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You can never believe in everything you see online anymore since there are ways to Photoshop images or alter videos. Recently a ‘young’ and ‘beautiful’ Chinese vlogger got exposed to be a 58-year-old woman when her beauty filter malfunctioned during her livestream to the shock of her fans. According to BBC, the vlogger is known […]

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 […]

China’s military has released a slick propaganda video showing a drill of armed troops quelling a protest in Hong Kong, in a thinly veiled warning to the city’s pro-democracy movement. The video, posted to social media on Wednesday by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) garrison in Hong Kong, has a caption in which the […]

by Sara HUSSEIN Scientists in Japan will begin trying to grow human organs in animals after receiving government permission for the first study of its kind in the country. The cutting-edge — but controversial — research involves implanting modified animal embryos with human “induced pluripotent stem” (iPS) cells that can be coaxed into forming the […]

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 Yan ZHAO Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters appeared in court Wednesday after being charged with rioting, setting the stage for further unrest in a weeks-long crisis that has rocked the global financial hub. The announcement on Tuesday night that 44 people had been charged with rioting — an offence that carries a jail […]

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 […]

Sometimes people do stupid things to be famous but it comes at a price if they are not careful. Malaysian singer Ara Johari did a food challenge that almost caused her her life and she received backlash for what she did. Malay Mail reported that Ara Johari did a challenge of eating spicy noodles with durian […]

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 […]

After weeks of increasingly violent protests, China’s top policy body on Hong Kong affairs was set to hold an extremely rare press briefing Monday on the crisis engulfing the financial hub, where dozens of protesters were arrested in weekend clashes with police. What began as a mass display of opposition to an extradition bill two […]

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. […]