Severe turbulence on flight sends passengers and food flying across cabin: ‘Coffee dripping on me from ceiling’

Severe turbulence on flight sends passengers and food flying across cabin: ‘Coffee dripping on me from ceiling’

Passengers, food and drinks were flung across a cabin in mid-air after an Air Canada flight hit severe turbulence on Friday morning. Flight AC19 from Vancouver to Singapore was two hours into the almost 16-hour journey from Canada when it encountered “some major bumps” over the North Pacific. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was left with […]

United States GP talking points: Lewis Hamilton, Liam Lawson, Max Verstappen’s FIA swearing row

United States GP talking points: Lewis Hamilton, Liam Lawson, Max Verstappen’s FIA swearing row

All eyes are understandably on the title battle between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris going into the final stages of the Formula 1 season, but there are several other key storylines also playing out. Red Bull’s Verstappen leads McLaren’s Norris by 52 points with six rounds remaining, with the latter’s significant recent pace advantage raising […]

Photographer Pushes Stranger And Then Takes Her ‘Reaction Shot’, Here’s What Happens Next

Photographer Pushes Stranger And Then Takes Her ‘Reaction Shot’, Here’s What Happens Next

The video was captured in France. The boy, who is a photographer named Adel Sai, pushes a girl named Sushi. Social media is constantly flooded with new trends, many of which people follow regularly. While some of these trends are impressive, few appear to be bizarre. One such bizarre trend currently making rounds involves pushing […]

Taking voluntary redundancy or getting laid off? You need to know about your tax, welfare and pension options

Taking voluntary redundancy or getting laid off? You need to know about your tax, welfare and pension options

Redundancies are common these days. Tech, pharma, finance and consulting workers know the wind can change at brutal speed. You’re sipping your free wellness smoothie one minute and out the door the next. When redundancy is in the ether, it’s good to have a financial plan. Drug giant Pfizer is the latest multinational to announce […]

Taiwan says record 153 aircraft were in China’s Joint Sword 2024B military drill

Taiwan says record 153 aircraft were in China’s Joint Sword 2024B military drill

China said the one-day drill, designated ‘Joint Sword-2024B’, was a warning against ‘separatist acts’ after a national day speech last week by Taiwan President Lai Ching-te that Beijing had denounced read more Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Tuesday it had detected a record number of 153 Chinese military aircraft participating in China’s war games around […]

Chinese film star Fan Bingbing to make comeback after five-year purgatory

Chinese film star Fan Bingbing to make comeback after five-year purgatory

Fan Bingbing, once one of China’s most famous film stars, is returning to the screen after a more than five-year hiatus following her alleged involvement in a massive tax evasion scandal. Fan stars in Green Night, a Hong Kong-produced neo-noir thriller set in South Korea, which is released on US streaming services on 18 October. […]

Watch: This Chinese Man’s Daily Commute To Work Is Straight Out Of A Sci-Fi Movie

Watch: This Chinese Man’s Daily Commute To Work Is Straight Out Of A Sci-Fi Movie

The video has over 13 million views. (Photo Credits: X) A man from China shared a unique glimpse of his daily work commute and it is far from ordinary. While travel is often seen as a relaxing escape, the experience can be quite different when it comes to commuting for work. The stress of increasing […]

The pandas are coming! The pandas are coming!

The pandas are coming! The pandas are coming!

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought seems to be coming to an end. Eleven months after the zoo sent its three wildly popular pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji — back to China, a new pair of bears is set to arrive. A pair of […]

The story of The Last of the Sea Women almost went untold – until director Sue Kim met Malala Yousafzai

The story of The Last of the Sea Women almost went untold – until director Sue Kim met Malala Yousafzai

Off the coast of Jeju Island, South Korea, groups of women in their 60s, 70s and 80s submerge themselves into the depths of the ocean every day to harvest seafood, without oxygen tanks. Fast facts about The Last of the Sea Women What: Documentary highlighting the challenges facing the centuries-old dying tradition of haenyeo, Korean […]

The pandas are coming! The pandas are coming!

The pandas are coming! The pandas are coming!

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought seems to be coming to an end. Eleven months after the zoo said sent its three wildly popular pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji — back to China, a new pair of bears is set to arrive. A pair […]

The pandas are coming! The pandas are coming!

The pandas are coming! The pandas are coming!

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought seems to be coming to an end. Eleven months after the zoo said sent its three wildly popular pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji — back to China, a new pair of bears is set to arrive. A pair […]

The pandas are coming! The pandas are coming!

The pandas are coming! The pandas are coming!

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought seems to be coming to an end. Eleven months after the zoo said sent its three wildly popular pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji — back to China, a new pair of bears is set to arrive. A pair […]

The pandas are coming! The pandas are coming!

The pandas are coming! The pandas are coming!

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought seems to be coming to an end. Eleven months after the zoo said sent its three wildly popular pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji — back to China, a new pair of bears is set to arrive. A pair […]

The pandas are coming! The pandas are coming!

The pandas are coming! The pandas are coming!

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought seems to be coming to an end. Eleven months after the zoo said sent its three wildly popular pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji — back to China, a new pair of bears is set to arrive. A pair […]

The pandas are coming! The pandas are coming!

The pandas are coming! The pandas are coming!

