American Marconi Wireless News

NYSE - LSE

RBGPF	3.78%	63.18	$
RYCEF	-5.5%	15.1	$
CMSC	-0.22%	22.93	$
BCC	3.23%	68.19	$
RIO	-0.79%	102.88	$
CMSD	-0.21%	23.001	$
GSK	1%	50.17	$
JRI	1.5%	12.64	$
BCE	0.23%	23.845	$
RELX	4.11%	33.79	$
AZN	1.09%	183.59	$
VOD	1.84%	14.955	$
BTI	1.59%	66.14	$
BP	3.02%	45.73	$
NGG	3.55%	83.61	$

Featured

Ex-Google exec takes reins at under-fire BBC

A former Google executive took over as the BBC's new director-general on Monday amid proposed job cuts and a $10-billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump, arguing that the world now "needs the BBC more than ever".

France unveils architects to transform Louvre

France said Monday that it had selected an international team of architects to transform the Louvre, which has been hit by a litany of problems including a $100 million jewellery robbery.

Last news

'Can I kill someone?': Richard Gere's dilemma in 'Oh, Canada'

As one of the West's most famous Buddhists, and a close friend of the Dalai Lama, Richard Gere has thought long and hard about the moral quandary at the heart of his new film "Oh, Canada".

'Poor Things' director Lanthimos is my muse, says 'feminist' Emma Stone

Emma Stone has won an Oscar working with director Yorgos Lanthimos, but the self-described feminist star on Saturday rejected the suggestion that she is the Greek auteur's "muse".

Film director Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran on foot: Guardian

Film director Mohammad Rasoulof made an "exhausting and extremely dangerous" walk across a mountainous borderland in order to avoid being jailed in Iran on national security charges, he told the Guardian newspaper.

Taiwan and China: different views across the strait

Standing on the shore of Taiwan's Kinmen island, Taiwanese tourists snap photos of the skyline of China's Xiamen city that is clearly visible across the sliver of water separating them.

OpenAI team devoted to future risks left leaderless

An OpenAI team devoted to mitigating the long-term dangers of super-smart computers was leaderless on Friday after two high-profile figures left the company.

Spotify sued over alleged unpaid royalties

Music streaming giant Spotify has been sued in a US federal court for allegedly underpaying songwriters, composers and publishers by tens of millions of dollars.

Emma Stone in new twisted comedy after Coppola epic divides Cannes

Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos brought audiences yet another hilarious and freaky film as "Kinds of Kindness" premiered in competition in Cannes on Friday.

Disturbing video shows Sean 'Diddy' Combs assaulting partner

Disturbing surveillance video published Friday shows Sean "Diddy" Combs physically assaulting his then-girlfriend Casandra Ventura, corroborating allegations she made in a now-settled lawsuit late last year.

'Historic': Saudi stages first swimwear fashion show

Saudi Arabia held its first fashion show featuring swimsuit models on Friday, an envelope-pushing step in a country where less than a decade ago women were required to wear body-covering abaya robes.

Brit drama 'Bird' brings grit, fantasy and tunes to Cannes

"Bird", featuring Barry Keoghan as a young dad, is an early frontrunner at the Cannes Film Festival with its tough but sweetly fantastical tale of working-class England.

Coppola shrugs off 'Megalopolis' cost as Stone and Gere hit Cannes

Francis Ford Coppola shrugged off the vast fortune he personally risked on his highly polarizing new film "Megalopolis", as Emma Stone and Richard Gere prepared to light up the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday.

Paul McCartney becomes UK's first billionaire musician

Music icon Paul McCartney has become the UK's first billionaire musician, according to the Sunday Times Rich List published Friday, despite the country recording its largest fall in the billionaire count in the guide's 36-year history.

Coppola faces press after epic 'Megalopolis' splits Cannes

Francis Ford Coppola faces the press Friday after his epic "Megalopolis" sharply divided critics at the Cannes Film Festival, while Emma Stone and Richard Gere are set to light up the red carpet.

