Light and shimmery and intricately formed as a dandelion clock, Kogonada’s 2017 debut “Columbus” walked a fine tonal line between poetic and prosaic, intellect and feeling, all without slipping into preciousness. That balance can be hard to maintain when budgets get bigger and
An extensively remastered version of the popular anime series “Dragon Ball Super” will premiere in fall 2026 under the new title “Dragon Ball Super: Beerus,” the franchise announced at the Dragon Ball Genkidamatsuri event in Japan. The enhanced edition features comprehensive
Apartment buildings comprising about 1,800 households in total were affected in two separate outages.
This comes after the appointment was first announced on Dec 28, 2025.
The departure of four-year-old twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei leaves Japan panda-less for the first time since 1972, prompting thousands to apply for lottery-assigned tickets to say goodbye.
Scientists are warning that a little-known group of microbes called free-living amoebae may pose a growing global health threat. Found in soil and water, some species can survive extreme heat, chlorine, and even modern water systems—conditions that kill most germs. One infamous
Alex Honnold has become the first person to climb the Taiwanese building alone without safety equipment.
Shrimp are exporters finding that none of the other markets can match the American consumer appetite.
The Brooklyn-based band debuts on SNL with two tracks from their latest album, Getting Killed
Researchers have found that a natural aging-related molecule can repair key memory processes affected by Alzheimer’s disease. The compound improves communication between brain cells and restores early memory abilities that typically fade first. Because it already exists in the
The EU is funding AI adoption, drafting preparedness plans, and issuing ethics guidance, but AI tool use remains uneven and sometimes taboo. With 64% of Europeans saying AI literacy will be essential by 2030, the real test is turning ambition into measurable, high-scale outcomes.
Collectively, women lose approximately 75 million years of healthy life each year – equivalent to a week of health lost per woman annually, according to a new report.
TAIPEI, Jan 25 (Reuters) - U.S. climber Alex Honnold scaled the Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes or safety netting on Sunday, watched by thousands of cheering and waving fans as he clambered up one of the world's tallest buildings. "Sick," Honnold said as he got to the top
The president's threats to acquire the semi-autonomous territory resemble some male dating app behaviors, Colin Jost jokes
The ceremony honors film and TV adaptations of written material, with both the authors of the source material and the screenwriters sharing the prize.
Both independent travel and tour packages are seeing more competitive pricing this year.
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Italy’s wolf population now numbers 3,000-3,500; at the beginning of the 1970s, they were nearing extinction in the country.
“Saturday Night Live” lightly took on ICE during “Weekend Update,” hours after a 37-year-old Minneapolis intensive care nurse was killed by Border Patrol agents. “Vice President J.D. Vance criticized protesters confronting ICE Officers, saying they should instead write an op-ed
At least 11 people have died and around 80 are missing after a landslide buried homes in Java's West Bandung region, forcing villagers to flee.
Protesters chanted Alex Pretti's name after he became the second person this month to be shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis.
Artists create not because they’ve been given permission to do so, but simply because they must. This certainty illuminates filmmaking duo Hossein Keshavarz and Maryam Ataei’s Tehran-set drama “The Friend’s House Is Here,” a sophisticated and heroic celebration both of Iran’s
The ordinance, which was unanimously approved and enacted in December 2025, took effect on Jan 25.
Amid all the controversies, the president indulges his ego and hosts an awards show about himself
NASA is moving into a new phase of space exploration, with major progress across human spaceflight, science missions, and advanced technology. In just one year, the agency has launched multiple crewed and science missions, test-flown new aircraft, and pushed forward plans for
The number of tourists to Japan hit a record in 2025, including those from Muslim-majority regions
HANOI, Jan 25 - The European Union and Vietnam will elevate ties during a visit to Hanoi by the European Council President Antonio Costa on Thursday, an EU official said, as both sides seek to expand international partnerships amid disruptions from U.S. tariffs.
Different from rock climbing, scaling skyscrapers comes with unique physical and mental demands,
"The Invite" is marvelously entertaining, but part of the reason is that I think a lot of people are going to see themselves in this movie, which for all its wisecracking bravura is humane enough to play a truth game that rings true.
Competition drama 'Josephine’ also prompted people to get out of their seats — and it is only the third day of the final festival in Park City, Utah.
After Florida Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost revealed on Saturday that he was the victim of a racially motivated assault in Park City the night before, several of his fellow politicians have offered support and lamented a culture of anti-immigrant rhetoric that spurred the
This week’s “Saturday Night Live” featured a surprise cameo from series alum Mike Myers, who returned to the long-running NBC sketch comedy show to once again spoof Elon Musk. The cold open took place during The Trumps, an award show meant to honor “the best in being or
Visitors needed a prior reservation to see the pandas at the Ueno Zoological Gardens on Jan 25.
Air pollution is now recognized as one of the greatest threats to human health, contributing to an estimated 4.2 million premature deaths in 2019, according to the World Health Organization.
The Sundance Film Festival has released an official statement condemning an assault against Florida Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost on Friday night at a CAA party in Park City. The statement reads, “We strongly condemn last night’s assault and abhor any form of violence,
The 91-minute film, executive produced by the Duchess and Prince Harry follows four “tenacious girls,” Ara, Olive, Nikki and Shannon Elizabeth, as they battle it out to be a top-selling “Cookie Queen.”
Falling space junk is becoming a real-world hazard, and scientists have found a clever new way to track it using instruments already listening to the Earth itself. By tapping into networks of earthquake sensors, researchers can follow the sonic booms created when space debris
Six people are presumed dead after heavy rain triggered the landslide on Jan 22.
SYDNEY, Jan 25 - New Zealand authorities suspended recovery efforts on Sunday for victims of a landslide that hit a busy campground on the country's North Island.
The state's DOC says Jose Huerta-Chuma had never been in custody, based on the department's data records and court data.
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) said he was assaulted at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Friday. “Last night, I was assaulted by a man at Sundance Festival who told me that Trump was going to deport me before he punched me in the face,” Maxwell posted on the
India's solar factories are running around the clock to meet surging power demand and cut reliance on China, even as oversupply, higher costs and US tariffs cloud the outlook.
