Scientists hoped the emergence of La Nina will slow down the record breaking global warming, but last month broke the record by 0.1C.

Last month was the hottest January in global recorded history despite the impact of an ocean cooling La Niña event. The findings have been reported by Copernicus, the Earth observation component of the European Union's Space Program.

This comes despite expectations that an emerging "La Nina" weather pattern could cool global temperatures.The world's warmest January on record continues a streak of extreme global temperatures, despite a shift towards a cooling "La Nina" weather pattern,

China’s film market enjoyed a record-breaking Lunar New Year, amassing $1.31 billion in total box office revenue over the seven-day holiday period.

There are more box office records for Imax coming out of the just-concluded Chinese New Year holiday with the company notching its biggest ever haul for the annual period. Grossing $53M, Imax exceeded its previous record of $34M,