Daily Archives: Mar 9, 2017
Exhibition charting American pop art opens at London's British Museum
One of the UK's first major exhibitions charting modern and contemporary American pop art opened at the British Museum in London this week, with works from New York’s Museum of Modern Art and Washington DC's National Gallery of Art.
Cher wins dismissal of lawsuit over album cover font
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Cher of using a typeface created by Brooklyn, New York, graphic designer for her 2013 album "Closer to the Truth" without permission.
Scarlett Johansson files for divorce, requests custody of daughter
American actress Scarlett Johansson filed for divorce from French journalist Romain Dauriac in New York this week and asked for full custody of the couple's daughter, as her estranged husband asked her to return to the negotiating table.
'French Elvis' Johnny Hallyday says getting cancer treatment
Aging rocker Johnny Hallyday, a huge crowd-puller in France and other parts of the French-speaking world, is being treated for cancer.
Turkish tensions with Europe risk spilling into Switzerland
Neutral Switzerland risks getting swept up in Turkey's political row with European countries as Swiss authorities weigh how to handle Turks' requests for asylum and a call to ban a rally on Sunday by Turkey's foreign minister.
Fatal Belgian rail accident caused by speeding train: prosecutors
A Belgian railway accident that killed one person last month was the result of the train traveling at more than double the speed limit, prosecutors said on Thursday.
Macron consolidates lead over Le Pen in French election polls
Centrist Emmanuel Macron saw his position as favorite to win France's presidential election boosted on Thursday in two polls, with one showing him ahead of far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the first round of the two-stage contest.
Two Malaysians leave North Korea, talks on to lift travel ban
North Korea guaranteed the safety of Malaysians banned from leaving the country, Malaysia's prime minister said on Thursday, as two Malaysian U.N. employees left the isolated state in a possible sign that diplomatic tensions had begun to settle.
U.S. adds to forces in Syria to expedite IS defeat in Raqqa: coalition
A U.S. Marines artillery unit has deployed to Syria in recent days to help local forces speed up efforts to defeat Islamic State at Raqqa and the campaign to isolate the city is going "very, very well", the U.S.-led coalition said on Thursday.
Met office warns: Stay away from the water
Fishermen seeking to venture out to sea to work and beachgoers looking to have a good time on the waters will have to abandon such plans, at least for the remainder of the week.
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