Adidas, Lenovo among companies in China giving workers a World Cup final holiday
Chinese tech firms NetEase and 37 Interactive Entertainment are allowing employees to enjoy a half-day off on Monday morning
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Adidas, Lenovo among companies in China giving workers a World Cup final holiday
Chinese tech firms NetEase and 37 Interactive Entertainment are allowing employees to enjoy a half-day off on Monday morning
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China student discovered on video platform shines as heroine in acclaimed film ‘Dear You’
Recent graduate Li Sitong hopes for more acting roles after starring in emotional telling of a decades-spanning secret involving a stranger
· Fran Lu
China student discovered on video platform shines as heroine in acclaimed film ‘Dear You’
Recent graduate Li Sitong hopes for more acting roles after starring in emotional telling of a decades-spanning secret involving a stranger
· Fran Lu
‘Entitled bully’: PH lawmakers slam China over state media’s racist ‘monkey’ video
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· Bea Cupin
Parashat Devarim: Always relevant
The fifth book of the Torah, known as Mishneh Torah (“Repetition of the Torah”), is devoted primarily to reviewing the commandments, statutes, and laws that were given to the Jewish people in the four preceding books.
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Philippine government protests a racist video on Chinese media
In this image made from video provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, a Chinese coast guard ship uses water cannon on a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 as it approaches Second Thomas Shoal, locally called Ayungin shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on March 23, 2024. (Armed Forces of the Philipp…
· Jim Gomez
‘Let them fight’: Chinese social media reacts to Trump’s election interference claims
Following the US leader’s explosive accusations against Beijing, online commenters respond with mockery, concern and calls for self-reliance
· Jane Cai
‘Let them fight’: Chinese social media reacts to Trump’s election interference claims
Following the US leader’s explosive accusations against Beijing, online commenters respond with mockery, concern and calls for self-reliance
· Jane Cai
Meet Sofia Vergara’s boyfriend Douglas Chabbott, the jewellery VP with A-list friends
The Modern Family star’s businessman beau is 14 years younger than her and hangs out with celebrities like Dakota Johnson and Orlando Bloom
· Varvara Rodchenko
Meet Sofia Vergara’s boyfriend Douglas Chabbott, the jewellery VP with A-list friends
The Modern Family star’s businessman beau is 14 years younger than her and hangs out with celebrities like Dakota Johnson and Orlando Bloom
· Varvara Rodchenko
Meet Gabrielle Policano, who plays Elle’s queer friend, Liz, in the Legally Blonde prequel
Much like their on-screen character, the actor is also queer; they starred opposite Nicole Kidman in A24’s erotic thriller, Babygirl, in 2024
· Sumnima Kandangwa
Meet Gabrielle Policano, who plays Elle’s queer friend, Liz, in the Legally Blonde prequel
Much like their on-screen character, the actor is also queer; they starred opposite Nicole Kidman in A24’s erotic thriller, Babygirl, in 2024
· Sumnima Kandangwa
"One Step Closer To Extradition": Cox Media Heir Faces Reckoning Over Funding Marxist Revolution
Sovereign Media, a far-left media outlet funded by the Babochki Collective, a nonprofit run by Jim "Fergie" Chambers, the communist centi-millionaire and heir to the Cox Media fortune, reports that Fergie, who was arrested in Ibiza last week at the request of the US Justice Department, "has been transferred to a max…
· Tyler Durden
Catalano’s 25-year-old son now overseeing his regional media empire
Accused domestic violence perpetrator Antony Catalano has evened the balance of power in the boardroom of his regional newspaper empire by making his 25-year-old son Luca Catalano a director of the company overseeing Australian Community Media.
· Christine Lacy
Skip or binge? Our reviewers deliver their verdicts on 10 new books
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‘Adversarial clothing’: are garments designed to confuse facial recognition systems about to go mainstream?
Designers say that as well as offering a degree of protection from surveillance, their clothes make a powerful fashion statement about the importance of privacy
· Ameliahill
‘It’s a spiritual experience’: docuseries goes behind the spectacular chaos of Burning Man
In HBO’s four-part series The Man Will Burn, the psychedelic, uber-expensive festival is granted a deep dive
· Andrew Lawrence
Horror hit ‘Obsession’ releasees on streaming—Here’s how to watch for free
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· Angela Tricarico
Brantley Gilbert slams ‘aggravating’ artists who back out of patriotic shows: ‘We get paid to play music’
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US strikes on Iran reportedly hit airport and bridges – Middle East crisis live
Southern rail station also attacked, Iranian media says, as IRGC claims to have destroyed US fighter jets stationed in Jordan
· Taz Ali
Silo season three, episode three review: Memory becomes a deadly weapon | The National
Warning: this article contains spoilers for season one and two
· David Tusing
From culture warrior to lame duck – Deeming dumped by Liberals
Moira Deeming has been dumped as a Liberal candidate for the November election and will serve out her remaining days in parliament as a lame-duck MP.
