Republican leaders of Australia and NZ to pledge allegiance to king
By Alasdair Pal and Lucy Craymer SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The leaders of Australia and New Zealand will pledge their allegiance…
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Hollywood studios push back against striking writers’ claim of ‘gig’ workforce
By Lisa Richwine and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The group representing Hollywood studios fired back on Thursday at claims…
Hollywood insiders predict writers strike to drag on through summer
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Hollywood writers’ strike that kicked off this week could…
Ed Sheeran did not violate ‘Let’s Get It On’ copyright, US jury finds
By Blake Brittain and Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) -Ed Sheeran’s 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud” did not unlawfully copy…
South Africans call for UK to return diamonds set in crown jewels
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Some South Africans are calling for Britain to return the world’s largest diamond, known as the Star…
Hong Kong March retail sales jump 40.9% in fourth month of growth
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong’s March retail sales rose 40.9% from a year earlier, the second biggest percentage rise on…
Hollywood unions back striking writers as TV production slows
By Lisa Richwine and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Striking film and television writers met with union leadership on Wednesday,…
Ed Sheeran copyright case goes to jury in New York
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) -A jury will now decide whether British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran ripped off Marvin Gaye’s…
Biden administration OKs boost in Chinese airline flights to US
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will allow Chinese airlines to increase U.S. passenger services to 12 weekly round-trips, the…
‘Plagiarism machines’: Hollywood writers and studios battle over the future of AI
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood writers have for decades penned sci-fi scripts featuring machines taking…