Jewellery helps Richemont sales jump amid post-pandemic luxury revival
Strong demand for its jewellery and watches in the Americas and Europe in a post-pandemic rebound helped quarterly sales at Cartier owner Richemont rise by nearly a third, the world’s second-largest luxury group said on Wednesday. Sales at Richemont rose to 5.658 billion euros ($6.41 billion) in the company’s thirdContinue Reading
U.S. appeals court delays legal challenge to Texas abortion law
U.S. appeals court on Monday handed a defeat to abortion clinics by delaying a legal challenge to a Texas law banning most abortions in that state. In a 2-1 ruling, the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Texas Supreme Court should address enforcement questions related to theContinue Reading
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot reveals first (real) trailer
In 2019, a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air fan came up with an idea to reboot the sitcom as a gritty drama, even making a mock trailer to show how it could look. Three years on and the show’s star Will Smith has made it a reality – and the firstContinue Reading
Siddharth: Indian actor apologises to Saina Nehwal for sexist tweet
An Indian actor has apologised to badminton star Saina Nehwal after his “sexist” tweet to her kicked up a social media storm. Siddharth, who uses only one name, said he was trying to make a “rude joke” in response to a tweet by Nehwal. But his “tone and words” couldn’tContinue Reading
Lennie James: Walking Dead star demands debate over gay and disability roles
The Walking Dead star Lennie James has said there needs to be much more of a “conversation” about the casting of roles. Amid a growing clamour for actors to have lived experience of the characters they are playing, he called for debate especially “in areas where the authenticity has beenContinue Reading
Novak Djokovic admits breaking isolation while Covid positive
Tennis star Novak Djokovic has admitted there were mistakes on his immigration forms and to meeting a journalist despite testing positive for Covid, as Australia mulls deporting him. Djokovic made the admissions in an Instagram post to clarify “ongoing misinformation” about his movements. The men’s tennis number one is hopingContinue Reading
The Harder They Fall: ‘Raising hell’ in Netflix’s all-black Western
Netflix’s new Western, The Harder They Fall, opens with an intriguing disclaimer: “While the events in this film are fictionalised… These. People. Existed.” Without it, viewers might assume the movie is an imaginary tale, one of several cases of Hollywood re-casting historical periods and events with more ethnic minority charactersContinue Reading
G20 leaders endorse global minimum corporate tax deal for 2023 start
U.S. President Joe Biden talks with Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan and Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he attends the G20 leaders’ summit in Rome, Italy October 30, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool ROME, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies (G20) will endorse an OECD deal onContinue Reading
Scottish university hands over looted Benin Bronze to Nigeria
LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) – A Scottish university will on Thursday hand over to a Nigerian delegation a Benin Bronze that was among thousands looted by British troops in 1897, the third European institution in two days to return cultural artefacts to their African homelands. The sculpture represents the headContinue Reading
Zayn Malik denies assault of Gigi Hadid’s mum Yolanda Hadid
Zayn Malik has “adamantly” denied assault of Gigi Hadid’s mum, Yolanda Hadid. The former One Direction singer told TMZ claims that he hit Yolanda Hadid are “false allegations”. Zayn Malik didn’t directly address the allegations in a statement posted on Twitter, but he did ask for privacy and said he hoped forContinue Reading