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40 books to read before you die

10 Jun 2019

Whatever the breathless claims about reading, one thing is certain: losing yourself in a great novel is one of life’s most enduring and dependable joys. Job satisfaction comes and goes,...

An early 'Tintin' cover sells at auction for $1.1 million

10 Jun 2019

An original drawing used for the first published "Tintin" cover was sold at auction on Saturday in Dallas for $1.12 million, the Heritage Auctions house told AFP. The identities...

Jolie praises Colombia's response to Venezuelan refugee crisis

09 Jun 2019

Hollywood actress and UNHCR envoy, Angelina Jolie has highlighted Colombia's humanitarian response to help Venezuelans who have fled the economic and political crisis affecting their country. Speaking at a...

'Giant' Denzel Washington celebrated by Hollywood

08 Jun 2019

Actor Denzel Washington was honoured by Hollywood Thursday for a pioneering career spanning five decades and two Oscars that opened the door for a generation of black movie stars. ...

Home of Albanian author Kadare becomes a museum

08 Jun 2019

Ismail Kadare draws the curtain to bring a shaft of light into the Tirana apartment where he wrote furiously during the dark days of communism — a space visitors can...

'Godzilla' stomps its way to a box-office lead

03 Jun 2019

Warner Bros.' "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" stomped to the top of the box-office in its opening weekend in North American theaters, taking in an estimated $49 million, industry watcher...

Tighter gun laws can save lives

02 Jun 2019

The killing of 12 people in a Virginia Beach government building once gain draws into focus attitudes towards gun control in America. What is more alarming – and cause for...

'Game of Thrones' star Kit Harington getting treatment

29 May 2019

"Game of Thrones" actor Kit Harington is undergoing treatment after the end of the HBO television series in which he starred as the heartthrob Jon Snow, his representative said on...

Diop makes history as first black woman to win big at Cannes

28 May 2019

The first black women director ever to compete for the top prize at Cannes in its 72-year history took its second prize Grand Prix Saturday for her haunting ghost story...

‘The Lost Gutenberg,’ by Margaret Leslie Davis

27 May 2019

Despite its misleading title, “The Lost Gutenberg” is a fascinating read for anyone who cares about books. The bibliobiography’s subject is the Gutenberg Bible known as Number 45, which was...

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