UNESCO’s executive board voted Friday to make a former French government minister the U.N. cultural agency’s next chief after an unusually heated election that was overshadowed by Middle East tensions. …
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FIFA Head Talks to VOA About Reform, World Cup Preparations
In an exclusive interview with VOA, the secretary-general of FIFA, Fatma Samoura, talks about preparations for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and on the reform process within the International …
your ads here!US, Israel Withdraw from UNESCO
Following the U.S. decision Thursday to quit the United Nations organization for education, science and culture, Israel announced it too will withdraw. The United States stopped funding UNESCO after the …
your ads here!Bruno Mars Leads American Music Awards Nominations With 8
Bruno Mars topped the field of American Music Awards nominations announced Thursday, receiving eight nods, while The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd received five nominations apiece. …
your ads here!US World Cup Absence Could Have Wide-ranging Effects
The 2018 World Cup will be a unique test of soccer’s appeal in the United States. Will Americans still watch if their national team isn’t there? Fox certainly is hoping …
your ads here!World Cup Bribery Case Opened Against PSG President, Valcke
The Qatari president of one of Europe’s most glamorous soccer clubs, Paris Saint-Germain, is under investigation by Swiss prosecutors for suspected bribery of a top FIFA executive to get World …
your ads here!Ai Weiwei Immigration-themed Exhibit Opens in New York
An enormous exhibition by the activist artist Ai Weiwei, designed to draw attention to the world’s refugee crisis, is going on view at some 300 sites around New York City. …
your ads here!Battle With Thor Kicks Off Three-movie Arc for Marvel’s Hulk
Marvel’s big green Hulk may not be getting his own standalone movie but actor Mark Ruffalo, who plays the current iteration of the superhero, said the character will get a …
your ads here!Somali Musician, Kept from US Internship, Blames Trump Travel Ban
The Somali musician Hassan-Nour Sayid — known by his stage name, Aar Maanta — and his band, the Urban Nomads, were supposed to be in Minnesota last week, where they …
your ads here!Hotel at Iconic TWA Terminal Will Evoke Glamour of Jet Age
When it opened in 1962, the sleek TWA terminal at New York’s Kennedy Airport was the embodiment of jet-age style. Now, construction is underway to transform the landmark into a …
your ads here!Arab Rivalries Exposed as Egypt Targets Qatar in UNESCO Vote
Arab states may want their turn at the helm of UNESCO, but the barbs hurled by Egypt at rival candidate Qatar during the vote highlights the fractious geopolitics paralyzing the …
your ads here!Weinstein Sexual Harassment Scandal Widens
The sexual harassment scandal surrounding one of Hollywood’s most powerful movie producers deepened this week as a report published in The New Yorker magazine accused Harvey Weinstein of raping three …
your ads here!Outrage, Accusations Grow Over Weinstein Abuse Allegations
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organizes the Oscars, will hold a special meeting Saturday to discuss sexual abuse allegations against powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. “The …
your ads here!The Biltmore: The Largest Privately Owned House in America
The Biltmore Estate is the largest privately owned home in the United States. Built near Asheville, North Carolina, it is still owned by the descendants of one of America’s richest …
your ads here!David Lynch to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Rome Film Fest
American director David Lynch will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the upcoming Rome Film Fest. The festival opens Oct. 26 with director Scott Cooper’s Hostiles, starring Christian …
your ads here!Da Vinci Portrait of Christ Expected to Fetch $100M at Auction
The last privately owned Leonardo da Vinci painting and one of fewer than 20 by the Renaissance artist known to still exist is hitting the auction block, Christie’s announced Tuesday. …
your ads here!Hollywood Mogul Accused of Raping Three Women
Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is accused of raping three women in a report published Tuesday by the New Yorker. The accusation comes as Weinstein is engulfed in a scandal involving …
your ads here!Hollywood Condemnation of Weinstein Grows Louder
The Hollywood establishment, slow to react to the initial sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein, began speaking out against him more forcefully Monday after the powerful studio boss was fired …
your ads here!Satire on EU Bureaucracy Wins German Book Prize
A satirical look at the European Union and its bureaucracy, which opens with a pig running amok in one of Brussels’ main squares, has won the prestigious German Book Prize. …
your ads here!Indigenous Peoples Day? Italians Say Stick With Columbus
Is it time to say arrivederci to Christopher Columbus? A movement to abolish Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day has gained momentum in some parts of the …
your ads here!Many in Country Music Mum Over Gun Issues After Vegas Deaths
When singer Meghan Linsey first started her country duo Steel Magnolia, a partnership with the National Rifle Association was suggested as a way to grow their audience. The proposal, …
your ads here!Film Producer Harvey Weinstein Ousted in Sex Abuse Scandal
Harvey Weinstein has been fired from The Weinstein Co., effective immediately, three days after an expose detailed decades of allegations of sexual abuse against the movie mogul. In a …
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