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Europe’s biggest video games show, Gamescom, opened Tuesday with the spotlight on two hit series, “Final Fantasy” and “The Witcher”, with the industry seeking a boost in an era of job cuts and fierce competition. Fans and professionals got a first glimpse at scores of new titles at a sold-out opening ceremony, where Canadian presenter […]

President Donald Trump’s administration suggested Tuesday that the Kennedy Center in Washington could be demolished if courts block his plans to overhaul the performing arts landmark. The extraordinary warning came in a Justice Department filing opposing efforts by Democrats to halt a two-year renovation and to prevent Trump’s name being prominently added to the building. […]

The death of country music icon Dolly Parton, who kept her distance from the political debates gripping America, offered a rare moment of unity to a divided nation on Tuesday. Affording her the sort of honor given to major state figures, President Donald Trump ordered flags across the country to be lowered for a week […]

Country music legend Dolly Parton, who has died at the age of 80, was certainly never at a loss for words — she estimated that she wrote 3,000 songs over the course of her long career. She also was quick-witted. Here are just a few quotes from the music icon:- ‘Backwoods Barbie’: Parton on beauty […]

A taboo-breaking book about Vladimir Putin’s rise to power and private life, written by two exiled Russian journalists, won a newly established French literary prize on Tuesday. The book, titled “The Tsar in Propria Persona: How Vladimir Putin Deceived Us All”, draws on more than two decades of investigative reporting by journalists Roman Badanin and […]

Back in 2008 at age 62, Dolly Parton released a single proclaiming she was “just a backwoods Barbie, too much makeup, too much hair.” In her six decades recording and defining country music, she was so much more. The American singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman and philanthropist didn’t seem to mind being mistaken for a ditzy blonde all […]

Europe’s biggest video games show Gamescom opens its doors Tuesday in Cologne with the industry hoping that the coming blockbuster “Grand Theft Auto VI” can provide a much-needed boost, as studios cut jobs amid fierce competition. Fans and professionals will get a first glimpse at scores of new titles at a sold-out opening ceremony that […]

At the age of 88, barefoot and cinched into a belt of cowrie shells, renowned singer Mariam Bagayoko still sweeps across the stage with infectious energy, dazzling wide-eyed fans with the rhythms of a bygone Mali. Beloved at home and abroad, the “Nightingale of Beledougou” has spent a lifetime carrying the traditional music far beyond […]

Music made by artificial intelligence will be banned from Australia’s top charts under new guidelines aimed at protecting “the human nature of artistry”, an industry body said Tuesday. Under new rules in force from Friday, music must be “substantially human made” in order to be eligible for the charts, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) […]