Seeing the stars of "The Woman King," dressed in sleek clothing, all made up and smiling, belies the tooth-and-nail fight it took to get to this point. The historical epic inspired by the true story of an all-female African army struggled for survival, despite Viola Davis' involvement as both star and producer. "When you get a film and the players are players that have … Continue reading THE WOMAN KING: Everything you need to know about the trending movie
A simmering conflict between Spain's women's national team players, head coach Jorge Vilda and the Spanish Football Federation has definitively come to a head. Fifteen players contacted the federation (RFEF) to announce they would not be interested in playing for the national team as long as Vilda stayed on as head coach, according to a report from Spanish radio show El Larguero on … Continue reading 15 Spanish national team players resign over issues with the coach
Ronaldo has been charged with 'improper and/or violent' conduct by the FA following an incident that relates to the Manchester United forward’s behaviour at Everton last season. Video footage showed Ronaldo appearing to knock a fan’s mobile phone to the ground after United’s 1-0 defeat at Goodison Park on April 9, for which the Portuguese … Continue reading FA confirms decision on ‘ugly phone incident’ involving Ronaldo and a football fan
Photo by vectors icon on Pexels.com Sterling came under pressure on Thursday after the Bank of England wrongfooted investors by hiking interest rates by less than some anticipated. The pound fell from $1.148 to $1.1222 after the bank opted to hike the base rate by 50 basis points to a 14-year high of 2.25 per … Continue reading UK’s economic credibility threatened by recent slide in currency value
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong called on China to use its influence to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Wong spoke to reporters Thursday after a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where she held a 'constructive' meeting with her Chinese counterpart. Australia … Continue reading Australia calls on China to help end the Russia-Ukraine war
Once upon a time, Microsoft Office ruled the business world. By the late ‘90s and early 2000s, Microsoft’s office suite had brushed aside rivals such as WordPerfect Office and Lotus SmartSuite, and there was no competition on the horizon. Then in 2006 Google came along with Google Docs & Spreadsheets, a collaborative online word processing and … Continue reading Is Microsoft 365 better than Google Workspace?
Restrictions on semiconductor shipments could reportedly be introduced next month The US government plans next month to tighten restrictions on the country's shipments of semiconductors used for artificial intelligence, along with chipmaking tools, to China, Reuters reported this week, citing its sources. People familiar with the matter told the news outlet that the Commerce Department … Continue reading Biden administration targeting China’s tech sector
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said this week that due to their involvement in Washington's latest arms sales to Taiwan, Beijing will impose sanctions on the chief executives of arms manufacturers Boeing Defense and Raytheon. The sanctions on Boeing CEO Ted Colbert and Raytheon head Gregory Hayes are in response … Continue reading China sanctions Boeing, Raytheon CEOs over arms deal with Taiwan
After the first known case of monkeypox was reported on mainland China last week, a senior Chinese health official advised the public to avoid physical contact with foreigners. He also asked the Chinese to refrain from "skin-to-skin contact" with people who have been abroad within the past three weeks, as well as all "strangers." "To … Continue reading Monkeypox Spread: Chinese officials warn citizens against touching foreigners
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