Geopolitics Looms Over Eurovision, but Not Its Asian Edition
Geopolitics have long intruded on the Eurovision Song Contest. But they were not really a factor as the event prepared to expand into Asia for the first time. That was still true as of Saturday evening, as the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia was about to start in Bangkok. Over the decades, Eurovision organizers have […]
Avalanche stars MacKinnon, Makar to miss weeks – Ottawa
By The Canadian Press The Canadian Press Posted November 14, 2026 1:21 pm Updated November 14, 2026 1:22 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size MONTREAL – The Colorado Avalanche will have to make do without their two biggest stars in the coming weeks. Head coach Jared Bednar told reporters […]
Eurovision Asia: Philippines wins continent’s first song contest
Korea, Vietnam and Laos also received praise from Pereira and her friends Michael Peters and Scarlett Massie, both from England. “It was amazing, a very high standard,” said Massie. “The dance was amazing. The sets were amazing. The costumes were amazing. The singing was amazing. Incredible”, Peters added. They confidently declared that “Asia Vision” should […]
Eurovision Song Contest Crowns an Asia Champion
Simon Robinson, one of the fans who traveled to Bangkok for the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, said that his history with the competition is nearly as long as its seven-decade run. He was eight years old when he first watched it with his family in Yorkshire, England, when Britain’s Mary Hopkin finished in second […]
Air travel schedule should recover by Sunday, FAA says – National
A nationwide ground stop in the U.S. ended around 8:15 p.m. Eastern Friday night and some flights to and from U.S. airports have taken off. However, normalizing air traffic after the longest flight stoppage in 25 years will be slow, authorities warned, and chaos continues at airports across Canada and the U.S. Fernandes and Griffiths […]
Copper wire upgrade caused nationwide flight chaos, US transport secretary says
No flights were allowed to take off from the continental US for more than four hours from 15:54 EST (19:54 GMT) on Friday. More than 3,500 flights were cancelled and more than 2,000 delayed in the US on Saturday, according to tracking website Flight Aware, as knock-on disruption continues. In some cases, passengers were left […]
South Sudan’s National Election, Its First, Will Be Delayed
Officials in South Sudan, the world’s youngest state, said on Saturday that its first national election would be postponed, raising new questions about a vote that analysts had already said could not yield a credible result. The National Elections Commission said in a statement that the presidential and legislative elections, which had been scheduled for […]
The Curator: I tried the Ninja Crispi microwave and air fryer—is it worth replacing two appliances? – National
The Curator independently decides what topics and products we feature. When you purchase an item through our links, we may earn a commission. Promotions and products are subject to availability and retailer terms. This clever Ninja combines a microwave with an air fryer, promising faster meals without sacrificing that crispy finish. Here’s what I thought after […]
Italy fines Meta €805m over accessing users’ photos
Italian regulators have fined social media giant Meta €805m (£670; $887m) for accessing Android users’ photos without their specific consent. Italy’s Data Protection Authority said Meta did not properly inform about 20 million smartphone users that it had access to their photos and videos via a feature of the Facebook app. It has given Meta […]
Huang exit, Congress reshape Big Tech stock outlook
The largest technology stocks linked to the artificial intelligence trade could stand to benefit the most from Nvidia’s woes and a Democratic-controlled Congress pushing back on data centers, according to investing experts interviewed on CNBC’s “ETF Edge” earlier this week. “We may have been put in an environment, as much as investors have sort of […]