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Elton John achieves rare EGOT status

Elton John has achieved EGOT status. The famed British singer-pianist won an Emmy Award on Jan. 15 for best variety special (live) for "Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium," a three-hour concert documentary that streamed on Disney+.

John said he was "incredibly humbled" for joining the elite group of EGOT winners who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.

Jess Messina Off to Bulgaria

JESS Messina is about to embark on a demanding schedule to start the year that will see her head to Bulgaria, return home for a month before heading to Serbia and potentially Finland, portnews.com.au reports. 

With just 18 months until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the Port Macquarie boxer knows the hard work has only just started.

Beyoğlu Municipality opens new arts season with Ahmet Güneştekin show

Istanbul's Beyoğlu Municipality opened its new culture and art season on Oct. 11 with an exhibition by Turkish painter Ahmet Güneştekin. 

The works in the exhibition, titled "The Poetics of Mythology," focus on various mythological and cultural concepts, including the figures of Phoenix, Shamaran, Achilles, and Troy. 

Iraqi Minister: Sumerians built first airport 5,000 years ago

BELGRADE - Iraqi Minister of Transport's popularity in world media rapidly increased after his statement that ancient Sumerians, thousands of years ago, traveled to Pluto with their spacecrafts. Minister Kazem Finjan said that in the south of Iraq, in Dhi Qar, 5,000 years ago the first airport was built, reported The Independent.