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Submersibles revealing mysteries of the deep sea
AFP, Published on 26/01/2026
» ABOARD OCEANXPLORER, Indonesia - A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading down nearly 1,000 metres in search of new species, plastic-eating microbes and compounds that could one day make medicines.
Sinners breaks records, see the full list of Oscar Nominations 2026
Online Reporters, Published on 23/01/2026
» The Academy Awards, widely known as the Oscars, return for their 98th year on Sunday, March 15, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. As previously announced, Conan O’Brien will once again host the ceremony.
Two heavyweights contend for most Oscar nominations
AFP, Published on 22/01/2026
» LOS ANGELES - The votes are in and the moment is here: the Academy is set to reveal the nominations for this year’s Oscars, with “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners” expected to top the list.
Trump's Greenland logic rattles Europe, Nato
News, Published on 08/01/2026
» Donald Trump's rationale for decapitating Venezuela's government is fuelling concerns among European officials that they could soon face an existential dilemma over Greenland.
A titanic evening of Mehler
Life, Stan Gayuski, Published on 18/10/2025
» Earlier in October, Somtow Sucharitkul informed this reviewer that he was about to conduct Gustav Mahler's Titan with the Siam Sinfonietta.
Good time to celebrate verbal gaffes
Roger Crutchley, Published on 12/10/2025
» Tomorrow happens to be Plain English Day which has in recent years morphed into International Plain Language Day designed to promote the proper use of language. In other words the aim is to cut out all the gibberish, mumbo jumbo, codswallop, balderdash, tripe, tommyrot, twaddle, tosh and bosh you may have become accustomed to… heaven forbid, some of it even in PostScript.
Turkey soar past US, Brazil bounce France
Sports, Published on 06/09/2025
» Turkey will make their first semi-final appearance in the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship after beating the United States on Thursday night.
Del Toro delivers his monster, 'Frankenstein', at Venice
AFP, Published on 31/08/2025
» VENICE - Mexican director Guillermo del Toro gave birth to another monster Saturday, his big-budget "Frankenstein" movie, joking that the effort had left him worn out as his creation got its world premiere in Venice.
Titan implosion was ‘preventable’, US report finds
Published on 05/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - A US Coast Guard investigative board has concluded that the “inadequate design” of the Titan submersible was a primary contributing factor in its implosion in 2023 that left five people dead.
Zelensky accuses Russia of buying time to stall peace talks
AFP, Published on 20/05/2025
» KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday accused Russia of delaying peace talks in a bid to press on with its three-year invasion, even as US President Donald Trump pushes for an immediate ceasefire.