Soro the French 'Lion of Swansea' dies
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Singer Emeli Sande eyes U.S. market after setting UK chart record
Reuters - Sun, Apr 28, 2013By Rollo Ross LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sande scored a new chart record on Sunday with her debut album after a stellar year in Britain that has paved the way for her next challenge - the U.S. market. Sande smashed a record held for nearly 50 years by The Beatles when her debut album, "Our Version of Events", hit its 63rd week in the top 10 of the UK album charts, according to the Official Charts Company. ... More »Singer Emeli Sande eyes U.S. market after setting UK chart record
Argentine junta casts shadow over new Dutch queen
AFP - Sun, Apr 28, 2013The Argentine junta her father served has cast a shadow over the future queen of the Netherlands, Maxima, but since becoming Dutch she has tried to escape the bubble she grew up in and learn the truth. More »Argentine junta casts shadow over new Dutch queen
Tycoons tap Norilsk cash for Olympic projects
Reuters - Sun, Apr 28, 2013By Polina Devitt MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two Russian tycoons will tap the prodigious cash flows of the country's largest mining company to help complete their construction projects for next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, whose budget has spiralled to a record $50 billion (32.2 billion pounds). Norilsk Nickel will put money into a ski resort and the Olympic village being built by its billionaire backers, Vladimir Potanin and Oleg Deripaska, in return for stakes in the two projects, three sources familiar with the matter said. ... More »Tycoons tap Norilsk cash for Olympic projects
Star Wars To Be Dubbed Into Navajo Language
Sky News - Sun, Apr 28, 2013The classic 1977 sci-fi film Star Wars is adding the native American language of Navajo to the list of a dozen or so languages that have dubbed films in the series. More »Star Wars To Be Dubbed Into Navajo Language
Latin American presidents love Twitter - maybe too much
Reuters - Sun, Apr 28, 2013By Brian Winter BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - When a million angry Argentines flooded the streets earlier this month to protest her government, President Cristina Fernandez decided to post a message on Twitter. And another. And then another. "Yes, I'm a bit stubborn, and I'm also old. But in the end, it's lucky to arrive at old age, isn't it?" one tweet read. She also mused about a 19th century fresco in her "gorgeous" palace, and the merits of a state-run literacy program. ... More »Latin American presidents love Twitter - maybe too much
Michael Jackson's life and death back in spotlight in new trial
Reuters - Sun, Apr 28, 2013By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Almost four years after his shocking death, the bizarre life and sorry demise of Michael Jackson will play out again in a $40 billion (25.83 billion pounds) civil trial that pits the singer's family against the organizers of a musical comeback that never happened. Opening statements are set for Monday in what is expected to be an emotional, three-month long jury trial that seeks to hold AEG Live, the promoters of the never-realized series of 2009 London concerts, liable for the wrongful death of the "Thriller" singer. ... More »Michael Jackson's life and death back in spotlight in new trial
Football pundit eats rat after losing on-air bet
AFP - Sun, Apr 28, 2013French football pundit Eric di Meco has eaten a rat after losing an on-air bet about a player. More »Football pundit eats rat after losing on-air bet
Japan princess on first trip abroad in 7 years
AFP - Sun, Apr 28, 2013Japan's Crown Princess Masako, who has been undergoing treatment for a stress-induced illness for a decade, departed for the Netherlands in her first trip abroad in nearly seven years. More »Japan princess on first trip abroad in 7 years
Woody Guthrie legacy on display at new Oklahoma museum
Reuters - Sun, Apr 28, 2013By Steve Olafson TULSA, Oklahoma (Reuters) - There was no doubt in Nora Guthrie's mind where the final repository of her famous musician father's legacy would be. The Woody Guthrie Center opened on Saturday in Tulsa, allowing visitors to see the folk singer's handwritten lyrics to "This Land Is Your Land" and thousands of other lyric sheets, letters, postcards, artwork, photos, manuscripts and journals. Guthrie was born in Okemah, Oklahoma, about 60 miles (97 km) from Tulsa, in 1912 and spent his early years there. ... More »Woody Guthrie legacy on display at new Oklahoma museum
Rapid lose again after fans brick over club entrance
Reuters - Sat, Apr 27, 2013(Reuters) - Rapid Vienna slumped to another defeat on Saturday, losing 3-1 at home to Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga after fans bricked over the entrance to the club's offices in another protest at the team's form. The supporters, furious at Rapid's recent poor run, built a small wall to block the front door during the early hours of Saturday morning. They attached a photograph of general manager Werner Kuhn with the caption: "I'm not allowed in." Two weeks ago, Rapid fans boycotted the first half of a match against Wiener Neustadt. ... More »Rapid lose again after fans brick over club entrance
