Watch Tame Impala Perform Three Tracks From ‘The Slow Rush’ For Tiny Desk Concert
Kevin Parker and the rest of the Tame Impala outfit have finally been given the opportunity to play NPR’s iconic Tiny Desk Concert series, albeit a socially distanced ‘Home’ version. They delivered three songs from their fourth studio album The Slow Rush: ‘Breathe Deeper’, ‘Is It True’ and, while technically not on The Slow Rush, their 2019 single ‘Patience’. […]
Your M8s Violent Soho Are Teaming Up With Their Local Junior Footy Club For Some Limited Edition Jerseys
Still riding the high from the release of their fifth studio album Everything Is A-OK earlier this year, Violent Soho are maintaining strong ties with their roots with the announcement of new merch in collaboration with… their local junior footy club. The four kings of Mansfield have revealed that they’re linking up with Easts Mt. Gravatt to […]
Facebook blocks group of 1M critical of Thai monarchy amid gov’t pressure
FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo BANGKOK — Facebook on Monday blocked access within Thailand to a group with 1 million members that discusses the country’s king, after the Thai government threatened legal action over failure to take down content […]
At least 100 feared trapped in building collapse south of Mumbai
A man removes the debris after a five-storey building collapsed in Raigad in the western state of Maharashtra, India, August 24, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer MUMBAI — At least 100 people are feared trapped in the debris of a five-storey building that collapsed on Monday in an industrial town in western India, a lawmaker said. Not all […]
Gaza reports first COVID-19 cases in general population, declares lockdown
FILE PHOTO: Members of Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas take part in a simulation exercise for preventing the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Gaza City July 18, 2020. Picture taken July 18, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo GAZA — Gaza reported its first cases of COVID-19 in the general population on Monday, as […]
Abu Sayyaf leader hunted after 2 blasts rock Jolo
MANILA, Philippines — The first explosion from a bomb planted in a motorcycle rocked Jolo, Sulu province, just before noon on Monday. An hour later, a second blast came a hundred meters away, when a soldier accosted a woman wearing suspiciously swollen clothing, according to authorities. Fifteen people — seven soldiers, six civilians, one policeman […]
Gov’t urges ‘behavior change’ as COVID-19 deaths top 3,000
ALL IN A DAY’S WORK Medical personnel, bundled up in protective gear, go through their routine inside an isolation tent at Manila Doctors Hospital in Manila. —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ MANILA, Philippines — As the Philippines reached the grim milestone of more than 3,000 COVID-19 deaths on Monday, the Department of Health (DOH) reiterated that the public […]
Meralco suspends power service disconnection anew
MANILA, Philippines — Customers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will enjoy another monthlong reprieve from getting their service disconnected for nonpayment of power bills, the utility firm told lawmakers on Monday. Meralco is suspending the issuance of disconnection notices until Oct. 31 as one of its measures to relieve consumers’ woes during the pandemic, following […]
Itty-Bitty Asteroid Headed Toward Earth Gets My Vote
The Great Daylight Fireball streaks across the sky on August 10, 1972 as seen from Grand Teton National Park. Our atmosphere slowed the object — estimated at 10-35 feet across — by 2,600 feet per second. The close encounter also altered its orbital path. Public Domain / Wikipedia Please don’t worry about asteroid 2018 VP1, the […]
Cango Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2020 Unaudited Financial Results
SHANGHAI, Aug. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Cango, Inc. (NYSE: CANG) (“Cango” or the “Company”), a leading automotive transaction service platform in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2020. Second Quarter 2020 Financial and Operational Highlights Total revenues were RMB274.1 million (US$38.8 million) compared with RMB336.3 million in the same […]