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Italian street artist battles racism by turning swastikas into cupcakes
(Refiles, changing dateline to VERONA, Italy) By Emily Roe and Cristiano Corvino VERNONA, Italy (Reuters) - Swastikas on the wall become giant cupcakes with purple icing, and the words "my Hitler" are...
Nov 24, 2021
Lights, camera.. anyone? Film studios can’t get the crew
By Michael Kahn PRAGUE (Reuters) - Hollywood flocked to central Europe during the pandemic when film producers there were allowed to keep the cameras rolling, making the region an irresistible draw fo...
Nov 24, 2021
‘Blinding Lights’ dethrones ‘The Twist’ as all-time No.1 Billboard single
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Weeknd's hit single "Blinding Lights" has ousted Chubby Checkers 1960s hit "The Twist" as the all-time No. 1 song on the Billboard single charts. Billboard said on Tuesday ...
Nov 23, 2021
Jay-Z leads list of most-nominated artists in Grammys history
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Jay-Z rose to the top of the list of artists with the most Grammy nominations on Tuesday, hitting a lifetime total of 83 that put him just ahead of former Beatle Paul Mc...
Nov 23, 2021
Factbox-Key nominations for the music industry’s 2022 Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nominations for the Grammy Awards, the highest honors in the music industry, were announced on Tuesday. The awards will be handed out at a live ceremony on Jan. 31. Below is a ...
Nov 23, 2021
Einstein notes with sketches of relativity theory sold in Paris auction for $13 million
By Ardee Napolitano PARIS (Reuters) - A manuscript co-authored by Albert Einstein, offering a rare insight into the legendary physicist's thinking leading up to his general theory of relativity, was s...
Nov 23, 2021
Jon Batiste leads Grammy nods; Billie Eilish, Kanye West among album of year nominees
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Jazz musician Jon Batiste led nominations on Tuesday for the Grammy Awards with 11 nods, followed by Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, and H.E.R with eight apiece. Batiste and Bieber wil...
Nov 23, 2021
Slovakia reports bird flu outbreak in poultry – OIE
PARIS (Reuters) - Slovakia has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus among backyard poultry, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. The...
Nov 23, 2021
Reddit to shut down Dubsmash app, integrate video tools with platform
(Reuters) - Reddit is pulling the plug on its TikTok-like platform, Dubsmash, the social network said on Tuesday, just a year after buying it for an undisclosed sum to bolster its video creation tools...
Nov 23, 2021
Hungary’s Sziget festival lines up Arctic Monkeys, Dua Lipa for ‘grand comeback’
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's Sziget, which organises some of the largest music festivals in Europe, said on Tuesday it would make a "grand comeback" next year with its biggest event including Arctic...
Nov 23, 2021
