Hollande jokingly mulls backing Romney
US: France’s President Francois Hollande showed a fine understanding
of American politics Tuesday when he refused to endorse a US
presidential candidate.
Asked by a reporter at the UN General Assembly in New York whether he
backed Democratic incumbent Barack Obama or his Republican rival Mitt
Romney for the White House, a smiling Hollande shot back: “Who do you
think?” “Are you aware that Mitt Romney never ceases to attack socialist
Europe at his campaign rallies?” asked Hollande, Europe’s most powerful
socialist leader.
“Yes, that’s why I’ll be careful not to say anything at all on this
subject”.
AFP
HK tycoon offers fortune to marry off gay daughter
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong tycoon has offered a $65 million “marriage
bounty” to any man who can win the heart of his lesbian daughter, a
report said Wednesday.
Cecil Chao announced the financial reward of HK$500 million after his
daughter, Gigi, married her same-sex partner of seven years in France
earlier this year, the South China Morning Post reported. “I don’t mind
whether he is rich or poor. The important thing is that he is generous
and kind hearted,” 76-year-old Chao was quoted as saying. “Gigi is a
very good woman with both talents and looks. She is devoted to her
parents, is generous and does volunteer work,” he added.
AFP
Three times lucky at the lotto for Norwegian family
NORWAY: A Norwegian family has hit the lottery jackpot not once but
three times and won a total of more than three million euros, with each
win coinciding with the birth of another family member.
By winning 12.2 million kroner (more than 1.6 million euros or $2.1
million) last week on Norway’s national lottery, 19 year-old Tord Oksnes
became part of a lucrative family tradition.
Before him, his 26 year-old sister Hege Jeanette had pocketed 8.2
million kroner (1.1 million euros, $1.4 million) in 2010, only four
years after their 58 year-old father Leif won 4.1 million kroner
(554,000 euros, $718,000) on the same lottery.
AFP
Stevie Wonder to sing for Obama at LA fundraiser
US: Music legend Stevie Wonder will lead a star-studded cast singing
for Barack Obama at a Los Angeles fundraiser next month, the Hollywood
Reporter said Tuesday.
Katy Perry, Earth Wind & Fire, Jennifer Hudson and Jon Bon Jovi will
also play at the Nokia Theatre on October 7, in a concert dubbed “30
Days to Victory” ahead of the November 6 election. The concert is being
put on by veteran Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich, along with Obama’s
Entertainment Advisory Council. Tickets start at $44 and will be sold on
the Obama campaign online.
Obama, bidding for re-election over Republican rival Mitt Romney,
generally gets a warm welcome in Los Angeles.
AFP
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