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Adam Levine addresses fan grabbing him during Maroon 5 performance
Los Angeles, Oct 28 (IANS) American pop-rock band Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine has talked about the incident when a fan jumped on stage and grabbed his arm.
2021-10-28
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz
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US holiday sales to rise 8.5-10.5% despite supply chain disruptions
Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) US holiday sales during November and December are expected to grow between 8.5 per cent and 10.5 per cent to reach between $843.4 billion and $859 billion, the National Retail Federation (NRF) said.
2021-10-28
Category: International, United States,Politics
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'Sex and the City' revival will address race in storylines: New cast member Nicole Ari Parker
Los Angeles, Oct 28 (IANS) Actors Nicole Ari Parker, Sara RamArez, Sarita Choudhury and Karen Pittman are joining the cast of the 'Sex and the City' revival, but the reboot will also tackle issues around race.
2021-10-28
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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Jada Pinkett Smith talks about sex life with Will Smith
Los Angeles, Oct 28 (IANS) Actress Jada Pinkett Smith says it's "hard" to maintain a good sex life with her actor-husband Will Smith, because they are determined to communicate about their needs.
2021-10-28
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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Kristen says 'it was nice' that 'The Crown' existed while preparing for 'Spencer'
Los Angeles, Oct 28 (IANS) Actress Kristen Stewart wants people to know that 'Spencer', where she stars as Princess Diana, is not a biopic or documentary.
2021-10-28
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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First shots of Covid vaccination in US drop to record low
Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) The daily count of people receiving their first shots of a Covid-19 vaccine in the US has dropped to a record low since inoculation began in the country in December 2020, according to the latest data of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
2021-10-28
Category: International, United States,Health/Medicine
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'Rust' AD admits he didn't check rounds before handing gun to Alec Baldwin
Los Angeles, Oct 28 (IANS) David Halls, the first assistant director on 'Rust', has admitted to investigators that he should have checked a weapon for live rounds before giving it to veteran star Alec Baldwin, according to a search warrant affidavit.
2021-10-28
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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Drew Barrymore, Tom Green reunite for first time in almost '20 years'
Los Angeles, Oct 28 (IANS) Actress Drew Barrymore, who was married to actor Tom Green from July 2001 to October 2002, came together for her daytime talk show this week which was the first time they'd spoken in almost over 15 years.
2021-10-28
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 244.9 mn
Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) The global coronavirus caseload has topped 244.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.97 million and vaccinations soared to over 6.88 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
2021-10-28
Category: International, United States,Health/Medicine
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28 UN civilian staff killed, 24 abducted in latest 18-month tally
United Nations, Oct 28 (IANS) Acts of violence and safety-related incidents claimed the lives of 28 UN civilian personnel in 2020 and the first six months of 2021, according to a report released on Wednesday.
2021-10-28
Category: International, United States,Politics
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Mild Covid triggers sudden paranoia, delusions in 3 US teenagers
New York, Oct 27 (IANS) Suicidal thoughts, "paranoia-like fears", delusions and "foggy brain" have been identified in three adolescents who had mild or asymptomatic Covid-19, according to a new study which found rogue antibodies responsible for the condition.
2021-10-27
Category: International, United States,National,Health/Medicine,Science/Tech
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Hubble Telescope snaps a doomed star's destruction
Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) NASA and Euopean Space Agency's Hubble Space Telescope recently gave astronomers an unprecedented, comprehensive view of the first moments of a star's cataclysmic demise.
2021-10-27
Category: International, United States,Science/Tech
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Kelsey Grammer, Phyllis Logan board plane crash thriller 'No Way Up'
Los Angeles, Oct 27 (IANS) 'Frasier' star Kelsey Grammer and Phyllis Logan, best known for portraying the beloved Mrs Hughes in 'Downton Abbey', are set to star in plane crash thriller 'No Way Up'.
2021-10-27
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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US FDA panel okays Pfizer Covid vax for kids aged 5-11
Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) The US Food and Drug Administration's advisory committee has endorsed Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11.
2021-10-27
Category: International, United States,National,Health/Medicine
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Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune: Part 2' set for 2023 release
Los Angeles, Oct 27 (IANS) The sci-fi adventure film 'Dune' is officially getting a sequel. 'Dune: Part 2' will hit theatres on October 20, 2023.
2021-10-27
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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'Eternals' establishes MCU's first gay superhero, same-sex couple in movie
Los Angeles, Oct 27 (IANS) At the world premiere for Marvel Studios' 'Eternals' on October 18, Haaz Sleiman was more than happy.
2021-10-27
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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Megan Thee Stallion set to graduate from college
Los Angeles, Oct 27 (IANS) Grammy winning-rapper Megan Thee Stallion has revealed she's set to graduate from college.
2021-10-27
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz
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'Succession' renewed for season 4
Los Angeles, Oct 27 (IANS) American satirical black comedy-drama television series 'Succession' has been renewed for season four by HBO.
