There are loads of legitimate reasons a reader might dislike “The Ink Black Heart,” the sixth book in the Cormoran Strike series. Writing as Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling has spun out a 1,024-page-long mystery, which is long even by, say, Elizabeth Ge…
Netflix’s ‘Blonde’: Showbiz is a girl’s worst friend
Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde,” streaming on Netflix September 28, is meant to be a tough sit, endured, more than a harsh, often miserable life, examined. Wrong mission. But mission accomplished. Any halfway-serious exploration of the Marilyn Monroe story m…
EU: Russians fleeing Putin’s mobilization order may claim asylum
People fleeing Russia after President Vladimir Putin’s partial mobilization of the country’s armed forces to fight in Ukraine have the right to claim asylum in the European Union, a spokesperson for the European Commission said on Thursday. “This is an…
German carmaker Mercedes recalls more than 100,000 vehicles
German carmaker Mercedes-Benz recalled more than 100,000 of its C-class cars worldwide. A spokesperson for the company in the south-western German city of Stuttgart said on Thursday that the recall would affect vehicles produced between October 2020 an…
France basketball player could be dropped over joining Russian club
France basketball player Thomas Heurtel faces being dropped from the national team and missing the Paris 2024 Olympics after joining Russian club Zenit St Petersburg. Zenit announced the signing on Thursday, saying the guard had signed for one year plu…
No new coronavirus cases in Germany camp ahead of Hungary game
The German national team has reported no further coronavirus cases in the final build-up to their Nations League match Friday against Hungary. The national federation DFB said on Thursday ahead of the team’s train trip from Frankfurt to Leipzig, where …
YouTube wants to lure content creators away from TikTok with cash
YouTube wants win back content creators from TikTok by leveraging its biggest advantage: money. With an update to YouTube’s partner programme, Google wants to offer a share of the advertising revenue of Shorts videos, which generate about 30 billion vi…
‘Inflation will come down again,’ says ECB board member
An executive board member of the European Central Bank on Thursday expressed the central bank’s willingness to raise interest rates further in the fight against record-high inflation. “I assume that the ECB Governing Council will raise interest rates f…
Lagoon in Spain first ecosystem in Europe with legal status as person
The heavily polluted saltwater lagoon Mar Menor (Lesser Sea) on the Spanish Mediterranean coast has become the first ecosystem in Europe to be given its own legal status as a person with enforceable rights. This was decided by the Senate in Madrid with…
EU foreign ministers to meet after Putin mobilizes army reservists
EU foreign ministers are to meet for a special session in New York after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Wednesday to partially mobilize the reservists in the country’s armed forces, sparking protests in several cities. As Putin loo…