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Peter Rabbit film producers apologise over allergy scene

ThemakersofthenewfilmPeterRabbithaveapologisedafterfacingabacklashovertheirdepictionofacharacter'sallergy.Asceneinthefilmshowsacharacterwhosuffersablackberryall

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US actor says important to portray gay role in Trump time

ActorAlanCumming,whoisportrayingwhatisbelievedtobethefirstgayleadcharacterinabroadcastnetworkdrama,saidSaturdaythatit'sparticularlyimportantthatthemilestoneisha

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'Star Wars' sisters hail girl-powered galaxy

CarrieFisher'sdeathcausedahugedisturbanceintheForce,butthewomenof"TheLastJedi"vowedSundaytohonorherlegacyinthelatestgirl-powered"StarWars"chapter.Thecastcametog

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Twitter extends 280 character limit worldwide after successful trial

Twitterisgoingglobalwith280-charactertweetsafteritfoundthechangedidnotimpactthebrevityandspeedofmostposts.Thesocialmediagiant,whichhasaround330mmonthlyactiveuse

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Virtual 'boy' granted real residency in Tokyo

AnAIcharacterwasmadeanofficialresidentofabusycentralTokyodistrictyesterday,withthevirtualnewcomerresemblingachattyseven-year-oldboy.Theboynamed"ShibuyaMirai"doe

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Twitter may double character limit for tweets

ThesocialnetworkinggiantTwitterisweighingaplantoincreasecharacterlimitfortweets.Thesocialnetworkintroduceda140-characterlimitontweetsin2006thatisstillinplace.Tw

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Actor drops out of 'Hellboy' reboot amid whitewashing concerns

Anactorcastintheupcoming"Hellboy"reboothasdroppedoutofthefilm’sproductionamidconcernsofwhitewashing.Inthefilm,EdSkreinhadbeencastasfictionalcharacterMajorBenDai

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Hollywood actress Salma Hayek: There are 'way too many action films'

ActressSalmaHayekhastoldSkyNewsthereare"waytoomanyactionfilms"beingmadeand"it'shardtofindareallygoodone".Shethinkscinemagoersarelookingformoviesthatstandoutandc

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Johnny Depp visits children's hospital dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow

PatientsattheBCChildren’sHospitalinVancouverweretreatedtoaswashbucklinggoodtimeMondaywhenOscarnomineeJohnnyDeppshowedupasCaptainJackSparrow,hischaracterfromthe"

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South Korean comedy-drama careens toward racism controversy

It'snosecretthatSouthKoreanmediahashaditsshareofstereotypicaldepictionsofforeignculturesinthepast.Oneofthemorenotablecasesofculturalappropriationinrecentyearswa

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Afghanistan's Sesame Street gets proud brother muppet

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LGBT community faces 'invisible' Hollywood summer movie season

"Moonlight,"anditsstoryofayoungblackgaymanstrugglingwithhisidentity,mayhavewonthecovetedbestpictureOscarthisyear,butitisstillhardtofindanLGBTQcharacterinamajorH

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Over 1 mln Chinese-character domain names in use

​A total of 1.037 million registered Chinese-character domain names are in use, the China Internet Network Information Center said Thursday.

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Kumamon—Japan's most popular bear

A mascot character named Kumamon represents Kumamoto prefecture in the Kyushu region, southwestern part of Japan. He is now "Japan's most popular bear." He attracts a diverse range of people, from children to adults who are charmed by his plump, black body, red cheeks, and wide-open eyes as if looking surprised, saying how adorable he is. Among lots of municipal PR mascot characters from all around Japan, he won the first place in a nationwide popularity vote in 2011. Ever since, Kumamon has appeared in numerous places, including events and product campaigns, rising to the seat of Japan's representative mascot character that transcends prefectural boundaries.

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U.N. appoints Wonder Woman as honorary ambassador amid outcry

The United Nations named comic-book superhero Wonder Woman as an honorary ambassador to fight for gender equality on Friday, amid criticism that the scantily clad fictional character was an inappropriate choice.

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Twitter eases 140-character limit on tweets

Twitter announced Monday it was easing its 140-character limit on tweets, implementing a policy announced in May to no longer factor certain add-ons including pictures into a message's length.

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Fans urge Marvel and Disney to give Captain America a boyfriend

For the second time this month, fans are urging Disney to give the star of one of the studio’s films a same-sex partner.