Rihanna is now Ambassador Rihanna, after her home country tasked her with promoting investment and tourism. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said that Rihanna — real name Robyn Rihanna Fenty — has been conferred the…
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Facebook dating service rolling out in Colombia
Facebook said Friday a dating service it teased early this year is being rolled out in Colombia. The social media giant chose the Latin American country as its test lab because Colombians are particularly avid…
Kenya’s gay community revels in screening of lesbian love story, ‘Rafiki’
The lights dim in the packed cinema as the holding music fades. The film title “Rafiki” flashes up on the screen, and some 230 hushed spectators burst out in euphoric applause. After being banned for…
Disney admits Dark Side for ‘Star Wars’, plans release ‘slowdown’
There is a disturbance in the Force. After the lackluster performance of the latest installment in the wildly popular “Star Wars” saga, Disney is tapping the brakes on the franchise — an acknowledgment that there…
Indiana Jones hat fetches over $500,000 at auction
Indiana Jones’s signature fedora fetched more than half a million dollars at a blockbuster London auction of rare memorabilia from some of the most iconic movies of the past 40 years. But the star attraction…
Big life insurer shifts to activity tracking in health push
Financial giant John Hancock is converting all its life insurance policies to an incentive-based system using activity tracking, a move aimed at promoting healthier lifestyles but which also raises privacy questions. The Boston-based insurer announced…
Amazon aims to make Alexa assistant bigger part of users’ lives
From the kitchen to the car, Amazon on Thursday sought to make its Alexa digital assistant and online services a bigger part of people’s lives with an array of new products and partnerships. Updates to…
Singer Carrie Underwood gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Pop-country superstar Carrie Underwood on Thursday got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame — the latest honor for the Grammy-winning onetime champion of TV reality show “American Idol.” The 35-year-old Underwood, who is…
One of world’s largest bells unveiled in Poland
One of the largest swinging bells in the world, weighing 55 tons (7,850 stone), was unveiled in the Polish city of Krakow on Thursday ahead of being installed at a major pilgrimage site in Brazil….
Rap mogul Suge Knight to serve 28 years after admitting manslaughter
Rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight pleaded no contest in a Los Angeles court Thursday to a charge of manslaughter for a 2015 hit-and-run killing, accepting a 28-year prison sentence under a deal with prosecutors days…