2021-10-27
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz
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'Lupin' star Omar Sy to star in war drama 'Father & Soldier'
Los Angeles, Oct 27 (IANS) 'Lupin' star Omar Sy is making his big screen comeback with 'Father & Soldier',a politically minded WWI action-drama about family bonds and Africa's forgotten war heroes.
2021-10-27
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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'Developed countries fail to meet climate goals, while India exceeds targets'
United Nations, Oct 27 (IANS) While the developed countries are failing to meet their targets for fighting climate change, India has exceeded its targets, according to Environment and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav.
2021-10-27
Category: International, United States,Environment/Wildlife
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nicole Holofcener reunite for comedy 'Beth and Don'
Los Angeles, Oct 27 (IANS) Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus and director Nicole Holofcener will reunite on 'Beth and Don', a new comedy about a novelist whose marriage starts to deteriorate after she overhears her husband offering up a frank assessment of her work.
2021-10-27
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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Kate Bosworth, Thomas Kretschmann sci-fi thriller 'Sentinel' wraps production
Los Angeles, Oct 27 (IANS) Oscar-nominated filmmaker Tanel Toom has wrapped production in Estonia on sci-fi thriller 'Sentinel' starring Kate Bosworth and Thomas Kretschmann.
2021-10-27
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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NASA finds first signs of planet outside Milky Way galaxy
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS) NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has for the first time spotted signs of a planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way galaxy, opening up a new avenue to search for exoplanets at greater distances than ever before.
2021-10-26
Category: International, United States,Science/Tech
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Emilia Clarke, Chiwetel Ejiofor land lead roles in sci-fi rom-com
Los Angeles, Oct 26 (IANS) Emilia Clarke, who essayed the character of Daenerys Targaryen on 'Game of Thrones' and got four Emmy nominations for it, and BAFTA winner Chiwetel Ejiofor ('12 Years A Slave') are to appear together in 'The Pod Generation', a sci-fi romantic comedy to be directed by the French-American director Sophie Barthes, reports 'Variety'.
2021-10-26
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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2 dead, several injured in US mall shooting
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS) Two people were killed and several others injured, including a police officer, in a shooting incident at a shopping mall in the US state of Idaho, local authorities said.
2021-10-26
Category: International, United States,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Politics
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Brendan 'George of the Jungle' Fraser to play Firefly in 'Batgirl'
Los Angeles, Oct. Oct 26 (IANS) Brendan Fraser, who faded out from Hollywood after 'George of the Jungle' and 'The Mummy', has been cast in DC's upcoming 'Batgirl' movie. He will play the villainous Firefly, a sociopath with a passion for pyrotechnics, opposite Leslie Grace, reports 'Variety'.
2021-10-26
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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FDA advisors to rule on Pfizer vax in younger children
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS) Advisors to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are set for a key meeting on Tuesday on whether to recommend the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged between 5 to 11, as experts have predicted that younger kids will be eligible for the jab by early November.
2021-10-26
Category: International, United States,Health/Medicine
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US suspends economic aid to Sudan after coup
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS) The US has suspended $700 million in economic aid to Sudan after the military forces arrested civilian leaders, including Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, and declared a coup in the North African nation.
2021-10-26
Category: International, United States,Politics
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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 244 mn
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS) The global coronavirus caseload has topped 244 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.95 million and vaccinations soared to over 6.83 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
2021-10-26
Category: International, United States,Health/Medicine
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'Window for Iran nuclear talks won't be open forever'
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS) US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley has said that the efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal are "in a critical phase," reiterating the negotiation window to revive the deal will not be open forever.
2021-10-26
Category: International, United States,Diplomacy,Politics
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Ahead of bumper Q3, in UK testimony whistleblower Haugen tears into Facebook 97% hate speech claim
New York, Oct 26 (IANS) Whistleblower Frances Haugen began her 158-minute testimony before British parliamentarians on Monday stating that the Facebook transparency report inflates, multiple times over, hate speech it actually takes down.
2021-10-26
Category: International, United States,Politics,Technology
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'Restoration of PRC's lawful seat in UN opens new chapter in global governance'
United Nations, Oct 25 (IANS) Fifty years ago, the People's Republic of China (PRC) restored its lawful seat at the United Nations. "This historical event, in keeping with the times, marked the beginning of a new era in global governance," UN Assistant Secretary-General Xu Haoliang told Xinhua in a recent interview.
2021-10-25
Category: International, United States,Politics
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Amazon to start Alexa-based programme for hospitals, senior care
New York, Oct 25 (IANS) Amazon on Monday announced the launch of two new programmes which will integrate its voice-based assistant Alexa into hospitals and senior living communities.
