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S. Korea celebrates breakthrough Grammy win for K-pop's 'Golden'

S. Korea celebrates breakthrough Grammy win for K-pop's 'Golden'

Critics and fans welcomed South Korea's first Grammy win for the song "Golden", from the hit animated film "KPop Demon Hunters", describing it on Monday as a breakthrough for the genre.

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Trump says US talking deal with 'highest people' in Cuba

Trump says US talking deal with 'highest people' in Cuba

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Washington was negotiating with Havana's leadership to strike a deal, days after he threatened Cuba's reeling economy with a virtual oil blockade.

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Trump threatens legal action against Grammy host over Epstein comment

Trump threatens legal action against Grammy host over Epstein comment

Donald Trump threatened legal action on Monday against the host of the 68th Grammy Awards over the comedian's comment on the US president and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Olympic Games in northern Italy have German twist

Olympic Games in northern Italy have German twist

Biathlon fans brush up your Italian -- but also your German, for the events this Winter Olympics will be in South Tyrol in Italy, an autonomous province bordering Austria and Switzerland.

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Bad Bunny: the Puerto Rican phenom on top of the music world

Bad Bunny: the Puerto Rican phenom on top of the music world

A musical deep dive into colonial legacy, an epic concert residency, an oeuvre of smash albums with remarkable range: no one is doing it quite like Bad Bunny.

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Snapchat blocks 415,000 underage accounts in Australia

Snapchat blocks 415,000 underage accounts in Australia

Snapchat has blocked 415,000 accounts under Australia's social media ban for under-16s, the company said Monday, but warned some youngsters may be bypassing age verification technology.

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Kendrick Lamar: rap's poet laureate

Kendrick Lamar: rap's poet laureate

For the second year running, Kendrick Lamar is living his best life at the Grammys.

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At Grammys, 'ICE out' message loud and clear

At Grammys, 'ICE out' message loud and clear

Music's A-listers on Sunday lashed out at the immigration raids rocking the United States at the Grammy Awards, with Puerto Rican megastar Bad Bunny setting the tone.

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Tough-talking right-winger elected Costa Rica president

Tough-talking right-winger elected Costa Rica president

Right-wing political scientist Laura Fernandez won Costa Rica's presidential election on Sunday by a landslide, after promising to crack down hard on rising violence linked to the cocaine trade.

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Dalai Lama's 'gratitude' at first Grammy win

Dalai Lama's 'gratitude' at first Grammy win

Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Monday he was grateful for his first Grammy, after bagging the top music industry award for audio book, narration and storytelling.

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