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Switzerland returns famed Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Swiss authorities on Monday returned 18 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria in a ceremony at the National Museum in Lagos, the latest addition to the nation's growing collection of repatriated treasures.

From rubble to music: Gaza's Oud repairman

In a modest makeshift workshop tucked inside the crowded Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, the soft sound of an oud echoes through the ruins of war.

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'Wholesome' South Korean reality TV proves a global hit

The challenge is straight from Greek mythology: hold a boulder aloft as long as possible. Korean car dealer Jo Jin-hyeong lasted over two hours, captivating global audiences in a reality show that could signal a new K-culture export success.

'Rest your best!': Pokemon Sleep game coming this year

Pokemon's last major smartphone hit, "Pokemon Go", had fans on the move hunting the lovable characters, but its next release will focus on a more relaxing activity: sleep.

Breaking new ground, video game engages with Holocaust

Tackling one of the greatest human tragedies, a new video game has been released in which players adopt roles in a Jewish family torn from their home during the Holocaust and sent to an internment camp.

Paris Fashion Week coloured by scandal and grief

Paris Fashion Week launched Monday with touches of scandal and grief, as Balenciaga tries to move past recent controversies while Vivienne Westwood and Paco Rabanne hold their first shows since their founders' deaths.

'Everything Everywhere' wins (nearly) all at SAG Awards

Absurdist sci-fi comedy "Everything Everywhere All At Once" continued its dominance of this year's Hollywood award shows by earning top honors from the Screen Actors Guild on Sunday.

'Ant-Man' stumbles but still tops N.America box office

Disney's "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" fell off a cliff but managed to land on all six feet this weekend, topping the North American box office with an estimated $32.2 million in ticket sales.

Top Africa film festival opens in jihadist-hit Burkina

Africa's biggest film festival kicked off in Burkina Faso on Saturday with the Sahel nation's long-running jihadist insurgency looming large over the opening night.

Spanish girl, 8, clinches best acting award at Berlin festival

Eight-year-old Spanish girl Sofia Otero on Saturday won the best acting prize at the Berlin Film Festival for her role in the film "20,000 Species of Bees".

Brazilian favela 'shack' wins house-of-year award

At first glance, it is a house like dozens of others in the crowded favelas of Brazil. But this seemingly modest dwelling of 66 square meters (710 square feet), with its exposed brick walls, has just been recognized as the "house of the year" in an international architecture competition.

'A Thousand Splendid Suns' opera spotlights Afghan women

Minutes before Afghan filmmaker Roya Sadat entered her first Seattle Opera production meeting for an adaptation of the novel "A Thousand Splendid Suns," she learned that her hometown of Herat had fallen to the Taliban.

Inside Pique's Kings League, turning sport to spectacle

A masked La Liga player, a special card to send off an opponent, club presidents taking penalties and Gerard Pique himself opining on a new rule voted for by viewers.

For RV community, giant Carter peanut statue a beacon for home

In Jimmy Carter’s hometown of Plains, Georgia, a giant roadside statue of a peanut bearing the former president's toothy grin draws carloads of tourists, but for those living in the camper park directly behind it, the enormous caricature signifies home.

Facebook, Instagram roll out paid subscription in Australia, New Zealand

Facebook and Instagram began a week-long rollout of their first paid verification service on Friday, testing users' willingness to pay for social media features that until now have been free.

Defiant note: Ukrainian tenor sings for his country

For soloist Dmytro Popov, a special concert for Ukraine on Friday at New York's Metropolitan Opera will be a solemn but essential occasion to remind people that one year on, the war is far from over.

Eats, snorts and bereaves: killer 'Cocaine Bear' grips Hollywood

If you go down to the movie theater Friday, you're sure of a big, angry, drug-fueled surprise.

Rihanna to perform 'Black Panther' song at Oscars

Pop superstar Rihanna will perform at the Oscars next month, organizers said Thursday, just weeks after she made her long-awaited -- and visibly pregnant -- return at the Super Bowl.

David Bowie archive to open to public in 2025

A six-decade archive charting pop icon David Bowie's career will open in London in 2025, providing a "new source book for the Bowies of tomorrow", a museum director said Wednesday.

Tens of millions still use Instagram in Iran despite crackdown: Meta

Meta on Thursday said that tens of millions of people in Iran are using Instagram despite government efforts to block the service due to months-long protests.

Killer of rapper Nipsey Hussle jailed for at least 60 years

The man who shot dead Grammy-winning rapper Nipsey Hussle on a Los Angeles street in 2019 was jailed for at least 60 years on Wednesday.

Met Opera's 2023-24 season dominated by the contemporary

The prestigious Metropolitan Opera will escalate its turn towards newer productions in its coming season, including with a staging of "X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X."

Hockney immersive takes plunge into artist's creative process

David Hockney's first immersive show opened to the public in London on Wednesday offering a hypnotic, multi-sensory journey through the artist's decades-long career, from sun-drenched California swimming pools to the Normandy countryside.

Kandinsky work among masterpieces at London auction

A newly restored masterpiece by Wassily Kandinsky, "Murnau Mit Kirche II", will be auctioned in London on March 1, alongside a Munch and a Kupka once owned by Sean Connery.

Spain to host first Latin Grammys held outside US

Spain will host the next Latin Grammy Awards ceremony, marking the first time the star-studded event is held outside the United States, officials said Wednesday.

Ukrainian designers send out defiant message from London Fashion Week

Ukrainian designers sent out a defiant message at London Fashion Week Tuesday with clothes made from the neck ties their menfolk no longer wear and butterfly motifs to symbolise the "fragility of life".

Meir would be 'horrified' by Israeli politics today: Mirren

British actor Helen Mirren said Tuesday she thought former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir, whom she portrays in a new film, would be "utterly horrified" by the country's current political state.

Daniel Lee makes his mark as Burberry returns to London

British designer Daniel Lee presented his first collection for Burberry in a closely watched show in London late Monday, returning to the luxury brand's roots for inspiration.

Southgate's 'gentle revolution' to be brought to London stage

Gareth Southgate's "gentle revolution" as manager of the England football team is to be immortalised on the London stage in a play starring Joseph Fiennes.

Big Tech defends landmark law in US Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday will consider a law that since 1996 has protected tech companies from lawsuits related to content posted on their platforms.

Salman Rushdie attacks Dahl rewrites as 'absurd censorship'

Novelist Salman Rushdie led condemnations Monday of Roald Dahl's children's books being re-edited for a modern audience, calling it "absurd censorship" by "bowdlerising sensitivity police".

Influential Japanese manga artist Leiji Matsumoto dies

Manga master Leiji Matsumoto, whose epic sci-fi stories were highly influential in Japan's comic-book and anime worlds, has died aged 85, production company Toei said Monday.

BAFTA red carpet rolls out for 'All Quiet' and 'Banshees'

A gut-wrenching war movie from Germany and pitch-black Irish comedy were the big winners as British cinema handed out its annual BAFTA awards on Sunday, with less than a month to go to the Oscars.

'Ant-Man' crawls to top of N.America box office

Disney's "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" has created an unexpected buzz, taking in an estimated $118 million over a long holiday weekend to dominate the North American box office.

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