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LOS ANGELES. — Former Beatle Paul McCartney performed a surprise mini-concert in New York’s Times Square last Thursday to the delight of throngs of workers, tourists and fans. McCartney (71)…
Perry, Ferrell to lead MTV EMA performers
LOS ANGELES. — American pop singer Katy Perry and comedian Will Ferrell’s fictional news anchor Ron Burgundy will lead stars performing and appearing at the MTV Europe Music Awards, the…
Stolen artefacts returned to art gallery
Yeukai Karengezeka Entertainment Reporter It was all smiles by art enthusiasts last week when they thronged the National Gallery of Zimbabwe to witness the official unveiling of recovered stolen traditional…
Egypt give Fifa gyarantees
CAIRO. — The Egyptian Football Association have guaranteed that they have superb security in place for their match against Ghana next month in the World Cup playoff. Ghana had sent…
JPMorgan posts US$380m loss
NEW YORK CITY. — US banking giant JPMorgan Chase on Friday reported a rare quarterly loss due to high legal costs, even as its underlying business produced results that bested…
Asia’s art market heats up
BEIJING. —Auction houses have sold US$700 million-worth of artwork in recent days in Hong Kong and set a series of world records, as Asia’s art market heats up anew and…
REDD+ key to preserving forests
Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story WE are now in the fire season and vast lands of valuable forests and grasslands have already been reduced to ashes. It is now common knowledge…
Sony boss dismisses talk of friction
TOKYO. — Sony’s chief executive on Friday brushed off suggestions of bitter relations with a US hedge fund boss after the company rejected his call to spin off its entertainment…
Djokovic defends title
SHANGHAI. — World number two Novak Djokovic retained his Shanghai Masters title with a thrilling 6-1 3-6 7-6 (7-3) win over Juan Martin Del Potro. The 26-year-old took advantage of…
Africa shows interest in Zim
Business Reporter Fellow African countries are continuing to show keen interest in bringing their investments into Zimbabwe, an investment expert has said. Traditionally, Asian and European countries have been known…