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In this file photo taken on April 23, 2019 (From L-R) President of Marvel Studios/Producer Kevin Feige, actors  Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner attend the Marvel Studios' 'Avengers: Endgame' hand print ceremony at TCL Chinese Theater IMAX Forecourt in Hollywood. — AFP
'Avengers: Endgame' breaks all-time box office record
LOS ANGELES — Superhero blockbuster "Avengers: Endgame" has officially become the biggest movie of all time, Disney confirmed Sunday, ending the 10-year reign of James Cameron's "Avatar" atop the global box office.The epic finale to Disney-owned Marvel's 22-movie "Infinity Saga" story-arc took in an estimated $1.5 million at home and abroad in its 13th weekend to bring its total since its April 26 release to $2.7902 billion."Avatar," released in 2009, made $2.7897 billion, including its original theatrical run and various re-releases. Marvel Studios and its parent company pre-empted the announcement on Saturday, revealing that "Endgame" was just $500,000 behind as of Friday, and would "close this gap by tomorrow."The...
July 22, 2019

'Avengers: Endgame' breaks all-time box office record

In this picture, Toyota Motor Corp. demonstrates the T-HR3 humanoid robot which will be used during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Tokyo. — AFP
Mascots and javelin carriers: Tokyo adds robots to Olympic roster
TOKYO — A roster of Olympic robots that will do everything from welcoming visitors to transporting javelins has been unveiled as Tokyo works to showcase Japanese technology at next year's Summer Games.Japan hopes the 2020 Olympics will be a chance to put its tech sector back on the map after years in which the country's reputation as an industry leader has flagged.Auto giant Toyota has a roster of five robots with different roles to play, from cutesy renditions of the Olympic mascots to a staid transport bot.Undoubtedly the most appealing are the toddler-sized versions of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic mascots, the futuristic Miraitowa and Someity.Blue- or pink-checked, with huge eyes and pointy ears, the mascot robots have multiple joints and arms, which can be remotely...
July 22, 2019

Mascots and javelin carriers: Tokyo adds robots to Olympic roster

Dutchman Wiebe Wakker holds a charging cable as he poses with his electric vehicle, the Blue Bandit, after traveling 34 countries to reach Bluff, New Zealand's most southern tip, in this handout photo released Friday. — Reuters
World's longest electric road trip ends in New Zealand
WELLINGTON — A Dutch sustainability advocate completed the longest ever journey in an electric vehicle in New Zealand on Friday after a three-year drive that took him through more than 30 countries.Wiebe Wakker set off from the Netherlands in March 2016 in his "Blue Bandit" to showcase the potential of sustainable transport, funded by donations from those following his trip on social media."I wanted to do my best to promote this technology and show that sustainability is a viable way of transport," Wakker told journalists."I wanted to do something really that speaks to the imagination which is driving an electric car from Amsterdam to the other side of the world to show that it can be done."The 101,000-km (62,800 mile) trip took Wakker through Eastern...
July 21, 2019

World's longest electric road trip ends in New Zealand

(L-R) Brian Tyree Henry, Tessa Thompson, Chris Hemsworth, Taika Waititi, Angelina Jolie, Lia McHugh and Natalie Portman speak at the Marvel Studios Panel during 2019 Comic-Con International at San Diego Convention Center on Saturday in San Diego, California. — AFP
Jolie highlights Marvel's star-studded slate
SAN DIEGO — Walt Disney Co's Marvel Studios on Saturday unveiled a star-packed slate of superhero films for the next two years that includes Angelina Jolie in "The Eternals," Mahershala Ali in a remake of "Blade" and Natalie Portman as a female "Thor."The announcements at San Diego Comic-Con charts Marvel's course following mega-blockbuster "Avengers: Endgame," which Disney said was set to top 2009 film "Avatar" by Sunday as the highest-grossing movie of all time.Jolie appeared on stage in front of 6,500 cheering fans, along with other "Eternals" cast members including Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani and Salma Hayek. The story about a group of immortal aliens will debut in November 2020."I’m going to work 10 times...
July 21, 2019

Jolie highlights Marvel's star-studded slate

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Move over Hollywood, tourist island Cyprus is ready to roll
NICOSIA — Watch out Hollywood and Bollywood, the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus that has built a reputation as a tourist magnet thanks to its pristine beaches wants a piece of the action: enter "Olivewood" and Nicolas Cage.The American actor is starring in a multimillion dollar sci-fi martial arts movie being filmed in its entirety on the island thanks to a government initiative giving filmmakers cash rebates, tax breaks and other benefits.Cage's action packer "Jiu Jitsu" is, along with adventure flick "S.O.S: Survive or Sacrifice" featuring US actor William Baldwin, the first foreign film to take advantage of the incentive plan dubbed "Olivewood".The scheme was launched by the government, which tasked Invest Cyprus to implement it in...
July 21, 2019

