail station Friday when an air raid siren forced them down into the cellar, hours after massive shelling.
Bond actress Eva Green wins UK court case over film fee
James Bond star Eva Green on Friday won a court case in the UK over her $1 million (£810,000) acting fee for the never-made science fiction film "A Patriot".
Dance gets world's first heavy metal ballet
Pirouette, leap, air guitar, stomp. In a practice room in central England, dancers move gracefully in unison, combining classical ballet with new, heavy metal-inspired steps.