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by Ross ADKIN Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond has something special in his bag as he prepares for the US Masters — the Buddhist meditation techniques learned as a monk that have helped him become the talk of Asian golf. The 24-year-old is Augusta-bound after a huge year when he won the Asian Tour order of merit, […]

by Robin MILLARD, James PHEBY and Joe JACKSON Prince Harry and his celebrity wife Meghan’s bombshell resignation from front-line royal duties rocked the British monarchy on Thursday, with reports suggesting Queen Elizabeth II had not been informed in advance. The couple said they would now “balance” their time between Britain and North America and rip […]

by Alice RITCHIE and Dmitry ZAKS After years of angry arguments that toppled two governments, Britain’s parliament Thursday will finally approve the terms of Brexit, clearing the divided country’s exit from the European Union on January 31. The House of Commons will rush through a final day of hearings and ratify Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s […]

by Jing Xuan TENG / with Yan Zhao in Hong Kong China believes a mysterious pneumonia outbreak that struck 59 people is caused by a new strain of virus from the same family as SARS, which killed hundreds of people more than a decade ago. Lead scientist Xu Jianguo told the official Xinhua news agency […]

Nobody saw it coming but it is reported that Christian Bale, who played Gotham’s Dark Knight in Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed The Dark Knight Trilogy is presently in talks to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Collider reported that Christian Bale is in talks to join Chris Hemsworth in Taika Waititi’s Thor: Love and Thunder. Both […]

Popular Taiwanese actor, singer and model, Ming Dao has delayed reporting for military duty in the past. The reason for this is because he was taking time off to settle his family’s financial problems. It was revealed that Ming had tried to alleviate his family’s woes brought on by his elder brother’s debts as a […]

Jason Momoa aka Aquaman wore a tank top sand jacket during the 2020 Golden Awards on Sunday and this got his fans to go wild. Momoa and wife Lisa Bonet attended the award at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. He was first seen dressed in a green velvet Tom Ford suit jacket […]

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi says breastfeeding is the worst kind of torture for all mothers adamant about breastfeeding and after a few days, her breasts are now two indestructible rocks. The actress and her rocker husband Wang Feng are now parents again after the actress gave birth to their son on January 1, 2020. A week […]

Malaysia’s disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak allegedly sought help from Abu Dhabi’s crown prince to conceal wrongdoing linked to a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal, recordings released Wednesday by investigators showed. Huge sums were looted from Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB and used to buy items ranging from a super-yacht to artwork, in a fraud allegedly involving Najib […]

by Glenn CHAPMAN A senior Facebook executive on Tuesday said the world’s biggest social network unintentionally helped put Donald Trump in the White House but warned against dramatic rule changes. The Trump campaign did effectively use Facebook to rally support for his presidential run, and the social network should be mindful of that without making […]

Iraqi armed factions called on Tuesday for an urgent meeting to face “the war against the resistance,” after a US strike on Baghdad last week killed top Iranian and Iraqi commanders. “We will regroup the forces of the resistance in a single entity to respond to Washington,” said Nasr al-Shammary, deputy head of the Harakat […]

by John BIERS / Luc OLINGA Boeing on Tuesday endorsed simulator training for pilots of the 737 MAX prior to resuming flights, a change likely to further delay the aircraft’s return to the skies. The aviation giant, which has been roiled by a nine-month crisis after the plane was grounded following two deadly crashes, described […]

Republicans are prepared to press ahead with rules for US President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, the Senate leader said Tuesday, ignoring opposition Democrats who want assurances that witnesses can be called. Mitch McConnell said he has the backing in his majority caucus to pass a set of rules for the trial unilaterally — leaving the […]

Singapore—After the launching of over a dozen missiles that targeted US troops in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday (Jan 8), Singapore Airlines announced in an email that it would be diverting all of its flight routes away from Iranian airspace. CNBC reports the statement from Singapore Airlines as saying, “In view of the […]

Kuala Lumpur— Speaking to members of the press on Tuesday (Jan 7), Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Tun Mahathir Mohamad called for Muslim nations to unite for their own protection after US President Donald Trump ordered the killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani on January 3. Calling the assassination of General Soleimani immoral, Dr Mahathir […]