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Illegal coca plantations in Colombia reduced slightly in 2018 but the country remains the world’s biggest producer of the primary ingredient in cocaine production, the United Nations said on Friday. The area of land used for cultivating coca leaf dropped from 171,000 hectares in 2017 to 169,000 in 2018, a fall of just 1.2 percent, […]

Brie Larson of Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame fame was spotted with a new squeeze actor and director Elijah Allan Blitz. The Academy Award-winning actress Brie Larson has had a successful year with the record-breaking box office success of Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame. The actress seems to have a new love in her life […]

Meghan Markle, the royal, philanthropist and global style icon can now add “fashion editor” to her belt. The Duchess of Sussex is collaborating with British Vogue Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful to helm the fashion magazine’s biggest issue of the year, the September issue. It may seem to be a dream collaboration but not entirely unexpected given […]

Supermodel sisters Gigi Hadid and Bella Hadid were all smiles as they arrived in Mykonos, Greece on Friday afternoon (26 Jul). Gigi was dressed in a white T-shirt and blue sweatpants while Bella wore a white, blue and red jacket for their flight into Greece. The sisters are in Mykonos to celebrate their big sister […]

The commander of a British warship accompanying UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions with Iran said Wednesday that Tehran appeared to be testing the Royal Navy’s resolve. William King, commander of HMS Montrose, said during 27 days patrolling the flashpoint entrance to the Gulf he had had 85 “interactions with Iranian […]

by Glenn CHAPMAN Apple on Tuesday delivered stronger-than-expected results in the just-ended quarter as growth from services helped offset weak iPhone sales, sparking a rally in shares of the tech giant. Profit in the quarter ending in June fell 13 percent from the year-ago period to $10 billion while overall revenues increased one percent to […]

Nearly 1,000 migrant children have been separated from their families at the US-Mexico border in the last year despite a judge’s order for President Donald Trump’s administration to stop the practice, a top rights group said Tuesday. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said in a court filing in San Diego that the administration was […]

Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim, owner of Spanish football club Valencia CF is rumoured to be feuding with Mateu Alemany, the club’s general director. Marca, a Spanish daily reported that a meeting was called on 29 Jul for Lim and Alemany to clear the air over their misunderstanding. “After some years of turbulence, the ship had been […]

by Elaine YU / Yan ZHAO Hong Kongers are becoming more accepting of violent protests because the city’s pro-Beijing leaders have ignored years of peaceful demonstrations, a leading democracy activist has told AFP in letters penned from his prison cell. Benny Tai, a law professor and staunch non-violence advocate, was jailed for 16 months in […]

A shooting at a major food festival in the US state of California caused multiple casualties on Sunday, police said. “The hearts of Gilroy PD and entire community go out to the victims of today’s shooting at the Garlic Festival,” the local police department tweeted. NBC News reported that there were at least five victims […]

The first Doctor Strange movie helmed by Scott Derrickson was well-received with an 89 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes with a 7.29 average score, raking in USD677.7million (SGD925 million) globally. Seeing that it was so popular with Benedict Cumberbatch also appearing in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, a sequel is definitely in the works. […]

Daughter of the late Steve Irwin, crocodile hunter and wildlife conservative Bindi Irwin just received a special gift for her 21st birthday. Her boyfriend Chandler Powell proposed to her on that auspicious day. They have been dating since 2013. Irwin posted on social media about the great news. On my birthday I said ‘yes’ & […]

Riverdale co-stars Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart have called it quits after two years of dating. Playing onscreen couple Jughead and Betty, the pair met on the set. Days after the duo attended Entertainment Weekly’s Comic-Con party in San Diego last Saturday it has been confirmed that they are no longer dating. Us Weekly reported that […]

Australia’s competition watchdog on Friday recommended tighter controls on the use of personal data and measures to ease Facebook and Google’s dominance of online advertising among a slew of measures to better police the internet giants.   Intensifying the global drumbeat of calls to regulate some of the 21st century’s biggest corporate titans, Australia’s government […]

Priyanka Chopra received backlash from the public after photos of her surfaced on social media showing her smoking. She once claimed she has asthma and the photo showed her smoking, along with her mother and husband Nick Jonas. A fan was the one who took the photo and uploaded it on social media. Netizens called […]