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TORONTO — The Oscar-nominated documentary "Fire of Love" begins with archival footage of two tiny figures venturing across a frozen tundra towards an active volcano.

MILAN (AP) — When conductor Daniel Harding lands in Rome to take over the role of music director at one of the world's oldest music institutions, there is a chance he could be piloting the plane.

“A Kind Worth Saving,” by Peter Swanson (William Morrow) Henry Kimball failed as a poet, washed out as a school teacher and screwed up so badly as a policeman that he got fired.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 12-18: March 12: Actor Barbara Feldon (“Get Smart”) is 90. Actor-singer Liza Minnelli is 77. Singer-songwriter James Taylor is 75. Singer Bill Payne of Little Feat is 74.

NEW YORK (AP) — Hoda Kotb returned to NBC’s “Today” show on Monday after spending a few weeks tending to her 3-year-old daughter, Hope.

TORONTO — Canadian costume designers for a “Star Trek” spinoff and a Guillermo del Toro horror anthology are among the winners of the CAFTCAD Awards.

TOKYO (AP) — Hit Japanese manga “One Piece” is coming to Netflix as a live-action series — a development that's both exciting and worrisome for fans who have seen mixed success in a growing list of Hollywood adaptations.

Ricou Browning, a skilled swimmer best known for his underwater role as the Gill Man in the quintessential 3D black-and-white 1950s monster movie “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” has died, his family told various media outlets. He was 93.

PARIS (AP) — Cars snaked for blocks dropping off countless VIPs for Valentino’s “black tie” show at Paris Fashion Week as the evening Paris lights bathed the nearby Arc de Triomphe.

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III's office has been in touch with Prince Harry about the new monarch's coronation, raising the possibility the prince will attend the historic ceremony despite tensions within the royal family.