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Bollywood seeks boost with 'Forrest Gump' remake

One of India's biggest stars is banking on a remake of Hollywood feelgood hit "Forrest Gump" to revive the fortunes of Hindi-language Bollywood, after a string of weak box-office showings.. - Competition - Recent silver-screen hits have not come from Hindi-language Bollywood but are in other Indian languages, such as action flicks "Pushpa", "KGF: Chapter 2" and "RRR".

Misery and disease conquer Afghanistan a year into Taliban rule

The heaving wards of a ramshackle clinic in southern Afghanistan are just one sign of the catastrophic humanitarian crisis that has gripped the war-ravaged country since the Taliban returned to power a year ago.. The United Nations says Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis is the world's worst.

Forever 16: America's teens succumbing to deadly fentanyl

Makayla Cox, a high school student in the US state of Virginia, thought she was taking medication that her friend had procured to treat pain and anxiety.. Makayla had battled anxiety after her parents’ divorce, but things got worse during the pandemic.

Forever 16: America's teens succumbing to deadly fentanyl

Makayla Cox, a high school student in the US state of Virginia, thought she was taking medication that her friend had procured to treat pain and anxiety.. Makayla had battled anxiety after her parents’ divorce, but things got worse during the pandemic.

New US strategy to make monkeypox vaccine go further

US health authorities on Tuesday authorized a new procedure for injecting the monkeypox vaccine that should make it possible to inoculate more people with the same amount of the drug, at a time when doses are running short in the country. . The Food and Drug Administration also authorized giving the vaccine to people under the age of 18 who are considered to be at high risk of infection. 

Spain police start wearing bodycams to boost security

Spanish police have begun wearing body cameras to record their interactions with the public in a move aimed at ensuring greater security that is gaining ground in Europe and the US.  The interior ministry said the bodycam was launched Monday and would be "rolled out on a gradual basis to all police officers", without saying how many were involved in the initial stages. . "The cameras are being used under public safety protocols in order to record everything that happens in the event of an unwarranted offence during an operation," Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande Marlaska told TVE ahead of the rollout. 

Mine-riddled French island becomes unlikely walkers' paradise

Every year, thousands of day-trippers make the short boat journey from France's northern coast to the island of Cezembre, marvelling at the spectacular maritime views and flourishing wildlife.. However, the area safe for visitors makes up just three percent of the island, which experts say was the most bombed area of all of World War II in terms of the number of hits per square metre.

Issey Miyake: seamless innovator of avant-garde style

Fashion innovator Issey Miyake shook up Parisian style with his highly wearable avant-garde designs, saying he was driven to create clothes that "bring beauty and joy" after witnessing the horrors of Hiroshima.. I have tried, albeit unsuccessfully, to put them behind me, preferring to think of things that can be created, not destroyed, and that bring beauty and joy," Miyake wrote.

At a Jakarta crosswalk, Indonesian teens take to the catwalk

A pedestrian crossing turned viral catwalk has become a site for Jakarta's young fashionistas to express themselves, while attracting the disapproval of police in the traffic-clogged Indonesian capital.. And its viral fame has attracted attention from celebrities and influencers, as well as public officials including President Joko Widodo, who said young people should be able to express themselves creatively.

A year on, Afghan feminists in exile mourn lost ambitions

When she touched down in Paris on a flight from Kabul in the summer of 2021, Farzana Farazo vowed never to give up her feminist struggle for Afghanistan, even from exile.. Farazo, who now lives in the home of a charity worker near Paris, said she has lost the energy she felt when she first arrived in France.