I T’S rare for a news outlet to dedicate a reporter to one personality, but the publication USA Today has decided Taylor Swift and Beyonce are phenomena requiring their own beats. The recent announcement by Gannett, which owns USA Today, that it was seeking two journalists to cover the biggest names
A member of K-pop juggernaut BTS started his mandatory alternative service yesterday, the group’s agency told AFP, after SUGA was declared unfit for the regular military draft due to health reasons. The septet has become a global cultural phenomenon, selling out stadiums and dominating charts while raking in billions for South
SUZUKA: Runaway Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen will be determined to roar back at Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix after his record streak of 10 straight wins ended in Singapore. The Dutchman finished fifth under the Marina Bay lights after starting 11th on the grid, meaning he will not be
BARCELONA: Most of Spain’s international footballers have agreed to rejoin the squad, the government said yesterday, following a strike by the World Cup winners over the disgraced former president of the federation forcibly kissing a player. The announcement followed hours of negotiations over player demands for further changes at the
TOKYO: Asian club champions Urawa Red Diamonds have been banned from Japan’s domestic Emperor’s Cup competition next season after their fans rioted following a game last month. A group of Urawa supporters ripped down barriers, shoved over a security guard and threatened opposition fans after a 3-0 loss away to
PROPONENTS of artificial intelligence say its potential is limitless. But cyber scammers could also use it to their advantage. Analysts explained to AFP how the technology could increase the risk from online crime. Phishers of emails Chatbots are the best-known of all AI tools, thanks to the rampant success of
WAYNE (United States): Workers and management from the iconic “Big Three” auto giants were to face off at the negotiating table Saturday on the second day of a strike threatening to disrupt the economy and rock the 2024 presidential election campaign. After a failed last-minute push by General Motors, Ford
GENEVA: Despite belief in some quarters to the contrary, the bodies of victims of natural disasters or armed conflict rarely pose a health threat to communities, the Red Cross and the World Health Organisation said Friday. Victims who have died from trauma, drowning or fire “do not normally harbour organisms
BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan): Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut docked with the International Space Station on Friday after blasting off amid raging tensions between Moscow and Washington over Ukraine. Earlier Friday Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub and NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (Spain): The EU insisted on Friday that its economy could survive any retaliation from China, after Beijing warned that Brussels’ probe into Chinese electric car subsidies would harm trade relations. Europe put itself at risk of a trade war when European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen
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