Entertainment

Spain to host first Latin Grammys held outside US

Spain will host the next Latin Grammy Awards ceremony, marking the first time the star-studded event is held outside the United States, officials said Wednesday.. "That the Latin Grammys will leave the United States for the first time is reason for special celebration, and what better place to hold them than Andalusia," said the head of the Latin Recording Academy, Manuel Abud.

Game on: Sony re-enters VR headset fray

Consumer tech giant Sony is launching a virtual reality (VR) headset for its PlayStation on Wednesday, six and a half years after its last attempt to crack a market that is still struggling to gain a widespread public following.. By comparison, Sony claims to have sold 30 million PlayStation 5 consoles last year.

Milan Fashion Week opens with celebrity stardust, industry growth

Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi and Missoni are among Italy's top labels showing at Milan Fashion Week starting Wednesday, with the industry buoyed by bumper sales results despite war-fuelled economic uncertainty.. "Perhaps we could do even better but there is a war on Europe's doorstep, uncertainty about energy costs -- and we hope that China is out of the pandemic," Capasa told reporters Tuesday.

'Terrible' plight of international students who fled Ukraine

Korrine was a second-year medical student in the city of Dnipro in eastern Ukraine when Russia invaded last year.. In a fresh blow since leaving Ukraine, she learnt that the UK's General Medical Council (GMC) has stopped accepting medical qualifications from the Dnipro school.

Never look back: actor Vincent Cassel, France's scary star

Actor Vincent Cassel is set to dominate big and small screens this year, appearing in two blockbuster French films and a new spy thriller on Apple TV.  "Liaison" pairs Cassel with another major French export, Eva Green, as former lovers forced to work together to stop a series of major cyber-attacks.. "In any case, I have more and more trouble staying in front of a screen so I'm not a big consumer of cinema or series.

In Carter's hometown, community prepares for final farewell

For residents of the rural hamlet of Plains, Georgia, there is only one thing more beloved than its famed crop the peanut, and that is Jimmy Carter.. His store is part of the one-block downtown where an enormous sign atop an old-timey storefront boldly welcomes visitors to "Plains, Georgia home of Jimmy Carter, our 39th president."

Matador feels 'complete' after 'El Cordobes' recognises paternity

A Spanish bullfighter who fought a legal battle to prove that legendary matador Manuel Benitez "El Cordobes" is his father said Tuesday he feels "complete" now that the two have finally forged a relationship.. Benitez, 86, who revolutionised Spain's bullfighting world in the 1960s with his acrobatic style, had long denied that Manuel Diaz, 54, who also uses the nickname "El Cordobes" in the bullring, is his son.

Spielberg channels inner child at Berlin film festival

Three-time Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg on Tuesday said childhood trauma had shaped almost all of his work as he prepared to accept a lifetime achievement award at the Berlinale film festival. . Spielberg is to collect an honorary Golden Bear for his life's work on Tuesday evening at the Berlinale, Europe's first major cinema showcase of the year.