Kenya’s Benson Kipruto won the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon on Monday when the race returned from a 30-month absence with a smaller, socially distanced feel and moved from the spring for …
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Arts and entertainment news. Arts encompass a wide range of human creative activities that express imaginative, conceptual, or technical skill. This includes visual arts like painting, sculpture, and photography, performing arts like music, theater and dance, as well as literary arts such as writing and poetry. The arts serve not only as a reflection of culture and society but also as a medium for personal expression and emotional exploration
Hollywood Makeover Breathes New Life into Welsh Soccer Club
It has been described as a “crash course in football club ownership” and the two Hollywood stars who bought a beleaguered team in English soccer’s fifth tier with the lofty aim of …
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Paul McCartney has revisited the breakup of The Beatles, flatly disputing the suggestion that he was responsible for the group’s demise. Speaking on an episode of BBC Radio 4’s “This …
your ads here!Ethiopia’s Tura, Kenya’s Chepngetich Win at Chicago Marathon
Ethiopia’s Seifu Tura Abdiwak won the Chicago men’s marathon on Sunday and Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich the women’s race. The 24-year-old Tura completed the 42-kilometer course in 2:06:12, beating out American …
your ads here!Record Number of Players Defect From Cuba’s National Baseball Team
One player took off from the airport, while another jumped out of the window of his hotel room. In all, of the 24 members of Cuba’s national baseball team who …
your ads here!France’s Macron Vows Return of African Art, Admitting ‘Colonial Pillage’
French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that his country will return 26 African artworks — royal thrones, ceremonial altars, revered statues — to Benin later this month, part of France’s …
your ads here!Hong Kong’s Boy Band Mirror Reflects Expats’ Yearning for Home
Jenny Chan strode through central London on a late summer Saturday afternoon, heading for the South Bank Lion statue opposite Big Ben. There, by the River Thames, the 57-year-old mother …
your ads here!Americans Agree Misinformation Is a Problem, Poll Shows
Nearly all Americans agree that the rampant spread of misinformation is a problem. Most also think social media companies, and the people that use them, bear a good deal of …
your ads here!Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Two Journalists Fighting for Freedom of Expression
The Norwegian Nobel Committee Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia “for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, …
your ads here!Nobel Prize in Literature Awarded to Tanzanian Novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah
This year’s Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah for his body of work detailing the refugee experience and how colonialism shaped African culture. At …
your ads here!In America: Remembering Lives Lost to COVID
COVID-19 has killed more Americans than the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1919. One artist is determined that the more than 700,000 lives lost will not be forgotten. VOA’s Amy Hybels …
your ads here!US Justice Department Renews Inquiry Into FBI’s Failures in Larry Nassar Probe
The U.S. Justice Department has launched a fresh inquiry into the FBI’s botched handling of its sex abuse investigation into disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, after previously declining …
your ads here!French Catholic Clergy Sexually Abused Over 200,000 Children Since 1950, Probe Finds
French Catholic clergy sexually abused more than 200,000 children over the past 70 years, according to an investigation by an independent commission. The panel’s report, released Tuesday, said the Catholic …
your ads here!At 24, Palestinian Photographer Is Youngest Winner of Journalism Award
A woman walks alone past bombed-out windowless buildings in Gaza, black high heels on gray rubble. This image of life during conflict was one of several captured by a young …
your ads here!Report: Women’s Soccer League Officials Ousted After Accusations Against Ex-Coach
The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) board of directors has fired commissioner Lisa Baird and general counsel Lisa Levine in the wake of a report detailing allegations of misconduct against …
your ads here!Reviving the Arts Amid a Pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic took hold early last year, artists such as Patricia Boyer of Charlotte, North Carolina, were panic-stricken. Who would see — not to mention purchase — her …
your ads here!Rags to Riches: Boxing Great Pacquiao Announces Retirement
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is officially hanging up his gloves. The eight-division world champion and Philippine senator on Wednesday announced his retirement from the ring. “I would like to thank …
your ads here!Amid Boycotts and Pandemic, Athletes Train for Uncertain 2022 Winter Olympics
Two-time Paralympic athlete Tyler Carter may be a seasoned contender on the world stage, but the alpine skier says he is not sure what to expect as the clock ticks …
your ads here!R&B Superstar R. Kelly Convicted in Sex-Trafficking Trial
R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” was convicted Monday in a sex-trafficking trial after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous allegations …
your ads here!‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ Sashays Home with 10 Tony Awards
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” a jukebox adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s hyperactive 2001 movie, won the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards on a Sunday night when Broadway looked …
your ads here!New USA Golf Era Message Sent in Ryder Cup Romp
A new era of American golfers sent a message Sunday with a record-setting Ryder Cup blowout of Europe, their young, talented core players looking ready to dominate for years. With …
your ads here!China Tells Effeminate Male Celebrities to Man Up
Macho men are in and effeminate male performers are out as Beijing expands its crackdown on China’s entertainment industry, blaming the rise of unmanly men on U.S. influence in Japan. …
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