‘Black Panther’ gets superhero reception from critics “Black Panther,” the first black standalone Marvel superhero movie, won rave reviews on Tuesday with critics praising both its adventure and its portrayal of a majestic Africa. Directed by Ryan Coogler and featuring a predominantly black cast including Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong‘o […]
MeToo to the fore at this year’s Berlin film festival This year’s Berlin film festival will tackle sexual assault, discrimination and abuse with a panel discussion, a seminar and a safe counseling corner for guests, the festival’s director said. The focus reflects the mission of the festival, whose 68th edition […]
Puerto Rican Beltran to skip Astros’ White House visit Recently retired Carlos Beltran will skip the Major League champion Houston Astros’ visit to the White House, he said on Tuesday, citing family reasons while also criticising the United States government and agencies. Beltran, a native of Puerto Rico, said that […]
North Korea’s cheer squad, sports officials arrive in South Korea A group of 280 North Koreans arrived in South Korea on Wednesday, one of the largest peacetime crossings of the inter-Korean border, to spur on athletes from the two Koreas at the Winter Olympics starting Friday. The delegation, made up […]
Malcolm Butler denies wrongdoing led to Super Bowl benching New England Patriots defensive back Malcolm Butler has broken his silence over being benched for Sunday’s Super Bowl. In a statement issued Tuesday on Instagram, Butler denied reports that his actions before the game caused Patriots coach Bill Belichick not to […]
MLB win totals: How we see the 2018 season unfolding You’d think projecting win totals for all 30 Major League Baseball teams in early February would be a perilous task. And you’d think that task would be all the more difficult in this unprecedented winter, when 100 perfectly employable, in […]
LeBron James says he’s staying with Cavaliers after yet another humbling loss After another embarrassing defeat and two days before the trade deadline, LeBron James let it be known he’s not going anywhere, at least for now. “I’m here for this season right now to try and figure out a […]
China’s Huawei builds British ties in face of U.S. cold shoulder China’s Huawei said on Tuesday it will spend a further 3 billion pounds ($4.2 billion) on procurement in Britain as the world’s largest telecom equipment maker seeks alternatives to the United States, where it faces an effective ban. Huawei […]
Match Group revenue soars as Tinder attracts more subscribers Match Group Inc (MTCH.O), which owns popular dating app Tinder, on Tuesday reported a 28.5 percent jump in quarterly revenue as more people paid for subscriptions to its apps and websites. Shares of the company rose 5 percent in extended trading. […]
Microsoft is trying to poach Dropbox and Google customers with free OneDrive deal Microsoft is trying to court business customers of competing cloud services by offering its own products for free in a new promotion starting today. The deal, which remains active until June 30th of this year, will let […]
