Image copyright AFP Image caption Anna Karina rose to prominence as Jean-Luc Godard’s muse Anna Karina, an icon of French New Wave cinema, has died at the age of 79. The Danish-French actress died in a hospital in Paris after living with cancer, her agent told AFP news agency. French culture minister Franck Riester tweeted […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption British Steel’s main operation is in Scunthorpe The firm due to take over British Steel has said it is confident it will win approval for the deal in the new year. The statement by China’s Jingye comes after a newspaper report suggested the rescue bid could collapse. Jingye said
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Tokyo’s new national stadium is officially completed By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer December 15, 2019, 10:37 AM 4 min read TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke at Sunday’s official completion of the new national stadium, the venue for the opening and closing ceremony of next year’s Tokyo Olympics. It will also host
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WASHINGTON, Iowa — They share awkward glances at events where nearly everyone looks like them. They take comfort in reminding one another that they propelled Barack Obama to the White House. They swear that their values and priorities are representative of more than a Corn Belt farm state. With less than two months until the
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NICOSIA, Cyprus — Dairy farmers on Cyprus refer to halloumi as “white gold.” The salty, rubbery cheese made from goats’ and sheep’s milk and prized for its ability to withstand a grill without melting is the country’s leading export. Cypriot authorities have spent years trying to get the European Union to recognize halloumi, or hellim
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She and Kenan Thompson play a couple of naughty singing elves at a mall who throw over traditional holiday songs for something with a bit more oomph. That includes a song about Mrs. Claus’ “needs” — met by spunky elves — and “snorty snow” bumps. Songwriter La Tony (a campy Bowen Yang) turns up to
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MELBOURNE, Australia — High emotions, fierce hugs from Tiger Woods, this time as a winner both ways in the Presidents Cup. Woods capped off a big year that began with his 15th major at the Masters by playing and leading his U.S. team to another victory in the Presidents Cup on Sunday at Royal Melbourne.
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Marriage battles can be a real turn on for Kate McKinnon’s Kellyanne Conway and husband George (played by Beck Bennett) in a hilarious “Saturday Night Live” sketch in a mock version of the Netflix divorce drama “Marriage Story.” They’re asked by their couples’ therapist — Scarlett Johansson, who stars in the actual “Marriage Story” — to
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A village butcher’s shop that has been running since 1910 has announced it is closing its doors. A.E. Pears and Son in Long Clawson, Leicestershire, has been run by three generations of the same family but the current owner, Mick, says the internet has taken away a lot of his trade. The shop, which originally
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The timing couldn’t be much worse for the Dallas Mavericks to be without star guard Luka Doncic By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer December 15, 2019, 8:39 AM 3 min read DALLAS — The timing couldn’t be much worse for the Dallas Mavericks to be without star guard Luka Doncic. The reigning rookie of the
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