NEW YORK: An iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe by American pop art visionary Andy Warhol went under the hammer for $195 million Monday at Christie’s, becoming the most expensive 20th century artwork ever sold at public auction. “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn”, produced in 1964 two years after the death of
MANILA: The son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos cemented a landslide presidential election victory Tuesday, after Filipinos bet a familiar but tainted dynasty could ease rampant poverty — while dismissing warnings the clan’s return would deepen corruption and weaken democracy. With an initial count almost complete, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos
BATAC CITY, Philippines: Millions of Filipinos thronged primary schools and other polling stations Monday to elect a new president, with the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos the favourite to win the high-stakes election. Nearly 40 years after the patriarch was deposed by a popular revolt and the family chased
HONG KONG: Asian stocks fell Monday as investors remained anxious over inflation and the ongoing impact of China’s Covid lockdown policies, despite an initial Wall Street bounce thanks to a solid US jobs report. Global markets have taken a beating over a series of crises including surging inflation, rising interest
HONG KONG: Asian markets rallied Thursday following a Wall Street surge after the Federal Reserve played down chances of a huge interest rate hike in the near future, while oil extended gains as the European Union moved to ban imports from Russia. US central bank officials announced an expected half-point
Morong, Philippines: A mothballed nuclear power plant built near a fault line and volcanoes in the Philippines during Ferdinand Marcos’s dictatorship could be revived if his son wins next week’s presidential election. The $2.2 billion Bataan plant became a monument to the greed and graft of the Marcos era, and
SAN FRANCISCO: A Netflix shareholder is seeking class action status for a lawsuit accusing the streaming television titan of not making it clear that subscriber numbers were in peril. A disclosed drop of just 200,000 users — less than 0.1 percent of its total customer base — was enough to
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: The Dutch consumer watchdog on Wednesday said it had launched a preliminary investigation into Google over its Play store for apps, months after targeting fellow tech giant Apple. The Match Group, which owns dating site Tinder, lodged a complaint saying that Google only allowed its own payment
PARIS: The rabbits of Paris can breathe a furry sigh of relief and continue merrily feasting on the French capital’s vegetation after the city reversed an order classifying them as a nuisance. The order had been adopted in 2021 to stop what authorities said was damage being caused by the
DENPASAR, Indonesia: A Canadian actor and self-proclaimed wellness guru is facing deportation from Indonesia’s Bali island after a video of him dancing naked at a sacred mountain went viral. Jeffrey Craigen posted a video of himself doing the Haka — a ceremonial dance in New Zealand’s Maori culture — while
