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Month: July 2023

Protesters in the Thai capital calls on senators to approve vote winners’ choice for prime minister

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of people have rallied in  the Thai capital Bangkok to demand that conservative members of the Senate stop blocking the naming of a prime minister belonging to a winning coalition from May’s general election, a stance that risks a potentially destabilizing deadlock. Protesters braved heavy rain

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‘Barbie’ dominates the box office, raking in a $155 million opening weekend

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” raked in a stunning $155 million domestically over the weekend, giving the film the largest opening weekend of 2023 and the biggest-ever debut for a female director. The combined release of “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” dubbed “Barbenheimer,” has become a pop culture sensation

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