'Parasite' filmmaker's secret debut unearthed by new documentary
Seoul: Oscar-winning "Parasite" filmmaker Bong Joon-ho's first movie — about a trapped gorilla dreaming of a different life — was hidden from the world for three decades, but a new documentary has...
Oil prices drop further after OPEC+ delay
LONDON: Oil prices sank further Thursday after the shock decision by OPEC+ to delay a key policy meeting, suggesting fresh discord in the bloc.Stock markets, meanwhile, traded mixed after two US...
Retired nurses return to boost flagging UK health sector
LONDON: Briton Debs Helps retired earlier this year and could have been enjoying a well-deserved rest after a busy nursing career.But like thousands of other retirees from the UK's state-run National...
Turkey delivers another major interest rate hike
ISTANBUL: Turkey's central bank on Thursday surprised the market with a larger-than-expected interest hike as it ramped up its fight against inflation and efforts to support the slumping lira.The bank...
Antarctic ozone hole getting deeper in mid-spring
PARIS: The hole in the Antarctic ozone layer has been getting deeper in mid-spring over the last two decades, despite a global ban on chemicals that deplete Earth’s shield from deadly solar...
Israel, Hamas agree truce, hostages for prisoners swap
JERUSALEM: Israel and Hamas said Wednesday they had agreed on a four-day truce in the Gaza war during which the Palestinian militant group would free at least 50 of the hostages they took in their...
Pope meets relatives of Hamas hostages, Palestinian prisoners
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Wednesday met separately with Israeli relatives of hostages held in Gaza and of Palestinian prisoners in Israel, saying both sides "suffer so much".At the end of his...
Indian families pray for release of trapped tunnel workers
SILKYARA, India: Day after day the families have been waiting, praying their relatives trapped behind tonnes of debris in a collapsed Indian road tunnel for 11 days will escape safely.As they watch...
OPEC hears bearish message on oil from top swap dealer's presentation
LONDON: An OPEC technical panel invited a top financial market dealer to give a presentation this week which painted a bearish outlook for the oil market, according to materials from the presentation...
Britain awaits key budget with eyes on election
LONDON: Britain's Conservative government will on Wednesday unveil a vital budget update aiming to reinvigorate the economy and woo voters, as it lags badly in polls before next year's expected...
Argentina sink Brazil in Maracana
RIO DE JANEIRO: Argentina defeated Brazil 1-0 on Tuesday in an ill-tempered 2026 World Cup qualifying clash marred by pre-match crowd trouble that forced kick-off to be delayed.A 63rd-minute header...
AI helps create new manga from 'godfather' Tezuka
Tokyo: A brand new instalment of a hugely successful Japanese manga series created by the pioneering Osamu Tezuka hit bookstores Wednesday, co-developed using artificial intelligence 34 years after...
Global Plastic Treaty talks fail to get agreement
The latest negotiations toward a global plastic treaty concluded late Sunday with disagreement about how the pact should work and frustration from environment groups over delays and lack of...
Israel expands Gaza operation
Israeli troops were "expanding" their operation in the Gaza Strip on Monday, as Qatari mediators said they were inching closer to a deal to free some of the 240 hostages.Israel has warned residents of...
Sleepless India fans ready for World Cup title clash
Thousands of sleepless flag-waving fans sporting blue India jerseys clogged roads outside the world's biggest cricket stadium early Sunday, too excited to sleep as excitement built ahead of the World...
Brightest flash ever disturbed Earth's atmosphere last year
Last year the brightest flash of light ever seen in the night sky disturbed Earth's upper atmosphere in a way that has never before detected before, researchers said on Tuesday.A massive burst of...
Joaquin Phoenix on playing Napoleon
Paris: Joaquin Phoenix said he was surprised to discover a version of Napoleon who was more like a soppy "teenager in love" than an all-conquering commander as he researched his epic new role.Ridley...
Uruguay end Argentina winning run
MONTEVIDEO: Uruguay ended Argentina's 14-match unbeaten streak with a 2-0 victory over the world champions in World Cup qualifiers on Thursday as Luis Diaz scored twice to fire Colombia to an...
Israel takes Gaza port, battles Hamas fighters
Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories: Israeli troops on Thursday advanced their campaign to destroy Hamas in Gaza, fighting gun battles and taking control of a key port a day after a raid on the...
11 dead, 51 hospitalised in China building fire: state media
Beijing: Eleven people have died and 51 have been sent to hospital after a fire tore through a building in northern China's Shanxi province on Thursday, state media said.The fire started at a...