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27 Jul 2023
A 72-year-old man linked to those involved in the overdose death of actor Michael K Williams has been sentenced to 30 months in prison. Williams, who starred in films and series like 'The Wire' and 'Boardwalk Empire', overdosed in his Brooklyn penthouse apartment in September 2021.
26 Jul 2023
Sherifah Yunus Olokodana is a Nigerian cooking sensation. She's become a go-to chef for celebrities, with Nollywood's finest joining her in her studio kitchen to cook sizzling dishes and she's challenging stereotypes about cooking on TV while wearing her niqab.
26 Jul 2023
Lebanon's economic crisis hasn't stopped people from smoking. While smoking hookah remains affordable for almost everybody, cigars have become a status symbol for all those who profit from the crisis.
25 Jul 2023
Celebrities including actresses Catherine Deneuve of France and Britain's Charlotte Rampling attended the funeral at the Saint-Roch church in central Paris.
25 Jul 2023
You'll probably need to bite into the sour apple to learn German properly! Here are different German expressions involving fruit to tickle your taste buds.
23 Jul 2023
Celebrities may appear to have a perfect life, but they have had some frightening experiences. These celebrities have lived to tell their stories.
23 Jul 2023
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson broke the record for the highest paycheck for a single movie. Actors in Hollywood are either paid in full up front, or receive an initial portion, with a percentage of the movie's earnings promised.
23 Jul 2023
With advancements in technology and the rise of digital platforms, filmmakers around the world are embracing digital tools and techniques to enhance production, distribution, and consumption of films. Ghana’s film industry has been struggling to keep up with digitalization, although it remains the second-largest producer of films in Africa per year.
22 Jul 2023
Detroit techno resulted from the melding of synth-pop by artists such as Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder and Yellow Magic Orchestra with African American styles such as house, electro, and funk.
22 Jul 2023
July 7 is Kiswahili Language Day. But turning it into Africa’s common language has proven to be a challenge.
22 Jul 2023
Writer Lutz Seiler is this year's winner of the German language's most esteemed literary award, the Georg Büchner Prize. While he began his career as a poet, Seiler found a new level of fame with his debut novel, Kruso.
21 Jul 2023
Greta Gerwig spoke with Reuters about the decisions behind her version of "Barbie", a movie that promises to be one of the cinematic hits of the summer.
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Eye on Africa tours the Hope Hostel in Kigali. It's one of the lodgings prepared by Rwanda to take in migrants deported from Britain, the first of whom could arrive in a few months' time under a controversial policy.
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After years of a successful sporting career, Nigeria’s four-time kickboxing gold medalist, Jibrin Inuwa Baba, pays homage to his town Kano where he meets his coach at the Dambe boxing arena. His hope is to see young athletes equally succeed in their boxing career.
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The European Commission on Wednesday announced it is launching an investigation into Chinese public procurement of medical devices.
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