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Hong Kong star-director Stephen Chow once told K2 Pictures founder Kii Muneyuki that Japanese filmmakers should stop imitating kung fu and build action films on their own martial arts instead, Kii said Saturday at Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei. “He said, ‘You have karate, judo, jujitsu and kendo. That is Japanese culture. Only […]

This week's American midterm was a once-in-a-lifetime result.

EXCLUSIVE: A fire continues to burn for Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping when it comes to its presales, which we now understand are well ahead of Universal’s Wicked. In addition, advance tickets are the best that Lionsgate has ever seen post-Covid for any title. Yes, Sunrise on the Reaping is ahead of […]

Saskatchewan rugby product Gabrielle Senft has had a tremendous international career, representing both her province and country on a global stage.

<p>China sent $132 billion in clean technology and investment to the developing world last year, by far the largest contribution to carbon-dioxide reduction of any country.</p> <p>In fact, the nation’s green-manufacturing juggernaut, built in part through heavy subsidies from Beijing, nearly matches the current total of grants, loans and private finance that

The images from Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show the mammalian species and their twitching noses at their cutest

A court heard the boy held the woman's partner at knifepoint while she was raped by two other teenagers.

Landcom’s ambition is to make a “positive difference to people’s lives by increasing the supply of housing, the affordability of housing and the diversity of housing”.

The Republican midterm rout is helping shape who leads Israel next, as Netanyahu’s US ties turn toxic.

Former comedian will be sentenced on Monday and faces ‘significant custodial term’

Meet the five senior Premier League officials shaping the case against Manchester City for financial rule breaches, the most significant in its history. Read More: https://punchng.com/meet-five-epl-officials-shaping-man-city-case/

English manager Laura Kaminski has won the Norwegian league and cup double - so will that open doors in her coaching career?

SEREMBAN, Nov 5 &mdash; A male secondary school student in Nilai has tested positive in a preliminary urine screening fo...

<img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com/httphandlers/showimage.ashx?id=390823' alt='Prison (photo credit: INGIMAGE)' title='Prison (photo credit: INGIMAGE)' /><br />In its sentencing decision, the court sharply criticized the defendant's actions and his exploitation of the age difference and the family's trust.<br />

Former teacher and celebrated organist Alan Caradus taught at several high-profile private schools and mentored young musicians.

Jacob Morley was serving a life sentence at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tennessee when he escaped by slipping through a fence on the property.

On the eve of the election, the president held forth in great detail on columns, drain pipes and granite at the newly refilled Reflecting Pool.

Nowhere has the trade war with Canada occupied the election cycle narrative than in the seven border states electing new senators on Tuesday.

Here’s an intriguing first-of-its-kind Hollywood partnership for Meta: The Mark Zuckerberg-led tech giant is teaming with Lionsgate to covert their anticipated Thanksgiving blockbuster The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping in 3D for its theatrical release. But there’s more. The Francis Lawrence-directed prequel will play on Meta VR glasses in 3D following

Meta is helping bring Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” to 3D screens — and its upcoming VR glasses. The studio and tech company have partnered to convert the film to 3D ahead of its Nov. 20 release, marking Meta’s first time working with a studio on such a conversion. The process was done […]

The New York Times is suing privacy-focused web browser company Brave for allegedly scraping the outlet’s copyrighted content and unlawfully distributing it to its own customers, like Anthropic and Perplexity.

The New York Times and a group of other publications have filed lawsuits against the company that makes the Brave web browser over alleged unlawful scraping to train AI and also letting users bypass their paywalls, as reported by Reuters. According to a complaint filed by the New York Daily News, the Chicago Tribune, and […]

Jeremy David Pearce is accused of raping three women in his care between 2020 and 2024.

Rajesh, a resident of Venkulam in Edava, was found guilty of rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code

A vibe rather than marital status, this new cultural trend has women choosing their own adventures and having the time of their lives.

Google, OpenAI, Anthropic and Microsoft pledge to support a new common signal for robots.txt that blocks scraping for AI training.

Publishers currently have to implement multiple blocking commands for every bot that crawls the web to collect data, but the new proposed solution will allow them to enter a single, standardised instruction that's recognised and honoured.

A decision a decade and a half ago to establish her business in Saskatoon’s Riversdale neighbourhood has paid off in a big way for Christie Peters. The Saskatoon business owner and chef says the location appealed to her because of its proximity to the river, and that it was up and coming area. “And I...

OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic say they will adopt a new standard that publishers can use to opt out of being scraped by AI, as reported earlier by Search Engine Roundtable. With this control, publishers can apply their AI training preferences across multiple AI companies, instead of setting them individually. The shared "policy token" signal […]

UPDATED with full tracklist: We now know all of the songs that will be on the soundtrack double album for the upcoming Hunger Games film. Along with the three already-announced tracks — Noah Kahan’s “Draw You Out,” Gigi Perez’s “Favor” and The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Black Stars” — The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (The […]

No objection to bail, set at €5,000 with conditions, for accused (30s) who is alleged to have committed offence in a Dublin apartment

Cool FM has announced the launch of COMA, the Cool FM Music Awards, a new platform to recognise artists and creatives shaping the Nigerian music industry. Read More: https://punchng.com/cool-fm-announces-coma-the-cool-fm-music-awards-recognising-the-sounds-and-creatives-shaping-nigerian-music/

Campaigns are experimenting with AI texting to hear from more voters than before — and sometimes, to persuade them.

WA speedway driver Dustin Gary Higgs was sentenced to prison for the sexual assault and grooming of a teenage girl.

OPINION: By early 2027, malicious actors could have access to advanced AI capabilities.

EXCLUSIVE: Just like Lionsgate fired up the early summer box office with their blast off of Michael ($97.2M U.S., $218.8M WW), they’re poised to be the saviors of the Thanksgiving box office as their highly anticipated prequel The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping has hit tracking with a floor of $60M+ U.S. and rivals […]

Elizabeth Banks has given two thumbs to “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.” “I’ve seen the film, and it’s amazing,” Banks, who played Effie Trinket in the first four movies of the “Hunger Games” franchise from 2012-2015, told me Wednesday night at the Airbnb.org Gala in Los Angeles. Based on Suzanne Collins’ 2025 novel […]

Watch as a WSJ reporter visits Long Island, where Iranian Jews are worried about the outcome of the war in Iran.

Francis Lawrence's sequel to 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes' hits theaters on Nov. 20.

The 54-year-old was sentenced for three counts of sexual assault that occurred 10 years ago, but the sentencing judge told the court there were other other instances of abuse.

“The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” has officially premiered, and members of the film press are already calling the sixth installment a “perfect adaptation” that breathes “new life” into the franchise. “Sunrise on the Reaping” is the second “Hunger Games” prequel movie following 2023’s “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.” Film critic Griffin Schiller [

Jennifer Lawrence will reprise her Katniss Everdeen role in The Hunger Games prequel Sunrise on the Reaping. In a new interview, Lawrence confirmed she reunited with co-stars Josh Hutcherson and Woody Harrelson for the new film. “It was so emotional,” Lawrence said on the Call Her Daddy podcast. “Josh and I didn’t walk to the […]

Jennifer Lawrence appeared on the latest episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast and spoke out for the first time about what it was like to reprise Katniss Everdeen for the first time in 11 years. The Oscar winner is back as her iconic “Hunger Games” character in the upcoming prequel movie “Sunrise on the […]

Denzel Dynevor, 25, was with government officers at an Ipswich gym on Tuesday when he ran out an emergency exit.

KUCHING, Oct 28 &mdash; The Sessions Court here has sentenced a soldier with the rank of lance corporal to a total of 34...

Democrats have long debated whether progressive candidates are "electable". There could soon be a solid answer.

Khalil returned to Columbia University to discuss his memoir detailing his arrest and detention by US immigration agents

Rep. Ami Bera said he hoped to advance legislation reinforcing the U.S.-Japan alliance and support for Taiwan.

Police in Delta State have arrested a 28-year-old school bus driver for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student in Sapele. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-school-driver-for-kidnapping-raping-delta-student/

A recent fatal accident at the Thirumayilai MRTS railway station has once again highlighted the huge gaps in the maintenance and safety of MRTS stations in Chennai. With the Railway Board giving the go-ahead for handing over the service to CMRL, this report throws light on what needs to be done

As Israel prepares to vote, Gadi Eisenkot is leveraging his Moroccan heritage in Likud strongholds such as Sderot. From historical divides to October 7, identity and trauma are redefining the city's political loyalties.

A recent fatal accident at the Thirumayilai MRTS railway station has once again highlighted the huge gaps in the maintenance and safety of MRTS stations in Chennai. With the Railway Board giving the go-ahead for handing over the service to CMRL, this report throws light on what needs to be done

Meta drew flak for an upcoming change to its business terms that would allow it to scrape business accounts' content for AI training.

Calls for change present a challenge to President Lula in the second round of the election on Sunday.

A Nigerian man, Goodness Sokoh, has been sentenced to 21 years’ imprisonment for multiple child sexual offences, including raping of underaged girls in the United Kingdom. Sokoh was found guilty of three counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault, two counts of sexual assault by penetration, two counts of causing a child to watch Read More: https://punchng

Following his time as Mayor of Saskatoon, Charlie Clark says he had some time to reflect on what he wanted the next chapter to look like.

Elon Musk's Starlink and Starshield satellite networks play different roles in Ukraine's fight against Russia. Here's how the two systems work, how they're used on the battlefield and why Ukraine's reliance on them could be a vulnerability.