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China on Thursday completed a test of its Mars exploration lander ahead of Beijing’s first mission to the red planet slated for 2020. Beijing is pouring billions into its military-run space programme, with hopes of having a crewed space station by 2022. Thursday’s hovering and obstacle-avoidance test, which took place in northern Hebei province, was […]

by Alexandria SAGE Venice braced itself for more rising waters on Thursday as Italy’s government prepared to take emergency measures for the canal city struck by an exceptional tide this week. Venetians awoke to sirens indicating that the high waters were expected to exceed 130 centimetres (50 inches), enough to bring the salty dirty water […]

The Hollywood Reporter says a Friends reunion with the full cast and creators being part of it is in the works. The hit TV series celebrates its 25th anniversary while insiders revealed that the six core stars and creators of the NBC comedy from Warner Bros. TV are in discussion to reunite on HBO Max. The […]

by Haeril HALIM Indonesian Mirnawati once ate rice with every meal, but its link to diabetes convinced her to join a growing movement to quit a staple food in the third biggest rice-consuming nation on Earth. As World Diabetes Day is held Thursday, the Southeast Asian nation is struggling to tackle a disease that affects […]

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran had a surprise performance with Japanese band ONE OK ROCK in their Tokyo gig earlier this week although he announced an eighteen-month hiatus from live gigs at the end of his ‘Divide’ tour in summer. For several of the Asian dates on the ‘Divide’ tour, ONE OK ROCK supported Sheeran and now […]

Pro-democracy protesters challenging China’s rule of Hong Kong on Thursday choked the city for a fourth straight working day, firing arrows at police, barricading roads and disrupting transport links, as schools and businesses closed. The territory has entered its sixth month of protests, which have morphed from mass rallies into a “blossom everywhere” campaign of […]

by Shaun TANDON Uighur activists said Tuesday they have documented nearly 500 camps and prisons run by China to detain members of the ethnic group, alleging that Beijing could be holding far more than the commonly cited figure of one million people. The East Turkistan National Awakening Movement, a Washington-based group that seeks independence for […]

In America, two of the most popular artists right now are Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello. The duo has successful music careers and in the few times they collaborated on a song together; the song topped the Billboard charts. Not only are they great artists but Mendes and Cabello also have been best of friends […]

One of Hong Kong’s best-known charity events was cancelled Wednesday, organisers confirmed, as a result of increasingly violent pro-democracy demonstrations in the city. The 100-kilometre (62-mile) Oxfam Trailwalker, which stretches over the hills of the New Territories on the mainland side of the territory, had been due to go ahead on Friday, and usually draws […]

HyunA revealed that she had a crush on Dawn for more than a year before they started dating. The couple featured as guests on the upcoming episode of JTBC’s ‘Knowing Brothers’ show where HyunA said, “Knowing Brothers’ will be our first and last time appearing on a variety show together.” Cast members were curious about […]

New Zealand lawmakers voted Wednesday in favour of making euthanasia legal, paving the way for the issue to be put to voters in a referendum next year. The law, enabling terminally ill people to request a medically assisted death was passed 69-51 at its final reading, ending years of passionate debate in parliament. Prime Minister […]

with Holly Robertson in Sydney Australians on Wednesday began sifting through the ashes of hundreds of bushfires that have ravaged the country, relieved that their worst fears were unrealised — but wary of a long and brutal summer ahead. Firefighters were still battling around 140 blazes across the country’s eastern seaboard, but a respite from […]

by Amal JAYASINGHE Police stepped up security across Sri Lanka on Wednesday over fears of violence on the final day of campaigning for the fiercely contested presidential election, officials said. Elite police commandos reinforced police as the two frontrunners in Saturday’s vote Sajith Premadasa and Gotabhaya Rajapaksa held rival rallies in and around Colombo. “There […]

It’s been a while since Prince Harry and Prince William met following rumours of their rift and now they have appeared for their first event together. Prince Harry admitted last month that he and Prince William were “on different paths at the moment” in his royal tour documentary for ITV. For the Festival of Remembrance […]

f(x)’s Krystal shared some photos on Instagram posing in front of a coffee truck on November 10. It is believed that the coffee truck was gifted by her sister Jessica to the filming site of Krystal’s upcoming film ‘Sweet and Sour’ (literal translation). The photo was accompanied with a caption: “Who has a big sis […]