Globally, people currently use roughly 7,500 languages, with English, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, Arabic and French the most common, counting native and nonnative speakers.

Pop Mart (9992.HK), the Beijing-based maker of ‌collectible “blind box” toys including the toothy-grinned Labubu, is diversifying its business by opening its first international bakery in Singapore.

Footprints left on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya around 1.43 million years ago are providing new insight into the size and behavior of a species in the human evolutionary lineage that was the ​last of its kind, known for extensive anatomical adaptations for eating tough vegetation.

Spain defender Marc Cucurella proved he was a man of ​his word when he made good ‌his promise of getting a tattoo of his national team coach Luis ​de la Fuente’s face.

“The Odyssey” continued to exert a mighty hold on moviegoers in its second weekend in North American theaters, with $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Marvel Studios returned to San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday to unveil a slate ‌of upcoming projects, such as “Ghost Rider,” starring Ryan Gosling and directed by Shawn Levy, and “Black Panther 3.”

Prosecutors have presented sufficient evidence for the indie pop vocalist known as D4vd to stand trial on charges he fatally stabbed and dismembered a 14-year-old girl who threatened to expose their clandestine relationship, ​a Los Angeles judge ruled on Monday.

The Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) will honour Mexican actor, ‌director and producer Diego Luna at its 32nd edition that will kick off on August 14, as well as Iranian Oscar-winning filmmaker and screenwriter Asghar Farhadi, the SFF said on Monday.

With Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated “The Odyssey” recording impressive sales around the globe, thousands of Europeans have used it as a new and unexpected reason to visit Prague.

Ranbir Kapoor was all set to take the Dhoom franchise forward. The actor was expected to play the antagonist in Dhoom 4. However, it appears that the discussions have now fizzled out.

Singer Carly Simon has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and was recently treated for skin cancer, the singer shared in a statement provided to The Associated Press.

A YouTuber and musician accused of violently raping a fan after a gig denies slapping and choking the woman, but agrees he bit her multiple times.