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…
US FDA approves Citius blood cancer therapy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Citius Pharmaceuticals The company said Thursday that its blood cancer drug Lymphir is for patients with a relapse who have received at…
US FDA approves Novartis drug to treat kidney disease
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of a Novartis drug to reduce excess protein in the urine of patients with a type of kidney disease. The…
Russia reports massive outage of YouTube service
Russian internet monitoring services reported a massive disruption in the availability of video hosting site YouTube, as Russian authorities stepped up criticism of the platform. Users said they could only…
Warner Bros. Discovery falls as $9bn write-down highlights TV problems
Warner Bros Discovery shares fell 12 per cent in Thursday's premarket after a $9.1 billion write-down of the media giant's television assets raised fresh concerns about its traditional broadcasting business.
Nokia and Swisscom to roll out drone service across Switzerland
Nokia has partnered with Swisscom in a joint statement on Thursday they said they intend to deploy a network of drones across Switzerland to improve emergency response and infrastructure inspections.
World champion Jackson misses out on women’s shot put final
Double world champion Chase Jackson of the United States failed to qualify for the Olympic shot put final after a poor performance in the heats. Jackson fouled twice and then…
China wins gold in men’s 500m canoe double race
China won Olympic gold in the men's 500m double canoe race at the Stade Nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne. Italy came second and won the silver medal, while Spain took bronze.
