Bong Joon Ho's tips on how he stays so chill: 'I'm actually very anxious'
Korean director Bong Joon Ho’s understated and relatable charm have won him throngs of new admirers during the awards season, especially after his Korean-language thriller “Parasite” picked up four Oscars on Sunday night. There, his meme-friendly reactions and thoughtfulness on stage — and off — propelled him into a mainstream star. For all his new…
Ethiopians brave deserts and smugglers on the way to Saudi Arabia
LAKE ASSAL, Djibouti — “Patience,” Mohammed Eissa told himself. He whispered it every time he felt like giving up. The sun was brutal, reflecting off the thick layer of salt encrusting the barren earth around Lake Assal, 10 times saltier than the ocean. Nothing grows here. Birds are said to fall dead out of the sky…
Cruise stranded by virus fears ends with roses in Cambodia
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia — Hundreds of cruise ship passengers long stranded at sea by virus fears cheered as they finally disembarked Friday and were welcomed to Cambodia by the nation’s authoritarian leader, who handed them flowers. Prime Minister Hun Sen agreed to let the Westerdam dock at the port of Sihanoukville on Thursday after Thailand, Japan, Taiwan,…
Coronavirus sparks culture clash in the San Gabriel Valley
Marta Ayala and Chong Taing, both Rosemead residents, couldn’t see the threat of the coronavirus more differently. You can see it on their faces. While walking out of Superior Grocers supermarket in El Monte, Ayala’s face scrunched in annoyance as she spotted an Asian customer wearing a white medical mask coming from the opposite direction.…
Doctors fight coronavirus outbreak with drugs that target HIV, malaria and Ebola
As the scientific community scrambles to find a drug that can effectively treat patients sickened by the new coronavirus from China, doctors are trying some surprising remedies: medicines targeting known killers such as HIV, Ebola and malaria. The respiratory disease, now known as COVID-19, has afflicted tens of thousands of people worldwide and killed more…
Virus infects more than 1,700 health workers in China; 6 die
BEIJING — More than 1,700 Chinese medical workers have been infected by the new virus that has killed nearly 1,400 people and spread to other parts of Asia and as far as the U.S. and Europe, a senior Chinese official announced Friday. Six of the workers have died, Zeng Yixin, vice director of the National Health…
India keeps lid on Kashmir's internet 6 months into lockdown
NEW DELHI — Six months after India’s government stripped restive Kashmir of its semi-autonomy and enforced a total communications blackout, it is heralding the restoration of limited, slow-speed internet as a step toward normalcy. But for the Himalayan region’s 7 million people, the reality is far different. They are only allowed to access government-approved websites. Popular…
Blind set to return to Ajax squad after heart condition diagnosis
The Dutchman is likely to be included in Erik ten Hag’s plans for a meeting with Utrecht in the Eredivisie this weekend Daley Blind is expected to feature in Ajax’s matchday squad against Utrecht on Sunday, after being diagnosed with a heart condition which has kept him out of action for the last two months.…
Égypte: Une danseuse condamnée pour incitation à la débauche
L’Égypte ne cesse de s’illustrer pour ses atteintes aux droits de l’Homme, plus particulièrement vis à vis des femmes. Dimanche, une danseuse a été condamnée à un an de prison pour avoir… dansé en robe. La musique commence et apparaît à l’écran une femme, ses formes moulées dans une courte robe noire laissant apparaître un…
Barack Obama premier avocat du guacamole
Aux Etats-Unis, un débat vient d’éclater autour d’un sujet aussi basique que la recette du guacamole. Faut-il y ajouter des petits pois? Tout le monde a son avis sur la question, même le président américain Barack Obama. «No we can’t» pourrait être le nouveau slogan de Barack Obama dans l’un des derniers combats de son…