TikTok Music has launched on Wednesday in Australia, Singapore and Mexico to a small group of users. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images When Joe Biden joined TikTok on the eve of the Super Bowl last month, political scientist Maggie Macdonald was struck by what she called the “meta” nature of the president’s first … Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Friday appeared open to debating Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after Trump challenged the Democrat to debates “anytime, anywhere, anyplace.” “It depends on his behavior,” Biden said. The comment, made to reporters as he departed Washington for Philadelphia, meant that he did not rule out debating Trump before … Read more
Videos shared on TikTok a few weeks ago that show a burger from a school lunch has sparked a debate on whether or not it’s safe to eat. While many feel it’s a totally normal phenomenon to eat what many called a “barnacle” burger, others are disgusted at the fact that anyone would think to … Read more
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Tuesday that a closed-door deal for Taylor Swift to perform in the city-state ensured she would not perform in other Southeast Asian countries during her Eras tour. “(Our) agencies negotiated an arrangement with her to come to Singapore and perform and to make Singapore her only stop in … Read more
A Chinese flag flutters on top of the Great Hall of the People ahead of the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum (BRF), to mark 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, in Beijing, China October 18, 2023. Edgar Su | Reuters BEIJING — China is set this week to kick off … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 8, 2023. Sarah Meyssonnier | Reuters Munich, GERMANY — Should we borrow from global markets as one combined entity and raise new debt together? That’s the question hanging on the … Read more
ROME — Italian rescuers confirmed Saturday the death of a fifth worker after a concrete beam and layers of slabs collapsed at a supermarket construction site in the city of Florence a day earlier. “I’ve just been informed that rescuers are recovering the body of a fifth worker,” said Tuscany Region’s president, Eugenio Giani. Earlier, … Read more
Taylor Swift has revealed the track list for her upcoming album The Tortured Poets Department and fans have been analyzing the song called “But Daddy I Love Him.” Swifties are always searching for hidden meanings behind everything in Taylor‘s career and even though we haven’t seen the lyrics for the songs, fans are trying to … Read more
Anne Hathaway‘s interaction with a crowd of fans has sparked a debate online, with some calling the actress “rude” and “condescending.” The video, which is from 2022, is once again making its rounds on social media, and is causing an uproar amongst users. The actress, who is best known for her roles in ‘The Princess … Read more
ATHENS, Greece — Police and student protesters clashed in the center of the Greek capital on Thursday after a demonstration against government plans to allow private universities. Demonstrators in Athens attacked police cordons, set fire to trash dumpsters and threw stones at riot police near parliament and later during clashes along the capital’s narrow streets. … Read more