Guess who’s joining Kendrick Lamar on the Super Bowl halftime stage? None other than Grammy-winning singer SZA. Lamar and Apple Music released a trailer Thursday of him walking on a football field before SZA walked up from behind and playfully splashed the rapper. Lamar and SZA would lead the halftime festivities from the Caesars Superdome…
Katharine Birbalsingh has been showered with praise and her advice sought by policymakers around the world after the academic successes of the state school she founded in a deprived area. Now, the headteacher of Michaela community school in north-west London is locking horns with the government over a new issue: the height of boys’ trousers….
Singapore city skyline on September 18, 2016. Rustam Azmi | Getty Images News | Getty Images Asian stocks traded mixed on Thursday as several major markets resumed trading after New Year’s Day holiday. China’s Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers’ index for December fell to 50.5, missing economists’ forecast of 51.7 in a Reuters poll. PMI…
The Seoul skyline. Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images South Korea’s fourth-quarter GDP missed estimates Thursday, with weakness in consumption and the construction sector driving growth to a six-quarter low of 1.2%, year on year. Advance figures missed the 1.4% expansion expected by economists polled by Reuters, and the growth was also softer compared…
Police in Italy say they have busted a major European criminal network forging and selling artworks by some of the biggest names in modern art. More than 2,100 forged artworks were recovered, including works attributed to Banksy, Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso. Thirty-eight people were arrested over the forgeries, which carried a potential sale value…
Oct 30, 2024 12:53 AM IST A concerning admission made by King Charles left Queen Camilla “terrified,” reports have revealed. A concerning admission made by King Charles left Queen Camilla “terrified,” reports have revealed. Camilla’s friends have claimed that she was worried and “fearful” that her husband is “rushing” his recovery after being diagnosed with…
Mark Zuckerberg, the Meta chief executive who has tried to keep a distance from politics, is warming to President-elect Donald J. Trump. Mr. Zuckerberg is among several Big Tech executives who are expected to be front and center at Mr. Trump’s inauguration next week. He will be one of four hosts of a black-tie reception…
Michelle Obama choked back tears as she called on American men to offer support to Kamala Harris’ campaign in a bid to make her the first female president of the United States. Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks ahead of the arrival of Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign rally…
D-Wave Systems Inc. logo of a Canadian quantum computing company is seen on a smartphone screen. Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Quantum computing stocks rallied Wednesday, spurred by a directive from Microsoft urging businesses to get “quantum-ready” in 2025, and as investors returned to “risk on” trades after December core inflation came in…
Celebrities continue to lose their homes amid the wildfires torching Los Angeles, and TMZ has learned of three more stars whose properties have been completely destroyed. Jeff Bridges‘ rep confirms to us his Malibu home he shares with his family was tragically lost in the Pacific Palisades fire. The 4-bedroom home with views of the…
