A group of uninhabited Indonesian islands is about to hit the auction block
A group of Indonesian islands known as the Widi Reserve is about to go up for auction in what could be one of the most eye-popping real estate sales to ever take place in Asia.
Why you can thank The Sims for one of 2022's biggest fashion trends
Gaming and fashion may appear to be unlikely bedfellows, but what our avatars wear — whether skydiving into a battle in Fortnite or having a dinner date in The Sims — has been of interest since video game characters could first change their clothes.
Factory fire kills at least 36 people in central China, state media reports
A fire at a factory in central China killed 36 people on Monday, according to Chinese state-media, the latest in a string of fatal industrial accidents to hit the country in recent years.
Bob Iger moves fast to dismantle Chapek's reorganization of Disney
One day after the shock announcement of Bob Iger's return to Disney, and the resulting ouster of his successor-turned-predecessor Bob Chapek, an astonished Hollywood is grappling with what exactly the move will mean for the entertainment behemoth's short-term and long-term future.
More than 100 migrants rescued from overloaded vessel before it hit sand bar in Florida Keys, Coast Guard says
More than 100 people were rescued from an overloaded vessel before it hit a sand bar in the Florida Keys, according to the US Coast Guard.
Killers of US blogger escape from Bangladesh court on motorbikes
Two Islamist militants sentenced to death for killing a US blogger critical of religious extremism escaped from a crowded court in Bangladesh's Dhaka on Sunday.
Dominican Republic expelled hundreds of children to Haiti without their families this year
Hundreds of children have been expelled from the Dominican Republic without their parents, according to UNICEF, amid a sweeping government push to remove suspected undocumented migrants from the country.
Penguin Random House's $2.2 billon deal for Simon & Schuster is over
Paramount has ended its agreement to sell Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House and will not appeal the recent federal court ruling blocking the merger of the publishing companies.
America faces a possible rail strike in two weeks after largest union rejects labor deal
America faces a growing risk of a crippling national freight rail strike in two weeks. The rank-and-file members of the nation's largest rail union, which represents the industry's conductors, rejected a tentative labor deal with freight railroads, the union announced Monday.
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake leaves at least 162 dead in Indonesia
At least 46 people have died after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's West Java province on Monday, according to the country's National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB).