All flights out of Hong Kong airport were cancelled on Monday after thousands of demonstrators occupied one of the world’s busiest travel hubs, as Beijing denounced the protests as "terrorism". The sudden airport shutdown came as mass demonstrations spilled into a third month, despite rising threats from the authorities. On Monday, Beijing officials gave their…
An Indian minister has claimed that Indian scholars discovered gravity centuries before Issac Newton’s famous encounter with an apple, and called on the country’s scientists to promote more homegrown theories. The Minister for Human Resource Development, Ramesh Pokhriyal, on Saturday said that Indian scriptures mentioned the concept of gravity around the 5th century. Mr Pokhriyal,…
President Donald Trump is threatening to use the emergency authority granted by a powerful but obscure federal law to make good on his tweeted "order" to U.S. businesses to cut ties in China amid a spiraling trade war between the two nations. China’s announcement Friday that it was raising tariffs on $75 billion in U.S….
In the small east German town of Oranienburg, they are fighting over history. At a regional election rally in the main square the banners read: “Wir sind das Volk" and "Wende 2.0. Peaceful revolution at the ballot box.” The Wende — it means turning-point — is what Germans call the popular uprising 30 years ago…
Shorn of her late husband’s protection, Grace Mugabe is likely to be feeling more than a little exposed as she begins her widowhood. Often derided as Zimbabwe’s Lady Macbeth, her reputation for greed and her ruthless determination to succeed Robert Mugabe helped destroy both his presidency and her ambitions. For the military coup that overthrew…
Joe Biden, the Democrat Party’s front-runner for the presidential nomination, withstood a series of attacks from his rivals over his memory and Barack Obama’s legacy in the latest televised debate. Julian Castro, the secretary of housing and urban development under Mr Obama, accused Mr Biden of contradicting himself when discussing his healthcare plans, saying: "Are you forgetting what you said…
Justin Trudeau has refused to rule out the existence of more pictures of himself in blackface as he said white "privilege" had blinded him to the racism of the practice. Three separate cases of Mr Trudeau wearing blackface have emerged in the last two days, shredding his reputation as a liberal poster boy a month…
AEW Star Chris Jericho was recently interviewed by Inside The Ropes on a number of topics. During the interview, Jericho talked about the various WrestleMania moments he has had throughout the years. Jericho revealed that the original plan leading into WrestleMania 25 was for him to have a one-on-one match against Hollywood Actor Mickey Rourke….
WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross has officially been signed by All Elite Wrestling. His signing was revealed on the most recent episode of AEW’s Road To Double Or Nothing Series. The episode, which can be seen in the video below, features AEW Executive Vice President Cody Rhodes praising Jim Ross and Ross talking about…
NEW YORK — Au revoir, foie gras. New York City restaurants will have to take the fattened duck delicacy off their menus under local legislation set to pass Wednesday. The City Council bill will ban eateries and merchants from serving or selling foie gras made from force-fed birds starting in three years. Lawmakers say the…