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Director Abdellatif Kechiche poses with cast members during a photocall after receiving the Palme d'Or award at the closing ceremony of the 66th Cannes Film Festival
Director Abdellatif Kechiche poses with cast members during a photocall after receiving the Palme d’Or award at the closing ceremony of the 66th Cannes Film Festival

French lesbian love story wins top prize at Cannes

CANNES, (Reuters) – An emotional lesbian love story by French director Abdellatif Kechiche won the top prize at the 2013 Cannes festival yesterday, ending 12 packed days of premieres, celebrity appearances, rain and dramatic jewellery thefts.

Freida, who is the brand ambassador of L’Oreal, wore a gold beaded belt on her bright gown. (Reuters)
Freida, who is the brand ambassador of L’Oreal, wore a gold beaded belt on her bright gown. (Reuters)

Indian cinema on a mission at Cannes to dispel Bollywood image

CANNES, (Reuters) – Indian movie actors and a new wave of directors are on a mission at the Cannes film festival – to show that their industry, which turns 100 this year, is more than just Bollywood.

Posters and photos of Swedish music group ABBA are seen during a press preview of 'ABBA The Museum' at the Swedish Music Hall of Fame in Stockholm, May 6, 2013.
Credit: Reuters/Jessica Gow/Scanpix Sweden

Sweden’s ABBA museum to open, but reunion rumours quashed

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – The catchy tunes, outlandish costumes and shimmering boots that made ABBA a global phenomenon all feature in a new museum dedicated to the band, but rumours the exhibition may presage a reunion by Sweden’s most famous export were quickly quashed.

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Rihanna breaks Billboard records

(Barbados Nation) – Rihanna is first artist in the 20-year history of Billboard’s Nielsen BDS-based Pop Songs radio airplay chart to tally ten Number Ones, as “Stay”, featuring Mikky Ekko, rises.

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