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For a whole year, Omega's Countdown Clock has been tracking the number of days, hours, minutes and seconds until the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics.
For a whole year, Omega's Countdown Clock has been tracking the number of days, hours, minutes and seconds until the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics.
Lady In The Lake plunges viewers into 1960s Baltimore and deftly weaves mystery, murder, social issues and the world of journalism. Natalie Portman delivers an exquisite performance as a determined housewife-turned-journalist whose pursuit of truth sends shockwaves through the American city. Currently unfolding on Apple TV+, the series runs for seven episodes, with new instalments airing weekly...
Paris faces the test this week of launching the Olympic Games safely and affordably at a time of war, political polarisation and social unrest. It's not a done deal. Heavy-handed security barriers and Covid-style QR codes are already infuriating residents and tourists trying to navigate a River Seine that's been cleaned at great expense.
The latest report on Bangkok being named the 30th most dangerous city in the world for tourists should be a wake-up call for policymakers to put more effort and resources into improving the safety and conditions in the capital -- instead of just running promotional campaigns and events.
It is not often these days to find scholars of Southeast Asia with exceptional breadth and depth, prescience, and commitment who stick to their creed until the end. In the pantheon of such rare scholars, Benedict O'Gorman Anderson, who died in 2015, would have led the way. James C Scott would be right beside him in a distinctly different fashion.
He’s movin’ out. As Billy Joel prepares to end his legendary, decade-long, 104 show, 1.9 million ticket-selling residency at Madison Square Garden, here we are waving the Piano Man goodbye Thursday for the first time since 2014. He holds the venue’s record for most performances, which will be capped tonight at 150. Last-minute tickets are...