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The sequel that we’ve been waiting for is finally here. Lana Wachowski is set to write and direct a fourth film set in the world of The Matrix with Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss reprising their roles as Neo and Trinity respectively. The film will be produced and globally distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and […]

by Peter HUTCHISON Facebook’s plan to hire professional journalists instead of relying solely on algorithms to deliver news is a positive step but is unlikely to shake up an embattled media industry, analysts say. The social media giant said Tuesday it would build a small team of journalists to select the top national news of […]

by Cécile AZZARO For years, Asian demand for a dried fish bladder prized as a culinary delicacy — and purported aphrodisiac — has been a boon to French Guiana’s fishing industry, but officials are racing to rein in the market over fears the species will soon be endangered. The acoupa weakfish, found along the sandy bottom […]

Beijing on Thursday accused Ottawa of worsening bilateral relations after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to stand up to China amid deepening diplomatic and trade disputes. The two countries have been locked in a feud since last December, when Canada detained top Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and — in apparent retaliation — China detained […]

Hong Kong student leaders on Thursday announced a two-week boycott of lectures from the upcoming start of term, as they seek to keep protesters on the streets and pressure on the government. The financial hub has been rocked by three months of unrest, with students making up a large number of the pro-democracy protesters taking […]

A wedding going viral, is nothing new in the age of the internet. But this one in Indonesia caught the attention of netizens in the largest Muslim nation on earth, Indonesia. A man who was in love with two women could not accept seeing one of them hurt if he were to marry the other. […]

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is officially hitched after the worldwide known star surprised his fans with a secret wedding ceremony held in Hawaii. The wrestler turned actor exchanged wedding vows with his girlfriend and singer Lauren Hashian on a dreamy beachside destination. He shared images from his wedding on Instagram on Monday. View this post […]

Kim Kardashian and sister Kylie Jenner have committed a photoshop fail, not once but twice recently. The sisters are promoting their new perfume collaboration for Kim Kardashian West Fragrance. They posted on Instagram holding lip-shaped perfume bottles and wearing onesies. On Aug 19, Kardashian uploaded a photo of what looked like a pretty straight-forward promotion […]

Right after his shock split from Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth has been reportedly leaning on actress Isabel Lucas. 26-year-old Miley was seen kissing her female friend Kaitlynn Carter during a girls’ holiday in Lake Como following the demise of her eight-month marriage to the actor. The Last Song star, 29, is said to have turned […]

Based on a report by Page Six, the six-year relationship between Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx has ended. Photos emerged showing the Oscar winner partying in Los Angeles on Friday night with much-younger sister Sela Vave and that led to news outlets speculating that Foxx, 51 was cheating on Holmes, 40. A source at La […]

by Robert Marin Indonesia’s Papua was hit by fresh unrest Wednesday as more than 1,000 security personnel were sent to the restive region after violent protests that saw buildings torched and street battles between police and demonstrators. Jakarta has called for calm in its easternmost territory — where an insurgency against Indonesian rule has simmered […]

by Aidan JONES / Catherine LAI China has deployed a three-pronged strategy to suffocate pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong — propaganda, economic leverage and intimidation. Here is a look at Beijing’s efforts so far to squash a movement that has refused to die. Shaping the narrative As protests erupted in June, discussion inside authoritarian China […]

More than 2,300 endangered tigers have been killed and illegally trafficked since the turn of the century, according to a report published Tuesday, urging more action to protect the giant cats. With an average of more than 120 illegally trafficked tigers seized each year — which amounts to over two each week — since year […]

US President Donald Trump and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday that talks between senior officials were underway, as the South American country struggles under the weight of US sanctions. “We are in touch. We’re talking to various representatives of Venezuela,” Trump told reporters. He declined to say which officials were engaged in the talks, […]

Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday said she hoped “calm” will prevail after a massive weekend march passed without clashes between police and demonstrators, but again refused to give ground to protester demands. Hundreds of thousands of people marched through the heart of the city on Sunday in a show of peaceful protest […]