Momentum is building in Russia for widespread protests this weekend in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Videos have been posted on TikTok, Russia’s most popular iPhone app, encouraging people to defy authorities and turn out. Young Russians in particular have flooded the social media site using the hashtags #freenavalny and #23Jan. Protesters have
A tourist bus headed for the Grand Canyon has overturned in Arizona leaving one person dead and two critically injured, authorities have said. The bus was pictured flipped on its side in Mohave County, northwestern Arizona at around midday on Friday, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said. There were 48 people on board, including the
Shouldn’t Liz be more conflicted? Instead, she seemed hellbent on killing Red on The Blacklist Season 8 Episode 3. She sought revenge for his executing Katarina on The Blacklist Season 8 Episode 2. So Katarina, the woman she has only known for a few months, is more important to her than the man who has been
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New York native Alisa Reyes was only 13 years old when she shot to stardom after she was cast as one of the original wacky kids in the ’90s children’s sketch comedy show “All That” on Nickelodeon. “All That” was packed with young talent on the rise including Nick Cannon, Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell, Amanda
A monitor displays a “Zuck Buck” as Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc., testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images In a year when examining the power of the Big Tech companies became a
The government has “considered” the full closure of the UK’s borders amid concerns about new COVID variants being imported from abroad, a cabinet minister has revealed. This week, the government closed all UK travel corridors – which had allowed arrivals from some countries to avoid having to quarantine – until at least 15 February. People
French authorities have said they are ready to give financial support to the struggling Eurostar. The country’s junior transport minister, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, told a parliamentary hearing in Paris he was talking with the UK government about ensuring the cross-Channel train operator survives the coronavirus pandemic. He said the French state would be “at Eurostar’s side
Millions of people in Beijing are being tested for COVID-19 after the Chinese capital recorded three new cases on Friday. Provinces around the country have also been ordered to prepare mass quarantine facilities. Mainland China has a current total of 1,960 officially confirmed cases, but the government is going to extraordinary lengths to stop limited
The impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump will be triggered next week, US Democrats have said. Articles of impeachment are to sent to the Senate by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday, meaning the upper house can launch formal proceedings against Mr Trump on a charge of insurrection over the Capitol riots earlier in
Dino Cazares, the founding guitarist of industrial metal band Fear Factory, found a bullet in his windshield, leading the Los Angeles Police Department to launch an investigation. When asked by cops if he had any enemies, the veteran musician named three people. On Thursday evening (January 21st), Cazares shared images of the incident via his
Full of previews, exclusives, remixes and the best of their tracks from 2020, Viper’s Annual 2021 album is once again a massive compilation of dancefloor fun, emotional vocals and locked in engineering. Big sounds to bring in the New Year in style, even if for many of us it’s in our jammies in the living
Bitcoin tumbled below $30,000 on Thursday, as the cryptocurrency continued its 2021 slide after quadrupling in value last year. The digital currency dropped 17% to $29,246.77, wiping out about $100 billion from the market, according to data from CoinDesk. It’s now down more than 30% since peaking at $41,940 earlier this month. The latest plunge,
Everyone who tests positive for coronavirus could soon receive a one-off payment of £500, in a government move to persuade more people to get a test and self-isolate after a positive result. The dramatic plan being considered by ministers follows research that suggested only 17% of people with COVID-19 symptoms come forward to get a
Nissan has hailed the Brexit deal, saying the agreement will give it a “competitive advantage” as it committed to produce new electric vehicle batteries at its Sunderland plant. Chief operating officer Ashwani Gupta said the deal gives Nissan the chance to “redefine the industry” and described new customs procedures resulting from Brexit as “peanuts”. He
Japanese officials have denied claims the Tokyo Olympic Games are being cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 Games have already been delayed once, with the opening ceremony currently scheduled for 23 July this year. But according to The Times, local officials have conceded the event cannot happen because of COVID-19. Image: The current