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Filmmaker discusses on-screen South Asian representation, urges community to be proud of own culture Behind-the-scenes from ‘Best of the Best’. PHOTO: Variety Competitive Bollywood-fusion dance takes centre stage in Lena Khan’s latest Netflix film Best of the Best, a coming-of-age story that brings South Asian dance culture, friendship and fierce campus competition to the screen. … Read more
MIT Solutions opener hits 99-ball 163 as five batsmen make hundreds on the opening day of the second round Mohammad Farooq rewrote the record books with a blistering 163 off 99 balls, including a record 14 sixes, as the second round of Pakistan’s President’s Trophy Grade-I began with a flood of runs on Friday. Farooq reached his … Read more
AI model analyses CT scans of 18 abdominal organs, detecting diseases, abnormalities and malignant tumours The logo of Alibaba Group is lit up at its office building in Beijing, China August 9, 2021. REUTERS Alibaba has open-sourced an artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of identifying nearly 150 abdominal conditions, including cancers, from computed tomography (CT) … Read more
President Trump insisted for months that the Danish territory should be part of the United States. Now, a security deal — not a takeover — seems to be on the table.
Son of Gaza health ministry director-general among those killed in attacks, medical source says Israel’s bombardment of Gaza has left around 73,500 Palestinians dead since October 2023, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry. PHOTO: AFP Three Palestinians, including the son of Gaza Health Ministry Director-General Munir al-Bursh, were killed by Israeli army fire in the … Read more
For decades, Salzburg residents dismissed the hit musical as kitsch. Now, a dedicated space aims to reconcile movie myth and local history.
Brentford’s Jaidon Anthony celebrates scoring their first goal with Igor Thiago. Photo: REUTERS LONDON: Brentford beat their big-spending west London rivals Chelsea 3-0 on Friday with second-half goals by forwards Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago and Fabio Carvalho condemning Xabi Alonso’s men to their third straight Premier League game without a win. Anthony pounced in the … Read more
Both ministers agree to maintain close cooperation, to meet in New York on sidelines of 81st UN General Assembly Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Photo: Files Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (FM) Ishaq Dar on Saturday underscored the need for uninterrupted energy supplies and the safe passage of ships … Read more
[If you can’t pin down why something’s happening, you don’t have much hope of fixing it.
British officials believed Israel had said it would hold off on moving ahead with construction in E1, a piece of land viewed as vital to a future Palestinian state. Israel said it promised no such thing.