CHICAGO (AFP) – Friends and loved ones said goodbye Thursday (June 21) to American fashion designer Kate Spade at a funeral in Kansas City, Missouri, birthplace of the 55-year-old who committed suicide two weeks ago. Spade was one of the biggest names in American fashion, known especially for her sleek handbags. An additional tragedy befell the […]

There is something very distinct about the air over India and the surrounding countries in South Asia. It is the presence of formaldehyde – a colourless gas that is naturally released by vegetation but also from a number of polluting activities. The elevated concentrations have been observed by Europe’s new Sentinel-5P satellite, which was launched […]

George Clooney and John Legend have sent hefty donations to charity and Bruce Springsteen interrupted his Broadway show to decry the border crisis as the entertainment world voiced outrage over the separation of migrant families at the US border. Clooney and his lawyer wife Amal said that they were donating $100,000 to the Young Center […]

WASHINGTON  – President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to escalate a trade war with Europe by imposing a 20 percent tariff on all U.S. imports of European Union-assembled cars, a month after the administration launched an investigation into whether auto imports pose a national security threat. “If these Tariffs and Barriers are not soon broken […]

Despite the best efforts of zcash developers to keep the cryptocurrency’s coming upgrade, Overwinter, as seamless as possible, the $800 million network was faced with a plot-twist this week. Mere days before the update (a hard fork of the code) was set to execute – a developer decided to effectively threaten to split the network – if he […]

The European Union (EU) has introduced retaliatory tariffs on US goods as a top official launched a fresh attack on President Donald Trump’s trade policy. The duties on €2.8bn (£2.4bn) worth of US goods came into force on Friday. Tariffs have been imposed on products such as bourbon whiskey, motorcycles and orange juice. European Commission […]

Almost 17 years after the tragic death of R&B songstress Aaliyah, she’s the inspiration for a new makeup line. Makeup giant MAC heard the calls of 26,000 people who signed a petition started by super-fan Jennifer Risinger. The online campaign by Aaliyah fans followed the success of another fan-driven capsule collection inspired by the late beloved Tejano […]

Chalk up another win for Einstein’s seemingly invincible theory of gravity. A new study shows that the theory of general relativity holds true even over vast distances. General relativity prevailed within a region spanning a galactic distance of about 6,500 light-years, scientists report in the June 22 Science. Previously, researchers have precisely tested the theory by studying its […]

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich resigned suddenly after a “past consensual relationship with an Intel employee”came to light, the company said Thursday. His unexpected exit comes after internal and external investigations ordered by the chipmaker “confirmed a violation of Intel’s non-fraternization policy, which applies to all managers,” Intel said. “Given the expectation that all employees will respect Intel’s […]

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – Nightfall in El Salvador’s capital was fast approaching and Ernesto Pena was waiting for a bus that never arrived. His work day delivering rice and cooking oil to street vendors in the bustling district of Santa Tecla had ended and like most people he was anxious to get home before […]