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When heritage meets pop culture: K-pop
Korea's cultural heritage is finding new life beyond museums and historic sites. As history, folklore and tradition become a key creative engine behind Korean pop culture's global expansion, K-pop, films, dramas and games are bringing the nation's past to audiences around the world. The following stories examine how…
· Lee Jung-joo
The future of world heritage, from Busan
Hosting its first UNESCO World Heritage Committee, Korea calls for global solidarity on heritage protection, showcasing its own traditions amid global rise of K-culture
· Hwang Dong-hee
Palestinian Oud Player Huda Asfour in Performance & Conversation
Palestinian musician Huda Asfour recently visited the Democracy Now! studio in New York to discuss her art and perform.
· Democracy Now!
"Helado Tropical": Helado Negro & Reyna Tropical Discuss Collaboration & Perform at DN! Studio
Helado Tropical is the new collaborative album by Roberto Carlos Lange, better known by his stage name Helado Negro, and Fabi Reyna, who fronts the band Reyna Tropical.
· Democracy Now!
Kit Connor and Joe Locke: 'Making a film like Heartstopper will forever be important'
Kit Connor (left) and Joe Locke (right) have played Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring in Heartstopper since 2022
· Bbcnews
‘Today’ show intruder hit with slew of hate crime charges
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· Audrey Rock
An official music video for The Puerto Rico Song by Saxboy Billy and Discover Puerto Rico
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Vietnamese activist places rare national spotlight on Gaza’s suffering
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Earlier this year, Vietnamese social media was overtaken by a name: Tieu Nguyen Bao Ngoc.
· Hai Dang
Teodoro slams China Daily video depicting Filipinos as monkeys
MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Thursday condemned a social media video posted by Chinese state-run media China Daily depicting Filipinos as monkeys, calling it racist propaganda that reflects how Beijing views the Filipino people.
· Gabryelle Dumalag
The World Cup face-off between Messi and Yamal was always meant to be — and I can’t wait to watch it play out like a movie finale
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· Kirsten Fleming
How Bowie Woo, 94, became Hong Kong’s ultimate evergreen entertainer over 7-decade career
Since becoming a film star in 1953, ‘Sau Gor’ has adapted to remain a feature of Hong Kong screens, and his recent concert set a world record
· Charmaine Yu
How Bowie Woo, 94, became Hong Kong’s ultimate evergreen entertainer over 7-decade career
Since becoming a film star in 1953, ‘Sau Gor’ has adapted to remain a feature of Hong Kong screens, and his recent concert set a world record
· Charmaine Yu
‘Brazen corruption’: Trump’s company set to sell faster access to president’s market-moving posts
President Donald Trump’s media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own affecting national security and financial markets.
· Bernard Condon
Assaf Machnes's 'Where to?' wins top prize at Jerusalem Film Festival
Assaf Machnes’s Where To? was a big winner when the prizes of the 43rd Jerusalem Film Festival were awarded on Thursday night.
· HANNAH BROWN
Jimmy Fallon takes dig at upcoming Biden memoir, jokes Kamala Harris wrote epilogue
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· Fox News
Shi Nan-sun leaves a shining legacy in Hong Kong cinema
The trailblazing movie executive and producer was a driving force in bringing Chinese cinema to the world
· SCMP Editorial
Shi Nan-sun leaves a shining legacy in Hong Kong cinema
The trailblazing movie executive and producer was a driving force in bringing Chinese cinema to the world
· SCMP Editorial
Trump’s media firm will potentially charge for high speed access to president’s Truth Social posts
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· Associated Press
Illinois AD Whitman's new contract worth more than $31M over next 10 years
Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman speaks to the media during the NCAA Convention on Jan. 15, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
N.K. leader meets with China's top political adviser in Pyongyang
SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met with a Chinese party and government delegation led by the country's top political adviser in Pyongyang and reaffirmed the two countries' commitment to expanding cooperation, the North's state media reported Friday.
· Oh Seok-min
Six months later, Dabo Swinney still awaits NCAA response on tampering allegation against Ole Miss
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney speaks at a news conference during the ACC Kickoff preseason football media days Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Aaron Beard)
· Steve Reed
Iran judiciary denies Trump statement that American prisoner was freed
Iran's judiciary said that no American prisoner had been released or exchanged from its prisons, Iranian state media reported on Thursday, after US President Donald Trump said a US citizen detained during the Biden administration in 2024 had been freed.
