Entertainment

Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 08:03 UTC
Nine year old invents a portable “lunar toilet” for astronauts and wins NASA's challenge 2020

A 9-year-old Malaysian boy has come up with a solution to a long-standing dilemma faced by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa): a gravity-defying loo for its next lunar mission.
Thursday, November 19th 2020 - 09:02 UTC
South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands Celebrates Inaugural Polar Pride Day

On 18 November the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) and the Government of the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) are celebrating the inaugural Polar Pride Day. This day demonstrates a commitment to support and enhance Diversity in Polar Science.
Wednesday, November 18th 2020 - 08:21 UTC
Churchill painting of his favorite brand of whisky fetches £1 million at auction

A rare painting by Winston Churchill featuring the famously bibulous British World War II leader's favourite brand of whisky fetched nearly £1 million at auction in London on Tuesday.
Saturday, November 14th 2020 - 20:03 UTC
Argentina's dream to reality: Pumas beat the All Blacks for the first time

Argentina coach Mario Ledesma said his players came “through hell” to claim the first victory over three-time world champions New Zealand. The Pumas beat the All Blacks 25/15 in Sydney on Saturday after failing to do so in 33 previous attempts since 1976.
Thursday, November 5th 2020 - 09:07 UTC
Close encounter of two kayakers with a humpback whale off California

Whale watchers in Avila Beach, California had a close encounter with a humpback whale as the marine giant almost swallowed two kayakers. The event was caught in the video and has made its round on the internet.
Thursday, November 5th 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Maradona's post brain surgery development “excellent”, neurologist reports

Diego Maradona was recovering Wednesday after an operation for bleeding in his skull, his personal doctor said. Maradona had a subdural hematoma, which is an accumulation of blood between a membrane and his brain, said Dr. Leopoldo Luque, a neurologist who performed Tuesday’s operation.
Tuesday, November 3rd 2020 - 08:34 UTC
Whale Tail saves a Dutch metro train from disaster

A Dutch metro train was saved from disaster on Monday when it smashed through a safety barrier but was prevented from plummeting into the water by a sculpture of a whale tail.
Tuesday, November 3rd 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Brazil in grief following death of a puppeteer from the most popular morning show

In a time of so much loss, it is rare for an individual death to stir a country. And it is extraordinary for national grief to be triggered by the passing of a puppet. But so it was in Brazil on Monday, as an outpouring of emotion followed news that the puppeteer behind Louro José – a 2-foot tall parrot that is a fixture on the country’s most popular morning show – had died.
Monday, November 2nd 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Bond, the favorite James Bond, and the versatile actor, had died

Sean Connery, the Scottish-born actor who was the first to utter the famous movie line, “the name's Bond, James Bond” has died. He was 90. His death was confirmed by his family, the BBC reported. Connery, who had been unwell, died overnight in his sleep, while in the Bahamas, said the report.
Saturday, October 31st 2020 - 17:25 UTC
“Day of the Dead” at Frida Kahlo's iconic home in Mexico City

A traditional Day of the Dead “offering” in Frida Kahlo's iconic home in Mexico City has taken on a wider artistic homage, with an exhibition helped by French designer Jean Paul Gaultier also remembering artists who have died in past pandemics.