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by Catherine TRIOMPHE Jacquelin Febrillet was 26 years old on September 11, 2001 when jihadist hijackers flew two passenger jets into the World Trade Center just two blocks from where she worked. Fifteen years after the attacks that day, Febrillet, by then a mother of three, was diagnosed with metastatic cancer. The likely cause: a […]

by Dmitry ZAKS UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will try to save his job and his hardline Brexit strategy Monday when he confronts parliament and his Irish counterpart in another showdown week. The charismatic but divisive British leader finds himself facing a political impasse, just six weeks after taking over from his beleaguered predecessor Theresa […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

SINGAPORE — Singapore does it again, outstripping other countries as the second safest city in the world and the fifth most popular for visitors. The country is a regular high-performer in global indices of all kinds and has attracted more attention and respect from the rest of the world. The second safest city in the […]

Robert Pattinson is playing the caped crusader in Matt Reeves’ upcoming movie, Batman and keyboard warriors are getting pissed off, claiming that Warner Bros is going to ruin Batman by casting a “gay, sparkly vampire” to play the role. Pattinson once played vampire Edward Cullen in the Twilight franchise where he did nothing but sparkle […]

You won’t believe this, a film has just toppled a box office record held by Avengers:Endgame. For Marvel fans, don’t fret as the superhero flick is still the highest-grossing movie ever made. The only thing is it no longer holds the distinction of being the longest feature to hold the number one spot at the […]