Новости за 09.03.2023

In the time since Olivia Colman won the 2019 Best Actress Oscar for appearing in 49 minutes and 48 seconds of “The Favourite,” the academy has consistently given the same award to women with much higher amounts of screen time. All of the category’s last three champions delivered performances that are over 80 minutes in […]

Technology developments mean that older adults are increasingly at risk of digital exclusion. Moreover, it is more difficult for them to make use of the possibilities offered by technology in countries like Sweden, where the degree of digitalization is high. This is shown in a doctoral thesis on older adults and digitalization by Sofia Alexopoulou.

CITY OF CALAPAN—The environment and health departments have started testing groundwater, seawater and air quality in areas affected by oil spill from a sunken fuel tanker in Oriental Mindoro province to check for toxins and chemicals which might pose risk to public health. Gov. Humerlito Dolor, in a statement posted on his Facebook page Tuesday, […]

Two women envision their lives with the man of their dreams: one in the checkout line at the grocery store, and one in photos of her old home on Zillow.

People who eat a leafy green-rich diet, along with other fruits and vegetables, may develop fewer signs of Alzheimer's-associated amyloid plaques and tau tangles in their brains, according to a new study.

CRIMINAL gangs are charging migrants £7,000 to cross the Channel on a speedboat — and selling the service on TikTok.

It's extremely common for trained monkeys to pick coconuts in Thailand, but animal rights group PETA raised the alarm about what it called "rampant monkey abuse."

After two bruising years, Oscar producers hope to bring the shine back to the ceremony. Insiders say structural changes will have to come first.

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The Cavs’ bench looks like the team’s biggest weakness.

I was born into a family of aluminum foil users. If a baking sheet needed to be covered, it was either greased directly or outfitted with a layer of foil. I didn’t discover parchment paper until I was an adult, when I bought a roll in a fancy kitchen store and took it home to experiment.

In the northern town of Nan last week, in 35°C midday heat, a colourful procession of villagers wearing distinctive ethnic attire made its way to Wat Phra That Chae Haeng down a lengthy staircase, aside which a pair of naga sculptures stood like guardians. A number of classic wood litters carried replicas of a gold, bell-shaped pagoda as well as various Buddhist offerings such as Lanna-style...

Somewhere Hotel, Koh Sichang, the first boutique hotel from Cape & Kantary Hotels, launches the Escape package offering special hotel promotions for booking and stays from now until Oct 31.

American-style casual wear becomes more playful with the Raccool collection by CC Double O.

Snoopy and other Peanut characters are back on the fashion scene for a collaboration with Jelly Bunny.

From a small musician get-together to a mini trading community, After Effect, a niche outdoor flea market for musicians and music lovers, is back for a fifth edition and will be held on Sunday at Brownstone Studio, On Nut Road, from noon to 8pm.

Could the Roman Catholic Church be ready to reconsider its prohibition of the use of contraception? The fact that prominent Catholic conservatives have felt the need to speak out against such a possibility gives some grounds for thinking that, within the Church itself, and under the protection of Pope Francis, a movement for change is underway.

Here in New Delhi, policymakers are beginning to worry. India's long-awaited presidency of the G-20 grouping is turning out to be even more difficult than they anticipated.

In an apparent bid to put an end to the war of words over the Kun Khmer-Muay Thai conflict, Cambodian strongman Hun Sen has proposed that both terms for the martial art should be accepted.

SET-listed Sahamitr Pressure Container (SMPC), the world's largest cylinder producer by capacity, expects its sales to grow by 21% to 7.5 million units this year as trade volume returns to normal.

KPMG, a global professional services company, has formed an alliance with Maybank Singapore and three other partners to help businesses across Southeast Asia undergo decarbonisation to achieve their net-zero goals.

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission's (NBTC) selection process for a new secretary-general could risk a legal challenge from applicants if it is not an open process, according to a commissioner who requested anonymity.

Thai Oil Plc (TOP), the country's largest oil refinery by capacity, plans to allocate capital spending worth US$1 billion to grow its businesses between 2023 and 2025, with half the budget going to the Clean Fuel Project (CFP).

Entertainment firm T&B Media Global (Thailand) expects its new "Translucia Metaverse" project to be a growth engine over the next three years, generating economic value of 1 trillion baht by 2030.

Wan Thai Foods Industry Co, the producer of Yum Yum instant noodles, is ramping up its Yum Yum premium instant noodles which saw strong demand last year.