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‘Soul’: Why it took Pixar so long to have its first Black lead, voiced by Jamie Foxx

‘Soul’, Pixar’s latest animated feature, is finally releasing in cinemas on December 25. Initially slated for a June 19 release — and pushed back to November 20 — the film will make...

Serbia, Spain qualify for 2022 World Cup, Portugal stunned

LISBON: Cristiano Ronaldo's hopes of playing in a record-equalling fifth World Cup hang in the balance after Serbia stunned Portugal 2-1 in Lisbon to qualify for the 2022 World Cup.Spain and Croatia...

US must urge wary banks to help save Afghan lives: aid group

UNITED NATIONS: The United States needs to give written encouragement to banks to transfer money to Afghanistan for the United Nations and aid groups as they race to save millions of lives,...

Japan protests Chinese navy sailing near disputed islands

TOKYO: Japan lodged a protest with China on Monday over a Chinese naval vessel sailing near disputed islands, a Japanese official said, as reports emerged of Russia also sending its own navy...

Three physicists share Nobel Prize for work on quantum science

STOCKHOLM: Three scientists jointly won this year's Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their work on quantum information science that has significant applications, for example in the field of encryption. Frenchman Alain...

Copenhagen gives Tour de France rapturous reception

COPENHAGEN: Raucous crowds at the Copenhagen Tivoli theme park gave the Tour de France the kind of reception organizers could only have dreamed of on Wednesday. The loudest cheers were for Danish riders...

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