Former Spanish national football star Gerard Pique has revealed his new love interest since his breakup with songbird Shakira in June last year. The ex-Barcelona player took to his Instagram recently to show off his new girlfriend, 23-year-old Claria Chia Marti. In the captionless post, Pique shared a snippet of him cosying up next to […]
Vaccine skeptics blocking transfusions for life-saving surgeries, Facebook groups inciting violence against doctors and a global search for unvaccinated donors – Covid-19 misinformation has bred a so-called “pure blood” movement. The movement spins anti-vaccine narratives focused on unfounded claims that receiving blood from people inoculated against the coronavirus “contaminates” the body. Pure blood? Some have […]
Just like comedy, satire is a genre that walks such a tightrope that even the slightest miscalculation, especially in terms of tone, can result in what was a perfectly good film turning bad in the blink of an eye. Because satire involves targets, tone and tastefulness play a major part in its recipe for success, […]
The bereaved UK father of a teenage girl who died in Britain after viewing harmful online content on Monday criticised the response of social media companies to a report aimed at preventing future tragedies. Londoner Ian Russell, the father of 14-year-old Molly, described their reaction as “underwhelming and unsurprising”, demonstrating “business as usual” approach. Regulation, […]
New research that links cooking with natural gas to around 12 per cent of childhood asthma cases has sparked debate about the health risks of kitchen stoves, as well as calls in the United States for stepped-up regulation. The authors of the study said their findings suggested that around 650,000 US children would not have […]
Which automakers released the safest cars in 2022? That is a big question. The Tesla Model S and Model Y both feature among the cars judged to be the safest among all those tested by the European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP) in 2022. The Tesla Model S has the highest overall scores, ahead […]
Starting February 1, 2023, creators can start making ad revenue on YouTube Shorts content. However, YouTube will require creators to sign new agreement terms. “The Shorts Monetisation Module allows your channel to share revenue from ads viewed between videos in the Shorts Feed. Once you’ve accepted this Module, you’ll start earning from Shorts Feed ads […]
Visitors to the recent CES 2023 in Las Vegas may have noticed an intriguing connected pillow that promises to dramatically reduce snoring by slightly altering the position of a person’s head while they sleep. From the self-driving stroller to the cable-free TV, each year’s CES showcases a host of innovations in consumer electronics, and the […]
Malaysia’s University of Malaya’s (UM) annual Human Anatomy Expo is open to the public for the first time ever until tomorrow (January 7) at its Human Anatomy Lab with the the main attractions a 45-year-old preserved human head. The open expo is held for the first time in Malaysia and the aim is to educate […]
The World of Tim Burton exhibition is making its Southeast Asian debut here at Pavilion Bukit Jalil from March 21 until July 30. The four-month exhibition, co-organised by Toybox Projects Sdn Bhd, Eurasian Entertainment Consultants Ltd and KOL Nation Sdn Bhd will feature the distinctive characters, statues and the works of the renowned American filmmaker […]
