Myanmar’s military ruler has promised to hold an election and hand power to the winner. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was addressing the country on television, as nationwide protests against his coup last week intensified. The military seized power last Monday, detaining democratically-elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her government, claiming there had been
The second impeachment case against Donald Trump is a piece of “political theatre”, the former president’s lawyers have said. Mr Trump’s legal team have accused his Democrat opponents of exploiting the chaos and trauma of last month’s riot at the US Capitol for their own party’s gain. A day before proceedings begin in the Senate,
Courtesy of Tiffany & Co. The first weekend in February holds importance in the sports world at large for one reason— the Super Bowl. Even if you’re not a super sports fan, you’ve probably found yourself at a tailgate party tuning in (or just watching the ads and halftime show). For those who had to
What will become of Josie Saltzman? Legacies Season 3 Episode 3 found the character struggling with how much she had changed since her turn as Dark Josie. But she tried to put all of it aside to play Elena Gilbert in the school musical. Ultimately, she was left to ponder her future at the school,
Breaking News Donald Trump doesn’t want SAG-AFTRA, and they just made it perfectly clear they want nothing to do with him either … forever and never again. The former President was permanently banned from ever rejoining the actors’ union this weekend after the board passed a resolution that gave him the boot for good. He’d
Contrary to popular belief, Elon Musk did not start Tesla. He certainly made it his own over the years, investing early on and then overseeing its growth from niche luxury carmaker to mass production, adding on a solar business, and pushing self-driving technologies. However, the tech titan — and now the world’s richest man — was
The government is “very concerned” about low uptake of the coronavirus jab among black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, the vaccines minister has told Sky News. Speaking to Sophy Ridge on Sunday, Nadhim Zahawi said overall COVID-19 vaccine acceptance was “very high”, with data from the Office for National Statistics showing 85% of adults
Boohoo is to pay £25m for Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton in a deal set to catapult the fashion brands to an online-only future at the expense of thousands of high street jobs. The online fashion specialist, which has already snapped up the Debenhams name amid the COVID-19 bloodbath for physical retailers, said it was
Iran’s supreme leader has said Tehran’s “irreversible and final” decision is to return to compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal only if Washington lifts sanctions on the country. The comment, reported by Iranian State TV, comes as US President Joe Biden said he would lift sanctions to simply get Iran back to the negotiating table.
American politics often baffles outsiders but on the eve of Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, it really has never been weirder. Politicians promoting a delusional conspiracy claiming America is in the grips of a child-trafficking liberal cabal backed by the deep state are now sitting in the US Congress. And Mr Trump‘s grand fiction that
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The Weeknd got his money’s worth with a lavish Super Bowl Halftime performance. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, this year’s NFL game had an eerily small audience compared to the usual overflowing stadium. But that didn’t stop The Weeknd from pleasing the crowds, both those in the stands and people watching at home, with
Galantis just remixed Benny Benassi‘s “Cinema” featuring Gary Go, bringing the classic dance hit into 2021. It’s been nearly a decade since “Cinema” released, which went on to become one of the biggest go-to dance records of all time. The song attracted a number of remixers, most notably Skrillex, also Laidback Luke, Alex Gaudino &
NBC Nightly News and Dateline NBC anchor Lester Holt It’s time to start thinking about a new business model for news. In the past year or so, nearly every media company has launched a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service. Most haven’t incorporated their full news divisions into the products, which are dominated by entertainment. Disney‘s three
The vaccines minister has told Sky News he is “confident” the UK will hit its “tough target” of offering everybody over 50 a coronavirus jab by May. Speaking to Sophy Ridge on Sunday, Nadhim Zahawi said that at one point on Saturday, the UK was administering COVID-19 jabs at a rate of almost 1,000 per
Amazon and other major internet retailers could be hit with a new online sales tax to help the UK pay its debts after extensive borrowing during the pandemic. Treasury sources confirmed Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering targeting companies that have done well out of the pandemic to help pay back UK government debts built up