18+ hour, 41+ min ago   (235+ words) “Mag-da-le-na!” The composer of legendary Swedish pop group ABBA on Sunday gave the band’s hit “Mamma Mia” a campaign makeover to rally support for left-wing opposition candidate Magdalena Andersson. “I thought, why not come and play for Magdalena?” Benny Andersson…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (410+ words) British broadcaster Channel 4 said Wednesday that it would cut around 340 jobs — more than a quarter of its workforce — by the end of the year. The privately-funded television channel, whose programming includes “The Great British Bake Off” and “Big Brother”, said…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (599+ words) At a UK museum, a long expertly-embroidered cloth displayed across two galleries recounts in images the epic story of the Norman conquest of England. But this is not the world-renowned 70-metre (230-foot) long Bayeux Tapestry on loan from France at…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (414+ words) Hollywood actor-director Casey Affleck cast his two sons in his latest movie “Company” and invited brother Ben to the red-carpet premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The brothers were all smiles as they attended the family reunion on Tuesday night,…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (388+ words) An artwork consisting of 390 kilogrammes of peanut butter spread on the floor of a Dutch museum attracted 48,000 visitors, 48 accidental footprints, five phones and one “licking incident” during its run, the institution said Tuesday. The unusual work, a tribute to artist…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (702+ words) China’s summer movie season is on track to close Monday with total box office revenue estimated at around 12.5 billion yuan (1.84 billion U.S. dollars), up slightly from about 12 billion yuan a year earlier, marking a second consecutive year of growth for…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (755+ words) It doesn’t take long to guess the main industry of the Chinese town of Zheng’an. A giant guitar sculpture dominates the central square, guitar murals adorn walls and pavements and even the rubbish bins are shaped like guitars. This corner…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (345+ words) In a modest classroom in Yangon, voices rise not just in songs but in quiet connection — weaving together two cultures through the simple, universal language of music. Phyo Nyein Zaw has become a familiar figure at the China Cultural Center…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (876+ words) Conceicao Moreno is a descendant of agricultural workers, of whom many were brought by force from other African nations to Sao Tome and Principe to labour on colonial-era plantations. “My grandmother lived here, my father was born here and I…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (138+ words) SINGAPORE, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from Yangcheng Evening News: What happens when Cantonese opera meets stand-up comedy in Singapore? On Aug 24th, the “From Zhuji Lane to the World” Guangfu Cultural Exchange Tour was held in Singapore, attracting nearly 400 local…...