Spike Lee announces Cannes winner early, stuns audience
In a shock moment, Spike Lee announced the winner of the Palme d'Or in error early in the Cannes Film Festival awards ceremony after a miscommunication.
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Giant puppet from Japan tsunami-hit region stages show ahead of Olympics
A ten-metre-tall puppet which is part of Tokyo Olympics' cultural programme arrives in the capital from tsunami-hit Tohoku region. Mocco, an imaginary creature from the land of Japan's northeastern region, set off on the journey in mid-May, and staged a show in a park in downtown Tokyo.
In Los Angeles, 'tiny homes' spring up for homeless people
Tarzana (United States) (AFP) – In a parking lot in Los Angeles, a village of miniature prefab houses has sprung up, one of several sites in America's second-largest city where so-called "tiny homes" are being put up to help the homeless get back on their feet.
Giant puppet from Japan tsunami-hit region stages show ahead of Olympics
Tokyo (AFP) – A ten-metre-tall puppet which is part of Tokyo Olympics’ cultural programme arrives in the capital from tsunami-hit Tohoku region. Mocco, an imaginary creature from the land of Japan’s northeastern region, set off on the journey in mid-May, and staged a show in a park in downtown Tokyo. But due to Covid-19 measures, no spectators were allowed.
Breathtaking: photo exhibition exposes London air pollution
An unconventional photography exhibition in London has turned toxic pollution into art to raise awareness about the British capital's persistent air quality problems.
Syria's Assad takes oath after criticised re-election
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is sworn in for a fourth seven-year term in a ceremony at the presidential palace in Damascus. Assad won the May 26 election with 95.1% of the vote, which was widely criticised by the West and the Syrian opposition.
Tokyo Olympic organisers confirm first coronavirus case at Games Village
Tokyo Olympics organisers reveal the first Covid-19 case in the Games Village as they seek to reassure competitors that the pandemic-delayed event will be safe. "We discussed with IOC how much we should disclose about it. And IOC concluded that if we gave the name of the country, this person would be most likely identified.
Tokyo Olympic organisers confirm first coronavirus case at Games Village
Tokyo (AFP) – Tokyo Olympics organisers reveal the first Covid-19 case in the Games Village as they seek to reassure competitors that the pandemic-delayed event will be safe. “We discussed with IOC how much we should disclose about it. And IOC concluded that if we gave the name of the country, this person would be most likely identified. This, obviously, would raise privacy issues,” says Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto.
Breathtaking: photo exhibition exposes London air pollution
London (AFP) – An unconventional photography exhibition in London has turned toxic pollution into art to raise awareness about the British capital’s persistent air quality problems.
Syria’s Assad takes oath after criticised re-election
Damascus (AFP) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is sworn in for a fourth seven-year term in a ceremony at the presidential palace in Damascus. Assad won the May 26 election with 95.1% of the vote, which was widely criticised by the West and the Syrian opposition.
Guaranteed income:the 'social vaccine' for the 21st century?
California passed a program to distribute monthly $1000 checks to residents, just as families of nearly 60 million children began receiving their first monthly federal child tax credit payments. Will guaranteed income be the new way forward?
All covid patients in L.A. County hospitals are unvaccinated
The latest nationwide uptick in coronavirus cases are nearly all among the unvaccinated. Which begs the question: Are severe Covid-19 consequences preventable?
