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Sudanese feminist drama “Cotton Queen” warmly received at Venice Film Festival

Aaliyah Aamir September 7, 2025

Nigeria Suzannah Mirghani’s feature debut – a coming-of-age story set in a Sudanese village – is a rarity: a story set in Sudan that does not focus on the negative side of the country. Feminist drama “Cotton Queen” – one of just a handful of movies made by Sudanese filmmakers

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AI Californian model Vivi, raises questions about beauty standards

Oakley Mason August 28, 2025

USA Vivi is the face of Californian clothing company Guess’ latest global campaign. She is young, beautiful, and in the pages of the August edition of fashion bible, Vogue, and Harper’s Bazaar. But Vivi’s not a real person. She was created by London-based AI marketing agency, Seraphinne Vallora. Its co-founder, Valentina Gonzalez, says that they […]

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American pop super star Swift, football champoin Kelce, engaged

Oakley Mason August 27, 2025

USA It started with a friendship bracelet. It ended with an engagement ring. Taylor Swift, the pop superstar, and Travis Kelce, the football champion, are engaged. The fiances, both 35, announced the news in a joint post on Instagram on Tuesday. It is the latest chapter in the couple’s love story, one that has spanned […]

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Grammy American Award-winner Ciara, releases first studio album

Oakley Mason August 26, 2025

USA United States R&B-pop superstar, Ciara, released her first studio album in five years on Friday. “CiCi” is the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter’s 8th album and her second via her independent label, Beauty Marks Entertainment. She said she was so excited about how the project had evolved saying she had been working on it almost all […]

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International kite festival begins in Colombo

Kristi Lucas August 26, 2025

Sri Lanka The skies above Sri Lanka’s capital were transformed into a vibrant tapestry of movement and color on Sunday as the Colombo International Kite Festival returned after a five-year hiatus, symbolizing a nation’s hopeful turn towards normalcy and tourism. A multitude of kites in an astonishing array of shapes and sizes—from elephants, leopards, and […]

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Military music festival to begin in Moscow

Harrison Mason August 25, 2025

Russia Military bands from across the world converged on Moscow’s Red Square to take part in the 17th edition of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival. Twenty-seven teams from 10 countries are taking part this year, including Ethiopia’s National Defence Force Marching Band, Zimbabwe’s Armed Forces Orchestra, and for the first time, Burkina Faso’s […]

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Beyoncé wins award

Oakley Mason August 14, 2025

USA Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, her legal name, was listed as one of a half dozen people on a team that won outstanding costumes for a variety, nonfiction or reality show for “Beyoncé Bowl,” her Western-themed halftime show on Netflix’s Christmas NFL game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans. The show in her hometown of Houston […]

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Annual Mask Festival in Benin’s capital, Porto-Novo begins

Andrew Mbeki August 4, 2025

Benin Thousands of spectators gathered in Benin on Sunday for the country’s annual Mask Festival, a vibrant cultural event celebrating ancestral spirits, heritage, and traditional identity. With elaborate wooden masks, colourful fabrics, and rhythmic drumming, performers danced through various locations in the country’s capital, Porto-Novo, reenacting age-old stories

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Guinness world record, Egyptian wrestler pulls 20 cars

Aaliyah Aamir August 3, 2025

Egypt Egypt’s strongman Ashraf Mahrous, also known by his nickname Kabonga pulled 20 cars on Friday during an attempt to create a new Guinness world record of most cars pulled by an individual. Officials from the Guinness World Records were not present during the event, but Mahrous said that he will send videos and photos […]

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Glastonbury organiser said chants of “death to the IDF crossed a line”.

Kristi Lucas June 29, 2025

United Kingdom Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has said chants of “death to the IDF” on its West Holts stage on Saturday “very much crossed a line”. Eavis, whose father Michael co-founded the festival, posted on Instagram on Sunday morning responding to rap duo Bob Vylan’s set the day before.  “Their chants very much crossed a […]