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Pakistan holds news conference to say can't end power blackouts
Reuters - 1 hour 52 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Two Pakistani ministers in charge of water and power explained what can be done to end power cuts of up to 20 hours a day in parts of the country enduring temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius and above - absolutely nothing, it seems, except raise prices. The power shortages have sparked violent protests and crippled key industries, costing hundreds of thousands of jobs in a country already beset by high unemployment, a failing economy, widespread poverty and a Taliban insurgency. ... More »Pakistan holds news conference to say can't end power blackouts
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Reuters - 1 hour 58 minutes ago
Jon Stewart's humour a hit with millions of envious Chinese SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Humour may not always translate well, but Jon Stewart is picking up millions of fans in China, where his gloves-off political satire is refreshing for many in a country where such criticism is a rarity - especially when directed at their own leaders. A recent segment on North Korea scored over 4 million views on microblogger Sina Weibo, and even stodgy state broadcaster CCTV has used Stewart's "The Daily Show" in a report, though they wouldn't let a Chinese version of him near their cameras. ... More »UK-Odd Summary
Jon Stewart's humour a hit with millions of envious Chinese
Reuters - 1 hour 58 minutes ago
By Jane Lee SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Humour may not always translate well, but Jon Stewart is picking up millions of fans in China, where his gloves-off political satire is refreshing for many in a country where such criticism is a rarity - especially when directed at their own leaders. A recent segment on North Korea scored over 4 million views on microblogger Sina Weibo, and even stodgy state broadcaster CCTV has used Stewart's "The Daily Show" in a report, though they wouldn't let a Chinese version of him near their cameras. ... More »Jon Stewart's humour a hit with millions of envious Chinese
Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift big winners at Billboard Awards
Reuters - 4 hours ago
(Reuters) - Pop stars Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift won the big prizes on Sunday at the Billboard Music Awards, which also honoured legendary performers Madonna and Prince. Bieber, who was named top male artist, also performed at the show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. He also took home Billboard's first Milestone Award, chosen by fans, for musical innovation and ingenuity. "I'm 19 years old. I think I'm doing a pretty good job, Bieber said. "It should really be about the music. This is not a gimmick. I'm an artist and I should be taken seriously. ... More »Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift big winners at Billboard Awards
Rod Stewart back on top after three decades
AFP - 5 hours ago
Veteran rocker Rod Stewart notched his first UK number one album for 34 years as "Time", his first LP of new material for 20 years, shot to the top of the charts. More »Rod Stewart back on top after three decades
Cannes - where celebrity sells and celebrities sell
Reuters - 10 hours ago
By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES (Reuters) - Film stars come to Cannes to promote themselves and their projects - so where better to launch a wry documentary bemoaning the seeming dominance of celebrity pulling-power over content? With parties, pitching and paparazzi already in overdrive at the world's premier movie market, director James Toback on Sunday showed "Seduced and Abandoned", the story of how he and actor Alec Baldwin talked to directors, investors and studio heads at Cannes last year to seek funding for a film with no A-list star. ... More »Cannes - where celebrity sells and celebrities sell
Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball lottery sold in Florida
Reuters - 16 hours ago
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A single winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million (£389.3 million) was sold in Florida, organizers said late on Saturday, but there was no immediate word about who won one of the largest jackpots in U.S. history. The winning numbers from Saturday night's drawing were: 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52, with a Powerball number of 11. The odds of winning were put at 1 in 175 million. The winning ticket was sold at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, a suburb of Tampa, according to the Florida Lottery. ... More »Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball lottery sold in Florida
Bayreuth Festival chief dampens hopes on Hitler letters
AFP - 16 hours ago
Katharina Wagner, who co-runs the legendary Bayreuth Festival dedicated to the works of her great-grandfather Richard Wagner, dampened hopes Sunday that letters between Adolf Hitler and the Wagner family could be published. More »Bayreuth Festival chief dampens hopes on Hitler letters
Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle
Reuters - 19 hours ago
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to win any points from 34 of the 39 countries voting. Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won the event, watched by around 125 million people across Europe, with 281 points while German act Cascada was 21st out of 26 countries, getting just 18 points from Austria, Israel, Spain, Albania and Switzerland. ... More »Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle
Down-on-luck singer steals show in Coen brothers Cannes film
Reuters - 19 hours ago
By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - Folk music, Greenwich Village and a quick-footed cat star in the new Coen brothers movie at the Cannes film festival on Sunday, kicking off the first of five U.S. entries with its engaging misadventures of a struggling singer. "Inside Llewyn Davis" by directing duo Ethan and Joel Coen is a delightful tale about the early 1960s folk music scene, a tribute to artists living hand to mouth, and an ode to New York all at once. ... More »Down-on-luck singer steals show in Coen brothers Cannes film
Russian cult film director Balabanov dies at 54
AFP - Sun, May 19, 2013
Alexei Balabanov, a director who captured the essence of Russia's early post-Soviet years with cult films about crime and the war in Chechnya, has died at the age of 54 following a long illness. More »Russian cult film director Balabanov dies at 54
Venezuela Hit By Toilet Paper Shortage Crisis
Sky News - Sun, May 19, 2013
Venezuelans have been hit by a chronic toilet paper shortage, leading to empty supermarket shelves and long queues to snap up the remaining rolls. More »Venezuela Hit By Toilet Paper Shortage Crisis
