TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Friday visited towns in the north-central region of Noto to pray for victims of the deadly New Year’s Day earthquake and console thousands of homeless living in evacuation centers. The magnitude 7.6 quake killed 241 people. Four are still missing. More than 9,000 residents whose homes … Read more
High-rise buildings sprawl out across the Taiwanese capital Taipei. Ratima Sritangwong | EyeEm | Getty Images Taiwan shares notched fresh all-time highs on Friday as a booming demand for artificial intelligence and semiconductor technology boosts investor optimism for the country’s tech firms. Market watchers expect the rally in Taiwan stocks to strengthen further. The Taiwan … Read more
*-0*18529Willie Nelson reminisces hit song, ‘What A Wonderful World’+/ Willie Nelson just reminisced one of his performances of the hit country music song, What A Wonderful World, which belongs to his 1988 album of the same title. The prolific country music artist took to his official Instagram account to share a throwback video of him … Read more
People browsing gold jewelry in Istanbul. Burak Kara | Getty Images News | Getty Images Gold prices still have room to rise after hitting all-time highs early this month, as several central banks continue to purchase bullion in record amounts. These purchases have strengthened gold prices despite high interest rates and a strong dollar, market … Read more
Kanye West and Bianca Censori went to some business meetings on Monday — and they were dressed to impress … depending on what type of ventures they’re chasing, that is. The couple hit the town again to kick off the week, and they first started out by hitting up Bev Hills — going into office … Read more
Image: Warner Bros. Two weeks ago, Dune: Part Two came out in theaters, and became the first big hit of 2024. Even with Kung Fu Panda 4 releasing last weekend, that hasn’t really changed—if anything, it’s looking like Part Two is going to have some hefty legs throughout the rest of its theatrical run. Denis … Read more
LONDON — British musician Steve Harley, whose glam-rock band Cockney Rebel had an enduring hit with the song “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” has died. He was 73. Harley’s family said Sunday he had “passed away peacefully at home, with his family by his side.” Harley said late last year he was … Read more
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The game originally shipped for consoles and Windows PCs — and was briefly banned from some storefronts over a ratings mistake. It’s back, and there’s also now a MacOS port that you can access by buying the game on Steam. The full Reddit AMA has loads of insight into Balatro’s development process, including their biggest … Read more
BELGOROD, Russia — As polling stations opened across Russia on Friday for a three-day presidential election that Vladimir Putin is certain to win, a volley of Ukrainian missiles crashed into the western city of Belgorod, damaging apartment buildings and injuring at least two people as thousands of residents scrambled, yet again, for shelter. For most … Read more
Brittany Cartwright felt like she had no choice but to announce a separation from Jax Taylor, even as they were counting down the days to the premiere of their new show. Talking with ET’s Brice Sander from the premiere of The Valley on Thursday, the Vanderpump Rules star, 35, said that while she doesn’t want to share what incident … Read more