Swan clears the way for his mate on a frozen river
Watch as two swans make their way like an icebreaker on a frozen river.
Underwater divers in plastic-choked waters off the coast of Thailand snip through discarded nets tangled around a reef -- a new initiative helping protect marine life and aiding the fight against coronavirus.
M Night Shyamalan and his team share their thoughts.
The coronavirus pandemic has shattered economies, left more than two million dead and paralysed lives. Vaccination drives are now trying to bring hope of a new dawn.
Singapore home prices rose 2.1% in the fourth quarter of 2020, the most in more than two years, Urban Redevelopment Authority figures showed.
AC Milan and Inter Milan resume their duel for the Serie A summit on Saturday days before they face off in their Italian Cup quarter-final clash at the San Siro.
Roughly 40 million people watched live coverage of Democrat Joe Biden's inauguration as U.S. president on six TV networks, according to Nielsen data released on Thursday, a 4% increase over the number that tuned in for Donald Trump's swearing-in four years ago. The figure covers the 30-minute span starting at 11:45 a.m. EST on Wednesday, when Biden took the oath of office and delivered his inaugural address from the U.S. Capitol. It includes the audience on broadcasters ABC, CBS and NBC and cable channels Fox News, CNN and MSNBC.
Singer MC Fioti, the first Brazilian to garner 1.5 billion views on YouTube, has re-cast the tune from that video -- to try to go viral against Covid.
The global release of the James Bond movie "No Time to Die" was postponed to October from April, its producers said on Thursday, another setback for movie theaters trying to rebuild a business crushed by the coronavirus pandemic. The movie's new debut date is Oct. 8, according to an announcement on the James Bond website and Twitter feed. "No Time to Die," from MGM and Comcast Corp's Universal Pictures, had originally been set to hit the big screen in April 2020 before moving to November 2020 and then April 2021.
Much-delayed James Bond movie "No Time To Die" was postponed again due to the pandemic Thursday, with studio MGM confirming 007's next mission will not take place until October.
For some, a post-lockdown group activity that combines exercise with alcohol may seem like the ideal coronavirus stress-buster - though yoga purists should probably avoid Phnom Penh's TwoBirds Craft Beer brewery while it's taking place. The brewery's yoga classes, resumed after a six-week lockdown across Cambodia - which has officially recorded not a single COVID death - was lifted on Jan. 1, combine holding a pose with clutching a beer, and they're attracting devotees. Its creation attributed to a stunt at America's Burning Man festival in 2013, beer yoga has since enjoyed sporadic popularity in different parts of the world.
Sony has shifted release dates for numerous titles, including “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” Camila Cabello’s “Cinderella” and “Uncharted” with Tom Holland. “Cinderella” will release in theaters on July 16 instead of Feb. 5. That delay bumps the video game adaptation “Uncharted,” which was originally set for mid-July, to Feb. 11, 2022. Meanwhile, “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway” […]
A gauge of confidence among British consumers slipped back in January because of worries about the economy which has been largely locked down again, a survey showed on Friday. The consumer confidence index from market research firm GfK fell to -28 from -26 in December, when it jumped by the most in eight years on the back of news about COVID-19 vaccines. Joe Staton, GfK's client strategy director, said a nine-point drop in a gauge of expectations for the economy over the coming year and weak intentions for making major purchases were suppressing the overall index.
Universal Pictures and Focus Features have juggled a couple key releases on their 2021-2022 schedule. Just a month ahead of its planned Feb. 26 wide release date, Universal has announced that “Nobody,” starring Emmy-winner Bob Odenkirk, will move back two months to April 2. Directed by “Hardcore Henry” filmmaker Ilya Naishuller and “John Wick” franchise […]
Television host Mariel Padilla expressed her frustration last night after rumors circulated that her husband, Robin Padilla, has gotten fellow Duterte supporter Mocha Uson pregnant. Mariel said in an online statement that several people have been “checking” in on her since the gossip circulated on social media last night, which stemmed from a blind item ... This article, ‘Baseless Gossip’: Mariel Padilla fumes over rumors linking her husband to Mocha Uson, originally appeared on Coconuts, Asia's leading alternative media company.
One of the trends of our time is the way that extreme culture can wind up turning into kiddie culture. Head-banging metal that was once the down-and-dirty province of those in their teens and twenties had evolved, by the time of “School of Rock,” into a grade-school activity as wholesome as choir practice. “Psycho Goreman,” […]
Snow blanketed the town of Staffordville, Connecticut as moderate flurries swept through the region on Thursday, January 21.This video uploaded to Twitter, shows snow falling in the small Connecticut town, covering buildings, cars and roads.The National Weather Service cautioned travelers the snow could cause dangerous conditions in northeast Connecticut, particularly on untreated roads. Credit: Jeff Aborn via Storyful
Elon Musk said Thursday via a tweet that he will donate $100 million toward a prize for the best carbon capture technology. Musk, who recently surpassed Amazon's Jeff Bezos to become the world's richest person, didn't provide any more details except to add in an accompanying tweet the "details will come next week." Updated: A person familiar with the plan has told TechCrunch that this will be connected to Xprize Foundation, the non-profit organization that host competitions aimed at encouraging technological development and innovation.
The White House's top adviser on Covid-19 has said he feels liberated now that Donald Trump has left office – because now he can finally tell Americans the truth about the virus. In extraordinary remarks to reporters at a briefing on the virus, Anthony Fauci said that President Joe Biden's administration would be "completely transparent, open and honest" with the public rather than "point fingers", like his predecessor. Dr Fauci, who often clashed publicly with Mr Trump, also said he felt "really uncomfortable" about things said by the White House as it dealt with the virus that has now killed more than 400,000 Americans, including announcements on hydroxychloroquine – and he said he feared "repercussions" from Mr Trump if he misspoke. Speaking at his first White House briefing as President Biden's top Covid adviser, Dr Fauci was asked to compare his experience under the previous administration to the new one. The 80-year-old initially said he wasn't sure he could "extrapolate" based on first impressions. But then he said: "One of the things that was very clear as recently as about 15 minutes ago, when I was with the president, is that one of the things that we're going to do is to be completely transparent, open and honest. "If things go wrong, not point fingers but to correct them and to make everything we do be based on science and evidence."
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management in the final days of the Trump administration issued a grazing permit to Oregon ranchers whose imprisonment sparked the 2016 armed takeover of a federal wildlife refuge by right-wing extremists. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt’s restored Dwight and Steven Hammond’s grazing permit earlier this week, which lasts for 10 years, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. The men went to prison, served time and were released, but the U.S. Department of Justice later ordered them back to prison to finish the mandatory minimum five-year sentence.
Jan.21 -- San Francisco Mayor London Breed discusses the importance of getting enough Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate all city residents by June 2021. She also talks about San Francisco's efforts in helping small businesses stay afloat and keeping large tech companies from leaving the city amid the pandemic. She speaks with Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."