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Everest epic gets Venice film fest off on a high note

Venice (AFP) – “Everest”, an account of a 1996 disaster on the world’s most famous mountain, got the 72nd Venice film under way on a high note Wednesday with the $65-million production winning praise for its use of 3D technology to bring the majestic scale of the Himalayas to the silver screen. Director Baltasar Kormakur’s two-hour film recounts the events of May 10-11, 1996, when eight climbers died near the

Peru teen aims to revive Quechua, one pop song at a time

Flores, a 14-year-old from the Peruvian highlands, has racked up more than a million views since posting her cover of the Michael Jackson hit on YouTube on July 27. Quechua, the language of the Incas, has faced such stigmatization since Spanish conquistadors colonized Peru in the 16th century. “We did this in Quechua so the world sees that we have an identity and that we’re proud of our culture, that