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In this file photo taken on March 4, 2019 US actress Brie Larson attends the world premiere of “Captain Marvel” in Hollywood, California.

‘Captain Marvel’ holds her own in N. American opening

LOS ANGELES - “Captain Marvel,” the first Marvel superhero film with a female character in top billing, soared atop North American box offices in its debut weekend, with ticket sales of $153.4 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said on Monday. Added to the $302 million taken in internationally, the film’s total of $455 million for the three-day weekend makes it the biggest opening ever for a female-fronted superhero film, the Hollywood Reporter said. It is also the sixth highest global debut ever and the best domestic start for a superhero film since Marvel’s “Black Panther” opened last year with $202 million, trade magazines said. The film stars Brie Larson, winner of a 2016 Best Actress Oscar for “Room,” as Carol Danvers, a former fighter pilot who gains superpowers in an accident and finds herself in the middle of a galactic conflict. Also starring are Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Annette Bening and Jude

K-pop star Seungri retires amid sex-for-investment allegations

SEOUL - South Korean pop star Seungri on Monday announced his retirement from show business amid mounting criminal investigations including his alleged involvement in a sex-for-investments scandal. The 29-year-old singer from K-pop boy band BIGBANG is accused of lobbying potential investors by offering sex services at multiple nightclubs in Seoul’s posh

Law. The film, which opened on International Women’s Day, was co-directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. It soared to the top of ticket sales despite online misogynistic trolls who launched a coordinated attack against the film over the weekend by posting negative reviews. Trailing light-years behind in second place, at $14.7 million, was Universal’s “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,” which had topped the North American box office for two straight weekends. The final installment in the “Dragon” trilogy, voiced by Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett and F. Murray Abraham, tells the story of young Hiccup and his dragon Toothless on their quest to find a reputed dragon utopia. In third, down one spot, was Lionsgate’s “A Madea Family Funeral” from actor/director Tyler Perry. The latest comic chapter about the irreverent but caring elderly title character (played by Perry) earned $12.5 million. (afp)

Gangnam district. He faced police questioning at the weekend. “It would be better for me to retire from the entertainment business at this point,” Seungri said in a statement posted on his Instagram account. “As for the ongoing probe, I will take the investigation seriously to clear all allegations,” he added. The singer, who also owns a global franchise restaurant business, suspended his entertainment career in February and cancelled concerts scheduled for later this month. He is also linked to an ongoing police case over Burning Sun, a nightclub where he was a public relations director, for multiple investigations into illegal narcotics use and sexual assault. “I have faced heavy criticism from the public for the last month and-a-half and I’m being probed by all investigative authorities in the country,” Seungri said. “As I’ve been branded as a ‘national traitor’, I cannot stand the fact that I’m harming others for my own sake,” he added.

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Ethiopia cannot read black boxes, ‘might’ send them abroad: airline

Ethiopia does not have the equipment to analyse the black boxes from Sunday’s deadly Ethiopian Airlines plane crash, and is considering sending them abroad, a spokesman for the airline said Wednesday. “It could be sent abroad because there is no equipment to read it here,” said spokesman Biniyam Demssie. The airline’s chief executive Tewolde GebreMariam earlier told CNN the black boxes would have to

be examined outside the country, in a destination to be chosen by investigators -- possibly the United States or “a closer country in Europe in the interest of proximity and in the interest of speed.” Numerous countries have banned

Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 medium-haul workhorse jet from their airspace while airlines around the world have grounded the plane after the crash which killed 157 people. The Nairobi-bound plane was the same type as the Indonesian

Lion Air jet that crashed in October, killing 189 passengers and crew -- and some experts have detected similarities between the two accidents. Tewolde said Ethiopian Airlines pilots had been retrained on the MAX 8 following the Lion Air crash. “There is very significant similarities on the two accidents. There are a lot of questions to be an-

swered on the airplane,” he told CNN. (afp) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

BIGBANG is one of Korea’s most popular boy bands, having sold more than 140 million records worldwide since their debut in 2006. But its members have often been in the limelight for misconduct. Rapper T.O.P received a suspended jail sentence in 2017 for smoking marijuana multiple times after he was hospitalised for a drug overdose. Band leader G-Dragon was also investigated for smoking marijuana in 2011, although he was released without indictment. “I give my heartfelt, sincere thanks to fans at home and abroad who gave their love for the past 10 years and I think this should be it for me for the reputation of YG Entertainment and BIGBANG,” he said. Many fans have already turned their backs on him and signed a petition last week urging Seungri’s expulsion from BIGBANG, saying he had caused “unrecoverable damage to the group’s reputation”. “I’m so embarrassed at myself for being your fan for the last 10 years,” a user responded to Seungri’s Instagram post. Another user added: “He was my favourite among all BIGBANG members but he must be punished for what he has done wrong.” (afp)

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A power shovel digs next to debris at the crash site of Ethiopia Airlines near Bishoftu, a town some 60 kilometres southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 11, 2019. An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed on March 10 morning en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi with 149 passengers and eight crew believed to be on board, Ethiopian Airlines said.


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