Documentarian Ken Burns making film on Muhammad Ali
Author: APTue, 2017-03-28 03:00ID: 1490725033458831200NEW YORK: The late Muhammad Ali is getting the Ken Burns treatment.The PBS documentarian announced Tuesday that he and two partners will make a two-part, four-hour film about the former heavyweight champ, who died last June. Burns, his daughter Sarah and David McMahon collaborated for a PBS documentary on Jackie Robinson that debuted […]
Australia boosts qualifying hopes with 2-0 win over UAE
Author: THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTue, 2017-03-28 03:00ID: 1490714757037862300SYDNEY: Australia defeated UAE 2-0 in Sydney on Tuesday, ending a run of four games without a win to get qualification for the 2018 World Cup back on track.However, UAE’s second loss in five days prompted coach Mahdi Ali to announce his resignation at the news conference. He had been in […]
Emma Watson to become 2017’s highest-earning actress
Author: ARAB NEWSWed, 2017-03-29 03:00ID: 1490734048379919600LOS ANGELES: With Disney’s blockbuster “Beauty and the Beast” dazzling the box office for a second straight week, its star Emma Watson looks on course to become Hollywood’s highest-earning female star of 2017.The movie raked in $90.4 million over the weekend, according to industry data released on Monday. The film’s cumulative North […]
From Syria to Detroit, we are all migrants, sings bluesman Bibb
Author: ReutersWed, 2017-03-29 03:00ID: 1490734048329919300LONDON: “Migration Blues,” a new album from veteran bluesman Eric Bibb, uses the sounds of the American South to tell the tale of everyone from 1920s farmers fleeing the Dust Bowl for California to refugees crossing the Mediterranean to Europe in the 2010s.Along the way are Mexicans seeking a future in the United […]
Tourism in Egypt, Turkey getting back on track
Author: ReutersWed, 2017-03-29 03:00ID: 1490734937090048000LONDON: Foreign holidays remain a top priority for Europeans despite economic and security worries, tour operator Thomas Cook said on Tuesday, reporting a 40 percent jump in bookings to Greece and signs of a recovery in travel to Turkey and Egypt.“Customers’ appetite to go abroad on holiday this summer is good across all […]
American Airlines to take 2.68% stake in China Southern
Author: ReutersWed, 2017-03-29 03:00ID: 1490734937080047700HONG KONG/SHANGHAI: China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. said on Tuesday it will sell a small stake to American Airlines Group Inc. in a $200 million deal that will give the carriers better access to the world’s two largest travel markets.China Southern will issue new shares worth HK$1.55 billion ($199.6 million) to American Airlines, […]
India reintroduces 10% tax on wheat imports
Author: ReutersWed, 2017-03-29 03:00ID: 1490734937070047400NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday imposed a 10 percent import tax on wheat with immediate effect, government sources said, reinstating the tariff after a gap of nearly four months that saw large overseas purchases.The government wants to curb imports when Indian farmers are starting to harvest their crops, said three sources directly involved […]
Gold prices remain steady
Author: ReutersWed, 2017-03-29 03:00ID: 1490734937050047100LONDON: Gold prices held steady near one-month highs on Tuesday, supported by political and economic uncertainty in the US and expectations of a lower dollar. Spot gold was little changed at $1,253.41 an ounce at 1124 GMT, after touching its highest in a month at $1,261.03 on Monday. US gold futures inched down […]
Samsung to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7s
Author: ReutersWed, 2017-03-29 03:00ID: 1490734937040046800SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said late on Monday that it plans to sell refurbished versions of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, the model pulled from markets last year due to fire-prone batteries.Samsung’s Note 7s were permanently scrapped in October following a global recall, roughly two months from the launch of the near-$900 […]
Snap surges after IPO banks give flurry of ‘buy’ ratings
Author: ReutersWed, 2017-03-29 03:00ID: 1490734566549986300LOS ANGELES: Shares of Snap Inc. jumped nearly 5 percent on Monday after several of the Snapchat owner’s IPO underwriters handed it badly needed “buy” ratings.Snap’s initial public offering on March 1 was the largest by a technology firm in three years but trading has been volatile, with many investors critical of decelerating […]
