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Musical on Paddington Bear leads 50th Olivier Awards with seven wins
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (265+ words) Xinhua 13 Apr 2026, 03: 15 GMT+ LONDON, April 12 (Xinhua) -- "Paddington The Musical" won big at Britain's top theater honors, the Olivier Awards, on Sunday, with seven prizes as a ceremony marking the awards' 50th anniversary was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London....
Asha Bhosle's final collaborations finds echo through Gorillaz's Indian-inspired 'Parvat"
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (601+ words) ANI 12 Apr 2026, 15: 02 GMT+ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 12 (ANI): The edgy, experimental, and genre-defying style of iconic singer Asha Bhosle was an inspiration for British group 'Gorillaz', and their collaboration, regarded as one of her final musical contributions, features on the…...
U. S. -NEW YORK-TARTAN DAY PARADE
16+ hour, 4+ min ago (350+ words) (260412) -- NEW YORK, April 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Children march during the annual Tartan Day Parade in New York, the United States, on April 11, 2026. More than 3, 000 bagpipers, highland dancers and other participants marched to celebrate the annual Tartan Day here on Saturday. The event…...
'Person of Interest' actor John Nolan passes away
17+ hour, 49+ min ago (375+ words) ANI 12 Apr 2026, 11: 29 GMT+ Washington [US], April 12 (ANI): Veteran British actor John Nolan, known for his roles in Christopher Nolan's 'Batman' films and the CBS series 'Person of Interest', has died at the age of 87. The cause of death has not…...
British traveler takes movie-themed train to Qikou
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (354+ words) British traveler Rees Tyrrell has ridden a movie-themed high-speed train inspired by the Chinese 2 D animated film Nobody, traveling from Taiyuan to Qikou Ancient Town in Lyuliang, one of the film's settings. "A window of a movie-themed high-speed train inspired…...
James Mc Avoy recalls failed audition with fake accent, says
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (266+ words) ANI 11 Apr 2026, 12: 30 GMT+ Washington DC [US], April 11 (ANI): James Mc Avoy has shared a humorous anecdote about a failed audition early in his career, revealing he once faked a Northern English accent to land a role, according to People. In…...
UK denies Kanye West entry, forcing festival cancellation
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (662+ words) CN 07 Apr 2026, 15: 51 GMT+ MANCHESTER, England (CN) - British authorities have denied entry to Kanye West, the rapper now known as Ye, blocking his planned headline performance at London's Wireless Festival in July, which has now been canceled. The U. K. Home Office, the…...
Feature: Chinese film carries Wuxia's enduring appeal to global screens
1+ week, 4+ day ago (572+ words) Xinhua 01 Apr 2026, 23: 45 GMT+ by Xinhua writers Zhao Jiasong, Guo Shuang LONDON, April 1 (Xinhua) -- On a lively Tuesday night in Leicester Square, one moviegoer stood out from the crowd. Dressed in flowing dark robes, he evoked the wandering swordsmen of Chinese…...
Mel B says Spice Girls documentary stalled over need for honesty
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (298+ words) ANI 06 Apr 2026, 22: 30 GMT+ London [UK], April 6 (ANI): Singer Mel B has revealed why a documentary on iconic pop group Spice Girls has not materialised yet, saying the project requires complete honesty from all members, according to Deadline. With the group's…...
Letter from China: Jingdezhen's answer to AI: What makes us truly human?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (777+ words) Xinhua 02 Apr 2026, 12: 45 GMT+ by Xinhua writers Gui Tao and Huang Haoran NANCHANG, April 2 (Xinhua) -- My encounter with Jingdezhen, an eastern Chinese city with over 1, 700 years of ceramic-making history, began, improbably, with a lump of clay. In a modest workshop, tourists…...