Posts by Nathan Pine
Paweł Pawlikowski’s ‘Fatherland’ To Open Sarajevo Film Festival
Paweł Pawlikowski’s Fatherland is set to open the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival and the Polish helmer is set to personally welcome audiences at the gala screening on August 14. The film, which rounds up Pawlikowski’s Cold War trilogy, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year where it won the Best Director award. Fatherland centers on the relationship between Nobel…
Read MoreJesse Eisenberg On His New Film And The Surprise Success Of ‘A Real Pain’
How many Oscar-nominated Hollywood stars can you name who have donated one of their kidneys to a complete stranger? As of now, the list probably just comprises Jesse Eisenberg, the awkward leading man in David Fincher’s 2010 film The Social Network turned Oscar-feted writer-director of the 2024 Holocaust-themed road trip A Real Pain. Eisenberg recently…
Read MoreTrump calls Spain “terrible partner,” threatens to cut off all trade
President Donald Trump has said that Spain is a “terrible partner” in NATO and threatened to cut off all U.S. trade with the country. “Spain is a terrible partner in NATO. They don’t participate. They don’t pay. I don’t want anything to do with Spain,” Trump said at the NATO summit in Turkey on Wednesday.…
Read MoreTencent inks first deal for carbon-removal credits outside China
Published Wed, Jul 8, 2026 · 05:00 PM [BEIJING] Tencent Holdings will buy 300,000 carbon removal credits from an agroforestry project in Indonesia, marking the first deal of its kind for the Chinese technology firm outside its domestic market. Tencent has entered a 10-year agreement with Singapore-based carbon developer Thryve.Earth to purchase credits generated from…
Read MoreMediaset Orders New Italian Version Of ‘The Wall’ Hosted By Max Giusti
EXCLUSIVE: The Wall is heading back to Italy, with comedian and presenter Max Giusti hosting a new local version of the game show. The Italian show has been ordered by Mediaset and will be on its Canale 5 net. The original U.S. format The Wall, created by LeBron James, Maverick Carter and Andrew Glassman, recently concluded its sixth season…
Read MoreNuclear power to climb 44% worldwide as China tops US: report
By 2036, the world may have up to 535 gigawatts (GW) of installed nuclear power, up from 372 GW in 2025 Published Wed, Jul 8, 2026 · 04:12 PM [NEW YORK] Global nuclear capacity is set to climb 44 per cent over the next decade after years of tepid growth, spurred by growing demand for…
Read MoreIf ‘Save America’ dies, how could Trump still kill elections? | Opinion
It has been extraordinary political theater to watch Donald Trump pull back his own nominee for director of national intelligence, and withdraw support for a major bipartisan housing bill, in an effort to leverage Congress into passing his so called “Save America Act” that would impose massive new changes to the country’s election systems. The…
Read MoreChina lifts fuel export curbs for July, sources say
Transportation fuel prices are expected to ease as the world’s biggest refiner returns to normalcy Published Wed, Jul 8, 2026 · 03:40 PM [SINGAPORE] China has lifted refined fuel export restrictions for the rest of July and allowed a private refiner to resume shipments after a four-month halt, trade sources said on Wednesday (Jul 8).…
Read MoreSingapore retail investors more bullish on AI stocks than global peers: eToro survey
They believe semiconductor and chipmaker firms will generate the strongest returns [SINGAPORE] Retail investors in the Republic are more bullish on technology and artificial intelligence stocks than their global counterparts. A new survey by trading platform eToro found that more than half of Singapore respondents expect AI stock prices to rise in 2026, compared with…
Read MoreSGX-listed firms should be like DBS, be brave with forward guidance
Bland, generic statements are a wasted opportunity to engage investors craving granular and credible guidance; trust investors to forgive unforeseen outcomes [SINGAPORE] Investors in the local bourse will soon have a slew of quarterly or half-yearly results announcements to digest. Financial report cards provide a useful summary of a company’s performance. For one thing, the…
Read MoreRobert Pattinson Compares ‘The Odyssey’ Role To Jacob In ‘Twilight’
As Robert Pattinson has learned, you either die an Edward, or you live long enough to see yourself become the Jacob. While discussing his character Antinous in The Odyssey, the actor compared the role in the Christopher Nolan-helmed movie to Taylor Lautner’s Jacob in the Twilight movie franchise, nearly 15 years after Pattinson last played…
Read MoreNew Zealand raises rates by 25 bps, flags further hikes to curb inflation pressures
With oil prices now easing, policymakers expect some relief for households and businesses [WELLINGTON] New Zealand’s central bank raised its benchmark official cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.5 per cent on Wednesday (Jul 8) and made clear that further rate hikes are necessary to return inflation to target despite a still-fragile economic recovery.…
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