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Aquaman 2 or "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" is about to release in the theatres in the US and other countries. Fans are anticipating a surprise twist after the post-credits in Jason Momoa's film. Despite initial excitement, the buzz for Aquaman 2 has diminished, influenced by the prevailing negativity surrounding the sequel. Compounding the issue are less-than-encouraging box office projections. Adding to the uncertainty, the review embargo for the film, led by Jason Momoa, is scheduled to be lifted on Thursday, December 21, a mere day before its official theatrical release in the United States.

₹123,500 for a lake-view room to ₹360,000 for its lower-priced suites. Dither while deliberating whether ₹560,000 for a 53-59-square-metre Royal suite is worth it, and the website warns in red letters that these are the last few available in this category. Nice work if you can get it, as they say.

Nirmala Sitharaman met World Bank Group president Ajay Banga and discussed recommendations to strengthen Multilateral Development Banks (MDB), the finance ministry said on Wednesday. Finance minister Sitharaman and Banga also discussed the outcomes of the G20 under the Indian presidency and the evolution of the World Bank and its engagement with India in various sectors, besides issues of mutual interest, the finance ministry said on social media platform X.

insurance. Back home, on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), crude oil futures due for a January 19 expiry, was last trading higher by 1.39 per cent at ₹6,253 per bbl, having swung between ₹6160 and ₹6,289 per bbl during the session so far, against a previous close of ₹6,167 per barrel. -Oil pared some gains after weekly data from the US Energy Information Administration showed a surprise crude inventory build, larger than expected fuel stocks gains and record domestic oil production. -On Wednesday, Greece advised commercial vessels sailing in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to avoid Yemeni waters.

But who are these Houthi rebels attacking ships in the Red Sea, what do they want? Let's take a deep dive into the crisis: Houthi rebels are backed by Iran. They seized Yemen's capital, Sanaa, in 2014, launching a grinding war. They are formally known as Ansar Allah, or the “partisans of God." As of now, the Yemeni rebel group controls the west of the country, including its Red Sea coast, the Guardian reported.

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Netflix Originals bidding adieu globally or in select regions throughout January 2024. The departure of these titles raises questions about why Netflix Originals leave the platform, a phenomenon largely tied to the licensing agreements, especially for earlier Originals.

It’s tempting to dismiss the outcome of COP28, the recent United Nations climate change conference in the United Arab Emirates, as mere verbiage, especially the “historic” UAE Consensus about transitioning away from fossil fuels. After all, this is the 28th such conference and the previous ones all pretty much came to nothing. On a chart showing the steady rise in global CO2emissions since 1950 you cannot spot when the 1997 Kyoto Protocol entered into force (2002), with its supposedly historic language binding developed countries to cap their CO2 emissions at five per cent below 1990 levels by 2012, which they didn’t do. The 2015 Paris Agreement also contained “historic” language that bound countries to further deep emission reductions. Yet the COP28 declaration begins with an admission that the parties are not on track for compliance.

Ottawa rolled out its timeline for the full transition to electric vehicles on Tuesday, but some industry watchers are concerned the path to get there is not realistic.

A Vancouver payment processing company under investigation for alleged direct-mailing scams has forfeited $10 million in a settlement agreement with the B.C. Civil Forfeiture Office — the single largest forfeiture in the history of the office.

The Canada Revenue Agency says 185 employees have been fired to date for claiming a federal COVID-19 benefit when they were not eligible for it.

Delhi airport operator DIAL on Wednesday said it will develop the country's interstate multi-modal transport hub near Aerocity in the national capital. «The hub will be well connected with an Interstate Bus Terminus (ISBT), the upcoming phase 4 line of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the proposed Passenger Transport Centre (PTC) and the proposed Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) station, including the station for Automated Passenger Mover (APM) near the GMR Aerocity,» it said in a release.

India has a long way to go before it achieve its commitment of eliminating child labour in the country by 2025, a parliamentary panel said, suggesting a need for a uniform definition of ‘child’ under various laws. “The implementation of the policy has to go a long way for achieving the objective of elimination of child labour as per commitments made by the county after ratification of ILO conventions and to achieve the target stipulated in Sustainable Development Goal 8.7 to end all forms of child labour by 2025,” the parliamentary standing committee on labour said in its 52nd report tabled in the Parliament on Wednesday. Noting that different definitions of ‘child’ under various laws leads to ambiguity, the committee called for examining the discrepancies in the criteria for determination of age of child and suggested a relook at the offences as being congnizable or non-cognizable to ensure that these do not lead to any ambiguity as well as delay in justice to the aggrieved children. The Committee noted that the employment of children in contravention of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 (CALPRA) Act is a cognizable offence, whereas under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, it is a non-cognizable offence. The Committee also proposed setting up of a National Level Child Tracking Mechanism to facilitate coordination among the states and the centre in such a way that the monitoring at district level is reported to states and from there to centre by digital mode through coordinated efforts of all concerned so as to facilitate prevention, tracing, tracking, rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration of the rescued children.

TOKYO—One of the world’s biggest taxi markets is finally opening its gates wider to Uber after a decade of pushing by the U.S. ride-hailing company. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that the government would largely lift a ban on ride-sharing services in April and allow regular drivers using their own cars to give fare-paying passengers a ride.

import of substandard car and bike wheels come Friday as it implements the quality control order for automobile rims. The move comes with riders as some manufacturers are being allowed to import limited quantities of non-Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) compliant wheel rims after the latest amendment to the quality control order.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), India’s leading oil and gas company, Wednesday said it has received the approval of a polypropylene unit project at its Kochi refinery in Kerala. The company said its board of directors at a meeting on December 19, 2023 approved the investment ₹5,044 crore in setting up a polypropylene production unit at its Kochi refinery to meet rising petrochemical demand in the country.

SHANGHAI: Shanghai Disney Resort will open a Zootopia-themed attraction to the public on Wednesday aiming to capitalise on a post-pandemic desire for travel and experiences in China. Zootopia, which came out in Chinese cinemas in 2016, remains one of the highest-grossing imported animated films ever released in the country. This marks Disney's first Zootopia-themed site and the eighth themed area at the Shanghai Disney Resort which opened in 2016 and was expanded in 2018 with a Toy Story-themed attraction. While consumption in China has been slow to bounce back following the lifting of COVID-19 curbs a year ago, domestic travel and experiences have rebounded more strongly, with Shanghai Disney Resort one of the beneficiaries. «I think what you saw over the last year as people emerge from the virus is them getting out and experiencing life again,» said Joe Schott, president and general manager at Shanghai Disney Resort. In its fourth-quarter earnings last month, Walt Disney flagged higher attendance at its Shanghai and Hong Kong parks as one of the factors driving 31% growth in its Experiences division, which includes its theme parks. Shanghai Disney Resort is a joint venture in which Chinese state-owned Shendi Group holds a 57% stake. (Reporting by Casey Hall; editing by Jason Neely)

Doctors in the early stages of their careers in England have started a 72-hour strike in their long-running dispute over pay levels

President Joe Biden will use a visit to Milwaukee to highlight a surge in federal support for Black and Latino-owned businesses

Dutch bank ING says it is accelerating its phasing out of funding for oil and gas exploration and production activities while it increases financing for renewable energy

Low-cost airlines Ryanair and Malta Air have won a court case against the European Union’s decision to approve billions of euros in state aid by the French government to holding company Air France-KLM during the COVID-19 pandemic