· REUTERS, GOLDIE KATZ
Frank Sinatra bio musical in London is an insult — and not ready for Broadway
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· Johnny Oleksinski
Hegseth gives support even as low military flyovers draw scrutiny
In the latest manuever, video spreading widely on social media shows a jet from the Navy’s demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, flying so low over a crowded beach in Pensacola on Wednesday that chairs and tents went flying and children held their hands over their ears.
· Konstantin Toropin
‘90 Day Fiancé’ star breaks down in tears as he shares ‘scary’ update on daughter’s medical emergency: ‘I don’t want to lose her’
“90 Day Fiancé” star Armando Rubio broke down in tears on social media as he continues to worry for his daughter Hannah amid her ongoing medical emergency.
· BreAnna Bell
Trump Media to sell instant access to 'market-moving' social posts
Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns Truth Social, is launching a paid service to give Wall Street firms high-speed access to its most influential posts.
· Bbcnews
Madison Square Garden sues Wired over ‘defamatory’ article alleging creepy surveillance of gay celeb fans
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· Ariel Zilber
Worry Doll by Laura McPhee-Browne review – a sensual, sinister novel about the horrors of desire
Two women meet on a train and tumble into an all-consuming affair told from both sides – who have very different stories
· Beejay Silcox
The Five-Star Weekend review – Jennifer Garner’s escapist holiday drama is the perfect beach watch
This adaptation of author Elin Hilderbrand’s novel looks absolutely beautiful. It’s a warm, pleasant show whose approach to putting this group of female characters front and centre is highly refreshing
· Lucymangan
1 dead, nearly 100 injured in crush at India chariot festival
Tens of thousands had gathered in the town of Puri for one of the world’s oldest and largest religious processions
· Associated Press
1 dead, nearly 100 injured in crush at India chariot festival
Tens of thousands had gathered in the town of Puri for one of the world’s oldest and largest religious processions
· Associated Press
Meet RaeLynn, country star and The Voice alum, who filed for divorce after a decade-long marriage
Blake Shelton attended her wedding and she once said she never wanted her daughter, Daisy Rae Davis, to have divorced parents
· Alexa Vernice Pacis
Meet RaeLynn, country star and The Voice alum, who filed for divorce after a decade-long marriage
Blake Shelton attended her wedding and she once said she never wanted her daughter, Daisy Rae Davis, to have divorced parents
· Alexa Vernice Pacis
Wacko accused of storming ‘Today’ show set and hurling racial slur at host Craig Melvin charged with hate crimes
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· Amanda Woods
SWAC media deal keeps football, basketball on ESPN networks through 2030-31
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southwestern Athletic Conference has reached a new multi-year media rights agreement that will keep league football and basketball games on ESPN networks through the 2030-31 sports seasons.
James Franklin's arrival headlines Virginia Tech's year of athletics-driven change
Virginia Tech head football coach James Franklin speaks during the ACC Kickoff preseason football media days Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Aaron Beard)
· Aaron Beard
Netflix shares tank on weak forecast as fears of slowing growth alarm Wall Street
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· Reuters
Netflix shares drop after missing growth targets
SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix shares dropped as much as 8 percent on Thursday after after results underwhelmed investors already worried about slowing engagement at the streaming giant.
· Agence France-Presse
Natural gas supplies ‘not looking good’ for Southcentral Alaska
Enstar President John Sims speaks at a news conference, Feb. 1, 2024, at City Hall in Anchorage, Ala. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media via AP)
Craig Melvin addresses scary ‘Today’ intruder confrontation
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· Eric Todisco
‘90 Day Fiancé’: Catie’s mom worries she’ll ‘hurt’ someone in alarming conversation
Catie’s mom gets brutally honest about her daughter’s selfishness in Page Six’s exclusive clip from Sunday’s new episode of “90 Day Fiancé.”
· Antoinette Bueno
US mounts sixth straight night of attacks as Iran warns of wider war
The United States has continued its attacks against Iran for a sixth consecutive night, with strikes targeting infrastructure in the country’s south, according to local media reports.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Michelle Branch announces 2026 tour, Beacon Theatre show. Get tickets now
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· Matt Levy
Iran state media reports new strikes, explosions in south
Iranian state media reported explosions and US strikes in locations across the south on Thursday night, AFP reported.
· Middleeasteye
DeChambeau hits back at scathing Faldo criticism as Australia’s golfers stall on day one of the Open
Southport: Bryson DeChambeau took a subtle swipe at golfing great Sir Nick Faldo after the six-time major champion declared he had “zero clue of strategy”, before refusing to front the media yet again on a day when Australia’s leading hopes struggled to make a major impact in the opening round of the Open Championsh…
· Tom Decent