Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Entertainment News (Master Feed)
British actress and singer Jane Birkin dies -French media
VILNIUS (Reuters) - British actress and singer Jane Birkin was found dead at her home in Paris, Le Parisien newspaper and BFM television reported on Sunday, citing people close to her. Birken, 76, was...
Jul 16, 2023
Drag queens compete for top prize in Nicaragua pageant
MANAGUA (Reuters) - In a packed bar in Nicaragua's capital, Managua, on Friday night, more than 1,000 people gathered to see a group of drag queens battle it out to snatch the crown for best performan...
Jul 15, 2023
Canada’s ‘Hollywood North’ hurt by twin strikes in US
By Anna Mehler Paperny and Divya Rajagopal (Reuters) - Rare twin strikes by Hollywood actors and film and television writers are casting a pall over British Columbia's creative industry, which has bec...
Jul 15, 2023
Summer-tested Phoenix braves relentless wave of extreme heat
By Sharon Bernstein, Rachel Nostrant and Rich McKay (Reuters) - Michael Shields has serviced swimming pools in the Phoenix area for years, enough time to hone a strategy for surviving the brutal heat ...
Jul 15, 2023
Forest fire in Spain’s La Palma island forces evacuations
BARCELONA (Reuters) - A forest fire in the Spanish island of La Palma has forced the evacuation of at least 500 people, authorities said on Saturday, in the first natural crisis on the island since a ...
Jul 15, 2023
Brazilian school awarded UNESCO stamp for efforts to protect the ocean
By Sergio Queiroz RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - A group of Brazilian school children gleefully remove pieces of plastic and trash on the sand of a Rio de Janeiro beach during an outing to teach ...
Jul 14, 2023
Heatwave forces Athens to close Acropolis, wildfires hit Croatia
By Deborah Kyvrikosaios ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece closed the ancient Acropolis during the hottest part of the day on Friday to protect tourists, while Croatian villagers cleaned up after a wildfire as...
Jul 14, 2023
Kevin Spacey ‘misread the signs’ but did not assault man, actor tells London court
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey said on Friday he "definitely misread the signs" when he allegedly grabbed a man's crotch, as he faced prosecutors' questions at his Lo...
Jul 14, 2023
Greece briefly shuts Acropolis site to protect tourists from heatwave
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will shut the ancient Acropolis for a few hours on Friday to protect visitors to one of the world's most famous archaeological sites from a heatwave enveloping Athens and oth...
Jul 14, 2023
Hollywood’s striking actors, writers to walk picket lines Friday
By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Striking Hollywood actors are expected to join film and television writers on picket lines on Friday, the first day of a dual work stoppag...
Jul 14, 2023
