The best cinematic castaways
With director Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" hitting theatres Nov. 23, we take a look back at some of the best films about lone survivors and desperate castaways. -- By Will Perkins
With director Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" hitting theatres Nov. 23, we take a look back at some of the best films about lone survivors and desperate castaways. -- By Will Perkins
Tens of thousands of people marched in Colombia's biggest cities on Wednesday to support reforms proposed by President Gustavo Petro which he says will tackle inequality, but which have struggled to win congressional approval. The demonstrations mark the latest in a series of tit-for-tat rallies convened by the opposition against the reforms, which they argue are economically damaging, and also by Petro, the country's first leftist leader, in favor of them. "We want (the reforms) to go ahead," said 69-year-old Hernando Pamo as he marched toward Bogota's central square.
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The money will be given to eligible families with children who are not tardy or absent more than once a week
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are holding relatively steady after the Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would keep its main interest rate at the highest level since 2001, just as markets expected. The S&P 500 was down 0.1% in afternoon trading, roughly where it was before the Fed’s announcement. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 146 points, or 0.4%, as of 2:05 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was virtually flat. In its policy statement, the Fed said out loud the fear that's recent
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Investors will expect commentary on how it plans to revive sales and updates on AI development, which is driving gains at Big Tech peers. Moderna is expected report first-quarter earnings, as it contends with a sharp drop in sales of its COVID-19 vaccine. Investors will focus on the vaccine maker's comments on new contracts for the shots, updates on its other vaccines in development and changes to its' full-year sales forecast On the U.S. economic front, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau data is expected to show that factory orders for March rose 1.6%, following a 1.4% increase in February.
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In a mad mix of game-show glitter and marketing flash, Airbnb is offering customers a chance to spend a night in a Paris museum, stay in houses mocked up to look like movie settings, or sleep surrounded by eight Ferrari racing cars. Those and other chimerical listings are part of a splashy new campaign by the short-term rental giant, which wants to portray itself as a company that sells experiences and not just alternatives to staying in a hotel. CEO Brian Chesky announced the 11 temporary listi
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A 19th-century ancestral pile transformed into a surreal wonderland with giant inflatable mushrooms; banquet tables groaning with lobster and oysters; black-tie-wearing revellers dancing in front of stained-glass windows while sipping Moët through a straw; Land of Hope and Glory accompanying a jumbo fireworks display; and a guest list comprising Hollywood stars, fashion icons and royalty. It could well be deleted scenes from the uproariously debauched class satire Saltburn – but it was actually
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