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EA buys ‘Golf Clash’ creator Playdemic for $1.4 billion
(Reuters) -Electronic Arts said on Wednesday it had bought Playdemic Ltd, the mobile games studio responsible for "Golf Clash", for $1.4 billion in cash, in a bid to bolster its mobile gaming portfoli...
Syndicated Content Jun 23, 2021
Fifty years on, cast say Willy Wonka film was their golden ticket
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - They were kids when they made it, now 50 years later stars of "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" say they've stayed in touch and the movie is still positively impa...
Syndicated Content Jun 23, 2021
Bottles to bricks: Lego finds the right fit with recycled plastic
By Tim Barsoe COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Lego expects to begin selling toy building bricks made from recycled plastic bottles in 18 to 24 months, having found a suitable green alternative to oil-based pla...
Syndicated Content Jun 23, 2021
Britney Spears gets her day in court, but what will she say?
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears speaks on Wednesday to the Los Angeles judge who oversees control of her personal and business affairs in an increasingly controversial 13-year ...
Syndicated Content Jun 23, 2021
Far from home? Spiderman drops in at the papal audience
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A different type of participant dropped in on Pope Francis' general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday - Spiderman. A man dressed in a full, skin-tight, red, black and blue ...
Syndicated Content Jun 23, 2021
Giant panda gives birth to twin cubs at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo
TOKYO (Reuters) - A month ahead of the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, the city has another reason to celebrate - giant panda Shin Shin has given birth to twin cubs at Ueno Zoo, the first panda birth ther...
Syndicated Content Jun 23, 2021
COVID cut short couple’s honeymoon; now they’re in Paris to finish it
By Lea Guedj PARIS (Reuters) - American couple Oscar Galeas and Stephany Novoa had to cut short their honeymoon in Europe because of COVID-19. This month they were back to try again, part of a trickle...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
‘Appalled’ Billie Eilish apologises for racial slur in resurfaced video
LONDON (Reuters) - Billie Eilish has apologised after a video surfaced appearing to show the American singer mouthing a racial slur and putting on accents. In a statement posted on Instagram, the mult...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
Blockbusters are back: New ‘Fast & Furious’ aims to jolt US movie-going
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood is finally revving up the summer blockbuster engines for the first time since COVID-19 idled the movie business. "F9," the ninth installment in the p...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
Senegal’s famed jazz festival returns after pandemic delay
By Cooper Inveen SAINT LOUIS (Reuters) - On a small island where the Senegal River meets the sea, hundreds of mask-wearing jazz enthusiasts listened to French-Senegalese vocalist Awa Ly sing the blues...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021




