LIFESTYLE

Disney’s Snow White film tops box office despite bad reviews

LOS ANGELES — Disney’s live-action version of the classic fairy-tale Snow White has topped the North American box office chart despite a slew of underwhelming reviews. The movie has taken an estimated $87.3m (£67.5m) globally during its opening weekend, according to Box Office Mojo. Almost half of that figure came from North America. But that […]

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Court rules against K-pop group NewJeans in record label dispute

SEOUL — A South Korean court has ruled against chart-topping K-pop group NewJeans which had sought to cut ties with its record label Ador. The court said the band, which had renamed themselves NJZ and began organizing their own appearances, must not conduct any independent activities — from making music to signing advertising deals. Earlier

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Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams finally return to Earth 

MIAMI — After nine months in space, Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally arrived back on Earth. Their SpaceX capsule made a fast and fiery re-entry through the Earth’s atmosphere before four parachutes opened to take them to a gentle splashdown off the coast of Florida. A pod of dolphins circled the

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Man lives for 100 days with titanium heart in successful new trial

BRISBANE — An Australian man lived for 100 days with an artificial titanium heart while he awaited a donor transplant, the longest period to date of someone with the technology. The patient, a man in his 40s who declined to be identified, received the implant during surgery at St. Vincent’s Hospital Sydney last November. In

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Indian town’s abandoned European-style mansions are a throwback to its opulent past

SIDHPUR, India — The dusty highway leading to Sidhpur, in western India’s Gujarat state, winds through arid landscapes past roadside eateries and herds of lumbering camel, offering little hint of what the historic town holds. In the heart of Sidhpur lies a street lined with stately three- and four-story mansions, known as “havelis,” in

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Private spacecraft lands on Moon — but may be on its side

WASHINGTON — A private US company says it has landed a spacecraft close to the Moon’s South Pole but fears the machine is not upright. The Athena spacecraft is communicating with Earth, but is not in the “correct attitude”, Intuitive Machines chief executive said in a press conference. The company hopes the scientific instruments on

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Anora sweeps Oscars with best picture, best director and best actress for Mikey Madison

LOS ANGELES — The 97th Academy Awards concluded Sunday with Anora capturing five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (Sean Baker) and Best Actress (Mikey Madison), in a star-studded ceremony hosted by Conan O’Brien on Hollywood’s biggest night. Adrien Brody won his second Best Actor award, for The Brutalist, while Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)

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