· Chip Le Grand
Netflix K-drama The East Palace review: Nam Joo-hyuk, Roh Yoon-seo in occult period horror
While The East Palace dazzles with polished visuals and period horror, a lack of originality and convoluted mythmaking hold it back
· Pierce Conran
Netflix K-drama The East Palace review: Nam Joo-hyuk, Roh Yoon-seo in occult period horror
While The East Palace dazzles with polished visuals and period horror, a lack of originality and convoluted mythmaking hold it back
· Pierce Conran
Norma Winstone and NDR Radio Orchestra: A Timeless Place review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month
(Enodoc)The emotive lyricist and surefooted improvisor sounds lustrous in a 1990 recording featuring an exquisite I Loves You, Porgy
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&Team to perform at Grammy Museum’s ‘Global Spin Live’
Hybe and YX Labels’ boy group &Team is set to perform at the Grammy Museum, a Los Angeles museum dedicated to the Grammy Awards and music history, next month.
· Lee Jung-joo
Loathe: A Stranger to You review
(SharpTone)Granite-hard riffola collides with balm-like electronics and tinkling jazz piano in a thrilling fourth album of musical metamorphosis
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Agriculture ministry holds emergency meeting ahead of heavy downpours
SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- The agriculture ministry held an emergency meeting Friday to review measures to prepare for heavy monsoon rains and minimize damage to the agricultural sector, officials said.
· Kim Han-joo
The Traitors Australia - season three trailer
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Heartstopper Forever review – sanitized sex scenes won’t let the Netflix lovebirds grow up
The film-length finale to the teen LGBTQ+ show has poignant moments but feels like fan service by numbers
· Owen Myers
Why the Meta chief AI officer's 'moral imperative' push is so hollow | The National
It might be tempting to give social media giant Meta credit for walking back an AI feature that caused so much anger. But upon closer inspection, the company should have known better.
· Cody Combs
Stephen A. Smith rips democratic socialists, says ‘this ain’t Denmark’ in defense of the American dream
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‘The Big Bang Theory’ star Jim Parsons says he paid a steep price for fame
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A new Australian classic?
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Colours of Time - official trailer
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Sharni Vinson stars in Aussie thriller Bait 3D
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Hanson blasted for White Australia comments after attending lavish Italian fashion show
Pauline Hanson has been condemned by senior members of the Albanese government and community groups for an inflammatory interview with far-right British activist Tommy Robinson in which the One Nation leader lamented the end of the White Australian policy and accused Muslim Australians of rorting the NDIS.
· Matthew Knott
Video capturing Chinese firefighter eating in rain during flood relief goes viral
Liang Huan saluted for showing simple things still matter as he and his colleagues battle day and night to help residents cope with deluge
· Alice Yan
Video capturing Chinese firefighter eating in rain during flood relief goes viral
Liang Huan saluted for showing simple things still matter as he and his colleagues battle day and night to help residents cope with deluge
· Alice Yan
The Red Mouth by Sheila Armstrong review – profound exploration of Ireland’s deep time
Sinister bogland discoveries haunt the intersecting lives of four characters in this meditative, exquisitely written tale
· Ruth Gilligan
More than a hairstyle: how locs at the World Cup have changed perceptions of Black hair on the global stage
Using tinted tips and undercuts, footballers are rewriting what ‘professional’ looks like in elite sport in the process
· Morgan Ofori
Pompeii: Out of Time With Tom Hiddleston to The Crow Girl – the seven best shows to stream this week
Hiddleston indulges his lifelong obsession with the eruption of Mount Vesuvius as only he could – and the grim crime thriller continues to delight
· Phil Harrison
Iran's IRGC claims it targeted US command center in Syria, state media reports
Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed on Friday they had attacked a US special operations command center at al-Tanf in Syria in retaliation for the killing of Iranian soldiers in Iranshahr, Iranian state media reported.
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Minister defends queer nightclub in old church as potential legal battle looms
An LGBTQI arts group forced to close a new nightclub in a deconsecrated church after backlash from religious activists may enter litigation with the developer landlord, as even members of government have varying opinions over the use of a former place of worship.
· Jessica McSweeney
Landslide in southwest China traps people, rescue efforts underway
BEIJING (AP) — A landslide Friday in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing buried some residential buildings, trapping an undetermined number of people, state media reported.
Tarriela to senators: Demand China apology over ‘monkey’ video
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela on Friday challenged senators who previously criticized his caricature of Chinese President Xi Jinping to demand an apology from China over a state-run media video depicting Filipinos as monkeys.
· Gabryelle Dumalag
Music in PyeongChang cancels cellist Pagano's performances amid post-competition tour dispute
All ticket holders to be offered full refunds
· Park Ga-young
Ann Widdecombe’s death should make Britain ask itself: what sort of political culture do we want? | Gaby Hinsliff
Dehumanising politicians is the first step towards justifying their elimination. It matters more than ever to keep putting the person back into the picture
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The 85-year-old living in her own art installation
Colourful octogenarian Sue Kreitzman thinks wearing beige might be fatal
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