Day: May 4, 2019

French actor Vincent Cassel joins cast of HBO’s ‘Westworld’

2:32 pm May 4, 2019

Los Angeles: French actor Vincent Cassel is joining the cast of HBO’s “Westworld” for the mind-bending science-fiction drama’s third season, set to air next year, his team has told AFP — his first recurring television role. The Tinseltown press first reported the casting news this week, with The Hollywood Reporter saying the 52-year-old Frenchman would be playing a villain. “Westworld” unfolds in a […]

Brazil's Bolsonaro rejects COVID-19 shot, calls masks taboo

New York gala for Brazil’s Bolsonaro loses some sponsors

2:23 pm May 4, 2019

New York: Several companies have ditched plans to sponsor a gala honoring Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro in New York, after thousands of people demanded it be scrapped. The gala, organized by the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce for May 14, had been due to be held at the New York Museum of Natural History, before it pulled out of hosting the event under pressure […]

Japan’s new emperor urges world peace in first public speech

2:17 pm May 4, 2019

Tokyo: Emperor Naruhito urged Japan to work together for world peace as he made his first public appearance Saturday in front of a cheering, flag-waving crowd of tens of thousands. “I sincerely wish that our country, hand-in-hand with foreign countries, seeks world peace and further development,” said the 59-year-old Naruhito, who ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne Wednesday. Japan’s 126th emperor […]

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