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September 27, 2021
Japan's Princess Mako to give up one-off payment in controversial marriage
LOS ANGELES -- Firefighters are wrapping fire-resistant blankets around ancient trees as blazes tear through California's world-famous Sequoia National Park, BBC said in a report on Friday.Officials fear the fire could reach the Giant Forest, a grove of some of the world's biggest trees, within hours.The forest hosts some 2,000 sequoias, including the 275ft (83m) General Sherman, the biggest tree by volume on Earth and about 2,500 years old.The Colony and Paradise fires have been growing for a week.More than 350 firefighters, along with helicopters and water-dropping planes, have been mobilized to battle the blazes.They have wrapped several trees, including the General Sherman, with aluminum foil to protect them."It's a very significant area for many, many people, so a lot...
September 17, 2021
California firefighters wrap fire-resistant blankets around ancient trees
September 16, 2021
Florida police hunt woman missing from trip with fiancé
PARIS — The legendary French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo has died aged 88, his lawyer, Michel Godest, said on Monday. The cause of his death was not disclosed.The son of French sculptor Paul Belmondo and painter Sarah Rainaud-Richard, Belmondo was born into an artistic family in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1933, Reuters reports.He was a passionate boxer as a child, but eventually turned to acting, and was enrolled in the Paris Conservatory in 1952 after three attempts, according to Reuters.Despite his initial struggle, Belmondo went on to star in a series of major hits, including "The Professional," "Ace of Aces" and "Le Magnifique".But he was best known for his breakthrough performance as the dangerous yet romantic criminal Michel in the 1960 film...
September 06, 2021
French new wave actor Jean-Paul Belmondo dies aged 88
July 18, 2021
Britney Spears says she won't perform while under father conservatorship
July 17, 2021
'Titane' wins top prize at Cannes Film Festival
July 07, 2021
Yusuf Khan is dead, long live Dilip Kumar
SAN JUAN — A former sugar cane farmer in Puerto Rico has been confirmed as the world's oldest man by Guinness World Records, just a few weeks shy of his 113th birthday.Emilio Flores Márquez was born on Aug. 8, 1908, in Carolina, Puerto Rico, making him 112 years and 326 days old as of Wednesday, when Guinness World Records announced the record.Growing up, Márquez, who was the second oldest of 11 children, was in charge of many household chores and helped take care of his younger siblings.As the first-born son, Márquez also helped on his father's sugar cane farm —starting when he was a young boy — and would water the plants and load cut sugar cane into wagons for transport, according to a news release from Guinness World Records."I was the oldest of the children, so I...
July 05, 2021
A 112-year-old in Puerto Rico sets Guinness World Record as oldest living man
June 09, 2021
Louvre Abu Dhabi’s Children’s Museum to reopen with new interactive art experience
May 13, 2021
Remarkable collection of Syrian art transcends horrors of war: Arte Arta Gallery