Sharjah is soon to open gates to its ambitious safari project in the city of Al Dhaid, encapsulating facilities and designs that appeal to the masses while also keeping the thriving African wildlife in mind. The Sharjah Safari project, part of Al Bardi Reserve, was visited Wednesday by ruler H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad […]
South Indian film Jallikattu, a 2019 Malayalam feature directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, with screenplay based on the short story Maoist by S. Hareesh has been selected as India’s official entry to the Oscars 2021, originating from the state of Kerala. The movie — premiered at the Toronto Film Festival 2019 — launched to rave reviews and […]
Scotland on Tuesday made sanitary products free to all women, becoming the first nation in the world to take such a step against “period poverty.” The measure makes tampons and sanitary pads available at designated public places such as community centres, youth clubs and pharmacies, at an estimated annual cost to taxpayers of 24 million […]
YouTube stopped One America News Network, one of US President Donald Trump’s favored channels, from posting new videos for a week for falsely claiming Covid-19 has a cure, the social media network said Tuesday. The popular Google-owned site also temporarily stopped OAN from making money from content already online, spokesperson Ivy Choi said. “After careful […]
The queen is marching a Black parade to the Grammys: Beyoncé’s anthem about Black pride scored multiple nominations Tuesday, making hers a reigning name spanning nine categories across. The pop star picked up song and record of the year bids with “Black Parade,” which she released on Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates when the last […]
The novel coronavirus has dimmed lights and lives across the world, but for Thailand’s “sea gypsies” it has been a surprise respite from the threat of mass tourism. Since the pandemic began, survival has been easier for the drifting bunch with an abundance of fish to eat as constructions on their ancestral land in the […]
A customer left a $3,000 tip for a single beer as a restaurant voluntarily closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Cleveland, Ohio. The man walked into Nighttown on Sunday, ordered the beer and asked for the check, which came to $7.02, owner Brendan Ring wrote on Facebook. Ring said the man wished him well […]
The WHO said Monday that avoiding family gatherings would be “the safest bet” over Christmas, insisting there is no zero-risk option for traditional holiday merry-making during the coronavirus pandemic. World Health Organization officials said it was down to governments to weigh up the economic and social benefits of loosening pandemic restrictions over the festive period, […]
Snap Inc on Monday rolled out a feature, “Spotlight”, that would allow users to share short-form videos publicly in its Snapchat app, adding a service that would compete with ByteDance-owned TikTok and Instagram Reels. Users, who could previously share snaps or stories with friends, can now share them directly to Spotlight and garner more followers, […]
Efforts to combat domestic violence in Greece lag far behind those of other European countries, with deep-seated prejudices often leaving victims afraid to seek help, say experts and battered women themselves. Maria, a civil servant in her 30s, spoke to AFP saying she was told at an Athens police station after her then boyfriend beat […]
On a darkened residential street in Paris, a gate left partly open signals the entrance to an abandoned train tunnel — and an illegal rave party for 300 people looking for an escape from France’s Covid-19 lockdown. The attendees poured into the venue in the dark, the cobbled tracks lit only by their phones. The […]
