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Sony Music and Warner Music Group leave Russia

Sony Music and Warner Music Group leave Russia

The world's largest record companies Sony Music and Warner Music Group announced the suspension of activities in Russia due to the situation in Ukraine. "We have suspended operations in Russia and will continue to support the …

Abdizhamil Nurpeisov dies

Abdizhamil Nurpeisov dies

The famous Soviet and Kazakh writer and translator Abdizhamil Nurpeisov died at the age of 97, the Kazakh Mazhilis deputy Zhanarbek Ashimzhanov said. "The classic writer, a veteran of World War II, the famous Abdizhamil Nurpeisov …

Pantone named color of 2022: ‘very peri’

Pantone named color of 2022: ‘very peri’

Pantone has introduced very peri as the color of the year 2022. the dynamic periwinkle blue hue with a vivifying violet red undertone blends constancy with energy resulting in a happy and warm hue.  "As we move …

Azerbaijan elected member of UNESCO Executive Board

Azerbaijan elected member of UNESCO Executive Board

Azerbaijan was elected the member of the UNESCO Executive Board, according to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry. The election of a member of the UNESCO Executive Board for 2021-2025 was held on November 17, 2021 within the ongoing 41st …

Kanye West: I'm like a young Vladimir Putin

Kanye West: I'm like a young Vladimir Putin

American rapper Kanye West said that he looks like Russian President Vladimir Putin in his youth. The musician made such a loud statement on the Drink Champs podcast. After waiting for the guests to stop laughing, the artist spoke in …

French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo passes away

French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo passes away

Renowned French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo has died at the age of 88, AFP reported on Monday, citing his lawyer. No additional details were provided. Jean-Paul Belmondo was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris on 9 Apr …

Abba reunite for first new album in 40 years

Abba reunite for first new album in 40 years

Swedish supergroup ABBA announced their first new album in four decades and said they would stage a series of virtual concerts using digital avatars of themselves in London next year. The album "Voyage" will come out on Nov. …

Iran's short film wins Oxford Film Festival award

Iran's short film wins Oxford Film Festival award

The Iranian short film "Breaktime," directed by Navid Nikkhah-Azad won the award for the best short fiction film in its first screening in the United States in the 18th Oxford International Film Festival's competitive …

Russia's Kantemir Balagov to direct 'Last of Us' pilot

Russia's Kantemir Balagov to direct 'Last of Us' pilot

HBO has announced that Russian filmmaker Kantemir Balagov will be sitting in the director's chair for the pilot episode of The Last of Us. Craig Mazin, the creator of HBO’s acclaimed limited series Chernobyl, is …

Cannes Film Festival may be postponed till summer

Cannes Film Festival may be postponed till summer

The Cannes Film Festival, the world's biggest, may be pushed back to the summer this year from its usual May date because of the Covid crisis, organizers said Wednesday, France 24 informs. The festival, scheduled for May 11 to 22, …

Sean Connery dies at 90

Sean Connery dies at 90

Sean Connery, the Scottish actor whose five-decade long movie career was dominated by the role of James Bond, has died at the age of 90, according to the producers of the James Bond series, CNN reports. Connery, who was awarded a …

Antonio Banderas 'cured' of coronavirus

Antonio Banderas 'cured' of coronavirus

Spanish actor Antonio Banderas said that he was "cured" of the coronavirus, which he contracted several weeks ago. The actor said on Twitter he had kept to a "disciplined confinement" for 21 days since learning …

This day in history, August 16 

This day in history, August 16 

- The battle of Smolensk between the Russian army and French troops was the first major battle of the 1812 Patriotic War. In the course of a three-day battle in the Smolensk region, Russian troops, repelling attacks by superior enemy forces, did …

Colosseum in Rome to reopen from June 1

Colosseum in Rome to reopen from June 1

The Colosseum in Rome will reopen on 1 June, after being closed for more than two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. With over 7 million visitors a year, the Colosseum is one of Rome’s major tourist attractions. The Flavian …

UNESCO: we must help museums cope with pandemic crisis  

UNESCO: we must help museums cope with pandemic crisis  

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally, museums have not been spared, the UN cultural agency said, revealing that nearly 90% of the treasured cultural institutions have had to close their doors, while almost 13% are under …

Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor passes away

Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor passes away

Top Indian actor Rishi Kapoor, a scion of Bollywood’s most famous Kapoor family, has died. He was 67 and had leukemia. Kapoor was hospitalized in Mumbai on Wednesday and died on Thursday, according to a family statement. …

Azerbaijani film joins festival in Slovakia

Azerbaijani film joins festival in Slovakia

"The Steppe Man", a film by the Azerbaijani director Shamil Aliyev has entered the main competition program of Košice International Montly Film Festival 2020 in Slovakia. "Despite the global coronavirus …