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Is Bill Gates A Hero Or Villain?

There is no shortage of books on the Microsoft founder, but this latest one is different in that it paints Mr Gates in shades of grey, leaving it to readers to make their own judgement about the......

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch, dies aged 96

Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland after reigning for 70 years. She was 96. IMAGE: Queen Elizabeth II. Photograph: Simon......

Gulf economies to benefit from high oil prices

Arab Gulf economies are set to benefit from large government spending programmes and high oil prices in the second half of the year, despite concerns over political turmoil in the Middle East and......

Private sector activity stagnates for 2nd month: HSBC

Private sector activity among emerging market economies was broadly stagnant for the second successive month in April, indicating falling output in India, China, Brazil and Russia, an HSBC survey......

World's 10 best performing CEOs

Image: Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos poses as he stands on a supply truck in Bangalore. Photograph: Reuters. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been ranked as the world’s best performing......

10 STUNNING Films I Watched In Cannes

With the mad rush of celebrities, paparazzi, official photographers and influencers on red carpets and parties, people almost forget that the Cannes Film Festival is firstly, a celebration of world......

State Of Siege-Temple Attack review

Akshaye Khanna is the only worthy element about this patriotic actioner, says Prateek Sur. IMAGE: Akshaye Khanna in State Of Siege-Temple Attack. Films inspired by real life incidents often......

Review: My Week With Marilyn is fascinating

There's nothingabout Marilyn Monroe inMy Week With Marilyn that we don't already know. But Michelle Williams makes it a fascinating watch, writes Nishi Tiwari.I remember being intrigued when I......

Best Hollywood hottie to play Marilyn Monroe?

Scarlett Johansson has emerged the filmmakers' favourite from among other Hollywood hotties to play legendary beauty Marilyn Monroe in a new film called My Week With Marilyn. Director Simon Curtis......

Serena, Simone, Sha'Carri Rule Met Gala

The 2025 Met Gala wasn't just a celebration of fashion -- it was a powerful reminder that athletes are the new style icons. From Grand Slam champions to Olympic gold medalists, some of the world's......

Quinton de Kock ends retirement, back for Pakistan tour

IMAGE: Quinton de Kock has reversed his retirement from ODI cricket. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters South Africa's Test captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the team's first assignment......

Champions League PIX: Bellingham fires Real Madrid to win; Chelsea, Liverpool win

IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday IMAGE: Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham celebrates scoring their first goal against Juventus in their UEFA Champions League match at......

16-year-old Ngumoha's late strike powers Liverpool to victory

IMAGE: Rio Ngumoha celebrates scoring the winning goal for Liverpool in the 10th minute of stoppage time against Newcastle United in the English Premier League match at St James' Park. Photograph:......

Russell sets early pace in Austrian GP

IMAGE: Mercedes' George Russell ahead of the first practice for the Austrian Grand Pix in Spielberg on Friday. Photograph: Gintare Karpaviciute/Reuters Mercedes' George Russell kept Max Verstappen......