Five things to know about Scarlett Johansson
Paris (AFP) – One of Hollywood’s top-grossing actors, Scarlett Johansson is walking the red carpet twice at Cannes, for her directorial debut with “Eleanor the Great” on Tuesday and for Wes Anderson’s film “The Phoenician Scheme”, which premiered Sunday.
Polar bear biopsies to shed light on Arctic pollutants
Norway (AFP) – With one foot braced on the helicopter’s landing skid, a veterinarian lifted his air rifle, took aim and fired a tranquiliser dart at a polar bear.
Nvidia unveils plan for Taiwan's first 'AI supercomputer'
Taipei (AFP) – Nvidia boss Jensen Huang announced plans for Taiwan’s first “AI supercomputer”, as he showcased on Monday the company’s latest advances in artificial intelligence.
Kiss to coach Australia
Sydney (AFP) – Incoming Wallabies coach Les Kiss was named Monday to lead a combined Australia-New Zealand XV against the British and Irish Lions in Adelaide on July 12.
'Leave our marshes alone': Iraqis fear oil drilling would destroy fabled wetlands
Huwaizah Marshes (Iraq) (AFP) – Plans to drill for oil in the protected Mesopotamian Marshes of southern Iraq have galvanised villagers and activists determined to save the mythical wetlands already battered by years of drought.
Stocks, dollar drop after US loses last triple
Hong Kong (AFP) – Stocks fell with the dollar Monday after Moody’s removed the United States’ last gold standard sovereign bond rating, citing the growing debt pile that it warned could balloon further.
China factory output beats forecasts, weathering tariffs
Beijing (AFP) – Factory output in China grew at a faster rate than expected last month, official data showed Monday, weathering a brutal trade war with Washington.
$TRUMP dinner blurs lines between profit and politics
Washington (AFP) – More than two hundred guests on Thursday will make their way to a ritzy country club just up the Potomac River from Washington, ready for a sumptuous dinner hosted by the president of the United States.
Syrians chase equestrian glory in sport once dominated by Assads
Damascus (AFP) – For weeks, Ziad Abu al-Dahab has been training for gold at an equestrian tournament near Damascus — in a sport once dominated by Syria’s Assad family and their inner circle.
