Culture
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Egyptian man grows ‘Beard of Bees’, hopes to promote apian benefits
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: Mohamed Hagras stands barechested as dozens of honeybees congregate around his face, eventually forming what he calls the “Bearof Bees”. To attract the insects he has a box housing their queen’s hormones strapped to... -
British band Duran Duran lose battle to reclaim U.S. rights
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: The British 1980s pop band “Duran Duran” will not be able to reclaim the U.S. copyrights to some of their most famous hits, an English court ruled on Friday. Songs including “Rio”, “Girls on... -
Jacqueline paints Manchester red at the Be Glam Bollywood Masterclass
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: Be Glam, a local app that gets women red carpet ready at a click of a button hosted the first ever Bollywood Masterclass in Manchester on Sunday with B town beauty Jacqueline Fernandez and... -
Obama hails ‘migrant’ Nobel winners, Dylan a no-show
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: Bob Dylan was conspicuously absent from the Oval Office Wednesday, but President Barack Obama hosted four of America’s other 2016 Nobel Laureates, all of whom were migrants. Characteristically, Dylan left Obama — like the... -
Drake dominates Spotify for another year
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: Rap superstar Drake has dominated Spotify for the second straight year, ending 2016 as the most streamed artist and with both the most heard album and song. The world’s leading streaming service, releasing figures... -
Taylor Swift, One Direction top list of highest paid musicians
Dec 1, 2016News Hour: U.S. pop star Taylor Swift, boy band One Direction and British singer Adele were the highest paid musicians in the world this year, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday. With earnings of $170 million from... -
Kanye West released from hospital
Dec 1, 2016News Hour: Rapper Kanye West was released from hospital on Wednesday, according to media outlets citing unidentified sources, more than a week after he was admitted for exhaustion, reports Reuters. CNN and the Los Angeles Times... -
Netflix allows subscribers to binge-watch shows offline
Dec 1, 2016News Hour: Video streaming pioneer Netflix Inc has added an option that allows subscribers to download shows at no additional cost on their mobile device to watch without an internet connection. Netflix signaled in recent months... -
Gene that quells desire to drink alcohol identified
Nov 30, 2016News Hour: In a step that could lead to development of drugs to regulate alcohol consumption, researchers have identified a gene variant that suppresses the desire for a drink. “The findings are based on the largest... -
‘Westworld’ actress Evan Rachel Wood reveals she was raped twice
Nov 30, 2016News Hour: US actress Evan Rachel Wood, who plays one of the leading characters in the new hit TV series “Westworld,” has spoken out about being raped twice in an open letter she posted on Twitter....
