An Australian state has banned plastic fish-shaped soy sauce containers, reeling in a sushi lovers’ favourite that is washing up in drains and beaches. South Australia is the first state in the country to cast a net over the pervasive piscine plastic, known as shoyu-tai. Invented in Japan in the 1950s, they have become a […]
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At least 20 people were missing after violent protests sparked in Indonesia by lavish perks for lawmakers that have come to include anger against police, a rights group said Tuesday. At least six people have been killed since protests rocked Southeast Asia’s biggest economy last week, intensified by footage spreading of the killing of a […]
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was on his way to Beijing on Tuesday, having crossed the border into China where he will attend a massive military parade alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin. The huge spectacle Wednesday at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square will mark 80 years since the end of World War […]
Read MoreWith “The Odyssey” and a new “Spider-Man” film, next summer looks set to be the summer of Tom Holland — and the famously boyish and ebullient star can hardly contain his excitement. First up will be Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation of “The Odyssey,” out mid-July. Holland plays Telemachus, the son of the saga’s hero Odysseus and […]
Read MoreThe Toronto International Film Festival kicks off Thursday, with Hollywood stars Russell Crowe, Sydney Sweeney and Daniel Craig bringing hotly anticipated world premieres to the 50th edition of North America’s biggest movie event. Though lacking the historic glamour of Cannes or Venice, TIFF dwarfs rival festivals for sheer scale and is a key launchpad for […]
Read MoreBrazil’s Supreme Court will on Tuesday start passing judgment in the coup-plotting trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro, a case that has put the Latin American powerhouse in US President Donald Trump’s sights. Bolsonaro risks over 40 years in prison if convicted of conspiring to cling onto power despite losing 2022 elections to leftist rival […]
Read MoreGuyana voted Monday to decide who will manage the South American nation’s newfound oil riches and navigate rising tensions in a territorial dispute with neighbor Venezuela. As some 750,000 eligible voters cast their ballots for one of six presidential hopefuls, Venezuela upped the ante by accusing Guyana of “trying to create a war front.” This came […]
Read MoreSwiss food giant Nestle on Monday dismissed Laurent Freixe as chief executive with immediate effect over an “undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate”. The multinational behind Nespresso coffee capsules and KitKat chocolate bars said Freixe’s dismissal followed an investigation. In a swift move, Nespresso CEO Philipp Navratil was appointed to take over by his […]
Read MoreDie Vorsitzenden der Koalitionsfraktionen, Jens Spahn (CDU) und Matthias Miersch (SPD), haben der Ukraine bei einem Besuch in Kiew am Montag die anhaltende Solidarität Deutschland zugesichert. “Wir sind entschlossen, die Ukraine gerade in dieser schwierigen Phase zu unterstützen – politisch, militärisch, finanziell”, sagte Spahn in Kiew. Am Abend wurden die beiden Fraktionsvorsitzenden von Präsident Wolodymyr […]
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