Chef was about food, and it remained about it till the very end. There was no dramatic upstaging of the delicious cuisines by any actor. There were a few memorable cameos too, one featuring Dustin Hoffman, and the other with Iron Man himself, Robert Downey Jr. There are many things […]
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TAIPEI: Taiwan appealed to people to avoid panic buying of items such as instant noodles and toilet paper as new curbs on gatherings and movement took effect to rein in the spread of Covid-19 during a spike in domestic infections. Taiwan raised its coronavirus alert level in the capital, Taipei, […]
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was “dismayed” by civilian casualties in Gaza and “deeply disturbed” by Israel’s strike on a building containing international media outlets, a spokesman said yesterday in response to reporters’ questions. The comments came as Israel pummelled the Gaza Strip with air strikes, killing 10 members […]
TAIPEI: Taiwan reported a record rise in domestic Covid-19 cases today with 29 new cases, as community transmissions in part of central Taipei spread and the government called for people to be tested. While Taiwan has reported just 1,291 cases, mostly imported from abroad, out of a population of some […]
SINGAPORE: Singapore is stepping up enforcement of COVID-19 safe management measures to ensure compliance by nightlife operators who have pivoted to the food and beverage industry. This is because breaches by such establishments are “flagrant” and carry much higher public health risks, said the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment […]
TOKYO: A petition to cancel the Tokyo Olympics with more than 351,000 signatures was submitted to the city’s governor on Friday, with its organiser urging officials to “prioritise life”. The online petition titled “Cancel the Tokyo Olympics to protect our lives” was launched earlier this month by Kenji Utsunomiya, a […]
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta has declared martial law in a town in Chin State after blaming “armed terrorists” for attacks on a police station and a bank, state media reported today, amid an upsurge in fighting between the military and ethnic rebels in border areas. In the face of widespread opposition, […]
Camila Cabello debuts as an actor in the Kay Cannon’s Cinderella. The film also stars Billy Porter, Idina Menzel, Pierce Brosnan, Nicholas Galitzine, and Minnie Driver. The first look of singer-songwriter Camila Cabello in the upcoming movie Cinderella is out. Cabello, known globally for her megahit songs like “Havana” debuts […]
The B.117 prevalent in the United Kingdom has been found in cases reported in 34 countries or territories in the Americas, while the South African variant B.1.351 has been reported in 17. BRASILIA: The four most worrying coronavirus variants have been detected in virtually all countries and territories of […]
Disney+ series MCU Loki centres around Tom Hiddleston’s MCU supervillain of the same name, as he goes on brand new adventures elsewhere in the universe. A new poster of the upcoming Disney+ Marvel Cinematic Universe series Loki is out. Loki, which comes out in less than a month, centres around […]