April 7, 2022
Morbius takes the top spot with decent $39 million open; The Batman crosses $710 million worldwide
The Sony Pictures vampire superhero Morbius managed to fight off a critical drubbing to earn a respectable $39.1 million opening at the domestic box office, enough for the weekend's top spot. The movie, starring Oscar-winner Jared Leto as one of…
April 7, 2022
Kevin Smith will become the first filmmaker to release a full movie via NFT
Clerks director Kevin Smith will soon become the first movie maker to release an entire movie exclusively via NFT, or non-fungible token. The newest film by the director and Good Will Hunting producer, KillRoy Was Here, will only be made available…
April 7, 2022
Tourism spending plunges over key holiday
Tourism spending in China plunged over this week's Qingming festival, as the world's second largest economy battles a rise in infections. The amount tourists spent during the key three-day holiday was more than 30% lower than the same time last…
April 7, 2022
Chanel restricts sales of goods to Russians abroad
French luxury giant Chanel has stopped selling its products to people who intend to take them to Russia, after shutting its stores in the country. Moscow and some customers have accused the firm of being anti-Russian, and threatened to boycott the…
April 7, 2022
EpicGames and Xbox has raised $144m USD to aid humanitarian efforts in Ukraine
The Fortnite maker announced on 21 March it would donate all proceeds from in-game sales, including cosmetic in-game items and virtual currency bought in a shop or online, until 3 April. And Xbox, part of Microsoft, is also donating the fee it would…
April 7, 2022
Ukraine investigates alleged execution of civilians by Russians
Ukraine has started a war crimes investigation after bodies of civilians were found strewn on the streets as Russian troops pulled out of areas around the capital Kyiv. Bucha and Irpin were symbols of resistance to the Russian invasion, but they are…
April 7, 2022
Shanghai Covid lockdown extended to entire city
Chinese authorities have extended their lockdown of Shanghai to cover all its 25 million people after a fresh surge in Covid cases. Initially, there had been separate measures for the eastern and western sides, but the whole city is now subject to…
April 7, 2022
One arrest made after six shot dead
Police have arrested one suspect in connection with a shooting in the centre of Sacramento, California's capital, on Sunday, that left six dead. Dandre Martin, 26, has been charged with assault and illegal firearm possession, police said on Monday.…
April 7, 2022
The US has imposed sanctions on Putin’s inner circle and daughters
The list also includes the family of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and major banks. The measures follow new revelations of atrocities by Russian troops in Ukraine, including images of bodies of civilians scattered on the streets of Bucha, near the…
April 7, 2022
Search continues as vessel drifts into Venezuelan waters
The Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG) said that the St. Vincent and the Grenadines registered cargo vessel that capsized in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago last weekend has drifted into Venezuelan waters as the search…