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To promote the latest film Joker, Joaquin Phoenix went on Jimmy Kimmel Live recently. Besides a couple of cringy moments where Kimmel pokes fun at the brilliant actor (all in good fun, of course), it was a pretty standard Jimmy Kimmel interview, that is until the final couple of minutes. Kimmel played an “exclusive outtake” […]

Duchess Meghan Markle spoke to reporters about being on royal tour in Southern Africa with her four-month old son Archie recently. The Duchess of Sussex revealed that the schedule of events is “based around Archie’s feed times.” “So it’s a full plate, but we’re making it work,” she added. The only son of the Duke […]

A French drug smuggler who briefly faced execution in Indonesia will be transferred to a high-security prison island, dubbed the nation’s “Alcatraz”, following a second escape bid, a corrections official said Friday. Felix Dorfin, 35, was handed a capital sentence after his arrest last year at the airport in Lombok, a holiday island next to […]

by Paul HANDLEY US President Donald Trump openly called on China as well as Ukraine to investigate his potential 2020 election rival Joe Biden, taunting Democrats seeking his impeachment for inviting foreign election interference. Speaking in Florida Thursday, Trump blasted his accusers as “maniacs” pursuing “impeachment crap” as he sought to turn the tables on […]

by Celine CORNU with Isabel MALSANG in Paris, Laurence BOUTREUX in Madrid and Mihaela RODINA in Bucharest This year has been a black one for many European beekeepers, particularly in France and Italy, where unpredictable weather has produced what are being termed the worst honey harvests ever. ‘Worst on record’ Italy’s main agricultural union Coldiretti […]

Malaysia’s prime minister said Friday Hong Kong’s embattled leader should resign over the city’s increasingly violent pro-democracy protests and warned China would take “harsh action” to end the demonstrations. Hong Kong has been rocked by unprecedented protests for nearly four months, with millions taking to the streets angered by what they see as Beijing’s authoritarian […]

by Jerome TAYLOR / Jasmine LEUNG Hong Kong’s leader announced a ban Friday on protesters wearing face masks, invoking colonial-era emergency powers, in a bid to quell months of violent anti-government unrest. Chief executive Carrie Lam said she had made the order under the Emergency Regulations Ordinances, a sweeping law that grants her the ability to […]

It’s been all over the news lately. One day at the end of August, we woke up to the internet-breaking news that Sony and Disney had reached an impasse in their re-negotiations of the usage of the Spider-Man character on the big screen. From then on, Spider-Man would no longer be a part of the […]

Chinese celebrity Fan BingBing was named a “one-hour celebrity ambassador” for Louis Vuitton after promotional materials containing her photos mysteriously “disappeared” shortly after they were uploaded, Asia One quoted Sin Chew Daily. Last Friday, the luxury brand posted photos of Fan BingBing on Weibo, promoting its new line of handbags but the images were removed […]

Malaysian travel host turned Crazy Rich Asians star Henry Golding is now in the running for a global award which he has a good chance of winning. The Sarawakian of Iban-British parentage has just made it to The 100 Most Handsome Faces Of 2019 which is compiled by the annual event’s organiser TC Chandler. Representing […]

Malaysian born singer-songwriter Yunalis Mat Zara’ai continues to solidify her position as an international fashion icon after she was spotted rubbing shoulders with A-listers at Paris Fashion Week. The Kedah-born songstress shared Instagram and Twitter photos of her striking poses with US rapper Cardi B and K-pop star Jennie Kim of BLACKPINK fame at the […]

The world’s biggest fully-automated port will be in Singapore come 2040. Employing over 170,000 people, the new Tuas Port will be utilising automated technology in carrying out its major operations, as Singapore sets out to breathe new life and reinvent its maritime industry. Upon its completion, it will be twice the size of Ang Mo […]

The news of Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel’s romance was broken by Hollywood Life and since then the Property Brothers star hasn’t been holding back on the Instagram love for the New Girl actress. Love is in the air for the couple, with hand-holding, Instagram flirting and the works. 41-year-old Jonathan Scott showed that he […]

Facebook on Wednesday was dealt a major blow in the EU’s top court, which ruled that national courts in Europe can order online platforms to remove defamatory content worldwide. The decision will be seen as a victory for EU regulators, who are ambitious to see US tech giants meet tightened European standards over hate speech […]

A top North Korean negotiator left for Sweden on Thursday ahead of nuclear talks with the United States, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported. Kim Myong Gil departed Beijing on a flight to Stockholm with three other North Korean officials after arriving in the Chinese capital from Pyongyang earlier in the day, Yonhap added. “(We) […]