Britain's Prince Philip in Canada for military ceremony
AFP - Sat, Apr 27, 2013Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip officiated at a military ceremony in the Canadian city of Toronto on Saturday on the second day of his first major overseas trip since 2011. More »Britain's Prince Philip in Canada for military ceremony
Chef's auction sets dinner tab at $36,750
AFP - Sat, Apr 27, 2013An Asian gourmet dished out $36,750 at a New York auction to have dinner for four with famed chef Ferran Adria. More »Chef's auction sets dinner tab at $36,750
Michael Buble mixes it up on album of standards, original songs
Reuters - Sat, Apr 27, 2013By Andrea Burzynski NEW YORK (Reuters) - With a son on the way and a new album with more original songs than ever, Michael Buble is venturing into uncharted territory without letting go of his personal or artistic roots. "To Be Loved," the 37-year-old Canadian singer's follow-up to his 2011 "Christmas" album, mixes standards inspired by jazz, Motown and even the Bee Gees, with tracks written by Buble as well as collaborations with Bryan Adams and Reese Witherspoon. "I wanted everything to be soulful," Buble told Reuters. The album grabbed the top spot on the U.K. ... More »Michael Buble mixes it up on album of standards, original songs
Dutch queen-to-be a classy standard-bearer
AFP - Sat, Apr 27, 2013Classically elegant but also self-assured and daring -- designers familiar with the top-to-toe tastes of the woman about to become the Dutch queen say Maxima was born to step into royal shoes. More »Dutch queen-to-be a classy standard-bearer
Turkey's leader hits a nerve over country's "national drink"
Reuters - Sat, Apr 27, 2013By Jonathon Burch ANKARA (Reuters) - If you are looking for one sure way to split public opinion in Turkey, just bring up the word alcohol. That is what Turkey's often divisive prime minister did late on Friday when he pronounced that the national drink was not beer, nor the aniseed spirit raki - choice tipple of Turkey's founding father - but the non-alcoholic yoghurt drink ayran. ... More »Turkey's leader hits a nerve over country's "national drink"
Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld still mysterious 'at 77'
AFP - Sat, Apr 27, 2013He threw a 70th birthday party in 2008 and a 79th four years later, so fashion followers might be forgiven a little scepticism following Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld's latest pronouncement on the subject of his age. More »Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld still mysterious 'at 77'
Ferrari Patrol: Dubai Fights Crime In Style
Sky News - Sat, Apr 27, 2013Police in Dubai have been showing off their new Ferrari patrol car. More »Ferrari Patrol: Dubai Fights Crime In Style
M62 Crash: Minibus And Lorry In Collision
Sky News - Sat, Apr 27, 2013A minibus carrying a group of women to a hen night has been involved in a motorway crash with a lorry, leaving one dead and 21 injured. More »M62 Crash: Minibus And Lorry In Collision
Geri Halliwell Sings Spice Girls Song In Pub
Sky News - Sat, Apr 27, 2013Drinkers have had their quiet pint interrupted by an impromptu gig from former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell. More »Geri Halliwell Sings Spice Girls Song In Pub
Zuckerberg earned over $2bn at Facebook in 2012
AFP - Sat, Apr 27, 2013Facebook co-founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg earned more than $2 billion worth of stock and $503,000 in base pay last year for running the world's leading social network. More »Zuckerberg earned over $2bn at Facebook in 2012
WTO must adapt to new pacts to thaw talks - Mexico hopeful
Reuters - Fri, Apr 26, 2013By Simon Gardner MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The World Trade Organisation can break a deadlock in global trade talks if it adapts to a flurry of bilateral trade initiatives and overhauls itself, Mexico's finalist to head the body said on Friday. Herminio Blanco, a former Mexican trade minister who played a key role in negotiations to create the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), is facing off against Brazil's Roberto Azevedo to become the first Latin American WTO director-general. ... More »WTO must adapt to new pacts to thaw talks - Mexico hopeful
South Korean rap sensation Psy honored at Tribeca Film Festival
Reuters - Fri, Apr 26, 2013NEW YORK (Reuters) - South Korean rapper and Internet sensation Psy was honored as a transcultural phenomenon by the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday along with a host of other luminaries ranging from choreographer Twyla Tharp to controversial media host Glenn Beck. "Who knew, right?" Psy said as he was presented his Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award. "Giving me this award in itself is innovation, I think. ... More »South Korean rap sensation Psy honored at Tribeca Film Festival
Missing millionaire sparks US lottery appeal
AFP - Fri, Apr 26, 2013Organizers of the Powerball lottery on appealed Friday for the owner of a winning ticket to come forward and collect a $1 million prize that has been unclaimed for nearly a year. More »Missing millionaire sparks US lottery appeal
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