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Superhero movies may have taken a downward turn in 2023, but Hollywood is still all-in when it comes to franchises. Considering the state of the box office, the movie industry and the streaming-verse may be in some pretty hot water if the films and TV shows on this list fail to deliver in 2024. If there’s anything we’ve learned from the last year, it’s that prior success does not guarantee future success. Regardless, we’re still very excited about the following 10 franchises that are returning with new movies or shows in 2024. Some of the franchises are even getting films…

Carrefour is telling customers it will no longer sell PepsiCo products like Pepsi, Lay’s crisps and 7up because they had become too costly, in the latest tug-of-war over prices between retailers and global food giants. From Thursday, shelves with PepsiCo products at Carrefour stores in France will be accompanied by a note saying “We are no longer selling this brand due to unacceptable price increases,” a spokesperson for the French retailer said. PepsiCo did not respond to a request for comment. The US company said in October it planned “modest” price hikes this year as demand held up despite rises,…

Ever since I started to write my column, it has been customary for me to put pen to paper in celebration of love, the most beautiful feeling for every living organism, on Valentine’s Day. Words typically flowed with no writer’s blocks experienced from start to end. It was a matter of rummaging out a chapter in my life, in the distant or recent past. There were many Valentine’s Day heroines — or victims — who I said I wanted to celebrate on the Red Letter Day: doctors, nurses, sales girls, et al. And, of course, a couple of journos who…

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo clinched the Maradona Award for Best Goalscorer ahead of this month’s highly esteemed Dubai Globe Soccer Awards. The event, supported by Dubai Sports Council and presented this year by Nakheel, will be hosted at the luxurious Atlantis, The Palm, an iconic hospitality destination on Palm Jumeirah. The 14th edition of the ceremony is scheduled to take place on Friday, January 19. Ronaldo secured the award by outperforming rivals Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane, and Erling Haaland, adding this achievement to his impressive list of individual successes. Ronaldo’s latest accolade capped a magical 12 months for the evergreen…

India Khelo Football talent hunt set to begin in UAE UAE trials on Jan 20, 2024 in Ajman and 21st in Dubai to discover and develop football talents Dubai, UAE, January 4, 2024: India Khelo Football (IKF), a pioneering India-based grassroots not-for-profit entity to nurture football talent globally will hold its UAE trials on January 20 and 21, 2024, in Ajman and Dubai respectively. The IKF’s first talent hunt initiative outside India in strategic partnership with its Middle East representative, the UAE-based Bluarrows Marketing, will offer a one-of-its-kind opportunity for young aspiring football players in the UAE to showcase their…

While every part of a computer is important, we have to admit that without a monitor it’d all be pretty useless. So, if you’ve got one of the best desktop computers, be sure to treat yourself with a good monitor. Of course, the best monitors are often very expensive. As a result, it really pays to look for a good deal. With so many monitors and monitor deals out there, it can be hard to select the best products, though. To help you out, we’ve parsed all of the deals down to a handful of good ones, then we go…

Dubai’s Global Village has swooped into the record books with a giant falcon sculpture. The eight-metre bird stands tall amid 25 miniature replicas of famous landmarks from around the world at the multicultural park’s Mini World. The art piece has been certified by Guinness as the world’s largest illuminated steel sculpture of a bird. With its wings spread wide, the steel falcon is a tribute to the UAE’s national bird. With a wingspan of over 22 metres, the sculpture weighs 8,000kg. Adorned by 50,000 lights, it glows to form a unique Instagrammable spot. A new attraction at the Global Village,…

ndia will launch a communications satellite using SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket this year, its first partnership with a venture led by billionaire Elon Musk who also wants to expand his other businesses in the country. The high-capacity satellite aims to boost India’s broadband communication, especially in remote and unconnected regions of the country, state-run NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL), the commercial arm of India’s space agency, said in a statement on Tuesday. The launch is scheduled for the second quarter of this year, NSIL said. The satellite weighs 4,700 kg, which exceeds the current highest spacecraft launching capacity of 4,000 kg of…

Tiger Woods and longtime girlfriend Erica Herman appear to have split up — and a legal battle could ensue. Us Weekly and TMZ reported on Wednesday that Herman wants a court to void a non-disclosure agreement that Woods required her to sign when they became a couple in 2017. In her court filing, a copy of which both outlets obtained, Herman said the Speak Out Act gives her the right to talk. Under the Speak Out Act, which US President Joe Biden signed into law in December, non-disclosure and non-disparagement documents are not enforceable when sexual assault and/or sexual harassment…

India won the second Test by seven wickets against South Africa in just two days at Cape Town on Thursday. After 23 wickets fell on the first day on an extremely difficult wicket to bat, South Africa started their second innings at 62-3 with a deficit of 36 runs. After being bowled out for 55 in the first innings, South Africa did much better in the second, thanks to a stunning hundred from opener Aiden Markram (106 off 103 balls, 17 fours, 2 sixes). But none of the other batsmen could stand up to the Indian pace attack as the…