Malaysian officials have banned a car advert featuring Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt, saying the promotion could be humiliating to Asian looks.

Iran’s ability to maintain its commercial airline sector despite years of stringent Western sanctions has once again come into the spotlight. Last month, an operation saw Iran successfully smuggle two Airbus A340 aircraft out of Lithuania, a move that left…

Chrétien roughs up a protester at a Flag Day event. Aired Feb. 15, 1996 on CBC's The National.

Hong Kong actor, film director and martial artist

The Norwegian government keeps book publishers alive.

American comedy rock duo

Addiction to UV light and opioids is increased by VitD deficiency, suggesting that a feedback loop promotes its synthesis.

Maximilian was an archduke of Austria and the emperor of Mexico, a man whose naive liberalism proved unequal to the international intrigues that had put him on the throne and to the brutal struggles within Mexico that led to his execution. The younger brother…

Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American epic historical romance film adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. The film was produced by David O. Selznick of Selznick International Pictures and directed by Victor Fleming. Set in the American South against…

A new study has hypothesized that martial arts legend and actor Bruce Lee died from his kidney's "inability to excrete excess water."

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The Military-First Girls (先軍女子, Sengun Joshi, from the Korean term Songun) are a Japanese all-women fan club of the Moranbong Band, a North Korean girl group. The club has held live performances where members dance to North Korean pop songs, following the…

gross distortion or misrepresentation of the truth

It's an ambiguous aphorism, dreamed up by a 17-year-old student in response to a contest. In 1972 the CBC's Peter Gzowski challenged listeners to complete the saying "As Canadian as..." Heather Scott answered the challenge with "...

Efforts to teach primates to communicate with humans

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Kong Tsui-chang (Chinese: 孔垂長; pinyin: Kǒng Chuícháng; born 1 July 1975) is the Sacrificial Official to Confucius in the Republic of China (Taiwan).

Before Elton John was a big star, he was almost used as a guest singer for King Crimson's second album, 'In the Wake of Poseidon', but Robert Fripp refused.