In a faded hall with tattered carpets, young acrobats launch off their partners' feet high into the air with a spin, as others perform juggling feats, somersaults or twist into contortions.. You can be a high performer, but without discipline, it is nothing.
Fallen movie mogul Harvey Weinstein said Tuesday he would appeal a new rape conviction that could see him jailed for up to 18 years.. Whatever sentence is imposed will be in addition to the 23 years jail he was given after being convicted of sex crimes in New York, convictions he is appealing.
New York's prestigious Juilliard performing arts school, whose alumni include actor Adam Driver and musician Jon Batiste, has placed a professor of music composition on leave following allegations of sexual misconduct.. Sexual misconduct allegations against Beaser, who has been a member of the Juilliard faculty since 1993, were published in the German-based classical music magazine VAN on December 12.
US President Joe Biden signed a bill on Tuesday banning private ownership of tigers and other big cats and "cub petting" highlighted in the Netflix smash hit documentary "Tiger King.". The bill prohibits direct contact between the public and big cats such as that seen in "Tiger King," which featured the exploits of a flamboyant private zoo owner named Joe Exotic.
Germany handed back more than 20 looted artefacts to Nigeria on Tuesday, saying it was to "right a wrong" more than 100 years after they were stolen by British colonial troops.. Those 26 pieces were stolen in 1892 by French colonial forces from the capital of the former Kingdom of Dahomey.
Norway's Queen Sonja on Tuesday said King Harald V was doing "very, very well", a day after her 85-year-old husband was admitted to hospital following an infection.. The king will probably return home in a few days," Sonja said during a visit to another hospital.
Princess Diana's former butler was on Tuesday given a public apology and paid substantial damages by the publisher of the Daily Mirror newspaper over phone hacking and the "repeated invasion of his privacy".. - 'Great psychological harm' - MGN -- which publishes the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and The People -- had agreed to pay substantial damages plus his legal costs and accept liability for the unlawful acts, Leonard said.
A hit exhibition showcasing Christian Dior's work opens in Tokyo this week with a focus on the French designer's fascination with Japan and the country's influence on his pieces.. The Tokyo show, which runs until May 28, includes archive pieces as well as works by more recent creative directors, and showcases several items inspired by Japan.
Popular French comic book series "Asterix" will turn a new page for its forthcoming 40th volume, with a new writer chosen to pen next year's instalment, the publisher said Tuesday.. Before the Asterix series, there was no history of comics having a scriptwriter.
Salwa Gaspard gazes fondly at the hundreds of Arabic-language books displayed on dark wooden shelves, putting some back in place while exchanging a few words with customers. . "It's always been a place that Arabs often come here from all around the Middle East just to buy books that they can't get in their own countries," he said.
