Source link Pop singer Shakira has chosen to settle the €14.5 million ($15.7 million) tax fraud case leveled against her by the Spanish authorities. She had been set to testify on Monday in Barcelona and could have been facing a prison term if convicted. Although born in Colombia, the 46-year-old performer was considered by the […]
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Ukrainian Eurovision winner put on Russia’s wanted list — RT Games & Culture
Source link Ukrainian pop star Jamala, who won the Eurovision song contest in 2016, had been placed on the wanted list in Russia, according to a database of the country’s Interior Ministry. Jamala was actually put on the list mid-October, but TASS and several other Russian outlets only reported the development on Sunday. The 40-year-old […]
Pop star cancels concert after fan dies in extreme temperatures — RT Games & Culture
Source link A Taylor Swift concert set to take place in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday was called off at the eleventh hour after a fan died at her show the day prior in sweltering heatwave conditions in the South American country. The postponement of Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ gig comes as Brazil faces record-breaking temperatures […]
New Miss Universe crowned in El Salvador (VIDEO) — RT Games & Culture
Source link Sheynnis Palacios from Nicaragua was crowned Miss Universe at a ceremony in El Salvador on Saturday. The 23-year-old beauty queen runs a charity which raises funds to mitigate the consequences of natural disasters in her home country. The first runner-up was Anntonia Porsild of Thailand, followed by Moraya Wilson of Australia. The organizers […]
Snoop Dogg makes tough puff decision — RT Games & Culture
Source link Snoop Dogg, one of pop culture’s most celebrated pot smokers, has revealed in a social media post that he is giving up smoking the drug to which he has been inextricably linked for much of his career. The 52-year-old, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, has built a reputation throughout his three decades […]
Miss Russia faces transgender contestants at Miss Universe (PHOTOS) — RT Games & Culture
Source link The 2023 Miss Universe pageant has proudly advertised allowing married women and mothers to participate for the first time, featuring a plus-sized model and two transgender contestants. In the November 18 final, Russia will be represented by a 22-year-old model from St. Petersburg. Margarita Aleksandrovna Golubeva was finishing her studies in Moscow to […]
Music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of rape and sex trafficking — RT Games & Culture
Source link Hip-hop icon Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been accused in a federal court by former girlfriend Casandra Ventura of numerous instances of rape and sex trafficking in what she says was a decade-long campaign of abuse and violence against her. The lawsuit, filed in the Federal District Court in Manhattan on Thursday, claims that […]
Alex Jones releases video game — RT Games & Culture
Source link Infowars provocateur Alex Jones released an arcade-style video game called New World Order Wars based on his political escapades on Thursday. Players get to “save the world from the evil globalists’ plot to turn everyone into bug-eating pod-dwelling libtards,” according to the game’s website, which promises fans a chance to “for the first […]
Watchdog criticizes ‘terrorism’ video game based in Moscow — RT Games & Culture
Source link A Russian video-game industry organization has called for an investigation after a multiplayer tournament featured a “terrorist” shooting at a metro station in Moscow and a map of the city’s public transport system. The map was reportedly commissioned by the transport department in Moscow, and served as a key feature of the tournament, […]
Russia prepares for ‘Games of the Future’ — RT Games & Culture
Source link A ceremony heralding that 100 days remain until the ‘Games of the Future’ has been held at Russia EXPO, which is taking place at the All-Russian Exhibition Center VDNKh in Moscow. The games, which combine e-sports and traditional athletic disciplines, will kick off in Kazan on February 21, 2024. The preview ceremony included a presentation of […]
Russia prepares for ‘Games of the Future’ — RT Games & Culture
Source link A ceremony heralding that 100 days remain until the ‘Games of the Future’ has been held at Russia EXPO, which is taking place at the All-Russian Exhibition Center VDNKh in Moscow. The games, which combine e-sports and traditional athletic disciplines, will kick off in Kazan on February 21, 2024. The preview ceremony included a presentation of […]
RT film festival featuring documentaries on Donbass travels to NATO country — RT Games & Culture
Source link The ‘RT.DOC: Time of Heroes’ film festival, which offers a glimpse into everyday life in war-torn Donbass, was held overseas for the first time last weekend. Four movies were shown in the Turkish capital on Saturday. The event that took place at the Russian House in Ankara had been organized jointly by RT […]
Moscow hosts giant exhibition of all things Russian — RT Games & Culture
Source link RUSSIA EXPO, an international exhibition and forum, is currently being held at Moscow’s All-Russian Exhibition Center, VDNH. All 89 constituencies of the Russian Federation are taking part, as well as federal authorities, large corporations, representatives of other countries, and public organizations. The exhibition runs from November 4, 2023 to April 12, 2024. A […]