Reddit gives OpenAI access to its wealth of posts

OpenAI will have access to Reddit data for training its artificial intelligence models and will put its technology to work at the popular discussion platform, the companies said Thursday.

Exhibition traces Jewish origins of Hollywood

A new exhibition opening in California this weekend traces the Jewish origins of Hollywood.

Cannes film shocks with fairy-tale horror on abortion

An early entry in the Cannes film competition has taken Cannes spectators down a dark path of unwanted motherhood to a shop of horrors with a serial killer twist.

100 years of British royal photography goes on display in London

A new exhibition opens this week tracing a century of British royal portrait photography, from the official coronation image of King Charles III to an intimate portrait of his late aunt Princess Margaret.

Anya Taylor-Joy praises 'unbelievable' 'Mad Max' stunt team

Anya Taylor-Joy, who plays the lead in the "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga", was full of praise Thursday for her stunt double in the action-packed blockbuster that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

Monet painting fetches $35 million at New York auction

A Monet sold for nearly $35 million at auction Wednesday evening, Sotheby's said, marking a solid start to New York's spring art sales.

Coppola's epic 'Megalopolis' finally arrives at Cannes

Another masterpiece emerging from chaos, or just a chaotic mess? One of Hollywood's most mythologised directors, Francis Ford Coppola, returns Thursday to the Cannes Film Festival with the almost impossibly hyped "Megalopolis".

Violin village: Artisanal hub in Bolivian Amazon

Nestled in the Bolivian Amazon, the small, majority-Indigenous town of Urubicha has become an unexpected hub of violin makers, also known as luthiers.

'Mad Max' tears through Cannes with frenetic 'Furiosa'

"Furiosa", the latest frenetically paced "Mad Max" action movie, zoomed into pole position among this year's blockbusters with a raucous world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday.

Ukraine film captures 'psychiatric disease' of war

Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa returns to Cannes Thursday with "The Invasion", a documentary that captures the absurdity of war two years after Russian troops invaded his home country.

Danish museum settles dispute with artist over missing cash

A museum in Denmark has settled its dispute with an artist after it was presented with blank canvases despite lending him over 70,000 euros ($76,000) in cash for the works, it said Wednesday.

Mad Max, Meryl and #MeToo in strong day for women at Cannes

A blood-splattered "Mad Max" heroine, a Meryl Streep masterclass, a #MeToo figurehead -- the Cannes Film Festival showed the progress women have made in cinema on its first full day on Wednesday.

Child mascots and bun towers: Hong Kong keeps island traditions alive

Sporting costumes ranging from Cinderella dresses to Dragon Ball Z outfits, children were hoisted onto metal poles as unofficial mascots of a boisterous parade as Hong Kong celebrated its annual bun festival on Wednesday.

Cannes gets rolling with strong day for women on screen

The Cannes Film Festival got rolling on Wednesday with a strong day for female representation, including the new "Mad Max", a Meryl Streep masterclass and the leading figure of France's #MeToo movement.

Streep honoured at opening of drama-filled Cannes Film Festival

Meryl Streep was guest of honour at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, unfolding this year against the background of a director's daring escape from Iran and mounting #MeToo pressure on the French industry.

Grammy-winning sax player David Sanborn dies

Grammy-winning saxophonist David Sanborn, whose soaring solos appeared on works by David Bowie and Bruce Springsteen, has died. He was 78.

King Charles III sees red in new portrait

King Charles III on Tuesday unveiled the first completed official portrait of himself since his coronation -- a striking red depiction of the British monarch in uniform.

Alice Munro, Nobel-winning Canadian author, dead at 92

Alice Munro, the Nobel Prize-winning author known as "Canada's Chekhov" for her mastery of the short story, has died at 92, her editor said Tuesday.

Alice Munro, Nobel-winning Canadian author, dead at 92: media

Alice Munro, the Nobel Prize-winning author known as "Canada's Chekhov" for her mastery of the short story, has died at 92, Canadian media reported Tuesday.

American Marconi Wireless News - Culture (English)