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One Battle After Another wins 6 prizes including best picture at UK Baftas
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (143+ words) Robert Aramayo won best actor for the British indie film I Swear, beating stars including Leonardo DiCaprio and Timoth'e Chalamet. Blues-steeped vampire epic Sinners and gothic horror story Frankenstein won three awards each, while Shakespearean family tragedy Hamnet was named…...
North Korea’s explosive thriller reveals assassination plot against Kim’s dad
20+ hour, 5+ min ago (146+ words) Days and Nights of Confrontation, which depicts a plot to kill Kim Jong-il, was released for the first time on state television last month How North Korea built a new Pyonghattan despite sanctions The perpetrator of the plot to murder…...
Ancient Chinese astrology gets a Gen Z rebrand in Southeast Asia
20+ hour, 44+ min ago (155+ words) Forget rituals and superstitions, today's young professionals are using "bazi' 10-year luck forecasts to plan their next career pivot Yik Wai Chee doesn't think of himself as a believer. "For me, it is just a long-term "luck check' to see…...
China boy skips rope in line with likes to lose weight, gets 1.8 million thumbs up
22+ hour, 44+ min ago (173+ words) Chubby youngster in a daze after agreeing to dad's "likes for skips' idea; asks father to help him out after massive response A chubby seven-year-old boy in China who agreed to skip rope exactly in line with the number of…...
K-pop’s big freeze: are cracks in China’s cultural blockade a thaw?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (214+ words) First published in 1903, South China Morning Post is Hong Kong's premier English language newspaper and has the city's most affluent and influential readership. With a reputation for authoritative, influential and independent reporting on Hong Kong and…...
Unearthed temple in Nepal sheds new light on Buddha’s early life
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (156+ words) Archaeologists hope the newly discovered ruins at Siddhartha Gautam's childhood palace will help secure Unesco World Heritage status A newly unearthed temple could change that, archaeologists say, offering fresh evidence that Tilaurakot once held far greater religious significance to Buddhists…...
#SEAbling: the hashtag uniting Southeast Asia against South Korea
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (96+ words) A row over K-pop fan behaviour in Malaysia has spiralled into a bitter regional dispute online, with echoes of the "Milk Tea Alliance" Videos of the incident spread rapidly online, prompting criticism from users across the region. Online exchanges soon…...
Spain’s Sagrada Familia reaches full height 144 years after first stone laid
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (212+ words) The Sagrada Familia became the world's tallest church last October, rising over the spire of Germany's Ulmer Munster Barcelona's towering Sagrada Familia basilica reached its maximum height on Friday, though the magnum opus of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi remains years…...
‘Stunned like a vegetable’: Singapore busker’s viral encounter with ex-PM Lee
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (149+ words) Lee Hsien Loong attended Bryan Wong's show at Rainforest Wild Asia, creating a viral moment with the street performer The 29-year-old acrobatics artist was performing his Circles In Circus act at Rainforest Wild Asia when he spotted Lee and his…...
Grey’s Anatomy actor Eric Dane dead at 53 after ALS battle
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (182+ words) The American actor turned his final year into a mission for ALS advocacy, dying less than a year after his diagnosis For 15 years, Dane played a plastic surgeon nicknamed "McSteamy" by "female characters in the show. He also starred in…...