Bieber Monkey: Deadline For Claiming Pet Expires
Sky News - Sun, May 19, 2013
A deadline for Justin Bieber to reclaim his pet monkey has passed - meaning he may lose the pet to German officials. More »Bieber Monkey: Deadline For Claiming Pet Expires
Beatles' guitar auctioned to the tune of $408,000
Reuters - Sun, May 19, 2013
By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles sold at a New York auction on Saturday for $408,000, said officials with the company behind the event. The semi-hollow-body guitar, manufactured by the VOX company, was sold to an unidentified U.S. buyer at the "Music Icons" event organized by Beverly Hills, California-based Julien's Auctions and held at the Hard Rock Cafe in Manhattan. ... More »Beatles' guitar auctioned to the tune of $408,000
Phelps throws cold water on comeback report
AFP - Sun, May 19, 2013
Olympic swimming great Michael Phelps has thrown cold water on a report that he would come out of retirement with a view to swimming at the 2016 Rio Games. More »Phelps throws cold water on comeback report
Denmark's folksy ballad wins Eurovision
Reuters - Sun, May 19, 2013
By Mia Shanley MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, securing the coveted crown of euro-pop with a folksy ballad backed by flutes and drums. The barefoot 20-year-old stole the show as predicted by bookmakers with "Only Teardrops" in a final that saw 26 countries battle it out in the southern Swedish city of Malmo for the top prize in glitzy European pop music. "I could feel the fans and all the energy in the arena. ... It's a once in a lifetime experience. ... More »Denmark's folksy ballad wins Eurovision
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision Song Contest
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013
MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, winning with the annual competition with a barefoot performance backed by flutes and drums. The 20-year-old won with the song "Only Teardrops", competing against 25 other countries in a final held in Malmo in southern Sweden. (Reporting by Mia Shanley) More »Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision Song Contest
Factbox - The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013
(Reuters) - Malmo in Sweden was hosting the grand final of the 58th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday. Here are some facts about the contest: * The first contest took place in 1956. It was originally conceived in Monaco by Marcel Bezencon and based on the Italian Sanremo Festival, held since 1951. Switzerland won the first contest. EUROVISION RECORDS: * Ireland's Johnny Logan won the contest three times. In 1980 and 1987 he sang the Irish entry, and in 1992 he wrote the winning entry for his compatriot, Linda Martin. ... More »Factbox - The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest
U.S. Powerball jackpot could go higher than $600 million
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013
By Karen Brooks AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Powerball jackpot being drawn on Saturday night could be even higher than the record $600 million being advertised, pushing it near or above the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, a Texas Lottery official said on Saturday. "Oftentimes, the advertised amount is lower than what the actual jackpot ends up being," said Kelly Cripe, a spokeswoman for the Texas Lottery. "It's entirely possible this $600 million jackpot will end up being a bigger jackpot. ... More »U.S. Powerball jackpot could go higher than $600 million
Depardieu compares Putin to Pope John Paul II
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013
French actor and newly-minted Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu on Saturday compared President Vladimir Putin to the late Pope John Paul II and said the ex-KGB agent was what Russia needed as a leader. More »Depardieu compares Putin to Pope John Paul II
Honeybees May Help Search For Landmines
Sky News - Sat, May 18, 2013
Dogs are well-known for being able to sniff out deadly explosives but they could have a rival in the future - honeybees. More »Honeybees May Help Search For Landmines
EU finds time to tell restaurants how to serve olive oil
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013
By Charlie Dunmore BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Critics ridiculed European Union bureaucrats on Saturday for taking time off fighting the euro zone's debt crisis to impose strict new rules on how restaurants serve olive oil. From January 1, 2014, eateries will be banned from serving oil to diners in small glass jugs or dipping bowls, and forced instead to use pre-sealed, non-refillable bottles that must be disposed of when empty. The European Commission said the move is designed to improve hygiene and reassure consumers the olive oil in restaurants has not been diluted with an inferior product. ... More »EU finds time to tell restaurants how to serve olive oil
Native American actress proud to walk Cannes red carpet
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013
By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES (Reuters) - Native American actress Misty Upham never dreamt she would be walking the red carpet at Cannes to showcase a film shot on her reservation. Upham features in "Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian", focused on the relationship between World War Two veteran Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot, and Georges Devereux, his psychoanalyst. Upham said like Picard, played by Puerto Rican actor Benicio Del Toro, she is Blackfeet, the largest tribe in Montana state. ... More »Native American actress proud to walk Cannes red carpet
Agonising family choice in Japanese film at Cannes festival
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013
By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - A film about baby-switching by Japan's Kore-eda Hirokazu that ponders nature versus nurture premiered at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, joining an Iranian challenger as contenders for the top prize. "Soshite Chichi Ni Naru" ("Like Father, Like Son") is one of two Japanese films out of the international roster of 20 vying to take home the Palme d'Or prize on May 26 from the world's largest film festival being held on the French Riviera. Japan has won four times before, most recently in 1997 with Shohei Imamura's "Unagi" ("The Eel"). ... More »Agonising family choice in Japanese film at Cannes festival
Bollywood bad boy Dutt held in terrorist' jail
AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013
Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt, who is in jail for arms possession, is being held in a cell built for militants where he cannot see daylight and wants to be transferred, a report said Saturday. More »Bollywood bad boy Dutt held in terrorist' jail

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