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![Fears grow for Cuban artist 7 months after arrest](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/7f/ed/g0/Fears-grow-for-Cuban-artist-7-month-944615_small.jpg)
Fears grow for Cuban artist 7 months after arrest
Seven months after his arrest, loved ones of Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara worry for his health, locked away...
![Oscars to pre-tape some awards in bid for 'tighter' show](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/6b/34/17/Oscars-to-pre-tape-some-awards-in-b-451575_small.jpg)
Oscars to pre-tape some awards in bid for 'tighter...
The Oscars next month will pre-tape the announcements of eight winners in an attempt to make the televised ceremony "tighter and m...
![Daft Punk returns to social media, releases deluxe 'Homework' album](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/42/c3/05/Daft-Punk-returns-to-social-media---144947_small.jpg)
Daft Punk returns to social media, releases deluxe...
Exactly one year after French duo Daft Punk shocked fans by announcing an unceremonious split, they've returned to social media an...
![Grunge pioneer Mark Lanegan dies at 57](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/66/58/97/Grunge-pioneer-Mark-Lanegan-dies-at-465654_small.jpg)
Grunge pioneer Mark Lanegan dies at 57
Mark Lanegan, whose dramatic baritone vocals fronted the proto-grunge band Screaming Trees, died Tuesday at his home in Killarney,...
![Five things to know from London Fashion Week](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/9f/04/25/Five-things-to-know-from-London-Fas-654504_small.jpg)
Five things to know from London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week sashayed its way through the city this week in a welcome explosion of colour and sexiness, reflecting growing...
![Dubai adds to striking architecture with Museum of Future](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/a8/d4/a8/Dubai-adds-to-striking-architecture-440241_small.jpg)
Dubai adds to striking architecture with Museum of...
Dubai opened its Museum of the Future on Tuesday, a structure it touts as the world's most beautiful building.
![City Pop: the soundtrack to Japan's boom years goes viral](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/e0/d8/7f/City-Pop--the-soundtrack-to-Japan-s-934452_small.jpg)
City Pop: the soundtrack to Japan's boom years goe...
Tel Liyanto wasn't alive during Japan's 1980s boom, but she loves the "timeless" City Pop hits of the era, now going viral thanks...
![Trump's new social media app begins slow rollout](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/4d/26/1f/Trump-s-new-social-media-app-begins-131303_small.jpg)
Trump's new social media app begins slow rollout
Donald Trump's new social media app started a gradual rollout late Sunday and should be "fully operational" by late March, potenti...
![Textiles fan inflation fears amid London Fashion Week](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/3e/bf/g0/Textiles-fan-inflation-fears-amid-L-135443_small.jpg)
Textiles fan inflation fears amid London Fashion W...
Textile prices, like many raw materials, are soaring on resurgent post-pandemic demand and the rocketing cost of both energy and t...
![Benin exhibits stolen treasures returned by France](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/8d/e1/12/Benin-exhibits-stolen-treasures-ret-245007_small.jpg)
Benin exhibits stolen treasures returned by France
Benin President Patrice Talon on Saturday will inaugurate an exhibition of historic artworks returned by France last year, nearly...
![Pitt sues Jolie over sale of French vineyard where they married](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/34/71/e8/Pitt-sues-Jolie-over-sale-of-French-166480_small.jpg)
Pitt sues Jolie over sale of French vineyard where...
Brad Pitt is suing Angelina Jolie for selling her share of the French vineyard where they got married.
![Kanye West says new album won't be released on streaming platforms](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/af/d1/80/Kanye-West-says-new-album-won-t-be--574818_small.jpg)
Kanye West says new album won't be released on str...
Kanye West on Friday dropped the tracklist to his planned new album "Donda 2," just after saying it would not be available to stre...
![Ukraine's Russian speakers worry about being 'saved' by Putin](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/e6/87/80/Ukraine-s-Russian-speakers-worry-ab-114460_small.jpg)
Ukraine's Russian speakers worry about being 'save...
Kyiv driving instructor Andriy Atamanyuk does not want to be saved by Vladimir Putin despite the Kremlin chief's pledge to fight "...
![Little-known bullfighting tradition lives on in UAE village](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/09/8f/f5/Little-known-bullfighting-tradition-651365_small.jpg)
Little-known bullfighting tradition lives on in UA...
