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LONDON —  A man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people Friday in London, killing two of them in what police are treating as a terrorist attack. The assailant was tackled by members of the public and then fatally shot by officers on London Bridge, officials said. Police identified the attacker as a 28-year-old who […]

SEATTLE —  Nancy Haque worried about the conditions in sweatshops around the world. For Lynne Dodson, it was the possibility of attacks on public education. The plight of imperiled sea turtles got Lisa Wathne. An array of issues brought tens of thousands of protesters to Seattle 20 years ago Saturday, with one unifying theme: concern that […]

AUSTIN, Texas —  Officials lifted evacuation orders Friday for about 50,000 people on the Texas Gulf Coast, determining a massive fire was finally under control at a chemical plant rocked by two major explosions two days earlier. “We are in a position to say it’s contained. We feel comfortable with the efforts that have been made […]

Mercedes race engineer Pete Bonnington, the man who guides Lewis Hamilton on Grand Prix weekends, will miss the Mexican and US races to undergo a personal medical procedure in the UK. Bonninton – or “Bono” – is the instantly recognizable voice on Hamilton’s radio and the valuable strategist who has helped the Briton secure his […]

Le 2e volet des “Animaux fantastiques”, la nouvelle saga de J.K. Rowling, fait moins bien que le précédent opus, mais prend la tête du box-office américain avec 62,2 millions de dollars de recettes. 1. N°5 – Les Veuves : 12,3 millions de dollars de recettes + © Twentieth Century Fox Sans surprise, Les Animaux fantastiques […]

Jeudi dernier, le légendaire compositeur italien Ennio Morricone donnait une masterclass à la cinémathèque française. Le Maestro âgé de 90 ans y a longuement expliqué ce qu’était pour lui la musique de film. Morceaux choisis. Les admirateurs du compositeur italien Ennio Morricone, légende de la musique de film, étaient rassemblés en nombre jeudi dernier à la […]

26/11 Mumbai terror attacks had the country virtually under siege for almost 72 hours. Backpackers with assault rifles opened fire at people at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, blew up a gas station near Nariman House, attacked posh Leopold Cafe and carried out a mass shooting at Taj Palace and neighbouring Oberoi-Trident hotel. The terrorists had entered […]

Enfin un gros succès en Chine pour Warner Bros. et DC Comics ! Aquaman y fait un très beau démarrage pour son premier week-end et s’annonce déjà comme un immense succès international. Le site Deadline annonce qu’Aquaman, tout juste sorti en Chine, a déjà récolté plus de 93,6 millions de dollars sur le week-end de sa […]

Le 26 décembre prochain, petits et grands pourront découvrir au cinéma les aventures de Bumblebee, le héros le plus cool de la saga Transformers. Fidèle à l’esprit Amblin et spectacle pour les yeux, il s’annonce comme le film événement de Noël. “Mélanger l’action et l’émotion“, telle était la promesse du réalisateur Travis Knight lorsqu’il accepte de […]

An auto driver played a good Samaritan by returning a bag containing Rs 10 lakh left behind in his three-wheeler to its owners. Touched by the gesture of honesty displayed by 30-year-old J Ramulu, two brothers, who run a grocery store in Siddipet, presented him with a reward of Rs 10,000. Ramulu, a tribal from […]