2021-10-25
Category: International, United States,Technology,Health/Medicine
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Zuckerberg far from politically neutral, multiple employees allege in redacted US Congress papers
New York, Oct 25 (IANS) Facebook top guns interfered to allow US politicians and celebrities post whatever they wanted, overriding the network's professed high moral ground designed to curb misinformation and harmful content, leaked internal documents unveiled by The Financial Times said.
2021-10-25
Category: International, United States,Media,Politics,Technology
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Surgery may boost survival for male breast cancer patients
New York, Oct 25 (IANS) Men suffering with stage IV breast cancer can increase their survival with surgical intervention, according to a study.
2021-10-25
Category: International, United States,Health/Medicine
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Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow pay tribute to James Michael Tyler
Los Angeles, Oct 25 (IANS) Actresses Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, and Lisa Kudrow have paid a heartfelt tribute to their late 'Friends' co-star James Michael Tyler, who passed away due prostate cancer aged 59.
2021-10-25
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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Angelina Jolie on playing Thena in 'Eternals'
Los Angeles, Oct 25 (IANS) Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, who is all set to play the superhero Thena in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie 'Eternals', has talked about what makes her character so interesting.
2021-10-25
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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Democrats close to reaching deal on Biden's social spending plan
Washington, Oct 25 (IANS) US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that Democrats are close to reaching a deal on President Joe Biden's social spending plan.
2021-10-25
Category: International, United States,Politics
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'Rust' production shuts down till probe complete
Los Angeles, Oct 25 (IANS) The producers of the movie 'Rust' are pausing production while sheriffs investigate the circumstances of the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins that occurred when a gun handled by veteran star Alec Baldwin discharged on Thursday.
2021-10-25
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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Why asteroid Bennu's surface is rocky?
Washington, Oct 25 (IANS) Near-Earth asteroid Bennu was long thought by scientists to have surface like a sandy beach, abundant in fine sand and pebbles, and to also have large swaths of fine-grained material smaller than a few centimetres called fine regolith.
2021-10-25
Category: International, United States,Science/Tech
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Gal Gadot hints kids could cameo in 'Wonder Woman 3'
Los Angeles, Oct 25 (IANS) Actress Gal Gadot is set to reprise her role as the titular superheroine in the upcoming third instalment of 'Wonder Woman', and after her children and her husband, Yaron Versano, made cameos in 'Wonder Woman 1984', she has suggested they could return for the next movie.
2021-10-25
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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Max Verstappen holds off Hamilton to win F1 US GP
Austin (Texas), Oct 25 (IANS) Red Bull's Max Verstappen extended his lead in the 2021 Formula One World Championship by holding off Great Britain's Lewis Hamilton to win an absorbing United States Grand Prix at Austin.
2021-10-25
Category: International, United States,Sports,Motorsports
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Kristen Stewart 'tried to get taller' to play Princess Diana
Los Angeles, Oct 25 (IANS) Actress Kristen Stewart, who stars as the late royal in the new film 'Spencer', said that she wanted to alter her height to match Diana's physical stature.
2021-10-25
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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Alec Baldwin cancels other projects following 'Rust' accident
Los Angeles, Oct 25 (IANS) Veteran star Alec Baldwin, who accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film 'Rust', will "take some time to re-centre himself" following the incident, which also left the director Joel Souza injured, says a source.
2021-10-25
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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Yellen expects US inflation to fall to acceptable levels in 2nd half of 2022
Washington, Oct 25 (IANS) US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that she expected the country's inflation rates to fall to acceptable levels in the second half of next year.
2021-10-25
Category: International, United States,Business/Economy,Politics
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'Friends' actor James Michael Tyler passes away
Los Angeles, Oct 25 (IANS) James Michael Tyler, an actor known for his portrayal of Gunther on 'Friends', died of prostate cancer, his manager confirmed. He was 59.
2021-10-25
Category: International, United States,Cinema/Showbiz,Hollywood
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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 243.6 mn
Washington, Oct 25 (IANS) The global coronavirus caseload has topped 243.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.94 million and vaccinations soared to over 6.80 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
2021-10-25
Category: International, United States,Health/Medicine
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Facebook exploded atom bomb on information, hope they listen: Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist
New York, Oct 24 (IANS) A Nobel Peace Prize spotlight isn't what Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg is used to. But he's getting it. Big time.
2021-10-24
Category: International, United States,Media,Politics,Technology
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Nuclear-powered spacecraft can help US stay ahead of China: NASA
Washington, Oct 24 (IANS) Investing more in nuclear-powered spacecraft can help the US to stay ahead of the competition with nations like China, according to experts at NASA.
2021-10-24
Category: International, United States,Science/Tech,Technology
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Bruised Zuckerberg escalates big festive ad war with Cook's iOS14
New York, Oct 24 (IANS) A war over Apple users being able to turn off tracking via its latest mobile operating system update iOS14 has Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook in a fierce duel.
2021-10-24
Category: International, United States,Technology
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