‘Captain Marvel’ Got a Lot of Hate, But Many Fans Agree She Has the Best Costume in the MCU
The costume of a superhero is everything in symbolizing their power and in bringing a specific aesthetic for the big screen. Audiences have seen evidence of this for decades, going as far back as the first Superman movie franchise. After a while, these costumes start to become a familiar brand symbolizing who the superhero is. […]
Tokyo 2020 Games handover ceremony stripped down to bare bones
ATHENS – The Tokyo 2020 Olympics flame handover ceremony in Athens this week will be a scaled-down event with only a few Tokyo Games officials and torch bearers inside the stadium to protect everyone from the coronavirus, the Hellenic Olympic Committee said on Monday. The handover ceremony usually attracts thousand of spectators, officials and ceremony […]
Esports: No F1 but Verstappen and Norris still find a way to race
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One drivers Max Verstappen and Lando Norris were racing on Sunday but, with the season-opening Australian Grand Prix canceled due to the coronavirus, it was against invisible opponents on virtual racetracks. The world of esports came to the rescue in the absence of a race in Melbourne or indeed of any […]
Coronavirus: Deprived of football, players try to fill the ‘big void’
Mowing the lawn, playing football with your dog, turn on the TV… footballers around Europe are struggling to fill the “big void” created by the coronavirus shutdown. Many are writing about the unfamiliar experience on social media. Some have already come to the conclusion that “there is nothing to do”. Real Madrid players, forced into […]
Concerns over production delays rock EMS, tech stocks
PETALING JAYA: The prolonged spread of the Covid-19 virus appears to have escalated concerns over the fate of companies in the technology and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) sectors, as supply chains have been disrupted and production delays are likely. Bursa Malaysia Securities yesterday suspended the proprietary day trading (PDT) and intraday short-selling (IDSS) of a […]
MISC’s tanker rates buoyed by Saudi price war Share
KUCHING: MISC Bhd (MISC) stands to gain from spot petroleum tanker rates reportedly rising by some 700 per cent over the past week to US$243,000 per day due to Saudi Arabia securing additional storage capacity for the expiry of the OPEC production quota by the end of this month. This comes as Saudi Arabia has […]
Exxon pledges ‘significant’ spending cuts amid coronavirus, oil slide
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) on Monday said it will make “significant” cuts to spending in the face of the unprecedented slide in oil prices due to the global coronavirus outbreak, which sent its shares to a 17-year low. It was a stunning reversal for the largest U.S. oil producer, which two weeks ago […]
People with blood type A might be more susceptible to coronavirus, study finds
People with blood type A might be more vulnerable to the coronavirus, while those with type O blood could be more resistant, according to a new preliminary study from China. Researchers studying COVID-19 in its outbreak epicenter, Wuhan, and the city of Shenzhen found the proportion of Type-A patients both infected and killed by the […]
Xi says China to send more medical experts to Italy
BEIJING, (Xinhua) — China will send more medical experts to Italy and do its best to provide medical supplies and other assistance, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a phone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday evening. In the talk, Xi stressed that both China and Italy have experienced the severe test […]