Move over Hollywood, tourist island Cyprus is ready to roll

Water buffaloes participate in a race in Chonburi on Sunday. Sloshing across a muddy field with men sprinting behind them, prized water buffaloes blow past cheering spectators in eastern Thailand in a rare display of bovine speed. — AFP
Prized Thai buffaloes show off speed in muddy race
CHONBURI, Thailand — Sloshing across a muddy field with men sprinting behind them, prized water buffaloes blew past cheering spectators in eastern Thailand on Sunday in a rare display of bovine speed.Tractors have largely replaced the big beasts in daily work but farmers in Chonburi have preserved the more than 100-year-old racing custom to mark annual rice plantings."Before, we used buffaloes to plow rice fields. When our work was done, we held the buffalo race as relaxation," said owner Thanin Sae-tiew, 52. "It has since become our tradition."Pairs of horned buffaloes thunder to the finish line while a racer grasping a red plough tries to hold on until the end or face disqualification — and excited laughter from the crowd.It's less about winning the 3,000 baht...
July 21, 2019

Prized Thai buffaloes show off speed in muddy race

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Beach hustle: Thousands pack popular Vietnam shore
THANHHOA, Vietnam — Thousands of daytrippers jostled for selfie space and elbowed their way to the sea at a popular north Vietnam beach over the weekend, with extra vigilant lifeguards watching worriedly over the summer surge.There are few beaches in this part of the country, and Sam Son in Thanh Hoa province has long been a go-to destination with its white sand coastline and blue waters.But its beauty has proven both a blessing and a curse, leading vacationers to pack out the 16 kilometer-long (9.9 mile-long) beach. "Today, there are too many tourists," said Le Huu Mui, an 80-year-old visiting with family.He last came to Sam Son five years ago and was shocked at the difference. "We have to hustle on the beach and it is less comfortable than previous years."On...
July 21, 2019

Beach hustle: Thousands pack popular Vietnam shore

Attendees look at space suits during the Apollo 11, 50th Live celebration at Space Center Houston on Friday, in Houston, Texas. — AFP
50 years ago, humanity's first steps on another world
WASHINGTON — Fifty years ago on Saturday, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans in history to set foot on the Moon, an event watched on television by half a billion people.Their lunar module, named "Eagle," touched down at 2018 GMT (4:18pm ET) on July 20, 1969. A little over six hours later, at 0256 GMT, Armstrong placed his left foot on the lunar surface, declaring: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."NASA has been in overdrive for several weeks to mark the anniversary, with exhibits and events nationwide but most notably at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida and the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.On Saturday, Vice President Mike Pence is due to deliver a speech from the Kennedy...
July 20, 2019

50 years ago, humanity's first steps on another world

Tom Cruise made a surprise appearance at Comic-Con to show the first trailer for the long-awaited sequel to his military action movie. — Reuters
Tom Cruise delights fans with first look at 'Top Gun: Maverick'
LOS ANGELES — “Top Gun” roared back on Thursday when Tom Cruise made a surprise appearance at Comic-Con to show the first trailer for the long-awaited sequel to his military action movie.“Top Gun: Maverick,” due for release in June 2020, sees the return of Cruise’s cocky fighter pilot more than 30 years after the original movie launched his career as a global action star.“I was always asked ‘When are you going to do another one?’ Well, you’ve been very patient with me. I felt like it was my responsibility to really deliver for you,” Cruise told fans gathered for the annual Comic-Con movie, television and comic book event in San Diego, according to entertainment website Deadline.The trailer shows Cruise wearing Pete “Maverick” Mitchell’s famous leather jacket,...
July 20, 2019

Tom Cruise delights fans with first look at 'Top Gun: Maverick'

Garbriel Yared (L) and Yasmina Joumblatt (R) perform during the opening of the Beiteddine International Art Festival on Thursday, at the Beiteddine Palace in Lebanon's Chouf mountains, south of the capital Beirut. — AFP
Descendent of Arab musical legend brings nostalgia to Lebanese festival
BEIRUT — Lebanon's traditional summer festivals harked back to the Arab world's musical past this year, highlighted by a performance by the great-granddaughter of the legendary 1930s diva Asmahan in a mountain palace.Asmahan captivated audiences at a moment when European colonialism had replaced the Ottoman Empire, and cultural icons reached the masses via the new media of cinema and radio, tapping into a surging spirit of Arab nationalism.Nearly a century later, her great-granddaughter Yasmina Joumblatt took to the stage on Thursday to sing at the Beiteddine festival in an Ottoman-era palace in Lebanon's Chouf mountains, accompanying the music of French-Lebanese composer Gabriel Yared."I was a great admirer of her as a woman. I discovered her art later in life. What we...
July 20, 2019

Descendent of Arab musical legend brings nostalgia to Lebanese festival

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