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In this undated photo courtesy of Netflix shows Joseph “Joe Exotic” Maldonado-Passage with one of his tigers. —AFP

Joe Exotic loses appeal, gets new 21-year jail term

Joe Exotic, the jailed former private zoo owner who shot to fame as the star of the “Tiger King” series, on Friday failed to convince a US judge to release him and received a new sentence of 21 years for attempted murder. Exotic, whose real name is Joe Maldonado-Passage, was sentenced in January 2020 to 22 years in prison for attempting to kill a rival animal refuge owner, Carole Baskin.Owing to a procedural error, a federal court then...

In this file photo singer Chris Brown performs during a free concert in Champ de Mars, downtown Port-au-Prince.—AFP

Singer Chris Brown sued in US for rape

Singer Chris Brown is being sued for rape in California, with his alleged victim claiming he drugged her and attacked her on a yacht at rap mogul Diddy’s Florida home. The woman, identified in court papers only as Jane Doe, is demanding $20 million in damages from the R&B star. According to the civil suit, which was filed on Thursday and seen by AFP, Brown invited the woman-described as a choreographer, dancer, model and musical artist-to...

Anna Diop, the star of ‘Nanny’. — AFP

Immigrant thriller ‘Nanny’ wins top prize at Sundance

“Nanny,” a supernatural thriller about an undocumented immigrant working for a wealthy New York family, won the Sundance film festival’s top prize Friday. Starring Anna Diop and Michelle Monaghan, Nikyatu Jusu’s debut feature portrays the sacrifices Senegalese nanny Aisha makes to leave her home country and young son behind in order to build a new life. “In America in particular, we haven’t seen enough films that truly reflect the...

Nissan alliance to invest $25bn in electric vehicles

TOKYO: The Nissan auto alliance said yestersday it will invest more than $25 billion in electric vehicles over the next five years, marking the latest massive cash injection into the fast-growing sector by the auto industry. Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi Motors said the latest outlay followed $11 billion already spent on its "offensive strategy in electrification", promising 35 new electric models by 2030. Major global carmakers are...

EVERETT, Washington: File photo taken on December 15, 2009, Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner taxis ready for take off at Paine Field in Everett, Washington. - AFP

Boeing reports another loss due to widebody 787 woes

NEW YORK: Boeing reported a hefty fourth-quarter loss Wednesday as mounting costs connected to the widebody 787's woes more than offset a boost from the comeback of the 737 MAX after a lengthy grounding. The US aviation giant reported a total of $3.8 billion in one-time expenses associated with compensating airlines for delayed deliveries of the 787 and more costly production processes. Those costs were the biggest factor in a...

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Tesla reports record profit, sees more supply chain woes

NEW YORK: Tesla rode rising demand for electric vehicles to a record $5.5 billion profit in 2021, but Elon Musk's company cautioned Wednesday that supply chain problems would continue to crimp production through 2022. The electric carmaker, which scored an 87 percent jump in auto deliveries last year in spite of the global semiconductor shortage, reported a 71 percent rise in revenues to $53.8 billion.But Tesla said it saw no immediate relief...

QUEZON CITY, Philippines: Shop attendants wait for customers inside a dry goods market in Quezon city, suburban Manila yesterday. — AFP

Philippine economy rebounds in 2021 as COVID rules relaxed

MANILA: The Philippine economy rebounded stronger than expected in 2021 after a relaxation of COVID-19 rules fuelled consumer spending and got more people back to work, officials said yesterday as they forecast a return to pre-pandemic growth this year. Gross domestic product expanded 5.6 percent, the statistics agency said, after a 9.6 percent slump the previous year-the worst since World War II-was fuelled by crippling lockdowns destroying...

This handout from the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) shows the Trachypithecus popa of the Popa langur species walking in the North Zamari Wildlife Sanctuary (NZWS) in Myanmarís Bago region. — AFP photos

More than 200 new species found in Mekong region

Scientists discovered more than 200 new species across the greater Mekong region in 2020, according to a WWF report, despite the threats posed by climate change and human activities such as logging. The finds include a new primate, a colorless cavefish and an iridescent snake with an unusual non-overlapping pattern of scales.In all, 224 new species of plants and vertebrate animals were found in the region-which includes Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,...

This undated handout image shows the Milky Way as viewed from Earth, with a star icon (at R-placed by source) marking the position of a mysterious repeating transient in space. — AFP

Object found in the Milky Way ‘unlike anything astronomers have seen’

Australian researchers have discovered a strange spinning object in the Milky Way they say is unlike anything astronomers have ever seen. The object, first spotted by a university student working on his undergraduate thesis, releases a huge burst of radio energy three times every hour. The pulse comes “every 18.18 minutes, like clockwork,” said astrophysicist Natasha Hurley-Walker, who led the investigation after the student’s discovery,...

This NASA handout file photo shows NOAA’s DSCOVR satellite launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. — AFP

Three, two, one: Astronomers predict SpaceX space junk will hit the Moon

A chunk of a SpaceX rocket that blasted off seven years ago and was abandoned in space after completing its mission will crash into the Moon in March, experts say. The rocket was deployed in 2015 to put into orbit a NASA satellite called the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR). Since then, the second stage of the rocket, or booster, has been floating in what mathematicians call a chaotic orbit, astronomer Bill Gray told AFP Wednesday. It was...

In this file photo Elton John performs onstage during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. — AFP

Elton John tests positive for COVID-19, postpones Dallas shows

Pop megastar Elton John on Tuesday postponed two concerts in Dallas-part of what is expected to be a lengthy farewell tour-after testing positive for COVID-19. “It’s always a massive disappointment to move shows and I’m so sorry to anyone who’s been inconvenienced by this but I want to keep myself and my team safe,” said the British musician, 74, in a statement on social media. “Fortunately, I’m fully vaccinated and boosted and my...

This file photograph shows visitors at the Paris International Contemporary Art Fair (Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain - FIAC) at The Grand Palais, in Paris. — AFP

Art Basel wins Paris slot over France’s own art fair

The French art world was shaken Wednesday by news that the Art Basel fair has swooped in to replace France’s own, long-running FIAC at the Grand Palais in Paris. The shock decision comes at a time when Paris is regaining its place as a pre-eminent center for art in the world, helped by a slew of new museums and the impact of Brexit on its main rival London. FIAC (Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain) has been running for nearly half a...

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