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Park Chan-wook | Photo Credit: KSL The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has expelled Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar for working on the HBO miniseries The Sympathizer during the 2023 writers’ strike, according to Variety.The seven-episode series, which aired in 2024, starred Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey Jr. and was adapted from Viet Thanh Nguyen’s 2015 novel of the same name. Park and McKellar co-created the show and were both credited as writers. According to the WGA, neither appealed the decision to remove them from the guild.The announcement was part of a broader update on disciplinary actions taken against members…

Instant noodles are cheap, quick and comforting – often a go-to snack or meal for students, busy workers, families and anyone trying to stretch their grocery budget. In Australia, the instant noodle market continues to grow, as food costs rise and the popularity of Asian cuisines soars. But what happens if they become an everyday meal? Can you survive, and thrive, on a daily diet of instant noodles? Let’s explore what’s in an average pack, what that means for our health, and how to make noodles part of a more balanced meal. Affordable, versatile, and culturally important Instant noodles are…

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. File | Photo Credit: ANI RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav made another revelation in a press conference on Sunday (August 10, 2025). The Leader of the Opposition used two EPIC numbers on the official ECI website to demonstrate that Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha is registered as a voter in two separate Assembly constituencies, with two different ages listed.Mr. Yadav presented two EPIC numbers, both bearing Vijay Kumar Sinha’s name, with one linked to the Bankipur Assembly seat in Patna and the other to the Lakhisarai Assembly seat.Mr. Yadav alleged that the…

Iran has said it will block a corridor planned in the Caucasus under a United States-brokered peace accord between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which has been hailed by other countries in the region as beneficial for achieving lasting peace.Ali Akbar Velayati, a top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said on Saturday that Tehran would block the initiative “with or without Russia”, with which Iran has a strategic alliance alongside Armenia.US President Donald Trump “thinks the Caucasus is a piece of real estate he can lease for 99 years”, Velayati told state-affiliated Tasnim News, referring to the transport corridor included in the…

Amid the ongoing tensions in the Telugu film industry, megastar Chiranjeevi has refuted claims of his involvement with the dispute. Chiranjeevi slammed the false information shared by individuals claiming to be members of the Film Federation that he met with the protesting workers and offered assurances over their demands. “It has come to my attention that some individuals claiming to be the members of the Film Federation have gone to the media falsely claiming that I have met them and given an assurance that their demands regarding a 30 per cent wage hike, etc., shall be met and that I…

Tsuyoshi Yasukochi, secretary-general of the Japan Boxing Commission, told local media after their hospitalisation that it was likely “the first time in Japan two fighters underwent skull-opening surgery for injuries stemming from the same event”. Image for representation only. | Photo Credit: Getty Image/iStockphoto Two boxers in Japan have died from brain injuries they incurred in separate bouts during the same event in Tokyo, officials said.Super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fought on the same card in Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall on August 2.Both were later rushed to hospital where they had brain surgery.Kotari, who battled to…

FILE PHOTO: Meta has tapped U.S. bond giant PIMCO and alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital to spearhead a $29 billion financing for its data center expansion in rural Louisiana. | Photo Credit: Reuters Meta has tapped U.S. bond giant PIMCO and alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital to spearhead a $29 billion financing for its data center expansion in rural Louisiana, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.PIMCO will handle about $26 billion of debt, likely to be issued in the form of bonds, while Blue Owl will contribute $3 billion in equity, the person said, speaking on…

A militant Kurdish group end its struggle against Turkey: grieving mothers ask if it was worth the high cost EMILY KWONG, HOST: The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, also known as the PKK, has been in conflict with the Turkish state for decades. Then this May, something changed. The group said it was laying down its arms, ending 40 years of conflict. And we wanted to know what that means for people who’ve lived through the violence, and what may come next. So we sent reporter Rebecca Rosman to southeastern Turkey, and that’s where she met with two mothers, each grieving a…

The Vizhinjam seaport that was dedicated to the nation early May will likely see the kick-off of its Phase two expansion next month. Phase two, expected to be completed by 2028, targets increasing the port’s container capacity to some 4.5 million TEU a year and will add a break-bulk berth, a tanker berth and a bunkering facility on an extended 4-km-long breakwater. Vizhinjam port, which has handled nearly 1 million TEUs after starting commercial operations in December 2024, now has an 800-m long container ship jetty capable of handling one container mother ship and two feeder vessels at a time. Phase two…

Former Palestinian international player Suleiman Al-Obeid was killed by an Israeli attack on aid seekers in Gaza on Wednesday.Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has criticised the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)’s tribute to the late Suleiman Al-Obeid, known as the “Palestinian Pele,” after European football’s governing body failed to reference the circumstances surrounding his death this week.The Palestine Football Association said that Al-Obeid, 41, was killed by an Israeli attack on civilians waiting for humanitarian aid in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday.In a brief post on the social media platform X, UEFA called the former national team member “a…