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Abu Dhabi is hosting the World Conference on Culture and Arts Education from February 13 to 15. Organized by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), this three-day event at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre will welcome over 190 Ministers of Education and Ministers of Culture from around […]

LOS ANGELES — Actor Jeremy Renner received a rapturous reception at the People’s Choice Awards, more than a year after a horrific snowplow accident. The Hawkeye star broke more than 30 bones after being accidentally run over by his own snowplow last January. Arriving on stage at Sunday’s ceremony, Renner told the audience: “I’ve got

LOS ANGELES — Oppenheimer continued its dominance of awards season as it scored several major prizes at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards on Saturday. Christopher Nolan’s film won best film cast, while Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr won individual acting prizes. Accepting the top prize on behalf of the cast, Sir Kenneth Branagh

SYDNEY — Australian police are investigating an allegation by a paparazzo that he was assaulted by Taylor Swift’s father. Ben McDonald, 51, accused Scott Swift, 71, of striking his face on a Sydney wharf. He did not need medical help. The confrontation happened on Tuesday after Swift and the pop megastar disembarked from a yacht.

WASHINGTON — A study highlighted the efficacy of an approved drug for allergic asthma, with nearly 70 percent of participants showing better tolerance of food allergens. Researchers have found that Omalizumab, a drug commonly prescribed to treat asthma, could also limit “life-threatening reactions” to food allergies in children. Omalizumab, known under the brand name Xolair,

SINGAPORE — Singapore is drawing fans from all over Southeast Asia and beyond to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, much to the annoyance of the city-state’s regional neighbors. The anger is not directed at the superstar but at the Singaporean government for an exclusive deal it struck with concert organizers to make sure the city-state is

SINGAPORE — Authorities in Singapore have charged two men with cheating for sneaking three people into a Taylor Swift concert without tickets. Yang Chenguang allegedly distracted security staff by talking to them while Li Xiao Wei held onto a turnstile to let the trio in, authorities said. The incident happened last Monday, the third of

LOS ANGELES — A movie set weapons handler who loaded a gun for actor Alec Baldwin before it fired and killed a cinematographer has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found not guilty of a second charge — tampering with evidence over the 2021 shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of

LONDON — The anti-anxiety drug has been linked to fatalities in the UK, leading people taking the drug to come forward about their debilitating side effects. The first time Jade had a panic attack, she called an ambulance. Terrified and feeling as though her world had suddenly tilted, she’d recently stopped taking pregabalin, a drug

SYDNEY — It would take a remarkable child acting performance to rival Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett on screen. But that’s exactly what untried prodigy Aswan Reid has done in her latest movie, critics say. Barely 11 years old when The New Boy was shot in the dusty South Australian outback in 2022, Reid’s audition