‘F9’ hits full speed to top int’l box office with $162m debut

Aston Martin makes its trading debut today. The IPO will price at 19 pounds per share, valuing the carmaker at 4.3 billion pounds. That's toward the bottom of a marketed range that it had already narrowed.

Tencent Music, China's biggest streaming service, made its trading debut in the U.S Wednesday. The day finally happened only after a series of negative headlines - including a lawsuit and a two-month delay - threatened to dampen the mood of investors.

Music show: SYML's debut album.

Half of Juventus' shots against Parma came from Cristiano Ronaldo.

Suo joins Solomon and Dennis on The Nutmeg as they discuss just how good Lionel Messi is 15 years after his Barcelona debut against Espanyol.

Saudi Arabia has listed the world's most profitable company on the stock market in what's been the world's largest IPO. Right now, shares are only being traded on the Tadawul Exchange in Riyadh.

According to Vin Diesel, his four-year-old daughter Pauline demanded he cast Cardi B in 'F9'.

Releasing your debut album in the midst of a global pandemic is not something Elisabeth Elektra expected when she started making it. The Glasgow-based songwriter, who spent five years growing up in France, counts Prince, Kate Bush and Mylène Farmer among her influences. We caught up with her to discuss her effervescent electro pop debut album "Mercurial" and were treated to a live performance of her track "Sadie".

Camille Berthomier, better known by her stage name Jehnny Beth, has made a name for herself leading the critically acclaimed, all-female British punk band Savages and now she's going solo. Her powerful debut album "To Love Is to Live" was released on June 12. FRANCE 24's Florence Villeminot checked in with her to talk about the record, which features raw honesty and chaotic sounds. Also, we look at new releases from American folk hero Bob Dylan, plus John Legend and Nicki Minaj.

Katy J Pearson nearly gave up on music and songwriting after being burnt out by a major record label which had picked up the band she'd formed with her brother when she was in her late teens. Luckily for us, the urge to make music overruled all of this and she took her time to write "The Return", a debut solo album filled with American pop and lo-fi folk. Marjorie Hache caught up with her to find out more. We also check out new music from Wizkid, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and Petit Biscuit.

A second Taiwan-born giant panda makes her media debut. Yuan Bao, which means "round baby" was born on June 28 to Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, who were gifted by China in 2008 to mark then warming relations between the two countries.

With a voice that's both soulful and haunting, London-based singer-songwriter Luca Wilding has carved out a niche in poetic, storytelling songs with a melancholy edge. He's been dubbed an artist to keep an eye out for. He tells FRANCE 24's Florence Villeminot about his debut EP "To", a beautiful and unique collection of dream-folk songs released back in November. We also look at new releases from French trip-hop producer Wax Tailor as well as LA-based duos Rhye and Midnight Sister.