A.I. Shakes Up China’s Entertainment Landscape World Times New A.I. tools are changing China’s entertainment industry and transforming one of its most popular genres: the microdrama. from NYT > World New…
Oil Tanker Hijacking Stokes Fear of Links Between Houthi Rebels and Somali Pirates World Times The attack’s location and timing fueled concerns about potential collaboration between Somalia’s pirates and Yemen’s Houthi rebels amid the Iran war.…
Planning a World Cup Watch Party at a Bar? The ‘FIFA Police’ Are Lurking. World Times Some businesses advertising watch parties in Canada’s two host cities are wary of running afoul of FIFA’s copyright, which protects advertising “Worl…
A 5-Month Wait and a 50% Fail Rate: It’s Hard to Get a British Driving License World Times The average wait for a test in England and Scotland has hit 22 weeks, up from five weeks before the pandemic, leading to frustration and attempts to …
Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Nobel Laureate, Is Hospitalized World Times Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activists, was taken to a hospital after collapsing following a heart problem in prison. from NYT > W…
Why U.S. Officials Are in Venezuela Right Now World Times U.S. officials visited Venezuela after the first direct flight between the two countries since 2019. Our White House correspondent Tyler Pager descri…
On May Day Cuba’s Communist Leaders Deliver a Defiant Tone to the U.S. World Times In front of the American Embassy in Havana, the Cuban government held its annual International Worker’s Day celebration as the United States sought t…