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Vatican opens probe into teen missing for 40 years

The Vatican confirmed Tuesday it had opened an inquiry into its most famous cold case, the disappearance of a teenager 40 years ago which sparked countless theories and a hit Netflix series.. - Vatican Girl - The twists and turns of the case were documented in a 2022 TV series by Netflix, "Vatican Girl".

List of key Golden Globe nominees

Here are the nominees in key categories for the 80th Golden Globe Awards, which will be handed out on Tuesday.. Comedian Jerrod Carmichael will host the Globes, which return to television after last year's industry-wide boycott of the event, and kick off an awards season that culminates with the Oscars on March 12.

Spielberg, 'Top Gun' and 'Avatar' face off as Golden Globes eye comeback

Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans," musical biopic "Elvis" and the long-awaited sequels to "Top Gun" and "Avatar" will do battle Tuesday at the Golden Globes, as the Hollywood awards show seeks to rebuild its reputation after being tarnished by recent scandals.. On the drama side, "The Fabelmans" is up for best film against last year's two biggest box office hits -- the blockbuster sequel "Top Gun: Maverick" starring Tom Cruise, and James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water." 

Macron's reputation on the line with pension reform push

The French government is set to announce its proposals for overhauling the pension system on Tuesday, in a potentially explosive reform fraught with danger for President Emmanuel Macron.. "In 2023, will Emmanuel Macron be out of step with the era and shine as the president of the rich?"

Paul Auster: American fiction's Mr Cool

American author Paul Auster made his name with pacy, noirish novels about lonely writers, outsiders and down-and-outers.. Guns are "the central metaphor for everything that continues to divide us", says Auster, calling for Americans to engage in a "gut-wrenching examination of who we are and who we want to be".

After months of hype, Prince Harry's memoir goes on sale

After months of anticipation and a sustained publicity blitz, Prince Harry's autobiography "Spare" finally went on sale in his native UK on Tuesday, threatening more embarrassment for the royal family.. - Popularity plunge - The royal family, particularly William and father King Charles III, will fear what other embarrassing and dangerous revelations contained in the book, as the UK press picks over Harry's claims in minute detail.

After months of hype, Prince Harry's memoir goes on sale

After months of anticipation and a sustained publicity blitz, Prince Harry's autobiography "Spare" finally went on sale in his native UK on Tuesday, threatening more embarrassment for the royal family.. - Popularity plunge - The family, particularly William and father King Charles III, will be fearing what other embarrassing and dangerous revelations are contained within its pages, as the British media picks over Harry's claims in minute detail.

Jury selection begins in Young Thug gang conspiracy trial

Jury selection got underway Monday in Atlanta in the sweeping US gang conspiracy trial of influential rapper Young Thug and several others, criminal proceedings that have rocked the music world in the southern city and beyond.. The hip-hop star born Jeffery Williams, who has pleaded not guilty, was one of more than two dozen people charged last spring by a grand jury, which said those named belong to a branch of the Bloods street gang identified as Young Slime Life, or YSL. The indictment shook the rap world in Atlanta, where Young Thug is considered among the industry's most impactful figures who has been elemental to forging contemporary rap's sound.

Weinstein faces sentencing in LA rape case

Former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein faces up to 18 years in prison when he is sentenced Monday in Los Angeles for raping a woman in a Beverly Hills hotel a decade ago.. While he was convicted in the Los Angeles case of assaulting one woman, the jury acquitted him of sexual battery involving a second.

Former Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten in Ireland Eurovision bid

Former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon, better known by his stage name Johnny Rotten, is among musicians competing to represent Ireland at this year's Eurovision, broadcaster RTE announced Monday.. The punk frontman's band Public Image Ltd will be among six acts in the running to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool in May.