BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) -“Oppenheimer” star Cillian Murphy won the Golden Globes trophy for best actor in a movie drama on Sunday as Hollywood kicked off its annual awards season at a festive celebration that turned a…
TASIKMALAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) – After a campaign rally this week, Indonesian presidential contender Anies Baswedan dabbed sweat off his forehead as his convoy inched through a throng of supporters. Suddenly, he jumped out of his van to…
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices dipped in early trade on Monday on sharp price cuts by top exporter Saudi Arabia and a rise in OPEC output, offsetting worries about escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Brent…
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been reinstated following his suspension for striking Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in mid-December, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Saturday. During the suspension, which began on Dec. 14…
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent messages of sympathy to the leaders of Iran and Japan on Saturday, state media said, after the countries were hit with deadly bombings and earthquake respectively this…
The Philippines central bank said on Friday it is necessary to keep monetary policy settings sufficiently tight until a sustained downtrend in inflation becomes evident. It will take appropriate action as needed to bring inflation back to…
WAJIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Rescuers raced against the clock on Wednesday searching for survivors of an earthquake in western Japan that killed at least 65, while evacuees continued to wait for further aid amid freezing temperatures and heavy…
PARIS—Japanese investigators are preparing to probe the collision of two airplanes at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, weeks after the global airline industry heard fresh warnings about runway safety. All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 escaped after a…
TOKYO—(UPDATED) All 379 passengers and crew of a Japan Airlines plane miraculously escaped from a fire following a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, but five of the six crew of…
A massive earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit central Japan on Monday, triggering a tsunami warning and advisories for residents to evacuate and prepare for possible aftershocks. A tsunami around 1 meter high struck parts…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Thursday as persistent fears over escalating tensions in the Middle East outweighed easing concerns about transport disruptions as some global shipping firms said they were returning…
MANILA, Philippines—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the extension of reduced tariffs on rice and other food items until the end of 2024 to keep prices stable amid a threat of dry weather in the coming months,…
