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New York, Dec 18 (EFE) – American actor Jonathan Majors was found guilty on Monday of assault and harassment for attacking his then-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, in a car in March. The jury found the actor guilty of reckless assault and harassment, but acquitted him on two other counts, one of...
Washington, Dec 15 (EFE).- Actor Matthew Perry, known for playing «Chandler » in the legendary series «Friends» and who was found dead on Oct. 28 in his pool in Los Angeles, died «accidentally» after consuming ketamine, as revealed on Friday by the autopsy results. «The cause of death for 54-year-old...
New York, Dec 15 (EFE). – The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (Met) will return 14 sculptures to Cambodia and two to Thailand, all linked to Douglas Latchford, an art collector accused of trafficking objects looted during the Cambodian civil war (1967-1975). Latchford was indicted in 2019 on...
New York City, US, Dec 13 (EFE).- New York’s Freedom Plaza was illuminated on Wednesday with «Field of Light,» a 6-acre installation by British artist Bruce Munro. Photograph showing the Field Of Light light show by artist Bruce Munro, which is presented at Freedom Palza in New York, US, 13...
Seoul, Dec 12 (EFE).- Jimin and Jungkook became the latest members of the renowned K-pop group BTS to begin their compulsory military service in South Korea on Tuesday. Jimin, 26, and Jungkook, 28, both from the city of Busan, appeared at a base of the Fifth Infantry Division in Yeoncheon...
Los Angeles, United States, Dec 11 (EFE).- Mery Streep broke her own record as the most nominated actress in the history of the Golden Globes on Monday after receiving a new nomination for her role in the comedy series «Murder in the Building.» The 74-year-old actress was nominated for Best...
Los Angeles, USA, Dec 11 (EFE).- Meeting all expectations, Greta Gerwig’s film «Barbie» leads the 81st edition of the Golden Globes with nine nominations, the organization of film and television awards announced Monday. The blockbuster film, starring Margot Robbie and chronicling the adventures of Mattel’s popular plastic doll, was followed...
Bogotá, Dec 10 (EFE).- British synth-pop duo duo Pet Shop Boys closed out their Latin America tour on Saturday in Bogotá, performing all their hits to a high-energy Colombian crowd. British duo Pet Shop Boys performs at the Movistar Arena in Bogotá, Colombia, on Dec. 9, 2023. EFE/ Carlos Ortega...
Yolanda Salazar El Alto, Bolivia, Dec 8 (EFE).- Transformers, ships, UFOs and soon Lionel Messi’s Argentina jersey are some of the designs that adorn the strange facades of the «cholets,» extravagant buildings in the Bolivian city of El Alto. Located next to the capital La Paz at 4,000 meters above...
Guatemala City, Dec 7 (EFE).- Thousands of Guatemalans on Thursday celebrated the centuries-old tradition, the Burning of the Devil, which some creatively used this year to protest against officials accused of trying to reverse the 2023 election results. People participate in the traditional «Burning of the Devil» in Guatemala City,...
Santiago de Chile, Dec 7 (EFE) – Judge Paola Plaza of the Santiago Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected a request by the family of poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda and the Chilean Communist Party to reopen the investigation into his controversial death, which occurred in 1973, just 12...
Dhaka, Dec 7 (EFE).- The United Nations’ cultural agency, UNESCO, has recognized Bangladesh’s rickshaw and rickshaw painting as intangible cultural heritage, the country’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. A rickshaw puller holds his umbrella during a heavy rain and rough condition caused by cyclone Sitrang in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 24 October...
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