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Show goes on for Ukrainian circus performers in UK

A warrior-themed circus begins a tour of England on Friday with Ukrainian performers determined that the show should go on even though their hearts are very much still in their war-torn homeland.. Although the warrior idea behind the show was conceived in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the theme has inspired its Ukrainian artists to carry on, says Russian circus boss Irina Archer.

Netflix, UNESCO seek breakthrough for African cinema

It's a revenge thriller where a mother turns into a ruthless vigilante, tracking down and drowning a soldier who has killed her baby, in an explosion of violence and jubilation.. "It's the revenge of a young girl, left to her own devices and yet who is going to smash up everything," said French producer Pape Boye, who served as a "mentor" to the director and praises the "jubilant violence" of the film.

Netflix, UNESCO seek breakthrough for African cinema

It's a revenge thriller where a mother turns into a ruthless vigilante, tracking down and drowning a soldier who has killed her baby, in an explosion of violence and jubilation.. "It's the revenge of a young girl, left to her own devices and yet who is going to smash up everything," said French producer Pape Boye, who served as a "mentor" to the director and praises the "jubilant violence" of the film.

Small store is lifeline for locals in war-torn Ukraine

With pink-painted walls, the small general store stocks a little bit of everything -- from cheese to cigarettes to shampoo -- providing a lifeline to local residents and soldiers.. Store manager Artem estimates no more than 500 local residents are left here, mostly older without family elsewhere.

LGBTQ Ugandans desperately seek safety from anti-gay law

"They are going to arrest us because I cannot pretend to be what I am not," said Alex, a gay man in Uganda, where MPs last week passed what has been criticised as among the world's harshest anti-gay legislation. . A 2014 anti-gay bill signed into law by Museveni stoked fear and triggered cuts to international aid from Western nations, before a court struck down the legislation on a technicality.

Beijing kids with autism get help from horses

On a crisp spring day at a Beijing equestrian club, 14-year-old Victor Liu climbs into the saddle of a dark-haired horse, starting the latest session of a sport that has changed his life.. Victor, who also suffers from visual impairment, has been riding horses at HOPE's centre for over eight years.

Killer mum: Top S. Korean actress deadly but domestic in action flick

Dispatching assassins is easy, but handling her moody teenage daughter is impossible: one of South Korea's top actresses is back with a new action movie, blending killer fight scenes with parental angst.. "I'm not a killer by profession, but I'm also living a very dual life -- there is my life as an actress, and there's that life as a mother," said Jeon, who like her character Boksoon has a teenage daughter.

In US, men unravel stereotypes -- by knitting

Knitting has surged in popularity once again in the United States in this age of pandemics and self-care.  . It was in the park that he kept knitting when the coronavirus pandemic brought travel to a screeching halt.

Tycoon's 'unvaxxed sperm' auction taps into conspiracies

A fugitive Chinese billionaire plans to auction "unvaccinated sperm" on an online platform rife with misinformation -- a sale that vaccine skeptics bill optimistically as a chance to buy the "next Bitcoin.". - Profit from falsehoods - The online chatter appears to have fueled a belief among vaccine skeptics that the sperm represents a lucrative financial opportunity.

Amsterdam sex workers protest red light closure plans

Sex workers marched through Amsterdam on Thursday to protest against plans to move them from the famed red light district to a huge "erotic centre" on the outskirts of the city.. They're not even negotiating with the sex workers' organisations," sex worker Sabrina Sanchez told AFP. Sex workers were also protesting against plans for earlier closing times in the red light district, where the municipality in February also announced it was banning the smoking of cannabis.