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A week has passed since the passing of the Czech-born author of the novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being Milan Kundera in his Paris apartment. Having emigrated to France in 1975 after being ostracized for criticizing the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, his relationship with his homeland would remain complicated for decades.
ANSA (Italy) Worldcunch PARIS – Italian-born model and movie star Monica Bellucci and her French actor husband Vincent Cassel are breaking up after 18 years together. The news was confirmed by Bellucci’s agent after recent rumors had circulated about their possible separation, the Italian news agency ANSA reported. The couple was a long-lasting symbol of […]
BEIJING — Economists rack their brains studying the nature of business. In the simplest terms, the essence of business is to make money. But in today’s China, as elsewhere, particular political, economic and social factors make a difference — and a wide range of uniquely Chinese money-making mechanisms have been developed. What Wang Lin, the […]
SAGONE – Ecstatic strawberry; erotic nougat; the forgotten flavours of violets, helichrysums, and Persian black limes… Can ice-cream contain a touch of genius? If it’s Pierre Geronimi making it, absolutely! An artisanal ice-cream maker from the little village of Sagone, north of Ajaccio, this Corsican grew up surrounded by the sorbets that his father, a […]
CNN, LOS ANGELES TIMES (USA), BBC NEWS (UK) Worldcrunch MEXICO CITY – Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera died Sunday in a plane crash in northern Mexico, reports BBC News. Photo Jenni Rivera Jenni’s father, Pedro Rivera, confirmed the death of the Latin music and reality TV star as well as the deaths of every member on […]