THE LATEST entry in the Star Wars franchise divided film critics on Tuesday, but is expected to bring in more than $300 million (£236.8 million) at the global box office this weekend despite a social media boycott campaign over its perceived political slant.
BECAUSE CHRISTMAS is the season of gratitude, Philippines AirAsia has launched its #ThankYou Christmas campaign “filling the air with the spirit of gratitude and the promise of continued and improved service to Filipino travelers,” according to a company press release.
SOME OF Asia’s marquee airlines that spoil passengers with free alcohol and in-flight entertainment may soon have to kick the habit.
PARIS — It has been hailed as a revolutionary way to get people moving, using smartphones to pursue cartoon creatures through city parks and streets on foot, instead of taking the car or metro.
KIMANA, KENYA — Under the shadow of a snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, hundreds of Maasai boys brave the morning chill to take part in a ritual that marks their coming of age.
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Finale Art File opened three exhibitions which are on view until Jan. 5, 2017: Painting Baggage by Lyra Garcellano and W. Don Flores, Swan Song Part Two by Liv Vinluan, and Tropical Snow Flake by Jeona Zoleta.
GULF OF THAILAND — Piercing the water’s surface with its almond-shaped mouth, a giant Bryde’s whale opens wide for one, two, three seconds, gulping in anchovies as a boatload of awed tourists look on in the Gulf of Thailand.
NEW YORK — The year 2016 began with David Bowie releasing one of the most acclaimed albums of his vast career, a sign of new creative energy from the rock legend. Two days later, he was dead, from an undisclosed battle with cancer.
