S. Korea’s KT to Develop In-Flight VR Service
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — KT Corp. (KRX: 030200; NYSE: KT), South Korea’s largest telecommunications company, will develop virtual reality (VR) entertainment service for air passengers jointly with Jin Air Co. and Hanjin Information Systems & Telecommunications (HIST) Co. Passengers on a flight view immersive media contents via the KT Super VR […]
Tropical Fuck Storm Share New Single ‘Legal Ghost’
Tropical Fuck Storm have shared their second single for the year, ‘Legal Ghost’. It’s a reworking of a track band member Gareth Liddiard originally wrote and recorded in the late ’90s as part of his Bong Odyssey project with original Drones bassist Rui Pereira. The collection was recently reissued via TFS Records/Bang!, and Liddiard says […]
Trump ‘surprised’ at Biden’s pick of ‘horrible’ Harris
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday called Kamala Harris the “most horrible” member of the US Senate and said he was “surprised” Joe Biden had picked her as his vice presidential candidate. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as a picture of Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) is seen on a screen during a news conference […]
Federal Government Announces $75 Million RISE Fund To “Reactivate” Arts And Entertainment Sector
The Federal Government has unveiled details around its $75 million RISE (Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand) Fund to help “reactivate” the arts and entertainment sector. Federal Arts Minister Paul Fletcher yesterday announced guidelines around the package, which is part of the government’s larger $250 million arts recovery package for Australia’s creative economy, announced back […]
Spain again grapples with Europe’s worst virus infection rate
MADRID — Just seven weeks after bringing its first coronavirus wave under control, experts say Spain is once again in a “critical” situation with the worst infection rate in Western Europe. A healthcare worker dressed in protective gear takes samples from a woman for detecting the COVID-19 disease at the La Jota health centre in […]
Lukashenko challenger leaves Belarus as EU threatens sanctions
MINSK, Belarus — The main challenger to Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko in disputed presidential polls said she had left the country on Tuesday to protect her children as the European Union threatened to reimpose tough sanctions over vote rigging and a violent crackdown on demonstrators. Presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya holds a press conference the day […]
Worldwide virus cases top 20 million, doubling in six weeks
Teacher Inggit Andini, right, wearing a face shield as a precaution against the coronavirus outbreak, speaks as her students in a makeshift classroom at her residence in Tangerang, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. Andini offered free extra lessons for students who lack access to the internet as the school where she works at remain closed […]
Here Are All The Aussie Superstars Featuring On This Week’s Episode Of ‘The Sound’
ICYMI: Aussie music is back on our free-to-air TV screens thanks to The Sound, ABC‘s fresh weekly, hour-long series that puts the nation’s most exciting artists through exclusive, pre-recorded live performances, collabs and interviews. The show has just lifted the lid on this week’s instalment and, as per usual, it is STACKED. Co-hosted by five-time Logie Award […]
Davao City hospital got biggest PhilHealth cash advance
PhilHealth inquiry: Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, moves for the resumption of the second hearing of the Committee of the Whole on the Senate resolutions calling for an inquiry in aid of legislation the reported widespread corruption and mismanagement in the PhilHealth. Also in photo are (left) Sen. Francis […]
Slain peace talks adviser’s kin, PNP in tug of war for body
JUSTICE FOR ECHANIS A member of Anakpawis party list group demanding justice for the slain leader and former peace consultant Randall Echanis, shows his picture after he was killed by still unidentified assailants. —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police and the family of Randall “Randy” Echanis on Tuesday were in a tug […]