#Art

by Jerome TAYLOR / Yan ZHAO Pro-democracy activists jammed Hong Kong streets in a march to the United States consulate on Sunday in a bid to ramp up international pressure on Beijing, but hardcore protesters later clashed with riot police across the city’s core. Millions have demonstrated over the last 14 weeks in the biggest challenge […]

by Dmitry ZAKS British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received a fresh blow Saturday when senior minister Amber Rudd quit her work and pensions post in protest at his handling of the Brexit crisis. Her resignation caps a miserable week for Johnson as he tries to steer his splintered country through its biggest political crisis since […]

by Luc OLINGA Boeing has suspended a test on its new long-haul 777X aircraft, the company said Friday, a setback that comes as it battles to rebound from the crisis surrounding the 737 MAX. The so-called “final load” tests are part of the aircraft certification process, overseen by inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), […]

A new face-swap app has risen, this time allowing people to change faces with their favourite celebrities. The Chinese app called Zao works by superimposing an image of the user’s face onto a character in a video or GIF using artificial intelligence (AI). After backlash from users, it is updating its policies over concerns about […]

by Amir Havasi Iran said Saturday it has fired up advanced centrifuges to boost its enriched uranium stockpiles, in the latest scaling back of commitments under a crumbling 2015 nuclear deal. The country’s Atomic Energy Organisation said, however, that it would honour commitments to give UN inspectors access to monitor its nuclear sites. Three European […]

Muslim rebels in the mainly Catholic Philippines began handing over their guns to independent foreign monitors Saturday, as part of a peace treaty aimed at ending a decades-long separatist insurgency that has left about 150,000 people dead. Just over a thousand guerrillas are turning in 940 weapons in a single day, in a graduated decommissioning […]

A false tabloid report claimed that Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are fighting over the actor supposedly being in secret contact with Selena Gomez. The publication claimed that the couple’s marriage plans are in jeopardy but that’s not true. Gossip Cop debunked the story. Based on In Touch’s story, Perry has “put the brakes” on […]

A report by People magazine wrote that comedian Kevin Hart was involved in a car accident, escaping with a major back injury. He was a passenger in his vintage Plymouth Barracuda when the vehicle driven by his friend, Jared Black veered off the road and landed in a ditch. The car crashed through a wooden fence […]

by Maggy DONALDSON Rap queen Nicki Minaj on Thursday shocked fans by announcing her retirement from music, saying she was going to focus on family. The provocative 36-year-old known for hits like “Super Bass” is engaged to music executive Kenneth Petty, and she recently said a wedding is in the cards in the coming months. […]

The whirlwind relationship between Miley Cyrus and her rumoured girlfriend Kaitlynn Carter is said to be blossoming. The couple have reportedly taken a major step in their relationship by moving in together after a series of very public displays of affection while holidaying in Italy and stateside during the recent MTV Video Music Awards. “They […]

The co-writer of the Crazy Rich Asians screenplay, Malaysian writer Adele Lim has quit the planned sequels due to a dispute over disparity in pay. Her representative confirmed her departure from the Warner Bros projects. The representative declined to comment further and Warner Bros did not respond to a request for comment. The movie was […]

Joaquin Phoenix is undoubtedly Hollywood’s most transformative actor today. He gets lost in a role so greatly that the real-life actor completely disappears, leaving behind only the character to walk on set. It’s not surprising to call him a younger version of Daniel Day-Lewis. However, this type of method acting can take a toll on […]

Mimi Kung Tse-Yan, a Hong Kong actress has recently split with her husband and is one of the latest celebrities to have ended their relationship. She is splitting up with her husband actor Wei Lin. According to Sin Chew Daily, Kung’s manager said that the couple had been staying apart for some time and was […]

Robert Mugabe, who has died aged 95, used repression and fear to hold on to power in Zimbabwe for 37 years until he was finally ousted when his previously loyal military generals turned against him. After his humiliating fall from office in November 2017, his phenomenal physical stamina seeped away rapidly. First heralded as a […]

by Poornima WEERASEKARA From penalising irresponsible dog owners to blacklisting dissenters, critics warn China’s social credit system enables authorities to define “desirable and undesirable behaviour” and could allow unprecedented control of citizen’s lives. The fledgling initiative has sparked fears the authoritarian state is tightening its grip on an already heavily monitored public, ensuring that only […]