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The union has threatened an 18-day walkout beginning May 21 if its demands are not met.
Seven years after he won the Palme d’Or with “Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho is back in Cannes, this time with his first animated feature. “Ally,” in the works since 2019 and due for completion later this year, is set in the uncharted depths of the South Pacific Ocean, where a curious
NEW DELHI/DUBAI, May 15 - India and the United Arab Emirates agreed the framework for a strategic defence partnership on Friday, the Indian foreign ministry said, as they seek to deepen ties amid the Iran war.
Ultrasonic tracking in Hiroshima Bay shows that male and female black sea bream move differently during the spawning season, offering a novel discovery into the reproductive behavior of a broadcast-spawning sparid fish in the wild.
In a bit of on-the-nose casting, the Manchester City striker will voice a Viking warrior in 'Viqueens,' the upcoming animated epic from Norwegian director Harald Zwart.
The controversial style is best explored on a walking tour in Skopje in North Macedonia, but there are plenty of other cities where you can embrace the trend.
US President Donald Trump said that Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed that Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump disclosed thousands of financial transactions for the first quarter of 2026 with a total value of at least $220 million (and as much as $750 million), including those involving securities from major media and tech companies. The reports, released May 14,
Rescue teams in the Maldives continued recovery operations after the country’s deadliest diving accident killed five Italian divers.
X is fighting for its users' right to anonymity against the far-right influencers and accused human traffickers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are seeking to unmask their online critics. The Tate brothers filed suit against the owners of more than a dozen social media accounts -
While both Steam and developers Viv have vague about the reason behind This Game Is Not Real's removal, the culprit appears to be the "non-consensual" content listed on its new store page
Republicans are eager to advance a housing affordability package that's central to their midterm messaging.
Fans rioted after a disputed referee decision ended a Libyan league match in Tarhunah, with violence spreading to Tripoli where the Government of National Unity's headquarters was set on fire.
President Trump has concluded a two-day visit to Beijing at a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Harry Styles’s Pleasing has added a new accessory to its lineup: earplugs. The lifestyle brand, which the Grammy-winning artist launched in 2021, has teamed up with Loop Earplugs on a limited-edition collection of the Experience 2 Earplugs, designed specifically for live music.
This was a triumph. I'm making a note here, 'huge success'.
Controlling heat flow is a major challenge for many technologies. In electronic and photonic devices, for example, heat dissipation can limit the performance and efficiency, as well as their potential for further miniaturization. At the same time, two-dimensional (2D)
The 244-page book was put together by Dr Goh's wife, Dr Phua Swee Liang, based on photographs, gifts, travel itineraries and personal records from his stint as an economic adviser to China between 1985 and 1990.
Guide dogs help thousands of people with visual disabilities navigate daily life. While guide dogs provide tremendous benefits, the current training program faces serious inefficiencies, since a large percentage never actually assist an owner. Only 60% of dogs evaluated for
"It's going to be a tough situation..."
Residents of Jabalia bury two Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike on a wake, as Gaza reports nearly 73,000 dead and truce violations persist.
Guilty pleasures are one thing, but utterly delicious bits of television are something else entirely. Season 2 of Hulu’s “Rivals,” the 1980s-set dark comedy adapted from Jilly Cooper’s “Rutshire Chronicles” novels, is exactly that. The series, which is set in the fictional
Kevin Morby just released his masterpiece. Little Wide Open , out today, is the folk-rock singer-songwriter's greatest collection of songs to date. The album presents an interconnected batch of reflections: on Morby's Midwestern homeland and the adventures that have carried him
The studio has released behind-the-scenes photos showing Jon Bernthal and a stunt actor doing the scene
[Ghanaian Times] Fidelity Bank Ghana has reinforced its position as a key voice in Africa's digital transformation agenda following its participation in the 3i Africa Summit 2026, where Bank executives joined high-level conversations on digital infrastructure, fintech
Asian and Middle Eastern carriers have once again dominated Skytrax’s prestigious 5-star airline rankings, with no European airline earning a place among the world’s top-rated operators.
How do sea squirts stay attached to rocks amid crashing waves and strong currents? Recent research has revealed that sea squirts do not simply secrete adhesive substances. Instead, they possess a unique system where they package these materials into nano-sized (nm) condensates,
The fresh air, picturesque vistas and pristine bush of the Blue Mountains west of Sydney draw millions of visitors a year. Unfortunately, the Blue Mountains are also the site of a controversial investigation into water contamination with "forever chemicals," also called PFAS.
A ballad from Australian star Delta Goodrem and a Danish ode to clubbing will fill the airwaves in Saturday's Eurovision grand final in Vienna after making it through the second semi-final, which delivered a message in defence of LGBTQ people. Australia and Denmark, which
In an interview with Polygon, workers highlighted the reasons why they are seeking to unionize.
EU governments are eager to work with ICEYE. The Finnish space company sells mini satellites that help allied nations safeguard their sovereignty. That’s because when it comes to Earth observation and military reconnaissance, the high-resolution radar eyes in space are second
After years of efforts by radical greens to strangle America's oil, gas, and coal industries — while forcing the nation to accept costly, land-devouring wind and solar — the U.S. is once again emerging as a global energy superpower. And this time, it’s not just fossil fuels: In
British chef Mike Keen will ski across Greenland eating only fermented seal. Researchers will study how the Inuit diet shapes gut health.
A few years ago, I had just moved into a house.
Expressing yourself should always be at the centre of all things creative.
After the success of Artemis II, longer space journeys are expected, raising new health and nutritional challenges for astronauts. Current space foods rely on dried, shelf-stable items.
Ofcom said the commitments were of particular importance after recent crimes targeting Jewish communities in the UK.
Regional leaders and UN officials gathered in Bukhara to discuss how investing in women, education and demographic planning could shape long-term development across Asia.
CANEX Creations CEO Osahon Akpata has outlined his strategic vision for how the pan-African institution can boost the profile of the continent’s filmmakers, while Neon has released a first-look image for the CANEX-backed “Clarissa,” the buzzy, Lagos-set adaptation of Virginia
Jimmy Lai was found guilty in December on charges of foreign collusion and seditious publication and sentenced to 20 years in prison, in the harshest sentence doled out so far under a national security law imposed on Hong Kong by Beijing.
People who shop at the more than 8,700 farmers markets operating in the U.S. either year-round or seasonally generally fall into six distinct groups. Three of them are more interested in farmers markets than the others. I study local food systems as a strategic communications
“To Hold a Mountain,” a documentary from directing duo Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić about sisterhood and solitude in the Montenegrin highlands, won the Grand Prix at Millennium Docs Against Gravity during an award ceremony in Warsaw on Thursday. The film, which won the
Among the victims in Kyiv was 12-year-old Lyubava Yakovleva, whose father was killed during the war.
When Donald Tusk met George and Amal Clooney this week during the ImpactCEE'26 conference in Poznan the moment swiftly went viral as the Polish leader ingratiated himself with the Hollywood star.
A CBBL research team led by Professor Balachandran Manavalan from the Department of Integrative Biotechnology at Sungkyunkwan University has developed DeepTYLCV, an accurate and interpretable artificial intelligence model for predicting the virulence of tomato yellow leaf curl
For an agricultural nation like New Zealand, severe drought is one of the most ominous consequences of a warming planet.
