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Gains in diversity among Hollywood writers at stake in strike
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As the Writers Guild of America strikes to bring about better pay and work security in a streaming TV world, a generation of diverse writers like Caroline ...
May 18, 2023
Women, children trek miles in summer heat to get water near India’s Mumbai
By Francis Mascarenhas TELAMWADI, India (Reuters) - Women and children in a hamlet near India's financial capital used buckets to draw water from a well before pouring it through strainers into vessel...
May 18, 2023
In Mexico, new non-binary passport can now sidestep male or female box
By David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexicans applying for a passport can now avoid having to check the box for male or female in a new travel document policy announced on Wednesday and haile...
May 17, 2023
Controversial ‘Homecoming’ film director attends Cannes premiere with cast
CANNES (Reuters) - French director Catherine Corsini appeared on the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet flanked by a cluster of cast members on Wednesday for the premiere of her drama "Homecoming," whi...
May 17, 2023
World’s oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38.1 million
By Aleksandra Michalska and Christine Kiernan NEW YORK (Reuters) - The world's oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible sold for $38.1 million on Wednesday, Sotheby's said, one of the highest prices ever...
May 17, 2023
China’s Gong Li: Michelle Yeoh’s success encourages Asian actors
CANNES (Reuters) - Gong Li, one of China's best actors, told Reuters on Wednesday that Michelle Yeoh's recent success at the Oscars and Golden Globes was particularly encouraging for Asian actors. "Si...
May 17, 2023
Japan’s Kore-eda angles for second Cannes win with ‘Monster’
CANNES (Reuters) - Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda hopes to repeat his success at the Cannes Film Festival, five years after winning the top prize, with "Monster," which breaks down the misunderst...
May 17, 2023
Fist-bump or curtsy? UK’s King Charles meets charity award winners, ambassadors
By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles greeted celebrity ambassadors of his youth charity, including veteran musician Nile Rodgers, along with the charity's award winners on Wednesday i...
May 17, 2023
Almodovar’s gay Western draws Cannes crowd – even without Pedro Pascal
CANNES (Reuters) - Throngs of people eager to watch Pedro Almodovar's "Strange Way of Life," a 31-minute Western film starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal as lovers, at the Cannes Film Festival on We...
May 17, 2023
Prince Harry, wife Meghan in ‘near catastrophic car chase’ with paparazzi – Harry’s spokesperson
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and her mother were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" involving paparazzi photographers, a spokesperson for the prince said on Wedn...
May 17, 2023