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought seems to be coming to an end. Eleven months after the zoo said sent its three wildly popular pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji — back to China, a new pair of bears is set to arrive. A pair […]

ICYMI: Guelph steps up for mom diagnosed with cancer while visiting from Japan

ICYMI: Guelph steps up for mom diagnosed with cancer while visiting from Japan

This article was previously published on GuelphToday. Mimi Hasegawa came to Guelph from Tokyo to visit her son Nao after not seeing him in-person for two years. She didn’t think her 10 day vacation would turn into a 15-day hospital stay with a stage three colon cancer diagnosis and mounting hospital bills. While she was […]

Geraldo Rivera Endorses Kamala Harris Over ‘Sore Loser’ Trump

Geraldo Rivera Endorses Kamala Harris Over ‘Sore Loser’ Trump

Veteran newsman Gerald Rivera has finally broken away from his old friend, Donald Trump, and is endorsing Kamala Harris for president. Rivera made the announcement Monday in a lengthy post on X, formerly Twitter, that began with the words, “Sore Loser.” In the post, Rivera said when Trump was in office “he was he was […]

Should you be nice to your chatbot?

Should you be nice to your chatbot?

Choudhary, the founder of an artificial intelligence startup based in Palo Alto, has fawned over the chatbot from OpenAI ever since it helped him squash a massive bug in his code. “You’re a rock star,” he once told the AI chatbot. “I’m super thankful for it, and I thank it quite a bit actually—especially if […]

The Lotus Emeya is a big, dreamy electric sedan

The Lotus Emeya is a big, dreamy electric sedan

Oct 15, 2024 – 5.00am Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? It is doubtful any car company has made such a dramatic leap as this. Lotus has gone, in almost one fell swoop, from making tiny, lightweight and often […]

‘Brutal, No Holds Barred’: Observers, Analysts React To India’s Harshest Diplomatic Rebuke to Canada

‘Brutal, No Holds Barred’: Observers, Analysts React To India’s Harshest Diplomatic Rebuke to Canada

Observers and analysts are interpreting India’s recent statements as its most severe response to Canada in the ongoing diplomatic dispute. India on Monday criticised the Canadian government in a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) after Ottawa named the Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma as a ‘person of interest’ in an […]

‘Never Going to Beat Me’ – Chris Evert Once Revealed a Cheeky Bet With Sons to Spark Their Love for Tennis

‘Never Going to Beat Me’ – Chris Evert Once Revealed a Cheeky Bet With Sons to Spark Their Love for Tennis

One can sacrifice anything for their children, every parent would agree. Take the example of tennis. Coco Gauff’s parents sacrificed their careers so that their daughter could pursue her tennis dream. Eventually, that sacrifice paid out as Gauff has gone on to become one of the world’s best players currently. However, when it came to […]

Our Halloween hype explodes at Domino’s Japan with the reimagined Volcano Pizza

Our Halloween hype explodes at Domino’s Japan with the reimagined Volcano Pizza

You’ll find no tricks–only treats–in this edible volcano of cheesy, melty goodness. We were just a teeny-tiny bit excited when the Volcano Pizza returned to Domino’s Japan on October 7 in a special Halloween-inspired form. The pizza, whose name stems from the magma chamber-like cup of melted cheese sauce erupting from the center of the […]

They’re cute, cuddly and coming to America: China’s newest panda diplomats headed for Washington

They’re cute, cuddly and coming to America: China’s newest panda diplomats headed for Washington

Dujiangyan, China CNN  —  Two giant pandas are on their way from China to Washington’s National Zoo, kicking off a much-awaited return of the beloved bears to the American capital. Bao Li and Qing Bao, both three years old, left the giant panda research base in Dujiangyan, a city near the bears’ native habitat in […]

A new start after 60: I went to art school at 66 – and now I’ve sold hundreds of paintings

A new start after 60: I went to art school at 66 – and now I’ve sold hundreds of paintings

In 2017, when Carol Douglas got the news she would be going to art school aged 66, she couldn’t have been happier. “I felt I had been given the biggest gift on the planet,” she says. Throughout her adult life, Douglas had regretted giving up art at school when she was 16. “Art is for […]

Karachi Bombing: Impacting Pakistan-China Relations

Karachi Bombing: Impacting Pakistan-China Relations

Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has characterized the October 6 bomb attack on a convoy near Karachi airport as a deliberate conspiracy to disrupt diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China. The assault led to the deaths of three individuals, including two Chinese engineers, and injured 16 more, reported Geo News. The assault was claimed by […]

Japan’s new “Immoral” gyoza will make your day and wreck your marriage【Taste test】

Japan’s new “Immoral” gyoza will make your day and wreck your marriage【Taste test】

We give in to the temptation of Ohsho’s “Extremely Immoral” gyoza. Our reporter Yuichiro Wasai’s wife let out a wail as she moved as far away in the room as she could from him. Her lamentations were so loud that he was afraid she’d wake their baby, who was sleeping in the other room, but […]

Taiwan condemns Chinese military drills around island as ‘unreasonable provocation’

Taiwan condemns Chinese military drills around island as ‘unreasonable provocation’

Hong Kong/Taipei CNN  —  Taiwan has condemned the latest round of Chinese military drills around the self-governing island as an “unreasonable provocation” after Beijing deployed warships and fighter jets in what it described as a “stern warning” to “separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces.” The Chinese military’s Eastern Theater Command said Monday that the drills, […]

WP chief Pritam Singh lied to downplay his responsibility in Raeesah Khan’s untruth, says prosecution

WP chief Pritam Singh lied to downplay his responsibility in Raeesah Khan’s untruth, says prosecution

Follow our live coverage of the trial. SINGAPORE — After he found out that former Sengkang GRC MP Raeesah Khan had lied in Parliament, Workers’ Party (WP) chief and Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh told a parliamentary committee investigating the matter that he had asked her to clarify the untruth to the House. In […]