TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks joined global peers and rose on Friday while safe havens such as government bonds and the yen were on the defensive amid hopes for easing U.S.-China trade tensions and as firm U.S. economic data increased risk appetites. FILE PHOTO: Passersby are reflected on a stock […]
Daily Archives: September 5, 2019
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We got a sneak peek at the redesigned Fold, and it’s looking good so far! Tyler Lizenby/CNET The Samsung Galaxy Fold — the company’s first foldable phone — was originally slated to launch in April, when reviewers starting experiencing issues with the display. Samsung ultimately postponed the Fold’s launch. Since […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov (left) vs. Dustin Poirier. Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Khabib Nurmagomedov is back in action at UFC 242. After defeating Conor McGregor in the biggest UFC fight of all time, Khabib is now a bonafide superstar in his own right, hoping to add to that perfect undefeated record of his. […]
IT Chapter Two is in cinemas from today. Fans are desperate to see the continuation of the 2017 film, IT. But did you spot the Easter egg from another famous Stephen King novel? **WARNING IT CHAPTER TWO SPOILERS** What is The Shining Easter egg in IT Chapter Two? After the […]
The killer space rocks struck the African country back in 1911, when two meteorites hit the land. The Nakhlite meteorites contain evidence of water on Mars from millions of years ago. As reported by Inverse, scientists were able to prove an asteroid impact melted parts of the layer of ice beneath […]
Williams stormed her way into the US Open final earlier in the day with a convincing win over Elina Svitolina. For the American, it’s her 10th appearance in the final showdown at Flushing Meadows. But the second women’s semi-final featured two women battling to reach their first career Grand Slam […]
The intervention comes as Ankara grows increasingly concerned about delays in setting up the zone and the fate of Kurdish militia YPG, a US ally that Turkey considers a terrorist organisation. According to The Guardian, Turkey has threatened to move its troops unilaterally to the zone. Mr Erdogan said: “We will […]
LOS ANGELES — Federal prosecutors said Thursday that 30 people have been indicted in connection with a conspiracy to send hundreds of pounds of drugs from Mexico through Southern California and into Canada. At least 13 of the suspects have already been arrested on narcotics-related charges in the scheme, which […]
Reuters Lyle J. Goldstein Security, Eurasia Beijing strategists go to school on Russian tactics in the Black Sea. China Studies the Contours of the Gray Zone There is good news out of Ukraine, for once. A fresh face, Volodymyr Zelensky, won the presidency back in April with a resounding victory. […]
BEIJING (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived Friday in Beijing, where she faces the challenge of balancing human rights concerns and economic discussions with one of Germany’s largest trading partners. Merkel is meeting this morning with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and will dine with President Xi Jinping in the […]
A spectacular sunset settled over Manhattan as Serena Williams, reluctant to embrace the evening of her own glowing career, blazed again to reach the final of the US Open, where psychic bruises from her meltdown in losing to Naomi Osaka a year ago have just about healed. She beat the […]
Field notes from space-time | We’re only just grasping how cosmic black holes and Einstein’s theories relate – and that deepens our sense of wonder, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Space | Comment 4 September 2019 By Chanda Prescod-Weinstein EARLY one Saturday when I was 10, my mother dragged me across Los […]
IT Chapter Two is in cinemas from today. Fans are desperate to see the continuation of the 2017 film, IT. But did you spot the Easter egg from another famous Stephen King novel? **WARNING IT CHAPTER TWO SPOILERS** What is The Shining Easter egg in IT Chapter Two? After the […]
Vikings fans were on the edge of their seats as they watched the brutal battle of Kattegat play out in the season five finale, leaving many to meet their brutal end before the winners were finally declared. With the ending seeing Bjorn Ironside (played by Alexander Ludwig) crowned king by […]
Fine Art[Fine Art](https://kotaku.com/c/fine-art) is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios. If you’re in the business and have some art you’d like to share, [get in touch!](mailto:[email protected]) Tomonori Shimizu is a 3D character artist from Japan who has […]
James Atlas, an author, editor and patron of literary biographies who broke thorough in his 20s by writing an acclaimed book on poet Delmore Schwartz and later oversaw releases on subjects ranging from St. Augustine to Elvis Presley, has died. Fellow biographer Anne C. Heller told The Associated Press that […]
Kendall Jenner made it very clear that she is a huge fan of Brad Pitt, which is why she avoided meeting the actor while at her brother-in-law, Kanye West’s Sunday Service! That’s right, the supermodel was too nervous to talk to Brad so she ended up just leaving early. While […]
This week we drew the curtains, turned off the lights and prepared to be scared by new horror game, Blair Witch. Here’s what we thought of it.
MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas (Reuters) – Bahamas storm survivor Ramond King watched as Hurricane Dorian’s swirling winds ripped the roof off his house in the Abaco Islands, and then as it churned to a neighbor’s home to pluck the entire structure off the earth. Hurricane Dorian’s destruction is seen on the […]