Author: News Desk

The future of One-Day International cricket has become one of the biggest talking points in the modern game. With T20 cricket dominating global attention through franchise leagues and ICC events, many believe the 50-over format is gradually losing its place in an increasingly crowded calendar. Bilateral ODI series often struggle to generate the same excitement as T20 contests, prompting regular discussions about whether the format needs a makeover to remain relevant. While some have even proposed reducing ODIs to 40 overs per side, India captain Shubman Gill believes the answer lies elsewhere. Gill recently shared his ideas on how the…

Back in 2001, Steven Spielberg released an underrated scifi movie named A.I. Artificial Intelligence (yes, the title is a bit redundant). The movie, which loosely borrows from Pinocchio, tells the story of a family who adopts a robotic boy programmed for love, and that robot’s heartbreaking quest to become a real boy. Much of the technology in A.I. remains elusive. We’re probably not anywhere close to building androids that can convincingly pass as Haley Joel Osment — or Jude Law, for that matter. But some of the AI products imagined in the movie are starting to look surprisingly plausible. Take…

Nayarit is emerging as one of Mexico’s leading destinations for community-led tourism as travellers increasingly seek meaningful connections and authentic cultural experiences. Across the state, visitors can engage directly with local communities through experiences that celebrate living traditions, support local economies, and foster a deeper understanding of the people and cultures that define the destination. Beyond its celebrated beaches and luxury resorts, Nayarit offers a diverse collection of experiences developed in partnership with local residents, artisans, guides, and Indigenous communities. These experiences invite travellers to move beyond sightseeing and become active participants in the stories, traditions, and daily life of…

Statistics Canada is reporting that in June, the preliminary number of international arrivals to Canada — Canadian-resident return trips, combined with US-resident and overseas-resident arrivals — by air and automobile totalled 5.5 million, up 3.6% from the same month in 2025. It also reported that Canadian-resident return trips from abroad by automobile and air — from the United States and overseas countries — stood at 2.6 million in June 2026, up 2.0% from the same month one year earlier. Of note is that Canadian-resident return trips from the United States in June totalled 1.7 million, up 3.2% from the same month in 2025, marking the third consecutive month of year-over-year increase. This rise…

WestJet’s mainline flight attendants are continuing to vote today to determine if they will provide their union with a strike mandate. The flight attendants are represented by CUPE 8125 and voting continues until July 15, 2026. Alia Hussain, President of CUPE 8125, said: “Our goal remains the same as it has been from the beginning: to reach a fair, negotiated, collective agreement.” Hussain continued: “A strong strike mandate demonstrates that our members are united behind their bargaining committee and committed to achieving meaningful improvements.” The union continues to negotiate key issues, including wages, compensation, scheduling, work-life balance, and other workplace improvements…

Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours has elevated its all-inclusive ultra-luxury offerings to new heights, with the launch of its new 2028 and 2029 worldwide collection featuring Scenic Eclipse and Scenic Ikon. With more exclusive suite inclusions available only on Scenic Discovery Yachts, guests will enjoy an unparalleled experience, across 100 plus countries and all seven continents. Scenic Discovery Yachts are equipped with two Airbus H130 helicopters that carry guests far beyond the coastline inland into areas other luxury ships cannot reach other than by long bus rides or even not at all. Their exclusive range of unique helicopter landing experiences have been specifically designed and developed for Scenic Eclipse guests on board the ships and the launch of Scenic Ikon in 2028. Scenic’s all-inclusive philosophy will now…

TWICE dropped the announcement that K-pop fans had been waiting for. The group, signed to JYP Entertainment, officially unveiled the “THIS IS FOR” World Tour on Sunday. Seoul is already confirmed as one of the stops. The reveal came via the group’s official Instagram account, @twicetagram, with a short caption: “THIS IS FOR 끄-읕💙,” alongside the official hashtags for the tour and the Seoul leg. That stylized 끄-읕 is a phonetic riff on the Korean word 끝. In Korean, 끝 means “end.” Fans have been theorizing about what that choice signals for the tour’s overall concept. Seoul’s inclusion is confirmed…

Kensington has appointed Tara Powadiuk as its new SVP, Marketing. Powadiuk is a seasoned global marketing executive with more than 25 years of experience driving brand growth, digital transformation and customer engagement, and she will lead Kensington’s global marketing strategy as the company continues its rapid expansion across the luxury and ultra-luxury travel markets. Powadiuk joins Kensington during a period of significant momentum for the company. Over the past year, Kensington has expanded its portfolio of personalized travel experiences while introducing new offerings that reflect the evolving expectations of affluent travellers seeking deeper, more meaningful journeys and more options for…

14/07/2026 – Giovanni C Lorusso turns a Cambodian land grab into a compelling, visually rigorous study of colonialism surviving long after the colonisers themselves have disappearedMony Ros in Homo Sive NaturaAn unnamed businessman (Mony Ros) arrives in the forests of Ratanakiri presenting himself as a harmless tourist, eager to encounter an Indigenous community he sentimentally describes as his “brothers”. His real task is considerably less benign: he has been sent from Phnom Penh to gather information that might facilitate the expropriation of their land. Rather than building this premise into a conventional tale, Giovanni C Lorusso’s Homo Sive Natura, which…

NEW YORK — New York will block the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year so the state can create rules to protect the environment and energy grid from the power-hungry facilities that fuel artificial intelligence technology. Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to sign an executive order Tuesday morning imposing the country’s first statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers, which house thousands of computer servers and require massive amounts of energy and a steady supply of water to keep cool. “As data center development threatens to hike up utility bills, deplete our natural resources, and…