Entertainment Obsession Becomes First Original Film of 2020s to Cross $500 Million Curry Barker's low-budget horror hit Obsession has reached about $501.6 million worldwide, setting a new milestone for an original film of the 2020s.
Business Sinopec Profit Rises 19% Despite Fuel Demand Slump Sinopec's first-half profit rose 19.3% as stronger refining margins and diversified crude sourcing offset weaker Chinese fuel demand.
World DR Congo and M23 Agree Roadmap for Doha Peace Talks DR Congo and AFC/M23 agreed a sequenced roadmap for Doha peace talks, with a first ceasefire verification mission due in Minembwe on August 24.
Technology Alibaba Raises $10.2 Billion for Full-Stack AI Expansion Alibaba priced an HK$80 billion share placement and pledged all net proceeds to AI infrastructure and full-stack capabilities.
Sports Lando Norris Wins Dramatic Dutch Grand Prix Lando Norris beat Kimi Antonelli by 11.536 seconds at Zandvoort after Max Verstappen's first-lap crash halted the Dutch Grand Prix.
Science Rapid Spin May Explain Fading Flares From Stars Surviving Black Holes Simulations suggest rapid initial stellar spin can explain why some stars surviving repeated black hole encounters produce progressively dimmer flares.
Politics Kazakhstan Votes in First Election for New Unicameral Parliament Kazakhstan is electing its first unicameral Kurultai after a constitutional overhaul that expanded presidential authority and reshaped the legislature.
Health Multilingual Speakers Show Younger Brain Activity in New Study Conference research links speaking more languages with younger estimated brain activity, while researchers caution that the study does not prove causation or dementia prevention.
Environment Tropical Storm Moke Threatens Flooding Across Hawaii's Big Island Hawaii's Big Island faces up to 15 inches of rain from Tropical Storm Moke while saturated communities recover from Hurricane Lala.
Entertainment Chinese Comedian Guo Degang Investigated After Altering Revolutionary Song Chinese comedy star Guo Degang faces an inquiry after changing a revolutionary song lyric, as several August performances are canceled or postponed.
Business US Stocks End Winning Streaks as Bond Yields and Oil Rattle Markets U.S. shares rebounded Friday but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq still ended three-week winning streaks as rising bond yields, oil prices and inflation risks pressured markets.
World Russian and Ukrainian Strikes Kill 10 as Long-Range Attacks Escalate At least 10 people were killed in attacks across Ukraine and Russia as both sides intensified long-range strikes on cities and economic infrastructure.