Red Hot Chili Peppers rock Egypt’s pyramids
CAIRO (Reuters) – Californian group Red Hot Chili Peppers played in front of Egypt’s great pyramids of Giza on Friday, entertaining more than 10,000 people at the site and many …
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Egypt completes restoration of ancient Kom el-Shuqafa catacombs
A sarcophagus is seen during a tour by officials of the Ministry of Antiquities of the Kom El-Shoukafa catacombs in Alexandria, Egypt March 3, 2019. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh ALEXANDRIA, Egypt …
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Fiennes cousins, actor and explorer, adventure on the Nile for TV
LONDON (Reuters) – Squeezing through tiny tunnels into a mummy’s tomb is not something to rattle veteran British explorer Ranulph Fiennes. FILE PHOTO: British explorer Ranulph Fiennes listens during a …
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Ukraine drops Eurovision singer over Russia row
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s national broadcaster has dropped the singer who was meant to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest due to apparent political differences over Russia. Anna …
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Rami Malek’s relatives in Egypt celebrate his Oscar victory
CAIRO (Reuters) – Rami Malek’s relatives in Egypt huddled around a TV set at home as if cheering the national soccer team, but they were celebrating his first best actor …
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Rami Malek wins best actor Oscar for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Rami Malek won his first Oscar on Sunday for his portrayal of late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in musical “Bohemian Rhapsody.” 91st Academy Awards – Oscars …
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From street kids to war romance, Oscar foreign-film slate keeps it real
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – From Lebanese street children to love behind the Iron Curtain and the daily life of a Mexican housekeeper, this year’s Oscar-nominated foreign language films draw from …
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Israeli director Nadav Lapid’s ‘Synonyms’ wins Berlinale
BERLIN (Reuters) – Nadav Lapid’s “Synonyms”, an anarchic story about an Israeli who tries to suppress his origins after moving to Paris, won the Berlin Film Festival’s coveted Golden Bear …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Israeli director Nadav Lapid’s film “Synonyms”, about an Israeli man who tries to suppress his origins after moving to Paris, starting with his own language, won the …
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Catherine Deneuve’s new film explores Islamist radicalisation
BERLIN (Reuters) – Tolerance and non-judgemental understanding may be the best way to try to save radicalized young Europeans who want to go and join militant Islamists in Middle Eastern …
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