Johnny Depp has claimed “all hell would break loose” if he failed to follow ex-wife Amber Heard’s “rules”. The actor, 57, told London’s High Court during a libel hearing Ms Heard, 34, would often force him to give her attention. Ms Heard claimed he once threw a magnum of champagne […]
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KARACHI: The United States has banned Pakistan International Airlines from operating chartered flights to the country, the airline said, after it announced nearly 150 pilots would be grounded over fake or dubious licences. It follows a similar move by European Union aviation regulators to bar the state-run carrier for six […]
TATSUNO, Japan: As the sun sets in the Japanese town of Tatsuno, thousands of fireflies begin glowing, producing a spectacle that usually draws crowds of delighted visitors. But this year, the dance of the incandescent insects is being performed without spectators, after coronavirus prevention measures forced organisers of a popular […]
LONDON: Hollywood actor Johnny Depp strenuously denied being violent to his ex-wife Amber Heard, as he launched a libel claim in a London court on Tuesday (Jul 7) against a British tabloid newspaper that called him a “wife-beater”. The Pirates of the Caribbean star, 57, is suing the publishers of […]
Crowds thronging the “Mona Lisa” for a selfie will be a thing of the past. PARIS: The Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, reopens on Monday (Jul 6) after its coronavirus closure, but with nearly a third of its galleries still shut. The vast former palace of France’s kings […]
PASSO GAVIA: Scientists in Italy are investigating the mysterious appearance of pink glacial ice in the Alps, caused by algae that accelerate the effects of climate change. There is debate about where the algae come from, but Biagio Di Mauro of Italy’s National Research Council said the pink snow observed […]
Earl Cameron’s break into movies also broke barriers for British cinema. Cameron was cast in one of the starring roles in Pool of London, a 1951 crime noir movie that was the first British film to feature an interracial relationship. Earl Cameron, who was one of the first Black actors […]
Hollywood star Tom Cruise’s frequent collaborator, filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie says he has an idea for a new film that features the actor in a completely different avatar. Hollywood star Tom Cruise’s frequent collaborator, filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie says he has an idea for a new film that features the actor in […]
We need to use the lessons gained from the pandemic to reshape international development, rather than returning to the status quo, say Iqbal Dhaliwal and Samantha Friedlander. CAMBRIDGE: As with so much else, international development has been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. How might we use these lessons to […]
SAO PAULO: As the number of dead from coronavirus shot up in Brazil, the popularity of far right President Jair Bolsonaro has remained unchanged. For his supporters, the president has done nothing wrong despite more than 63,000 deaths and 1.5 million infections. Bolsonaro originally dismissed the coronavirus as a “little […]