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Songwriters and musicians Wesley Schultz (L) and Jeremiah Fraites (R) of the folk rock band “The Lumineers” pose at the 62nd Annual BMI Pop Awards in Beverly Hills, California, May 13, 2014.
The Lumineers topple Kanye West’s reign on U.S. Billboard chart
LOS ANGELES - Folk rockers The Lumineers knocked Kanye West off the top spot on the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Monday. “Cleopatra,” the second album from the Colorado-based Lumineers, best known for their 2012 hit “Ho Hey,” sold 125,000 units from album and song sales and 17 million streams. Rapper West’s “The Life of
Pablo,” which topped the chart last week based on the strength of streaming activity, dropped to No. 4 this week with 47,000 units, comprising 1,400 physical album sales and 69 million streams. The only other new entry on the
top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart this week was “Gore” by metal rockers Deftones at No. 2, selling 71,000 units. On the Digital Songs chart, which measures online single sales, Canadian R&B artist Drake ousted his own “Pop Style” with his “One Dance” song featuring Wizkid and Kyla, which sold 119,000 digital copies. “Pop Style” dropped to No. 5. (rtr)
British princes get ‘Star Wars’ peek
PINEWOOD - Battling with light sabres and sitting in an A-wing fighter, Britain’s royal princes got a taste of the “Star Wars” universe on Tuesday when they visited the set of latest episode in the sci-fi saga. Accompanied by Daisy Ridley and John Boyega, the young stars of “The Force Awakens”, and Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill, Prince William and Prince Harry toured Pinewood studios outside London, where “Star Wars: Episode VIII” is being made. In a tweet, Kensington Palace said the visit was to “recognise the wealth of fantastic British creative talent involved” in making “Star Wars” films. The princes met the creative teams working behind the scenes, checked out props and posed with characters such as Chewbacca and droid BB-8. “Star Wars: Episode VIII” is due for release in December 2017. (rtr)
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Britain’s Prince William (R) tries a light sabre against his brother Prince Harry during a visit to the Star Wars film set at Pinewood Studios near Iver Heath, west of London, Britain, April 19, 2016. Prince William and Prince Harry are touring Pinewood to visit the production workshops and meet the creative teams working behind the scenes on the Star Wars films.
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Heat wave kills more than 160 in southern, eastern India
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Fancy Deep Blue diamond ring, once owned by child star Shirley Temple, is displayed at Sotheby’s in New York, March 18, 2016. The 9.54-carat ring failed to sell at a New York auction April 19, 2016, where it was estimated to fetch between $25 million and $35 million.
Shirley Temple’s rare blue diamond ring fails to sell at auction
NEW YORK - A 9.54-carat rare blue diamond ring once belonging to the late Shirley Temple, one of Hollywood’s most famous child actors, failed to sell at a New York auction on Tuesday, where it had been estimated to fetch between $25 million and $35 million. The Sotheby’s auction for the Fancy Deep Blue Diamond ring, purchased by Temple’s father for $7,210 in 1940 around the time of the actress’ 12th birthday, opened bidding at $19 million and closed at $22 million, which was below the ring’s reserve price. “The Shirley Temple Blue Diamond is an exceptional stone in quality, rarity and provenance. It has been an honor to share its story with collectors, connoisseurs and Temple’s loyal fans over the past few months,” Sotheby’s said in a statement. “Unfortunately, tonight wasn’t its night in the salesroom, but we remain fully confident that it will find a buyer.” The ring was the highlight at Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels sale, which fetched nearly $30 million across more than 300 lots. Other top items at the auction included a platinum and fancy purple-pink diamond ring that sold for $4.5 million, a platinum and diamond ring weighing 19.25 carats that fetched $1.9 million and a fancy light blue diamond ring weighing 5.06 carats that sold for $1.2 million. Temple won legions of fans as a bouncy, curly-haired young actress in 1930s movies such as “Bright Eyes,” “Heidi” and “Curly Top.” Under her married name, Shirley Temple Black, she forged a career as an ambassador and died at age 85 in 2014. (rtr)
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HYDERABAD — Weeks of sweltering temperatures have caused more than 160 deaths in southern and eastern India, officials said Tuesday, warning that any relief from monsoon rains was still likely weeks away. Most of the heat-wave victims were laborers and farmers in the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, though temperatures elsewhere in India have also hit 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit). Schools were closed last week in Orissa until at least April 26. Officials in Andhra Pradesh were giving out free water and buttermilk to help people stay hydrated. And everywhere, people have been urged to stay indoors during the hottest hours of the day. Y.K. Reddy, a state meteorological official, said the temperatures were about 4-5 degrees Celsius (8-10 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than normal for April. “Normally such high temperatures are recorded in the month of May,” he said.
A young girl carries bottles filled with drinking water beside the railway station in Agartala, India, April 20, 2016.
Police have reported 55 heatrelated deaths in Orissa and at least 45 in Andhra Pradesh. Sixty-six were reported in Telangana, though the state’s deputy chief minister, Mohammed Mahmood Ali, said the causes of death were still being verified. Meanwhile, a 12-year-old girl in the drought-stricken western state of Maharashtra died from the heat while fetching water, Indian broadcaster NDTV said Wednesday. Making matters worse, India is grappling with severe water shortages and drought affecting more than 300 million people — a quarter of the country’s population. Thousands of distressed farmers have committed suicide, tens of thousands
To achieve food security
of farm animals have died, and crops have perished, with rivers, lakes and ponds drying up and groundwater tables sinking. Scrambling to deal with the crisis, officials have sent tankers of water to parched farming communities in Maharashtra, banning people from drilling deep wells and ordering farmers to shift away from growing water-guzzling sugarcane crops. Continued to page 6 Heat... 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. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey
Govt encourages growth of local food
DENPASAR — Fewer food availability than the need can result in economic instability. At the same time, the regional and
national stability will be disrupted. To prevent the problem from happening, the government and people are responsible for maintaining food security. “We urge every region in Indonesia to encourage the growth of local food so that the need for
imported food can be reduced,” said Deputy Coordination of Food and Agriculture, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Musdalifah Machmud, in the national seminar entitled “Strengthening Food Reserves of Government and Local Government to Support National Food
Security,” he said at the Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Kuta, Tuesday (Apr. 19). Musdalifah saw the demand for rice in Indonesia is very high. On that account, local food should be encouraged so that it can become a substitute for rice such as sago, tu-
bers and other foods with high carbohydrate content. “The movement to explore the regional potentials to encourage local food is expected to reduce imported food to meet the needs of society,” he added. Continued on page 2 Food...