Porto advanced to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League despite suffering a 3-2 defeat in extra time to Juventus on Tuesday at Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy. The Portuguese giants moved on via away goals on a 4-4 aggregate scoreline; after having won 2-1 in the first leg. They’ve lost five finals in the […]
Burger King has issued an apology for its tweet on International Women’s Day that read, “Women belong in the kitchen,” which sought to bring attention to the lack of women in professional kitchens. The company made the tweet on Monday as a way to bring attention to its scholarship program that aims to “help female […]
Swiss voters have approved a ban on full facial coverings including niqab and burqa in nearly all public places in a closely contested referendum on Sunday. The result means facial covering will be banned in all publicly accessible places; including on the streets, in public offices, on public transport, in restaurants, shops, and in the […]
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife, Asma, have tested positive for Covid-19; the president’s office said in a statement Monday. The president and his wife; Asma al-Assad; were tested for the coronavirus after they felt “mild symptoms,” according to the statement; which confirmed that the test came back positive. “Both are in good health […]
Controversy struck at UFC 259 in the bantamweight title fight between Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling when Yan blasted a downed Sterling in the face with an illegal knee, ending the fight and earning himself a DQ. Thus becoming the promotion’s first-ever champion to lose his title by disqualification. Aljamain Sterling, who was down on […]
Malaysia’s AirAsia Group Bhd plans to launch an air taxi service and the country’s first drone delivery service as the budget carrier seeks to diversify amid the coronavirus pandemic, the company’s CEO said on Saturday. As part of the group’s diversification push, it also aims to launch a ride-hailing service next month as COVID-19 continues […]
About 100 demonstrators burned masks outside Idaho’s Capitol in Boise on Saturday as a statement against pandemic restrictions, according to authorities and people who tweeted from the scene. At least three lawmakers from the state legislature and Lt. Gov Janice McGeachin were there to cheer them on, according to local media reports from the scene. […]
Britain’s Prince Philip was transferred to the King Edward VII private hospital in London on Friday morning, following a “successful” heart procedure on Thursday, Buckingham Palace said in a statement. He was transferred to St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, also in London, on Monday for continued treatment of an infection and what the Palace said would be […]
India’s government has threatened to jail employees of Facebook Inc., its WhatsApp unit, and Twitter Inc.; as it seeks to quash political protests and gain far-reaching powers over the discourse on foreign-owned tech platforms; people familiar with the warnings say. The warnings are in direct response to the tech companies’ reluctance to comply with data […]
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake; the third major one of the day; was detected near the Kermadec Islands near New Zealand on Thursday; according to the U.S. Geological Survey. subsequently, Residents in some areas received emergency alerts on their phones urging them to “EVACUATE NOW,” as tsunami sirens rang out. The emergency agency issued a temporary […]
