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Merriam-Webster’s top word of 2020 not a shocker: pandemic
Published On: November 30, 2020 02:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
If you were to choose a word that rose above most in 2020, which word would it be? Ding, ding, ding: Merriam-Webster on Monday announced “pandemic” as its 2020 word of the year.
Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team
Published On: November 30, 2020 01:02 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WILMINGTON, Del., Nov 30: President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, reflecting his stated desire to build out a diverse White House team as well as what’s expected to be a return to a more traditional press operation.
Can't dine out? UK restaurants offer DIY meal kits to survive lockdown
Published On: November 29, 2020 06:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
From fast food to fine dining, some restaurants in Britain are relying on home kits to keep them afloat during lockdown, turning clients into cooks who recreate favorite meals in the comfort of their own kitchens.
Hijab-wearing Somali-US model takes step back from industry
Published On: November 29, 2020 03:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Somali-American model Halima Aden has announced that she is taking a step back from the fashion industry, saying the pandemic slowdown has allowed her to see instances when her desire to maintain a hijab was not properly respected
The pandemic is changing Hollywood, maybe forever
Published On: November 29, 2020 02:19 PM NPT By: Associated Press
“No New ‘Movies’ Till Influenza Ends” blared a New York Times headline on Oct. 10, 1918, while the deadly second wave of the Spanish Flu was unfolding.
UK appoints vaccines minister to oversee COVID inoculations
Published On: November 28, 2020 07:59 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, Nov 28: The British government appointed a vaccines minister on Saturday as it prepares to inoculate millions of people against the coronavirus, potentially starting within days.
Obama memoir sells a record 1.7 million copies in first week
Published On: November 27, 2020 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Former President Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land” sold more than 1.7 million copies in North America in its first week, roughly equal to the combined first week sales of memoirs by his two immediate predecessors and among the highest ever for a nonfiction book.
UK judge refuses Depp permission to appeal libel ruling
Published On: November 26, 2020 04:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
A judge has refused Johnny Depp permission to appeal against a British court’s ruling that he assaulted ex-wife Amber Heard.
Dylan papers, including unpublished lyrics, sell for $495K
Published On: November 26, 2020 03:08 PM NPT By: Associated Press
A long-lost trove of Bob Dylan documents including the singer-songwriter’s musings about anti-Semitism and unpublished song lyrics has sold at auction for a total of $495,000
South Korean chat room operator gets 40 years for blackmail
Published On: November 26, 2020 12:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea, Nov 26: The operator of an online chat room in South Korea was sentenced Thursday to 40 years in prison for blackmailing women, including minors, into filming sexually explicit video and selling them to others.
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60
Published On: November 26, 2020 07:26 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Nov 26: Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who scored the “Hand of God” goal in 1986 and led his country to that year’s World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, has died. He was 60.
Duchess of Sussex reveals she had miscarriage in the summer
Published On: November 25, 2020 06:26 PM NPT By: Associated Press
The Duchess of Sussex has revealed that she had a miscarriage in July, giving a personal account of the traumatic experience in hope of helping others.
Amid racial reckoning, Grammys honor the Black experience
Published On: November 25, 2020 03:22 PM NPT By: Associated Press
With police brutality continuing to devastate Black families and the coronavirus ravishing Black America disproportionately, the world was driven to the significance of this year’s Juneteenth more than ever before.
BTS, Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa react to Grammy noms
Published On: November 25, 2020 03:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Reactions from some of the nominees for the 63rd Grammy Awards:
Uganda death toll after opposition leader’s arrest up to 45
Published On: November 24, 2020 07:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KAMPALA, Uganda, Nov 24: The death toll from last week’s protests over the arrest of Ugandan opposition presidential hopeful and musician Bobi Wine has risen to 45, police say, with more than 800 people arrested.
China tests millions amid new virus flare-ups
Published On: November 23, 2020 02:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Nov 23: Chinese authorities are testing millions of people, imposing lockdowns and shutting down schools after multiple locally transmitted coronavirus cases were discovered in three cities across the country last week.
Death toll at 37 in Uganda unrest after Bobi Wine’s arrest
Published On: November 20, 2020 09:40 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KAMPALA, Uganda, Nov 20: The death toll from protests over the arrest of Ugandan opposition presidential hopeful and musician Bobi Wine has risen to 37, police said Friday. This is the country’s worst unrest in a decade, and more is expected ahead of the election early next year.
Joe Biden wins Georgia, flipping the state for Democrats
Published On: November 20, 2020 11:14 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Nov 20: Joe Biden has won Georgia and its 16 electoral votes, an extraordinary victory for Democrats who pushed to expand their electoral map through the Sun Belt.
Oxford scientists expect COVID-19 vaccine data by Christmas
Published On: November 19, 2020 07:35 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, Nov 19: University of Oxford scientists expect to report results from the late-stage trials of their COVID-19 vaccine by Christmas, a key researcher said Thursday as he discussed the team’s latest findings.
Who will be the first to get COVID-19 vaccines?
Published On: November 18, 2020 08:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press
UNITED STATES, Nov 18: Who will be the first to get COVID-19 vaccines? No decision has been made, but the consensus among many experts in the U.S. and globally is that health care workers should be first, said Sema Sgaier of the Surgo Foundation, a nonprofit group working on vaccine allocation issues.
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