Posts by Nathan Pine
James Gray Talks Dream Quality Of Cinema Ahead of Locarno Honor
James Gray continued his festival tour with Paper Tiger this weekend setting down in the Locarno Film Festival to receive an honorary award ahead of the film’s Swiss premiere on its landmark Piazza Grande. Meeting the press ahead of the screening on Sunday evening, Gray gave an insight into his vision for cinema and how…
Read MoreMap shows five threats brewing in Pacific, Atlantic as hurricane risk rises
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring five areas of potential tropical development across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, including two tropical waves in the Atlantic basin that could become tropical depressions later this week as the 2026 hurricane season ramps up. Although no tropical cyclones are currently active in either basin, forecasters are closely…
Read MoreDBS, OCBC surge on strong H1 results but don’t overlook the potential of underdog UOB
[SINGAPORE] There was a lot riding on DBS, OCBC and UOB’s financial results last week – with some analysts calculating that the three stocks had accounted for nearly 89 per cent of the Straits Times Index’s gain since the beginning of the year, up to Jul 30. Fortunately, the three banks delivered sufficiently strong numbers…
Read MoreDonald Trump’s approval rating shifts among Christians
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has moved in opposite directions among two major Christian groups this year, rising steadily among born-again Protestants while declining among Roman Catholics, Newsweek analysis shows. Trump’s approval among born-again Protestants increased from 56 percent in January to 61 percent in July, according to five national Marquette Law School polls. Over…
Read MoreI’m an Alzheimer’s expert—these are the 6 things I never do
With dementia cases expected to surge in the coming decades, interest in brain health has never been higher. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 55 million people worldwide are currently living with dementia, a figure expected to reach 139 million by 2050. So as fears around Alzheimer’s disease grow, many people wonder…
Read MoreMetaOptics defers US dual listing on geopolitical uncertainty, market volatility
The semiconductor optics firm may revisit an international dual listing when market conditions are supportive [SINGAPORE] Catalist-listed MetaOptics is withdrawing its application to list on Nasdaq and deferring its plans to dual list in the US. This comes amid a backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty, recent whiplash in technological stocks’ price performances and ongoing technological disruption,…
Read MoreMan complains about earache, then doctors realize what organ is failing
A cardiologist has warned about unusual symptoms that could relate to a serious heart issue. Cardiologist Kaustubh Dabhadkar, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is an expert in preventive cardiology. He told Newsweek his patients often ask “about symptoms to watch out for.” “We typically respond with the typical textbook symptoms—chest pressure with exertion that radiates…
Read MoreWhy South Korea’s stock index is more volatile than Bitcoin
Amid other reasons, two companies account for its performance: Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix Published Sun, Aug 9, 2026 · 04:35 PM [SEOUL] Investing in South Korea’s stock market has yielded huge returns this year, but it has been a wild ride. Volatility on the benchmark Kospi Index has topped 60 per cent, almost double…
Read MoreI Thought My Leg Was Just Itchy, Then My Worst Nightmare Came True
A young woman who underwent surgery for skin cancer has shared her story to warn others, in particular one unusual symptom she had. Chloë Bourgoin, 26 and from Connecticut, told Newsweek she has multiple moles on her body but “wasn’t aware of how important routine skin checks were,” and last went for one in 2018.…
Read MoreFire at Aramco’s Red Sea refinery in Jazan extinguished; no injuries reported
Aramco shut down the refinery on Jul 27 following an attack by Yemen’s Houthi militants Published Sun, Aug 9, 2026 · 01:53 PM FIREFIGHTERS extinguished a fire that broke out early on Sunday (Aug 9) at a facility at Aramco’s Jazan refinery in southwestern Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Energy Ministry said, adding that there were…
Read More‘Pilots were forced to brake firmly’: Jetstar, Qatar Air planes narrowly avoid collision at Sydney airport
No passengers were injured, but a cabin attendant required treatment from paramedics, Jetstar says Published Sun, Aug 9, 2026 · 01:31 PM SYDNEY airport authorities are examining a near collision that occurred between two planes on the tarmac on Sunday (Aug 9), which resulted in flight delays at Australia’s busiest airport. A Jetstar Airways plane…
Read MoreZoom looks beyond video calls as Singapore workers return to office
[SINGAPORE] As more workers return to the office, Zoom wants to follow them as part of its wider push to grow beyond a video-conferencing platform in the Asia-Pacific. Instead of positioning itself solely around virtual meetings, Zoom is expanding into artificial intelligence-powered workplace software – including meeting room systems and office management tools – as…
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