LONDON: Oscar-winning British actor Maggie Smith, a star of stage and screen for more than seven decades, died in hospital in London on Friday, her sons announced, prompting a flood of tributes led by King Charles III.

WASHINGTON: The United States plans to accuse Russia on Wednesday of a campaign to influence the 2024 presidential election using online platforms to target American voters with disinformation, according to CNN.

ON a recent visit to Cameron Highlands, the sultan of Pahang observed the deterioration of the hill station, famed for its tea plantations and picturesque landscapes.

These are some of the 13 complaints and suggestions compiled by Penang Agriculture, Agro-based Industries, Rural Development and Health executive council member Dr Norlela Ariffin in her quest to tackle the issues experienced not only by housemen, but also medical officers serving at the state’s health facilities.

KYIV: Ukraine claimed Thursday that Russia had destroyed a theatre harbouring more than a thousand people in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, with the toll as yet unknown.

In light of the now-viral recounting of a netizen who came up against a rude pharmacist, and the “that’s not my problem” retort, I thought I would focus on why being polite is so important.

KUALA LUMPUR: Actor Esma Daniel Mohd Isa, best known for playing former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in two musicals, believes that exercising caution on social media is the best policy.

LONDON: Stranded on superyachts or confined to their sprawling mansions worrying about their wine cellars, the world’s super rich have invited ridicule throughout the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic with their apparent insensitivity to the plight of ordinary people.

THE newspaper advertisement placed last week by a cancer hospital in India’s most populous state didn’t mince words: any Muslim patients seeking treatment must prove they didn’t have Covid-19.

THE new movie Fantasy Island showcases a reimagining of the popular TV series from the late 1970s, which include some very unexpected twists and turns.

I RECENTLY met a couple whose son was still in diapers. They were angling to get him into a preschool that feeds into a private preparatory school with a great record for college admissions.

NEARLY all applicants for a visa to enter the United States — an estimated 14.7 million people a year — will be asked to submit their social-media user-names for the past five years, under proposed rules that the State Department issued on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Despite being popular with viewers, stars of local television will always have their detractors.

Praise be to Prophet Muhammad (SAW). First of all, on this morning of Dec 7, let us all pray for this assembly to be showered with the blessings of God.

WHEN Gwyneth Paltrow was 22 years old, she got a role that would take her from actress to star: The film producer Harvey Weinstein hired her for the lead in the Jane Austen adaptation “Emma.” Before shooting began, he summoned her to his suite at the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel for a work meeting that began uneventfully.

FOR the first time ever, Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has given consent for 33 paintings in his expansive private art collection to be showcased to the public in an exhibition organised by Galeri Prima.

Following the English translation of the transcript of the policy address by Prime Minister and UMNO President Datuk Seri Najib Razak at the 2016 UMNO General Assembly at Dewan Merdeka, Putra World Trade Centre, today, Thursday Dec 1.

LONDON: When former chef Adam Smith opened a small cafe in Britain’s industrial North two years ago, serving up dishes with food destined for the scrap heap, he had big aspirations – to fight global food waste.

Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Monday he had not contemplated stepping down, as pressure mounted on his leadership following a controversial decision to make Britain’s Prince Philip a knight.