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  Ringo marks 80th at online gig

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 10:48pm on July 08, 2020

  Ringo Starr held an online 80th birthday bash Tuesday with a little help from his celebrity friends -- and a number of classic Beatles songs...

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  WWII film ‘Greyhound’ teaches virus lesson: Hanks

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 11:22pm on July 07, 2020

  Tom Hanks is ‘heartbroken’ that his World War II thriller must skip the big screen due to the pandemic -- but hopes it can still...

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  Global infections soar

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 12:21am on July 03, 2020

  New daily coronavirus cases in the United States soared past 50,000 for the first time Wednesday, as the World Health Organisation delivered a grave warning...

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  ‘I have no idea when I will go back to work’: Tom Hanks

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 10:57pm on July 02, 2020

  US actor Tom Hanks said Tuesday that Hollywood has ‘no idea’ when it can return to production, as he described his own recovery after contracting...

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  Two killed in California shooting

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 01:34am on June 29, 2020

  At least two people were killed and four wounded in a shooting at a Wal-Mart distribution centre in California, US media reported Saturday. A local...

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  Disney delays ‘Mulan’ release again

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 10:54pm on June 28, 2020

  Disney has delayed the release of ‘Mulan’ again, this time until mid-August, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to threaten blockbusters that Hollywood hoped would bring...

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  US must free migrant children from detention: court

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 01:14am on June 28, 2020

  A court in Los Angeles has ordered the release of more than 100 children held in United States family immigration detention because of the risk...

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  ‘The Simpsons’ ends white actors voicing non-white characters

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 11:09pm on June 27, 2020

  The Simpsons will no longer use white actors to dub ethnic minority characters, the producers of the long-running animated series announced Friday. The decision includes...

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  ‘Batman Forever’ director Schumacher dies

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 10:59pm on June 23, 2020

  Joel Schumacher, the director of two flamboyant ‘Batman’ films and cult teen classic ‘The Lost Boys,’ has died of cancer aged 80. The maverick who...

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  Golden Globes set for Feb 28 as virus delays award season

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 10:58pm on June 23, 2020

  Next year’s Golden Globes will take place on February 28, an unusually late date for the glitzy film and television award show as Hollywood scrambles...