Japan’s Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO) and the Japan Film Commission have announced that the country’s 50% rebate scheme, aimed at attracting international productions, will be extended through 2025. Administered by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the scheme had selected ten projects by the end of 2024, including Apple TV’s Monarch: Legacy…
H&M posts weaker-than-expected first-quarter sales in slow start to the year H&M on Thursday posted weaker than expected first-quarter sales in a slow start to the year for the world’s second-largest clothing retailer. Sales at the Swedish fashion giant rose 2% in local currencies to 55.33 billion Swedish krona ($5.5 billion) in the three-month period, slightly…
In recent weeks, Elon Musk has finally seemed to make some inroads in India, a potentially huge market whose government has frustrated him with its trade barriers. Tesla appears to be preparing another attempt to sell cars in the country, and Starlink, his satellite internet provider, signed partnerships with two Indian companies. At the same…
Just as flower buds are beginning to bloom to mark the seasonal shift toward warmer months, Amazon is hosting its first big sales event of 2025. The Big Spring Sale, as it is known, is live, and runs through Monday, March 31st, bringing with it a slew of discounts on gardening supplies, bedding, and other…
Getty Images The world’s most populous country is ranked 90th in the men’s Fifa world rankings – just ahead of Curaçao and Luxembourg On a hot, humid Thursday night in Saitama, China’s national football team hit its lowest ebb. With a minute left on the clock and trailing Japan 6-0, Chinese defenders were likely wishing…
Embed from Getty Images Over the past year or so, there’s been a lot of drama within Sentebale, the Lesotho charity which was started by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso in 2006. Sentebale’s mission is supporting the children of Lesotho, mostly through funding health and education programs within the kingdom. Harry and Seeiso have always…
European leaders will convene in Paris on Thursday to shore up support for Ukraine, a “coalition of the willing” that wants to help the war-torn country fight back against Russia despite wavering American commitment, and safeguard an eventual peace. France and Britain have been spearheading those efforts, which led to a first meeting in Paris…
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At this point in Nikola Jokic’s career, it’s hard for him to generate much excitement with one singular play, so when the internet started buzzing over the no-look pass he threw in the third quarter of the Denver Nuggets’ 127-117 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, you knew it had to be special. And…
