Expert Chris Ogden’s remarks come as North Korea and South Korea agreed to march together at the Winter Olympics under a “unified” Korea flag in a landmark bid to ease bitter relations. Mr Ogden, a senior lecturer at the University of St Andrews, told Daily Star Online: “They won’t be […]
Daily Archives: January 21, 2018
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House Speaker Paul Ryan on Saturday removed Republican Rep. Patrick Meehan from the Ethics Committee and ordered an investigation after a report that the Pennsylvania congressman used taxpayer funds to settle a sexual harassment complaint. The New York Times reported Saturday that Meehan, a 63-year-old married father of three, professed […]
After continued threats of war on the Korean Peninsula, the North will send 22 athletes to compete in three sports and five disciplines at the Winter Olympics in South Korea next month. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that the hermit regime has made plans to take part in the […]
On Sunday morning, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will host its first pay-per-view card of the year. Headlining the promotion’s 220th pay-per-view card is a heavyweight title fight between champion Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou. UFC 220’s co-main event of the evening features a light-heavyweight title bout between Daniel Cormier and Volkan […]
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. He can’t hear you. Beats/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET I fancy that many who aren’t New England Patriots fans will be rooting against Tom Brady and his cohorts during Sunday’s AFC championship game. Somehow, the […]
A hidden, often deadly heart condition with no clear known cause nearly killed 54-year-old Gina Berg two years ago. If not for a new surgical technique, a minimally invasive procedure which uses 3-D printing technology, the adventurous Berg might never have been able to return to her passions of traveling, […]
More than 1.75 million children in 20 states and Washington D.C. are at risk of losing their health insurance by the end of February if Congress does not reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which ceased being funded when lawmakers failed to pass a spending bill late Friday night. As […]
For the first time since becoming music director of the LSO in September, Rattle was last week able to compare his home turf at the Barbican with Hamburg’s enviable architectural statement of a concert hall the Elbphilharmonie, which celebrates its first anniversary this month. The Elbphilharmonie scores highly for its […]