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Lebanon bans Spielberg film and Israeli adventurer biopic

by Khaled Soubeih Agence France-Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Lebanese authorities have banned Steven Spielberg’s latest film, political thriller “The Post”, and Australian drama “Jungle” to comply with a boycott of Israel, an official told AFP Monday. “Screening of the film ‘The Post’ has been banned,” said the official from Lebanon’s General Security authority, speaking on condition of anonymity. Spielberg “is blacklisted by the Arab League’s boycott office, which Lebanon complies with”, the official explained. […]

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At Detroit auto show, trucks and SUVs take center stage

by John BIERS / Nova SAFO Agence France-Presse DETROIT, United States (AFP) — Car makers appealed to Americans’ deep love of SUVs and trucks on Monday at the Detroit Auto Show, unveiling a host of choices from luxurious to utilitarian, while also beefing up the humble sedan. From European car makers to American icons, there were dozens of new offerings for the North American market. While sedans and electric cars were still in the game, […]

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Daimler struggling with European emissions standards

DETROIT, United States (AFP) — The chief executive of Daimler said Monday at the Detroit auto show that his company cannot currently guarantee it can meet tougher European CO2 emissions standards taking effect in several years. Dieter Zetsche, CEO of the maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury vehicles, told reporters he “can’t guarantee” to meet tightening emission standards in 2021. “It’s a huge challenge for everyone,” he told AFP later in an interview. “We will make it. […]

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Medvedeva heads skating stars in Moscow as Pyeongchang looms

by Nick REEVES Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian ice skating queen Evgenia Medvedeva leads an all-star cast at this week’s European championships which carry special significance with the Olympics barely more than a triple axel away. The Pyeongchang Games start in just over three weeks and two-time world champion Medvedeva will be out to press home her claims on the women’s Olympic title that has been left vacant after the season-ending injury that […]

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The Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan dies aged 46

by James PHEBY Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Irish singer-songwriter Dolores O’Riordan, frontwoman of the multi-million selling rock band The Cranberries, died suddenly in London on Monday, aged 46, her publicist said. “Irish and international singer Dolores O’Riordan has died suddenly in London today, family members are devastated,” Lindsey Holmes said in a statement. “The lead singer…was in London for a short recording session,” she added. “No further details are available at this […]

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Actress Kruger says Hollywood changing because ‘men are scared’

PARIS, France (AFP) — Hollywood actress Diane Kruger said Monday that the #MeToo movement had scared powerful men but she was afraid that change may be short-lived. The German-born star, who won the best actress in May at the Cannes film festival for “In the Fade” — which is hotly tipped for a best foreign movie Oscar nomination — told French television that she has never been paid as much as her male co-stars. Yet […]

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Video: Affected residents of Guinobatan, Albay now in evacuation centers

  ALBAY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Residents of Barangay Masarawag in Guinobatan, Albay are now in evacuation centers, arriving there since 4 p.m. Monday, January 15. About 40 people occupied 30 classrooms in Guinobatan West Central School as of Monday night. Some of the residents had dinner inside the evacuation centers. At around 7 p.m. Monday, the school principal Haydee Cadag conducted an orientation of the room coordinators. Other evacuees had to be housed in […]

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Turkey unveils route of 45 km ‘Istanbul Canal’

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — The Turkish government on Monday unveiled the route of its planned new canal for Istanbul, a hugely ambitious 45 kilometre (28 miles) project designed to be its answer to the famed artificial shipping lanes in Panama or Egypt’s Suez. The project, first announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan while he was prime minister in 2011, is by far the most complex of a string of new ventures for the city. The […]

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Palestinian leaders call for suspension of recognition of Israel

by Nasser Abu Bakr and Joe Dyke Agence France-Presse RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) – Palestinian leaders voted on Monday to call for the suspension of recognition of Israel in a move with potentially deep implications as they met in response to US President Donald Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. While withdrawing the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s recognition of Israel could spark international backlash, it was unclear whether the vote was binding. A previous vote by the […]

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Pope voices nuclear war concerns as he begins Latin America trip

by Catherine MARCIANO Agence France-Presse SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) – Pope Francis admitted Monday he was frightened by the prospect of an accidental nuclear apocalypse, as he began a weeklong visit to Chile and Peru to bolster a local Catholic Church riven by sex abuse scandals. “I think we are at the very edge,” the pope told reporters aboard his plane when asked about the threat of a nuclear war in the wake of a recent string of […]

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Football: Sanchez would be ‘great’ for United – Mourinho

by John WEAVER Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Jose Mourinho said Monday it would be “great” if Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez became a Manchester United player as Manchester City’s interest in the Chilean reportedly came to an end. Sanchez, 29, looks to have played his last game for Arsenal, with manager Arsene Wenger saying on Sunday that his move could be confirmed “in the next 48 hours”. A layer of uncertainty as to whether he […]

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Trump denies he’s a racist as Americans honor King

by Jim MANNION Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States – Americans remembered civil rights hero Martin Luther King on his holiday Monday, a day after US President Donald Trump vehemently denied he is a racist amid an uproar over a reported presidential slur. The denial late Sunday came three days after Trump was quoted as calling African nations and Haiti “shithole countries,” setting off a storm of condemnation that threatened to derail a bipartisan compromise on immigration. “I’m not […]

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