Monthly Archives: April 2023
Apple and Amazon ‘committed’ to big screen, says theatres boss
LAS VEGAS (AFP) - Movie theatre owners are confident that previously streaming-focussed tech giants Apple and Amazon are now "committed" to putting their films...
Man breaks world record with 17 flesh tunnels on his face
UPI - A British piercing enthusiast broke his own Guinness World Record (GWR) when the number of flesh tunnels in his face increased to...
Scottish Island for sale with asking price of USD188K
UPI - An isolated private island off the coast of Scotland is for sale with an asking price of about USD188,000.
Barlocco Island, a 25-acre...
Lakers obliterate Grizzlies, advance to second round
AP - LeBron James made sure the Lakers had the appropriate urgency for a closeout playoff game. Their raucous fans constantly urged them to...
AirAsia X passenger traffic jumps 49 per cent in Q1
ANN/THE STAR - AirAsia X Bhd (AAX) carried 504,476 passengers in the first quarter (Q1), up 49 per cent from 337,638 passengers in the...
Garcia tied for second-round lead at LIV Singapore
SINGAPORE (AP) - Sergio Garcia recalled one of his happy times at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore to shoot a seven-under 64 and to...
Tokyo plans ‘skyscrapers’ in Central Park
TOKYO (AP) - The Jingu Gaien area in central Tokyo is a cultural and historic treasure, a mostly green space set aside almost 100...
FAA overruled engineers, let Boeing Max keep flying
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some engineers for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States wanted to ground the Boeing 737 Max soon after...
US-South Korea plan risks ‘serious danger’, says Kim Yo-jong
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister warned yesterday that a United States (US)-South Korean agreement aimed at strengthening deterrence against...
Qatar to host Basketball World Cup
MANILA (AFP) - Qatar was named host of the 2027 men’s Basketball World Cup on Friday, burgeoning its reputation for staging major global sports...