Singapore has become the first country to approve sale of cultured chicken after the national food agency determined on Wednesday that it is safe for consumption. Cultured meat is produced via cell culture, instead from slaughtered animals. Chicken bites by Californian food start-up ‘Eat Just’ is the first product to have passed the regulatory approval. […]
Premier League has confirmed 10 new Coronavirus cases after its latest round of testing. “The Premier League can today confirm that between Monday 23 November and Sunday 29 November, 1,381 players and club staff was tested for COVID-19. Of these, there were 10 new positive tests,” the league said on Monday. League said that the […]
Canada announced an extension of restrictions on international travelling to prevent the spread of Covid-19. In a news release issued on Sunday, Canadian Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair announced that travel restrictions on US citizens to enter Canada will be extended until December 21, and restrictions on travellers arriving from other […]
Bruce Lee, the son of opera star Lee Hoi-Chuen, began his acting career with a minor role in the 1941 release Golden Gate Girl. He acted alongside his father in The Kid at the age of nine. He is widely credited for breaking stereotypes while giving the West its first major ‘Asian-American male hero’. Bruce […]
Naples city mayor Luigi De Magistris and Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis confirmed on Thursday that the San Paolo will be renamed in Maradona’s honour, combining his full iconic name with the ground’s current title. Maradona passed away on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack at the age of 60. The Italian club issued its […]
Composing a poem is a difficult task, especially if you don’t have the creative skills required for it. Now, Google’s ‘Verse by Verse’ — an artificial intelligence (AI) based tool will help users craft a verse in the style of America’s most renowned poets. Google says that Verse by Verse ‘is a creative helper, an […]
In a landmark victory, Scotland has become the first country to allow free access to menstrual products, including tampons and pads. The Scottish Parliament voted unanimously in favour of the Period Products bill on Tuesday. It means period products will be available to access in public buildings including schools and universities across Scotland. According to […]
This year has seen so many seismic events that Oxford University Dictionaries has expanded its word of the year to encompass several “Words of an Unprecedented Year”. From covidiot, superspreader and moonshot, the words have been chosen to reflect the “ethos, mood, or preoccupations” of 2020. There were words to reflect the coronavirus pandemic, others […]
The sequel to 2018’s Black Panther will begin filming in July in Atlanta next year. The film is currently scheduled to be released on May 6, 2022. The sequel was sidelined after Chadwick Boseman’s sudden demise following which filmmaker Ryan Coogler and Marvel navigated their way through grief. The studios had earlier planned to begin […]
New York-based Scottish writer Douglas Stuart has won the prestigious 50,000-pound Booker Prize for his autobiographical debut novel ‘Shuggie Bain’, beating Indian-origin author Avni Doshi’s ‘Burnt Sugar’. Shuggie Bain is a tale of love and alcoholism set in 1980s Glasgow and “destined to be a classic”. Stuart, 44, dedicated the book to his mother, who […]