Far from Dubai's gleaming skyscrapers and renowned camel races, a bullfight is under way in the emirate of Fujairah, where the tra...
![Treasured trash: UK waste gets new lease of life](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/6f/67/43/Treasured-trash--UK-waste-gets-new--650661_small.jpg)
Treasured trash: UK waste gets new lease of life
From facial scrubs using coffee grounds to clothes made from plastic bottles and furniture decorated with agave fibres, efforts to...
![Spanish agricultural drama 'Alcarras' wins Berlin film fest](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/b7/f8/25/Spanish-agricultural-drama--Alcarra-002421_small.jpg)
Spanish agricultural drama 'Alcarras' wins Berlin...
The 72nd Berlin film festival awarded its Golden Bear top prize on Wednesday to Spanish director Carla Simon's semi-autobiographic...
![Chile's last Yaghan speaker dies aged 93](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/e5/b5/82/Chile-s-last-Yaghan-speaker-dies-ag-061060_small.jpg)
Chile's last Yaghan speaker dies aged 93
Cristina Calderon, the last native speaker of Chile's indigenous Yaghan language, has died at the age of 93, her family said Wedne...
![Sotheby's tips largest blue diamond at auction to fetch $48 mn](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/9d/b1/79/Sotheby-s-tips-largest-blue-diamond-990216_small.jpg)
Sotheby's tips largest blue diamond at auction to...
Sotheby's announced Wednesday that it would offer the largest-ever blue diamond to go up for auction at a sale in Hong Kong in Apr...
!['Little Prince' manuscript visits France for first time](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/97/f3/43/-Little-Prince--manuscript-visits-F-464455_small.jpg)
'Little Prince' manuscript visits France for first...
The manuscript of "The Little Prince" travels to France for the first time this week as part of an exhibition about its legendary...
![Olympic snowboard king Su Yiming showcases a more confident China](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/99/3c/b5/Olympic-snowboard-king-Su-Yiming-sh-414453_small.jpg)
Olympic snowboard king Su Yiming showcases a more...
Sporting shoulder-length hair, rings and baggy trousers, teenage snowboarding sensation Su Yiming looked every inch the cool, conf...
![India's 'disco king' Bappi Lahiri dies at 69](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/06/dd/32/India-s--disco-king--Bappi-Lahiri-d-469444_small.jpg)
India's 'disco king' Bappi Lahiri dies at 69
Indian singer-composer and "Disco King" Bappi Lahiri, who collaborated with the likes of Snoop Dogg and Samantha Fox, has died age...
![US satirist PJ O'Rourke dead at 74](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/86/1e/90/US-satirist-PJ-O-Rourke-dead-at-74-129249_small.jpg)
US satirist PJ O'Rourke dead at 74
US political satirist PJ O'Rourke, who skewered both Democrats and his fellow Republicans in barbed works including "Republican Pa...
![Social networks pledge to fight fake news in Brazil vote](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/be/54/ca/Social-networks-pledge-to-fight-fak-619641_small.jpg)
Social networks pledge to fight fake news in Brazi...
Eight leading social networks signed an agreement Tuesday to fight disinformation during Brazil's October presidential elections,...
![Acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker Arnoldo Jabor dies at 81](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/95/07/c2/Acclaimed-Brazilian-filmmaker-Arnol-614446_small.jpg)
Acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker Arnoldo Jabor dies a...
Filmmaker, writer and journalist Arnaldo Jabor, a leading figure in Brazil's "cinema novo" movement whose work won acclaim on the...
![New taboo -- Wordle removes 'insensitive' words](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/ee/c4/ee/New-taboo----Wordle-removes--insens-244414_small.jpg)
New taboo -- Wordle removes 'insensitive' words
Some four-letter words are taboo, but the New York Times has added a few five-lettered ones to the list -- by removing them from t...
![Italian director Taviani flies solo after brother's death](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/07/f3/c0/Italian-director-Taviani-flies-solo-451154_small.jpg)
Italian director Taviani flies solo after brother'...
After more than half a century making acclaimed films with his brother Vittorio, Italian director Paolo Taviani premiered a movie...
