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From atomic bombs (Oppenheimer, Asteroid City) to atomic blondes (Barbie, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour), 2023 was a year when cinema looked ahead by going back to the past. With reliable franchises like Marvel, DC, Indiana Jones, and Transformers failing and streaming still a question mark, the movie landscape expanded, allowing for a Hayao Miyazaki film about death to be the number one movie in America and for a three-hour movie filmed partly in black and white about nuclear physics to become a summertime critical and commercial smash. It’s a weird time for movies, but it was also a great…
Russia fired one of its biggest missile barrages of the war at Ukraine on Friday, killing 31 civilians, wounding over 120 and hitting residential buildings in Kyiv, the south and west of the country and a maternity ward in the east, officials said. NATO member Poland said a Russian missile appeared to have flown into its airspace for some 40km before returning to Ukraine under three minutes later. There was no immediate comment from Moscow and NATO said it remained “vigilant”. The Ukrainian foreign ministry said the vast end-of-year air assault showed there should be “no talk of a truce”…
Google has agreed to settle a consumer privacy lawsuit seeking at least $5 billion in damages over allegations it tracked the data of users who thought they were browsing the internet privately. The object of the lawsuit was the ‘incognito’ mode on Google’s Chrome browser that the plaintiffs said gave users a false sense that what they were surfing online was not being tracked by the Silicon Valley tech firm. But internal Google emails brought forward in the lawsuit demonstrated that users using incognito mode were being followed by the search and advertising behemoth for measuring web traffic and selling…
It’s been a banner year for movies. Putting aside the uncertainty and turmoil caused by the year’s Hollywood labor strikes, 2023 has delivered more great movies than any other year in recent memory. The same goes for the year’s screen performances — of which there have been so many that putting together a list like this feels like a bit of a foolhardy endeavor. After all, how can one talk about this year’s big-screen performances without mentioning Charles Melton’s heartbreaking, fragile turn in May December, Cailee Spaeny’s time-bending, quietly expressive lead performance in Priscilla, or Rachel McAdams’ spellbinding supporting work…
Jebel Jais stands out for its captivating snow-capped mountains. This makes it one of the most attractive winter destinations for Fahad Mohamad Abdul Rehman, who is renowned as one of the most dedicated storm chasers in the UAE. The 27-year-old Emirati who often travels to Ras Al Khaimah says that the picturesque route to reach the tallest mountain in the North-Western Hajar range, makes it so much more appealing. “There are many tourist places in the country, but the best one is Jebel Jais according to me. It’s cold, but I feel happy, peaceful, and positive when I reach such…
After deliberation of 16 months, the Kathmandu District Court on Friday indicted Nepal’s cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane in a rape case. A bench of Shishir Dhakal on Friday delivered the verdict after listening to the concluding statement of both sides. “He (Sandeep Lamichhane) has been indicted in the rape case. Subsequent hearings will decide over the jail term,” Information Officer at Kathmandu District Court Chandra Prasad Panthi told ANI over the phone. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. As per the law of Nepal, Lamichhane will get a jail term ranging between 10-12 years…
دبي، 29 ديسمبر 2023 : في حفل بهيج ضم حضوراً لافتاً من الضيوف و نخبة من رجال الأعمال والأطباء، فضلا عن لفيف كبير من ممثلي الصحافة والتليفزيون، والإعلاميين والمؤثرين الاجتماعيين، تم افتتاح مركزا طبيا جديدا من سلسلة مراكز “اطمن” وذلك بمنطقة ديرة المواجهة لديرة سيتي سنتر. شهد الحفل فقرات فنية للرقص الفلكوري الشعبي الإماراتي والمصري، وعدة فقرات منوعة. مما اضفى جو من البهجة على الحضور. في حين قال السيد/ اسماعيل حسن موسى الرئيس التنفيذي ومؤسس مركز “اطمن”:” بدأنا بمكتب لإمداد الرعاية الطبية المنزلية في بداية هذا العام، وارتبط بنا عددا من المرضى وعددا أكبر من قصص الشفاء، مما جعلنا نطور…
It’s no secret that trying to watch live sports can put you through the ringer. They’re often broadcast across different networks, even within the same sports and leagues, and you have to mix and match between live cable TV and streaming. It doesn’t really matter what sport you’re trying to watch either, they’re all like this, from basketball and soccer, to football and racing. But what if we told you there’s one place you could go, a single platform, where you could catch all NBA basketball games for the season? Believe it or not, there is thanks to Dish Network.…
Minimum fare for a taxi ride at certain locations in Dubai will go up from Dh12 to Dh20 at certain times during major events, beginning on New Year’s Eve, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Friday. Aside from the change in flag-down or flagfall rate (the initial charge incurred at the start of a taxi journey), ‘dynamic fares’ will also be applicable on both regular metered taxis and Hala taxi services. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Khaleej Times is giving you the low-down on these changes. What is dynamic pricing?…
Former England captain Michael Vaughan termed the Indian men’s cricket team “one of the most underachieving teams in the world” for not being able to win big despite a massive amount of resources and talent. Vaughan made this point on FOX Cricket panel during the Australia-Pakistan second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday. “Here’s a question for you: India, in terms of cricket, are they one of the most underachieving sports teams in the world?” Vaughan said. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. “With all the talent that they have,…