Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy magazine has died. He was 91, the media reported. According to the magazine, he died on Wednesday night, reports CNN. Hefner founded Playboy in 1953 with $600 of his own money and built the magazine into a multimillion-dollar entertainment empire that at its 1970s peak included TV shows, a […]
One of London’s top diamond companies announced on Tuesday it bought the world’s largest rough diamonds, a rare gem the size of a tennis ball. The diamond has been sold for $53 million, according to Xinhua. Laurence Graff said following successful negotiation with the Lucara Diamond Corp, his company has acquired the world’s most valuable […]
Researchers from University of Michigan found that one out of five teens in the US reported at least one concussion diagnosis, and 5.5 per cent of them have had more than one concussion, according to a new study released on Tuesday. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), also indicated […]
Work began on Tuesday on the construction of prototypes for the wall along the US-Mexico border that US President Donald Trump wants to build to stop illegal immigration. Customs and Border Protection said that activities commenced in Otay Mesa, California, where the prototypes will be erected in a zone that is carefully monitored by US […]
Venezuela’s government on Monday criticised the White House decision to impose a travel ban against its citizens, and called for a dialogue to overcome their ideological differences. “Venezuela categorically rejects the irrational decision by the US government to once again categorise the Venezuelan people as a threat to national security … under the false pretense […]
The US has not declared war on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the White House said on Monday, in response to remarks of the DPRK’s top diplomat. “Last weekend, Trump claimed that our leadership wouldn’t be around much longer. He declared a war on our country,” Ri Yong-ho, the DPRK foreign minister, was […]
Instant messaging service WhatsApp has been largely blocked in China, the media reported. The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI), a global observation network for detecting censorship, surveillance and traffic manipulation, suggested on Monday night that Chinese internet service providers started blocking access to WhatsApp on September 23, reports CNN. Public reports on Twitter indicated […]
US President Donald Trump on Monday ordered the Education Department to invest at least $200 million annually in grants funding schools in the country so they can expand their teaching in the areas of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). “Greater access to STEM and computer science programs will ensure that our children can develop […]
The US Supreme Court has said that it would not hear oral arguments on President Donald Trump’s travel ban as scheduled for October 10, the media reported. According to Monday’s order, the court wants to hear from both sides if the issue is moot after Trump issued a proclamation on Sunday restricting the entry for […]
As twitteratis wondered why the micro-blogging platform did not remove US President Donald Trump’s latest controversial tweet on North Korea that clearly violated its guidelines, Twitter has given a confusing reply. Trump tweeted last weekend: “Just heard Foreign Minister of North Korea speak at UN. If he echoes thoughts of Little Rocket Man, they won’t […]