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Rwanda arrests six for insulting trailblazing female football ref

Rwandan authorities on Saturday said they had arrested six people for allegedly hurling insults at a woman who made history as one of the first female referees chosen for the men's World Cup.. The 34-year-old made history last year by becoming the first woman to referee at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Academy launches probe after indie film's surprise Oscars nod

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Friday it was launching a review of Oscars campaigning, days after a small indie film surprised industry-watchers with a shock nomination to Hollywood's most prestigious awards.. On Friday, the Academy said it would be examining its processes, although it did not mention the film by name.

LeBron James jersey sells for whopping $3.7 mn

A game-worn jersey of basketball superstar LeBron James sold for $3.7 million at auction Friday, five times more than the previous record for one of his shirts.. It smashed the previous record of $630,000 for a James All-Star jersey worn in 2020.

Actor Alan Cumming hands back UK medal in anti-empire protest

Scottish actor Alan Cumming said on Friday he had returned a UK state honour in protest at the "toxicity" of the British Empire, 14 years after receiving the award.. Gay rights had advanced meanwhile in the United States, and any benefit from the award was "now less potent than the misgivings I have being associated with the toxicity of empire", Cumming said.

Top French university bans students from using ChatGPT

A top French university on Friday forbade students from using artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT to complete assignments, in the first such ban at a college in the country.. ChatGPT still makes factual mistakes, but education facilities in other countries have rushed to ban the AI tool.

Insomnia drove late Pope Benedict to resign: report

Recently deceased ex-pope Benedict described years of persistent sleeping troubles as the "main reason" behind his shock decision to step down in 2013, according to a German media report Friday.. Benedict shocked the world with his announcement, making him the first pope in nearly six hundred years to step down.

Hollywood has become 'completely dysfunctional': Shyamalan

From "The Sixth Sense" to "Old", director M. Night Shyamalan has had a unique string of hits, but these days he works outside the Hollywood studio system, which he says has grown "sick".. Still just 52, he has been cranking out box office hits every couple of years since the iconic "The Sixth Sense" in 1999, through "Unbreakable", "Signs", "Split" and many more. 

Nigeria indie films seek acclaim in Nollywood's shadow

In an abandoned print works in a scruffy but bohemian Lagos neighbourhood, an improvised cinema has opened, gigantic black drapes blocking out the light. . Away from the print works, more and more alternative locations opening their doors for screenings, from bars to residential buildings and rooftop venues.

Andrej Babis, billionaire ex-PM in Czech presidential run-off

Billionaire lawmaker and former premier Andrej Babis, who is trailing in opinion polls going into the Czech presidential run-off on Friday and Saturday, has been dogged by his communist past and controversial business dealings.. He chose Czech citizenship over that of his native Slovakia and embarked on a career in business.

Petr Pavel, Czech war hero in presidential run-off

Retired general Petr Pavel, who leads in opinion polls going into the Czech presidential run-off on Friday and Saturday, is a war hero with a passion for motorcycles.. Pavel claims to enjoy travel, skiing, photography and reading during his spare time, but his true passion is motorcycling.