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Paris’s Moulin Rouge cabaret draws curtain on snake act

The storied Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris said Tuesday that it had dropped a long-running snake act under pressure from animal rights groups. Management at the famed venue had already promised in March to end the sequence, in which non-aquatic snakes are immersed in a transparent tank with a woman for an acrobatic performance. The cabaret “announces the permanent end of the snakes number as of today, Tuesday, May 9, ahead of its commitment,”...

This photo shows Haruyasu Makino, producer of the Netflix animated series Ultraman S3, speaking during a media tour and press conference at the office of streaming giant Netflix in the Roppongi area of Tokyo.—AFP photos

Streaming giants battle for anime supremacy

From R-rated sci-fi to teen biker gang adventures, streaming platforms are locked in an intensifying battle for dominance in one of the entertainment sector’s hottest and most lucrative mediums: anime. Fuelled in part by the pandemic, the popularity of the cartoons pioneered in Japan has created a goldmine for streaming giants such as Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime.The global anime market was valued at $28.6 billion in 2022, according to...

A traditional wooden ship (lenj) is laid ashore for restoration, in Iran's touristic Qeshm island.

Race row as Egyptian archaeologist releases Cleopatra documentary

An Egyptian archaeologist on Wednesday released a documentary on the life of Cleopatra, the same day Netflix began streaming a controversial production depicting the ancient queen as black. For weeks, pundits and officials in Egypt have reacted angrily to streaming platform Netflix’s decision to cast British actress Adele James in the lead role of its production “Queen Cleopatra” -- insisting the ruler had lighter skin. Archaeologist Zahi...

MOUNTAIN VIEW: An annual Google I/O gathering of software developers near the internet giant's headquarters in Mountain View.

Google to show off AI and Pixel gadget innovations

SAN FRANCISCO: Google is expected to enrich its popular online services with more artificial intelligence as it scrambles to catch up with rival Microsoft despite fears that AI poses a threat to society. Leaks ahead of the internet titan’s annual developers conference have revealed that Google will also show off new gadgets, including a foldable smartphone, and reveal additions to its Pixel line of devices.Most attention will focus on...

PHNOM PENH: Vietnam’s Hung Nguyen Tran competes in the men’s 200m backstroke swimming final during the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) on May 10, 2023. – AFP

Philippines beat rivals Vietnam, but crash out of regional games

PHNOM PENH: The Philippines women’s football team battled to a 2-1 win over rivals Vietnam Tuesday in the meeting of their region’s two World Cup-bound teams, but still crashed out of the Southeast Asian Games on goal difference. In an at-times-rough encounter, Thi Bich Thuy Nguyen cancelled out Sarina Bolden’s converted penalty in the first half, before Filipinas captain Hali Long secured the three points with an 82nd-minute goal.But that...

DOHA: Switzerland’s Nils Stump (white) and Italy’s Manuel Lombardo compete in the men’s -73Kg final bout at the World Judo Championships in Doha on May 9, 2023. - AFP

Stump lands historic judo gold for Swiss

DOHA: Nils Stump won Switzerland’s first ever world judo title on Tuesday, taking gold in the men’s under-73kg category in Doha. Stump, 26, defeated former European champion Manuel Lombardo of Italy in the final, having delivered an ippon to beat Japanese star Soichi Hashimoto earlier in the day. Hashimoto, the 2017 world champion, claimed bronze with Murodjon Yuldoshev of Uzbekistan.Canada’s Christa Deguchi added to her 2019 gold medal...

CASSANO IRPINO: AG2R Citroen Team’s French rider Aurelien Paret-Peintre celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia 2023 cycling race, 175 km between Venosa and Lago Laceno, on May 9, 2023. - AFP

France’s Paret-Peintre secures Giro stage; Norway’s Leknessund in pink

LAGO LACENO: French climber Aurelien Paret-Peintre hailed his “perfect day” as he broke away to win stage four of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday with Andreas Leknessund of Norway taking the overall leader’s pink jersey. The duo had led the peloton by over five minutes and held on to just enough of that lead on the final sharp climb to the ski resort Lago Laceno for the Norwegian to take the fabled pink jersey held overnight by race favorite...

CHURACHANDPUR: People walk past a burnt vehicle and rubble on a street in Churachandpur in violence hit areas of northeastern Indian state of Manipur. – AFP

No justice, no burial: Relatives mount corpse protest in India

CHURACHANDPUR: The stench of death hangs heavy over the morgue at an Indian hospital — and relatives are refusing to bury the rotting corpses in protest at their killings in ethnic violence. Kamlallian Ype, 35, from the mainly Christian Kuki tribe, was killed fleeing attackers from the majority Meitei people, who are mostly Hindus, said his friend P Hentinglian.“He was shot in the back and fell down,” the 25-year-old told AFP at the...

ULAANBAATAR: This photo shows an aerial view of residential buildings in Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar.輸FP

Mongolia’s building boom traps residents

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia: Otgoo recalls running around freely as a child in Mongolia’s once sparsely populated capital city, but he fears a rapid construction boom has now trapped his children in a concrete jungle. Across Ulaanbaatar, high-rises are replacing the yurts that Mongolians have for centuries called home, symbols of a nomadic life that is fading away. Locals say the construction boom — fuelled by a decade-long mining windfall — is...

Recording artists Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (left) and Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk attend the 56th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California--AFP

Daft Punk to unveil never-heard song where it all began

The music of pioneering French electronic duo Daft Punk will resound on Thursday through Paris’ Centre Pompidou, as a never-released track is unveiled at the spot where their love affair with the genre began. Dubbed “Infinity Repeating”, the tune was recorded as the robot-helmeted pair were working on their 2013 album “Random Access Memories” but it was left on the cutting room floor in favour of others like global mega-hit “Get...

Visitors attend the inauguration of Spanish painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso's “Picasso Escultor.

‘Picasso sculptor’ exhibition opens in Malaga

An exhibition of sculptures by Picasso, who is better known for his Cubist and surrealist works, opens on Tuesday in the legendary Spanish artist’s hometown of Malaga. Housed at the southern resort city’s Picasso Museum, the “Picasso Sculptor. Matter and Body” exhibition brings together 61 sculptures he made between 1909 and 1964.It forms part of the global celebrations marking 50 years since the artist’s death and will run until...

Hussein Al-Rawi performs during a comedy night titled 'Styria' which is an Arabic mash-up of Syria and hysteria, in Damascus.

Syrian stand-up comedy has war-weary crowds in stitches

In a dimly lit Damascus cafe, Sharief Homsi kicked off comedy night with a quip about war-battered Syria’s modern-day prince charming: an eligible bachelor with attractive supplies of fuel and electricity. “Marry me, I have a bright future: 100 litres of petrol, solar panels to generate electricity and three gas canisters,” he said, performing a mock proposal that had the audience howling. Every week, members of Syria’s first stand-up...

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