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Brave New World confirms OTT release date & platform

May 16, 2025

ICC announces record prize money for World Test Championship final

May 15, 2025

José Mujica, Uruguay’s humble president who changed his country and charmed the world, dies at 89

May 14, 2025

‘No more war,’ Pope Leo pleads to world in first Sunday address at the Vatican

May 11, 2025

Tariff talks begin between US and Chinese officials in Geneva as the world looks for signs of hope

May 10, 2025

World Bank President Ajay Banga faces spiritual and political test over Indus Water treaty

May 9, 2025

The U.S. now has two world leaders. They could not be more different.

May 9, 2025

Pope Leo XIV inherits a packed in-tray, from a world on fire to sex abuse scandals

May 9, 2025

Xi and Putin vow stronger ties at Russia’s World War II Victory Day parade ahead of U.S.-China trade talks

May 9, 2025

Japan warms to lower US tariffs after pushing for full elimination
TOKYO — Japanese negotiators have signaled a willingness to discuss only a partial reduction in the Trump administration’s tariffs after American officials held their ground against eliminating them altogether. The shift in strategy was prompted by the tariff agreement that U.S. announced with the U.K. last Thursday and the U.S.-China truce unveiled Monday. Both deals…
Michael J. Fox to guest star on next season of ‘Shrinking’
Michael J. Fox is returning to his roots. The five-time Emmy Award winner will guest star in the third season of the Apple TV+ series “Shrinking.” The streaming service and the actor shared a collaborative Instagram post with the news Thursday. “Big feelings incoming. Michael J. Fox joins the Shrinking cast as a guest star in season 3,”…
PM Shehbaz approves five-year tariff reform plan to reduce duties
PM Shehbaz approves five-year tariff reform plan to reduce duties ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday unveiled major tariff reforms, announcing that the government will cap customs duty at a maximum of 15% and gradually phase out additional customs and regulatory duties over the next four to five years. The prime minister chaired a…
GM to reassess its China luxury import business as sales sputter
SHANGHAI — General Motors will restructure its business selling imported luxury vehicles in China, a business grappling with sluggish sales and tariffs imposed by Beijing. The U.S. automaker in 2022 launched the Durant Guild, a wholly owned direct sales channel for luxury imports, through which it operates showrooms in cities such as Shanghai and Beijing.
Sarah Michelle Gellar reveals next ‘chosen one’ in ‘Buffy’
Ryan Kiera Armstrong has staked the role of the new slayer in town in the upcoming “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” revival. The 15-year-old actor will co-star with original series lead Sarah Michelle Gellar. The two actors shared the news May 15 in a joint Instagram post featuring a video that showed Gellar breaking the casting news to…
Top chicken exporter faces trade ban after Bird Flu found in poultry
Top chicken exporter faces trade ban after Bird Flu found in poultry Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first bird flu outbreak on a commercial farm on Friday, prompting China to impose a country-wide trade ban and other major consumers to enforce state-wide restrictions. In 2024, Brazil exported $10 billion worth of chicken…
China approves rare-earth exports to US: report
BEIJING — The Chinese government has issued licenses to companies to export rare-earth products to the U.S., Chinese news outlet Caixin reports, in a sign that shipments of the vital industrial metals will resume. Certain rare earths had been subject to export restrictions. The restart of licensing is seen as an easing of tensions based on…
Giant rabbit ‘Alex the Great’ delights social media in his custom Mercedes
Bugs Bunny eat your heart out. Alex is Instafamous and he’s got a license to drive. Known to his friends and fans as “Alex the Great,” the 4-year-old Flemish giant rabbit lives in San Francisco with his rescuers, Josh Row and Kei Koc. With combined followings on Instagram and TikTok that number 100,000, Alex is…
Neelum-Jhelum project expected to resume within two years, NA informed
Neelum-Jhelum project expected to resume within two years, NA informed ISLAMABAD: On Friday, Federal Minister for Water Resources Muhammad Moeen told the National Assembly that the government expects to complete the restoration of the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project (NJHPC) within two years. During the question hour, he said the committee investigating the issue will soon finalize…