Posts by Nathan Pine
Mia Threapleton, Danny Huston Join Guy Pearce, Jared Harris & Merab Ninidze In ‘The Price Of Peace’ As Filming Begins in London
Anthony McCarten’s post-World War Two political thriller The Price of Peace – starring Guy Pearce, Jared Harris and Merab Ninidze as Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin respectively – has begun principal photography in London. The trio have been joined by Mia Threapleton (The Phoenician Scheme) as Mary Churchill and acclaimed Danny Huston…
Read MoreHong Kong stock listing boom rumbles towards six-year high
High-tech firms debuting in the city form a new ecosystem of stocks on top of the old guard of internet firms, says BNP Paribas Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 05:18 PM [HONG KONG] A summer of mega deals is supercharging Hong Kong’s boom for stock market debuts, with the city poised to notch a…
Read MoreJames Gray To Receive Locarno’s Honorary Career Pardo Award
The Locarno Film Festival will honor U.S. director James Gray with career achievement award, the Pardo alla Carriera, at its upcoming 79th edition in August. Gray will receive the award on August 9 ahead of an open-air screening of Paper Tiger on the festival’s landmark 8,000-capacity Piazza Grande. Two other key titles in his filmography…
Read MoreAndy Burnham’s “socialist” style may be red flag for Trump
When President Donald Trump was asked about Andy Burnham last month, the man replacing Keir Starmer as Britain’s prime minister, he said he knew little. “I see that he was, I guess, the mayor of a town,” Trump said. “I hear he’s extremely liberal, extremely, so that means he probably won’t open up the North…
Read More‘The Rest Is Football’ Returning To Netflix For Premier League
Netflix is staying in the soccer game with more throughout the next Premier League season. The streamer greenlit its first daily sports show and has been airing the Gary Lineker podcast as a vodcast every day during the just-finished World Cup, which ended last night with Spain victorious. This morning, the streamer committed to The…
Read MoreMap shows air quality alert as Trump calls for Canada to pay
Air quality alerts are in force across several states on Monday as smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires has blanketed swathes of the northern United States. There are more than 940 wildfires burning across Canada, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center. As of Monday morning, air quality alerts span all or parts of…
Read MoreHong Kong mulls longer stock trading hours, ending lunch break
It is proposing to start equities trading 30 minutes earlier at 9 am, and to scrap the one hour lunch break that starts at noon Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 04:18 PM [HONG KONG] The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) is considering an extension of equity trading hours to align with most global markets,…
Read MoreTrump ushered away from Spain’s trophy shot at World Cup
President Donald Trump appeared to be ushered off-stage for Spain’s World Cup trophy presentation after the country won the FIFA World Cup in New Jersey on Sunday. Footage shows Trump standing next to the team as they get ready to lift the trophy as the new world champions, before FIFA President Gianni Infantino is seen…
Read MoreChina exports 20% fewer magnets to US despite trade truce
Customs data show shipments stabilising in 2026, but still well below levels seen before curbs were introduced Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 03:13 PM CHINA’S shipments of rare earth magnets to the US remain well below pre-trade war levels despite 2025’s truce, underscoring concerns in the Trump administration about Beijing’s adherence to that agreement.…
Read MoreHolly Willoughby Launches YouTube Show ‘Together’ With Tucci As Guest
EXCLUSIVE: Holly Willoughby is setting up shop on YouTube. The top British presenter is launching Holly Willoughby Together, a lifestyle series for YouTube and social that counts Stanley Tucci, Katherine Ryan, Joanne McNally, Emma Bunton and Nicole Appleton in its first tranche of guests. She will also speak to campaigners like Ellen Froome, who is…
Read MoreBlackstone agrees to invest in Korean robotics supplier Futronic
This values the firm at around US$675 million, according to people familiar with the matter Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 01:29 PM BLACKSTONE has agreed to invest in Futronic, a South Korean supplier of high-precision actuators used in industrial robotics and the automotive sector. Affiliated private equity funds will make a “significant investment”…
Read MoreHere are 7 storylines to follow entering Patriots training camp
The New England Patriots had no shortage of storylines to follow throughout the offseason , and that isn’t going to change now that the pads are coming on… New England will report for training camp this week, with veterans and rookies taking part in their first practice on July 25 on the fields behind Gillette…
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