Great Barrier Reef records warmest waters in 400 years
Water temperatures in and around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have reached their warmest level in 400 years in the past decade, endangering the world's largest reef, according to a study…
China records first heat stroke deaths amid record temperatures
At least two people have died of heatstroke in a Chinese city and many others have fallen ill as temperatures hovered at 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the…
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck western Japan
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck southwestern Japan on Thursday, triggering tsunami warnings, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, but so far there are no signs of major damage.
A Different World’ sequel in the works at Netflix
Netflix is in the early stages of developing a sequel series to A Different World, the 1987-93 NBC sitcom set at a historically black college. The new project would focus…
Deadpool could soon break a comic book auction record
Deadpool could soon break a comic book auction record. The cover of Deadpool's first comic book appearance went on sale this week at Heritage Auctions for $7.5 million. If it…
The final season of “The Umbrella Academy” has been released on Netflix
Season 4 of The Umbrella Academy series The Umbrella Academy premiered on Netflix and wrapped up the story. Critics were not particularly impressed with the new series. The showrunner of…
Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night
Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for Saturday Night ahead of its theatrical release on 11 October. Reitman directs the feature film, which focuses on the behind-the-scenes moments leading…
Jennifer Saunders joins Andrew Garfield in adaptation of ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’
British icon Jennifer Saunders has joined the star-studded cast for the film adaptation of Enid Blyton's children's book, The Magic Faraway Tree. Hiran Abeysekera and Pippa Bennett-Warner will also appear…
Apple preps sequel to George Clooney and Brad Pitt’s “Wolfs”
Jon Watts has struck a deal with Apple to write and direct the sequel to Wolfs, starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney, who play two troubleshooters who accidentally end up…
Merck halts testing of combination drug for lung cancer treatment
Merck said on Thursday it was halting a trial of a combination immunotherapy in patients with a type of lung cancer after an interim analysis showed the drug was unlikely…