![Family of woman killed on 'Rust' set sues Alec Baldwin](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/98/29/0d/Family-of-woman-killed-on--Rust--se-471115_small.jpg)
Family of woman killed on 'Rust' set sues Alec Bal...
The family of a woman shot by Alec Baldwin on the set of the movie "Rust" sued the US actor on Tuesday, claiming "substantial" dam...
![British Museum exhibition traces rise and fall of Stonehenge](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/38/a1/d0/British-Museum-exhibition-traces-ri-866551_small.jpg)
British Museum exhibition traces rise and fall of...
A new exhibition on the Stonehenge stone circle in southern England sheds new light on its 4,500-year history, linking its declini...
![Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall confirmed as Oscars hosts](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/c0/d5/7a/Wanda-Sykes--Amy-Schumer-and-Regina-461014_small.jpg)
Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall confirmed...
Next month's Oscars will be hosted by three doyennes of comedy, Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall, it was confirmed Tuesday...
![Italy woos UNESCO with 'magical' espresso coffee rite](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/4d/a1/7b/Italy-woos-UNESCO-with--magical--es-463066_small.jpg)
Italy woos UNESCO with 'magical' espresso coffee r...
A shot of dark, velvety coffee is more than just a quick caffeine hit: Italy's espresso is a prized social and cultural ritual the...
![Young labels make sustainable fashion headway at NY Fashion Week](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/bd/99/58/Young-labels-make-sustainable-fashi-307773_small.jpg)
Young labels make sustainable fashion headway at N...
Two years after losing her job in fashion due to the pandemic, Emma Gage founded her own brand, Melke, that debuted at this season...
![Huppert to miss Berlinale after positive Covid test](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/24/48/37/Huppert-to-miss-Berlinale-after-pos-436664_small.jpg)
Huppert to miss Berlinale after positive Covid tes...
French screen legend Isabelle Huppert has tested positive for Covid-19 and will be unable to pick up her lifetime achievement awar...
![Snoop Dogg, Kelly Clarkson to host American 'Eurovision'](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/fe/44/c9/Snoop-Dogg--Kelly-Clarkson-to-host--844444_small.jpg)
Snoop Dogg, Kelly Clarkson to host American 'Eurov...
Artists Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson will host a "American Song Contest" modeled after the beloved Eurovision competition in a se...
![Ancient mummies of children, likely sacrificed, unearthed in Peru](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/dd/60/c8/Ancient-mummies-of-children--likely-291534_small.jpg)
Ancient mummies of children, likely sacrificed, un...
Six mummified children thought to have been sacrificed hundreds of years ago, apparently to accompany a dead nobleman to the after...
!['Ghostbusters' director Ivan Reitman dies aged 75](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/30/b7/cf/-Ghostbusters--director-Ivan-Reitma-414482_small.jpg)
'Ghostbusters' director Ivan Reitman dies aged 75
Ivan Reitman, the acclaimed producer and director of comedies such as "Ghostbusters" and "Animal House" which influenced a generat...
![Five top fashion trends at Euro 2016](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/30/82/01/Five-top-fashion-trends-at-Euro-201-144848_small.jpg)
Five top fashion trends at Euro 2016
With star footballers now doubling as fashion icons -- led by Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo who has his own underwear label -- we p...
![Fan fury in China after 'Friends' LGBTQ plotline censored](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/84/67/04/Fan-fury-in-China-after--Friends--L-666846_small.jpg)
Fan fury in China after 'Friends' LGBTQ plotline c...
The highly anticipated return of "Friends" to Chinese streaming platforms soured quickly after fans noticed an LGBTQ plotline was...
![Berlin fest cheers mum's fight for son at Guantanamo](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/74/9b/02/Berlin-fest-cheers-mum-s-fight-for--684148_small.jpg)
Berlin fest cheers mum's fight for son at Guantana...
The true story of a mother's battle to bring her son back from Guantanamo Bay premiered to cheers in Berlin Saturday, as the Germa...
![Proenza Schouler opens Covid-affected New York Fashion Week](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/63/3e/83/Proenza-Schouler-opens-Covid-affect-716716_small.jpg)
Proenza Schouler opens Covid-affected New York Fas...
A coronavirus-impacted New York Fashion Week gets under way Friday with Fall/Winter 2022 shows by Proenza Schouler and Christian C...