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Props from the disastrous Willy Wonka event in Glasgow that went viral after attendees called the police have been auctioned off to raise thousands of pounds for a Palestinian charity. After the fabric backdrops used in the controversial event were found in a bin, they were given to a local record store, whose manager decided to sell the now infamous gear to raise money for a medical aid charity operating in Gaza. Michael Kasparis, manager of Glasgow’s Monorail Records, auctioned the props on eBay, where they eventually sold for over £2000, all of which was donated to the charity Medical Aid f...
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Bands and artists are pulling out of the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival to protest Israel's war on Gaza due to the US army's "super sponsorship" of the event. The festival is set to take place in Texas from 8 March to 16 March, but comes amid the devastating war on Gaza where Israel, with US political and material support, has killed over 31,100 Palestinians. The latest act to pull out is Belfast band Kneecap, who said on X that their decision to pull their three shows is done "in solidarity with the people of Palestine". The band highlighted the links the festival has with arms firms and ...
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Israel said on Thursday its entry "Hurricane" had been approved for the popular Eurovision Song Contest, ending a political content dispute. The European Broadcasting Union informed Israeli public broadcaster Kan that the song, performed by 20-year-old Russian-Israeli singer Eden Golan, was being given the green light "after discussing the lyrics of the song... and listening to its performance", Kan said. In late February, Israel said it would not take part in the competition if organisers rejected its entries, "October Rain" and "Dance Forever", which reportedly refers to Hamas's attack on th...
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The second Eurovision song submitted by Israel was rejected by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) this week for being "too political", according to Israeli media. 'Dance Forever' by 20-year-old Russian-Israeli singer Eden Golan, which is mostly in English with some Hebrew words, reportedly refers to Hamas's attack on the Nova Music festival on 7 October, where 364 people were killed. Another submission by Israel, Eden Golan's 'October Rain', was also disqualified for its politicised lyrics. The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation refused to change the song's lyrics or melody and had "no...
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Beauty company Charlotte Tilbury has said that Bella Hadid is still a "close friend", amid speculation that the model's pro-Palestine views could have been linked to the two parties ending a long-standing collaboration. The company has said the professional relationship ended as the Dutch-Palestinian model is launching her own line of products. There had been unfounded speculation on social media that Charlotte Tilbury could have been unhappy with the model's pro-Palestine views and posts about Gaza on social media. Bella Hadid's father, Mohammed, has also been vocal about his Palestinian heri...
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Paris (AFP) - From an off-the-scale honour for a heavy metal icon to how love blinds us all... your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world. Love comes with handcuffsTwo Peruvian women who thought they were being serenaded by secret Valentine's Day admirers fell straight into the arms of police sent to arrest them for dealing drugs. An officer dressed as a giant teddy bear held up gifts outside the women's Lima home while another waved a heart-covered sign saying, "You are my reason to smile." But love can be deceiving. When one of the excited women rushed downstairs the cuddl...
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Mia Khalifa, a Lebanese-American former adult film actress turned activist, has claimed on X (formerly Twitter) that she is heading to North Korea. "On my way to North Korea to learn and see with my own eyes", she posted on X early on February 21, without providing any details or whether she was serious or just being attention seeking. Khalifa, who garners millions of followers on her social media platforms, has gained attention in recent years after she waded into politics and social issues. On my way to North Korea to learn and see with my own eyes — Mia K. (@miakhalifa) She has also been ex...
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Jon Stewart, the former host of "The Daily Show," has returned to the satirical news programme for a limited run leading up to the 2024 US presidential election. On the first episode since his return aired on Monday night, Stewart tackled one of the biggest stories in the world, Israel's genocidal war on Gaza. He mocked President Joe Biden's remarks that Israel's response to the 7 October attacks by Hamas, is "over the top". Israel has killed nearly 30,000 Palestinians in its retaliation, mostly women and children, triggering plausible accusations of genocide at the International Court of Just...
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Whitney Wright, born Brittni Rayne Whittington in 1991 in Oklahoma City, is an American adult film (pornography) actress active since the mid-2010s, when she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her career. Wright won the Adult Video News (AVN) Award for Best Actress in 2019. She has found herself in hot waters after a bizarre visit to Iran, which angered Iranian dissidents who accused her of whitewashing the regime's violations of women's and human rights. But Wright has since defended the visit, and linked it to 'speaking out on Gaza', according to an interview with US magazine Newsweek. "I'm extr...
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New York (AFP) - The New York City subway has pulled its controversial security robot out of service after little more than five months patrolling the busy Times Square station. K-5, as the robot's call sign goes, has been retired to a storage lot, The New York Times reported Friday. Its short stint on the force was reportedly marked by frequent charging breaks, the need to be chaperoned by human officers, and an inability to tackle stairs. "The Knightscope K-5 has completed its pilot deployment in the NYC subway system," a police spokesman told AFP of the device, which was introduced to much...
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