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Fugees rapper convicted in US over lobbying campaigns with Malaysian financier
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A jury on Wednesday convicted Grammy Award-winning rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel of The Fugees hip hop group on criminal charges that he conspired with a Malay...
Apr 26, 2023
Adjoa Andoh reimagines Richard III’s ‘otherness’ in new version of play
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - When actor Adjoa Andoh read William Shakespeare's "Richard III" as a child, she was struck by how he was treated. "I'm sort of 9 or 10 ... I was outraged i...
Apr 26, 2023
Universal Music profit slumps due to compensation expenses
(Reuters) -Universal Music Group, the label representing Drake and Taylor Swift, on Wednesday posted a significant drop in core profit due to compensation expenses, even as sales edged up in the first...
Apr 26, 2023
Britain’s King Charles unveils Eurovision competition stage
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles and his wife Camilla unveiled the stage for next month's 2023 Eurovision Song Contest during a visit to the venue in the northern English city of Liverpool on...
Apr 26, 2023
Spare the bear: Sculpture of Spain’s rifle-wielding ex-king puzzles onlookers
MADRID (Reuters) - One of Madrid's main attractions acquired a completely new meaning for a few minutes this week when an artist placed a statue of former King Juan Carlos pointing a rifle at the land...
Apr 26, 2023
Ireland’s Trinity College to drop philosopher Berkeley’s name over slavery
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's oldest university, Trinity College Dublin, has announced it will remove the name of philosopher George Berkeley from one of its main libraries over his ownership of slaves...
Apr 26, 2023
‘Hammer to Fall’: Freddie Mercury belongings headed for auction
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - From a moustache comb to dazzling stage costumes, personal items belonging to late Queen front man Freddie Mercury will go under the hammer in September al...
Apr 26, 2023
Flood threat prompts rare closure of Yosemite Valley in California
By Steve Gorman and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Most of the vast, scenic valley at the heart of Yosemite National Park in California will close to visitors this weekend in a rare shutdown prompted by fo...
Apr 25, 2023
‘L Word’ TV show cast visit White House to mark Lesbian Visibility Week
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The cast of American TV show "The L Word: Generation Q" visited the White House Tuesday to mark Lesbian Visibility Week, touting the role the long-running show ...
Apr 25, 2023
Ed Sheeran appears in US court for copyright trial over Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’
By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ed Sheeran appeared in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday as a copyright trial began which alleges the British pop star ripped off the classic Marvin Gaye tune "Let'...
Apr 25, 2023
