Power Rangers writer says casting Black and Asian actors as Black and Yellow Rangers was ‘mistake’

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Asian stocks tumble as U.S. tariffs fuel slowdown fears

Asian share markets tumbled on Monday, driven by concerns that the broad and steep U.S. tariffs to be announced this week could affect trade-reliant emerging economiesmany of which have huge trade surpluses with the United States. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan shed nearly 2%, while a gauge of Asian emerging market equities … Read more

Why Merle Oberon, ‘Hollywood’s first South Asian star,’ kept her race a secret

Book Review Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Hollywood’s First South Asian Star By Mayukh SenW. W. Norton: 320 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.orgwhose fees support independent bookstores Golden Age film star Merle Oberon comes alive in a breezy new biography, sparked in part by … Read more