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March 10, 2020
US panel reinstates 'Stairway' ruling in favor of Led Zeppelin
PARIS — Pop singer Madonna on Monday called off two concerts in Paris, the last dates in her Madame X world tour, after French authorities banned large gatherings to stem the coronavirus spread."It is with profound regret that we are announcing the cancellation of the last two Madame X shows," the venue for the March 10 and 11 shows, the Grand Rex concert hall, announced on its website.Paris was to be the last stage in Madonna's tour, which kicked off in New York last September and took her to Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami, Lisbon and London.The 2,800-capacity Grand Rex cited the decision of the authorities to ban all gatherings of over 1,000 people for the cancellation.The 61-year-old star played a single night at the Grand Rex...
March 10, 2020
Madonna cancels remaining Paris gigs over coronavirus
March 09, 2020
Louvre restricts visitors over coronavirus
March 09, 2020
'Onward' tops N. America box office amid unsure virus impact
March 09, 2020
One last event before Harry and Meghan bow out
PARIS — Marie Curie "wasn't always very nice", said Marjane Satrapi of the hero of her new film, "Radioactive".The most famous woman scientist ever had to fight her corner in what was — and still is — a man's world, said Satrapi, best known as the maker of the Oscar-nominated animated classic, "Persepolis"."How are you supposed to become Marie Curie if you are cute, gentle and terribly nice?" the acclaimed Iranian-born graphic novelist said."When you were as focused as Curie was, you don't have the time to be touchy feely... and people accept that (single-mindedness) much less from a woman," she insisted.Satrapi, 50, was forever destined to make a film about the Polish-born physicist and chemist, the first woman to win the...
March 09, 2020
'How could you be Marie Curie and soft and sweet?'
March 09, 2020
Scandal-ridden K-pop star enlists in army
March 07, 2020
18th century Chinese gourd sells for $4.6 million at auction
CAIRO — Revered Arab singer Umm Kulthum returned to light up the stage once more on Friday, almost five decades after her death, in the form of a hologram that delighted a packed-to-capacity crowd at Cairo's Opera House.Affectionately known in Egypt as "El Sett" ("The Lady"), Kulthum's deep, resonant voice enthralled the Arab world for decades, inspired western singers like Bob Dylan and Robert Plant, and can still be heard in Egypt's streets, cafes, taxis and Nile sailboats.At the majestic entrance of the Opera House in the Egyptian capital, a large golden plaque bearing her image greeted giddy visitors, along with a placard reading "Star of the East, Umm Kulthum" — her most popular moniker.As the curtains were raised, a halo of light appeared...
March 07, 2020
'Star of the East' Umm Kulthum returns to light up Cairo
March 07, 2020
Publisher cancels Woody Allen memoir after backlash
