Pedro Pascal, Joaquin Phoenix light up Cannes carpet at ‘Eddington’ premiere
The premiere of indie director Ari Aster’s latest film, “Eddington,” attracted a particularly glitzy crowd to the Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet on Friday night, with Angelina Jolie, Natalie Portman, Pedro Pascal and Joaquin Phoenix in attendance.“Eddington” pits Pascal, who plays a small-town mayor, against Phoenix’s downbeat sheriff in an election campaign that kicks off […]
The Scot who stole Naples’ heart – how McTominay became McFratm
With Napoli once again within touching distance of Serie A glory, a new figure has emerged at the heart of their resurgence as Scott McTominay inches closer to reverential status among fans across the city.The 28-year-old Scot has been crucial to Napoli’s title hopes and has become a player to rally around since former talisman […]
Pro-Palestinian Georgetown student ordered released from US custody
A Georgetown University student from India whom the Trump administration detained over his pro-Palestinian activism must be released, a U.S. federal judge ordered on Wednesday.The Trump administration wants to deport Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow at the Washington, D.C., university. He was detained in March by immigration authorities, accused of spreading Palestinian militant propaganda […]
Kim Kardashian tells accused in Paris jewel heist that she forgives him
‘I absolutely thought I was going to die’ Kardashian tells courtGang accused of stealing jewels including $4 million ring‘She was beside herself’ Kardashian stylist testifiesLetter of apology from suspected ringleader read in courtReality TV star Kim Kardashian told the alleged mastermind of a jewel heist in which she thought she was going to die that […]
Bank of England’s Mann says UK labour market more resilient than thought
Bank of England interest rate-setter Catherine Mann said she voted to keep borrowing costs on hold last week – having voted for a big 50-basis point cut in February – because Britain’s labour market had been more resilient than she expected.“The first observation is that the labour market has been more resilient. Now, yes, we’ve […]
He was inspired by exiled Russian artists. Then he became one
Director Liberov left Russia before outbreak of warWork inspired by echoes of generation that fled after 1917Fight to preserve memory of pianist who died in Siberian jailRussian film maker Roma Liberov had long been fascinated by writers who fled the country after the 1917 Bolshevik revolution. He never imagined that he would one day become […]
Nvidia CEO’s net worth nears $120 billion as shares surge on Saudi chip deal
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s personal net worth jumped to around $120 billion on Tuesday, up from $80 billion last year, as a boom in demand for the company’s artificial intelligence chips has powered a steep rally in its shares.Nvidia hit $3 trillion in market value after it agreed to sell hundreds of thousands of AI […]
India’s Kohli follows Rohit into test retirement
India batsman Virat Kohli announced his retirement from test cricket on Monday, bringing down the curtain on a sparkling career in the longest format just days after captain Rohit Sharma did the same.Kohli, who made his debut in 2011 and scored 30 centuries and 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85 over 123 tests, is […]
Fed’s Bowman picks staff from Goldman, Davis Polk and BPI, Bloomberg News reports
U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman has picked three staffers from the banking world, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.The three were picked by Bowman and will be employed by the Fed to work in its Supervision and Regulation Division, according to the report.The new staff include Randall Guynn, who […]
India sees debut listing of residential mortgage-backed securities
India saw the listing of its first residential mortgage-backed securities sold through the bidding route on Monday.The housing finance regulator expects firms to raise 100 billion rupees to 200 billion rupees ($1.2 billion to $2.4 billion) through these instruments in the current financial year.The funds would be raised across seven to 10 transactions over the […]