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China Box Office: ‘Pegasus 3’ Cruises Toward $600 Million

Racing-comedy “Pegasus 3” maintained its dominant lead at the China box office during the March 6–8 weekend, earning RMB168.9 million ($23.8 million) in its third full weekend of release, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Produced by PMF Pictures, the film has now reached

Attack on Iran a defining moment for the global order

At certain moments in history, the true significance of events lies not in the events themselves but in the rules that emerge afterward. The military attack by the United States and Israel on Iran, accompanied by the assassination of the country’s highest political authority,

New book tells harrowing story of forced labour in WW2

A new e-book tells the harrowing story of what is, arguably, one of the lesser known stories of WW2. Survival, Memoir of a Forced Labourer in the Third Reich, by Belgian author George Beeston (pictured) tells the moving story of the cruel deportation of Belgians to Germany to

Air travel thrown into chaos by new Middle East conflict

The war in the Middle East may seen a long way away for some but its ripple effects are already being felt far and wide. This includes people who are travelling both within and outside Europe. It is estimated that at least 20,000 flights in and out of the Middle East have

Particles may not follow Einstein’s paths after all

Physicists have long struggled to unite quantum mechanics—the theory governing tiny particles—with Einstein’s theory of gravity, which explains the behavior of stars, planets, and the structure of the universe. Researchers at TU Wien have now taken a new step toward that goal