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It got the world searching for pixelated monsters, but going by its latest grim earnings report, Nintendo’s got some work to do if it wants to get back in the green. Graham MacKay explains how taking a leaf out of Disney’s book could be the answer. Super Mario eyeing a jump to Mickey Mouse style merchandising. https://youtu.be/GjODEpBXr0o With the Pokemon go craze in full swing, but earnings still deep in the red, Nintendo is taking […]
The 2016 world military parachuting championships, held between July 19-28, concluded on Friday (July 28) outside Moscow. https://youtu.be/oo41RUk7UVU The championship featured teams from over thirty countries including Germany, Qatar, the Czech Republic and hosts Russia, competing in sole and group aerobatics and landing accuracy. The championship concluded with a ‘jump of friendship’ where a group of parachutists held hands in a ring in the air. This was the fortieth world military parachuting championships. The forty […]
by Robin MILLARD London, United Kingdom (AFP) — Harry Potter fans were buzzing with excitement Saturday as “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”, a stage play that imagines the fictional boy wizard as a grown-up father of three, opened in London. After nearly eight weeks of well-received preview performances, London’s Palace Theatre hosted the opening gala as the general public strapped themselves in for a new adventure in the saga that has captivated millions around the […]
by Harumi OZAWA Tokyo, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo residents voted Sunday for a new governor tasked with preparing for the problem-plagued 2020 Olympics, after financial scandals forced the last two leaders of the sprawling metropolis to quit. The Japanese capital’s troubled preparations for the summer Olympics, especially the soaring costs, will be the major challenge facing the winner. Euphoria in 2013 at securing the right to host sport’s marquee event has given way to frustration […]
Washington, United States (AFP) –Police in Austin, Texas said that an “active shooter” had on Sunday caused “multiple victims,” with local media reports saying that at least one person was dead. Police said via Twitter there were separate shootings downtown “within the same area,” and that “both scenes are secure at this time.” A woman in her 30s was killed in the incident, the Austin American-Statesman newspaper reported, citing county emergency medical personnel. At least […]
Hollywood actress and popstar Selena Gomez is in Manila for “Revival Tour” this Sunday July 31, 7pm at Mall of Asia Arena. Selena Gomez is known for her movies including Monte Carlo, Hotel Transylvania, Getaway, Disney’s Wizards of Waverly. Apart being an actress, she recorded smashing hits such as Same Old Love, Naturally, Love You Like A Love Song, and her latest song “Kill Em With Kindness”.
A Jerusalem-based startup has developed a device worn on the nose that uses active noise cancellation to reduce the sound of snoring. Sometimes a good night’s sleep can be elusive. Especially when it’s your neighbor keeping you awake. But now, Jerusalem-based Quietlife technologies has developed a new device with subwavelength technology it says can help users find some peace and quiet. Vladimir Hochstein is the company’s technical lead. Technical lead at Quietlife technologies “Silent Partner […]
Florida authorities on Friday (July 29) reported what is believed to be the first evidence of local Zika transmission in the continental United States, concluding that mosquitoes likely infected four people with the virus that can cause rare but serious birth defects. Governor Rick Scott said the state believed active transmission of the virus was occurring within an area of the city about the size of a square mile (2.6 square kms). Testing showed that […]
by Elizabeth LAW Singapore, Singapore (AFP) — Harry Potter magic hit Asia on Sunday morning, as aspiring witches and wizards crowded into bookstores to get their hands on the first copies of a new play that imagines the hero as an adult. Launch parties for “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” were held hours after the play’s premiere in London, setting the stage for a return of the series that has captivated readers and movie […]
MANILA, Philippines July 30 — Even with the unilateral ceasefire with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) President Rodrigo Duterte declared on his State of the Nationa Address on Monday, he encouraged the military to stay on alert, saying that they should be involved in assuring the safety of residents in their respective jurisdictions. The ceasefire declaration is a sign of the government’s goodwill towards the realization of a peace agreement with […]
by Stuart WILLIAMS Raziye AKKOC ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday told the EU and US to “mind your own business” after the West expressed alarm over the growing crackdown against suspected coup plotters, as a court placed 17 journalists under arrest. Turkey has detained more than 18,000 people over the coup which Ankara blames on the US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, with the relentless crackdown sparking warnings from Brussels that […]
by Ivan Couronne with Jennie Matthew in New York PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump traded insults at opposite ends of the country Friday, taking their fight for the White House to rival battleground states and portraying starkly different visions of America. One of the most divisive US campaigns in modern history is entering a new chapter with Republicans and Democrats having selected their nominees, leaving the candidates slogging it out […]
