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Paris, Oct 14 (EFE).- The Louvre museum in Paris and the Versailles Palace outside the French capital were evacuated on Saturday due to bomb threats. The Louvre, the most visited museum in the world, closed for the day “for security reasons” amid fears of a terror attack, one day after...
Los Angeles, US, Oct 12 (EFE).- Over 700 figures from the entertainment industry, including Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Pine and Michael Douglas, signed an open letter on Thursday condemning Hamas’ attacks on Israel and demanding the release of hostages held in Gaza. The letter, coordinated by non-profit entertainment industry organization,...
Los Angeles, US, Oct 12 (EFE).- US singer Taylor Swift has brought forward the release date of her movie «Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour» by a day to Thursday in the United States and Canada due to “unprecedented demand.» Swift also said that additional showtimes would be added on Friday...
Rome, Oct 9 (EFE).- Angelina Jolie will play the soprano Maria Callas in the next film by Chilean director Pablo Larraín. The first images of the production, intimate in tone and renouncing the use of new fur in her wardrobe, were shown Monday. One of the producers of «Maria», the...
Copenhagen, Oct 5 (EFE).- Norwegian author Jon Fosse won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable,” the Swedish academy in Stockholm said. The Nobel Prize in Literature is the fourth in the round of the prestigious awards,...
By Jorge Dastis New York, Oct 4 (EFE).- In the summer of 1921, Pablo Picasso spent three months locked inside a small garage in the French town of Fontainebleau, where he created some of his iconic paintings, including «Three Musicians» and «Three Women at the Spring.» The two strikingly different...
Los Angeles, United States, Oct 2 (EFE).- The Screen Actors Guild of Hollywood (SAG-AFTRA) returned to the negotiating table with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on Monday to seek an agreement that could end their strike. «Rise and shine #SagAftraMembers! As we return to negotiations, remember...
Guadalajara, Mexico, Sept 29 (EFE).- On September 29, National Corn Day, Mexican civil organizations are trying to save the milpa, a farming system of Mesoamerican origin based on maize that represents an alternative to rising food prices, the climate crisis and transgenic seeds. Seven years ago, in the Mexican city...
Los Angeles, United States, Sept. 29 (EFE).- Las Vegas police arrested on Friday a suspect in the murder of hip hop legend Tupac Shakur, which remained unsolved for 27 years. Tupac Amaru Shakur, or 2pac, was an American rapper born in New York in 1971, widely considered one of the...
Jakarta, Sep 27 (EFE).- The Indonesian government has approved new regulations that prohibit e-commerce transactions on social media platforms, with a particular focus on TikTok, which has significantly expanded its online store presence in the country in recent years. «The regulation has been promulgated, and social media platforms have seven...
Barcelona, Sep 26 (EFE).- Pop sensation Shakira is embroiled in a legal battle in Spain, accused of failing to pay more than 6 million euros ($6.3 million) in income and wealth taxes for 2018 while living in Barcelona with her partner, retired soccer player Gerard Pique. File photo of Colombian...
Rome, Sep 25 (EFE).- Italian icon Sophia Loren underwent surgery for a hip fracture in Geneva on Sunday after a fall at her Swiss home. She will have to spend several days in hospital and undergo rehabilitation. The Oscar-winning Italian actress, who turned 89 recently, was scheduled to open a...
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