Luxury

LVMH considers widening US footprint as CEO Arnault expresses France fatigue

PARIS: Luxury giant LVMH is “seriously considering” bulking up its production capacities in the United States, CEO... Published 29 Jan, 2025 02:12pm

MENA

Content creators become focus, eligible for Dubai golden visa as city looks to attract 10,000 influencers

DUBAI: In an effort to attract 10,000 influencers to the city and position itself as a prime destination for digital... Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am

Movies & Music

Nineties boy band Boyzone get candid in ‘atypical’ documentary

LONDON: Thirty years on from its creation, members of the Irish boy band Boyzone reunite to recount their journey to... Published 28 Jan, 2025 02:27pm

Chanel builds double-C logo into catwalk set for haute couture

PARIS: Chanel assembled a sprawling runway set in the form of its trademark interlocking C logo for its spring... Published 28 Jan, 2025 05:41pm

Movies & Music

Jennifer Lopez bring 1950s Hollywood ‘diva’ to Sundance indie fest

PARK CITY, United States: Jennifer Lopez brought a heady blend of 1950s Hollywood musical and gritty prison drama to... Published 27 Jan, 2025 05:29pm

Movies & Music

Don’t let AI ‘rip off’ artists, Beatles star McCartney warns UK government

LONDON: Beatles musician Paul McCartney has warned that artificial intelligence could be used to “rip off” artists,... Published 27 Jan, 2025 02:18pm

Travel

Americans’ cruise vacations to see slower growth in 2025, industry group forecasts

Nearly 19 million Americans are expected to go on cruise vacations this year, but passenger growth is likely to cool... Published 27 Jan, 2025 02:21pm

Dior’s Kim Jones pares down embellishments for winter catwalk show

PARIS: Dior men’s artistic director Kim Jones kept embellishments to a minimum for his winter 2025-2026 catwalk... Published 26 Jan, 2025 11:36am

USA

Donald Trump discussing TikTok purchase with multiple people, decision in 30 days

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was in talks with multiple people over buying... Published 26 Jan, 2025 10:25am

Arts

At WEF, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy stresses on inspiring social change through storytelling

Journalist and filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy said she believes in creating social change as she discussed her... Published 24 Jan, 2025 04:53pm

Movies & Music

Netflix musical ‘Emilia Perez’ piles up 13 Oscar nominations

LOS ANGELES: The Netflix movie musical ‘Emilia Perez’ led the Academy Award nominations on Thursday, giving the... Published 24 Jan, 2025 03:16pm

Arts

Paris’ Louvre museum, in dire state, cries for help

PARIS: The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and home to Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, has requested urgent... Published 24 Jan, 2025 02:41pm

Witherspoon and Ferrell spar in wedding comedy ‘You’re Cordially Invited’

LONDON: Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon says teaming up with actor Will Ferrell for the romantic comedy “You’re... Published 24 Jan, 2025 12:22pm

Brazilians jubilant at ‘I’m Still Here’ historic Oscar nomination for best picture

SAO PAULO: As the long-awaited Oscar nominations were released on Thursday, Brazilians flooded social media cheering... Published 24 Jan, 2025 11:18am

Charli XCX leads BRIT Awards nominations, Beatles’ last song recognised

LONDON: Singer Charli XCX, whose album “Brat” inspired a cultural phenomenon last summer, led nominations for the... Published 24 Jan, 2025 11:22am

Fire-hit Hollywood awaits Oscar nominees, with ‘Emilia Perez’ in front

LOS ANGELES: This year’s Oscar nominations will be unveiled Thursday in an announcement delayed by the devastating... Published 23 Jan, 2025 01:31pm

Travel

France holds off Spain as world’s tourist favourite

PARIS: Olympic host France retained its spot as the world’s top tourist destination in 2024 with 100 million... Published 22 Jan, 2025 05:57pm

Luxury

Wealthy Indians tap into bathroom luxury with $18,500 smart toilets

MUMBAI: In India’s polluted northern city of Kanpur, Rajat Ghai has a penchant for Rado watches and Louis Vuitton... Updated 22 Jan, 2025 03:14pm

TikTok users anxiously await its return to US app stores

Three days after ByteDance’s TikTok went dark and then was quickly revived in the United States, users that deleted... Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:34am

Netflix shares soar on price hikes and record subscriber gains

Netflix reaffirmed its dominance of the streaming video market on Tuesday, as its mixture of live sporting events,... Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:10am

South Asia

Saif Ali Khan home from hospital days after knife attack

MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan left a hospital in India’s financial capital Mumbai on Tuesday, less than a... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am

Melania’s big hat plays starring role in Trump’s Inauguration Day

As President Donald Trump entered the U.S. Capitol Rotunda to be sworn into office on Monday, he moved to kiss the... Published 21 Jan, 2025 10:39am

Relieved US TikTok enthusiasts hope ‘magic’ returns as app is restored

NEW YORK: On Saturday night, for the first time in five years, millions of American TikTok users who logged on for a... Published 20 Jan, 2025 03:33pm

USA

TikTok is restoring service, thanks Trump

WASHINGTON: TikTok began restoring its services on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive... Published 20 Jan, 2025 08:13am

‘Mufasa’ claws its way back atop N.America box office

LOS ANGELES: Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” topped the North American box office on a long holiday weekend after... Published 20 Jan, 2025 01:00am

South Asia

Suspected Bangladeshi arrested in stabbing of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan

MUMBAI: A man thought to be a citizen of Bangladesh was arrested in India’s financial capital Mumbai on Sunday and... Published 19 Jan, 2025 05:22pm

USA

TikTok stops working for US users, disappears from Apple, Google stores

WASHINGTON: TikTok stopped working in the United States late on Saturday and disappeared from Apple and Google app... Updated 19 Jan, 2025 09:13pm

South Asia

India police detain second suspect in Saif Ali Khan stabbing incident

MUMBAI: Police in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh on Saturday detained a second person suspected of... Published 18 Jan, 2025 08:09pm