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'I'll keep going:' Chile granny finds solace, celebrity in online gaming
'I'll keep going:' Chile granny finds solace, celebrity in online gaming
Technology
by  AFP

Few players of the online video game Free Fire would know that one of their most ferocious opponents -- a lithe, gun-wielding warrior in a short kimono and fang mask -- is in reality an 81-year-old grandmother from rural Chile. - 'I'll keep going' - Three years after starting her Free Fire journey, Arevalo says she no longer feels lonely.

Legal battles loom as first Mickey Mouse copyright ends
Legal battles loom as first Mickey Mouse copyright ends
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Almost a century after his big-screen debut, Mickey Mouse enters the public domain Monday, opening the floodgates to potential remakes, spin-offs, adaptations... and legal battles with Disney. Anybody using the classic image of Mickey at the helm of the boat on shirts, caps or mugs could be open to legal action, he said.