The actor will make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Ghost Rider in a standalone film directed by Shawn Levy, as Marvel Studios also unveiled new details about Black Panther 3 and Avengers at Comic-Con. Ryan Gosling is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Ghost Rider, re-teaming with his Star […]
NEW YORK: Nikki Hiltz survived a three-way sprint finish to win a fourth successive outdoor U.S. national 1,500 meters title on Saturday, draping the trans flag around their shoulders as a pioneer for non-binary athletes, while New York’s home hope Dalilah Muhammad easily advanced in the women’s 400m hurdles. Nearly […]
Oil prices rose more than 1.5 per cent to their highest in more than six weeks on Thursday (Jul 23), with the United States launching a new round of strikes on Iran and Yemen’s Houthis targeting oil tankers in the Red Sea. Brent crude futures rose US$1.93, or 2 per […]
The vote was largely along party lines, as all but seven Republicans voted in favour of the measure and all but six Democrats voted against. WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives narrowly passed its version of a massive defence policy Bill on Wednesday (Jul 22), despite Democrats’ concerns about its […]
NEW DELHI: Indian opposition lawmakers disrupted parliament on Wednesday (Jul 22) in support of student protesters, echoing their calls for the education minister to resign over exam leaks and ratcheting up pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after days of unrest. The protests, which started last month over the leak […]
The new tariffs will take effect in 30 days and cover products such as wine, hockey sticks and cement. WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed orders Monday (Jul 20) to impose new 50 per cent tariffs on many Canadian goods, claiming “discriminatory treatment” by Ottawa against American alcohol, automobile and […]
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday it will set up a robotics division reporting directly to the chief executive to accelerate development and commercialisation in the field and establish robotics as a growth engine. The South Korean conglomerate said the RX, or “Robotics eXperience”, division will oversee its mid-to-long-term robotics […]
MANILA: Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering in the Philippines on Tuesday under the cloud of renewed fighting in the Middle East and a deep divide over Myanmar’s return to the diplomatic fold. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) ministers will huddle for days of meetings in Manila, joined […]
MIAMI: England manager Thomas Tuchel said he hoped his players would one day look back on finishing third at the World Cup with some pride, despite falling short of their goal of winning the tournament. A 6-4 win over France in a frenetic third-place playoff at Miami Stadium on Saturday […]
GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence and hospitals said Israeli attacks yesterday killed 11 people across the territory, among them three children and their parents. A ceasefire remains in place between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, but it has not halted the violence in Gaza, and efforts to secure a […]