Four years on, has Trump delivered on his 2016 promises? Here’s a scorecard
Mexico hasn’t paid for a wall, manufacturing jobs are whacked and the swamp remains undrained — but Trump has managed to hit a few goals. US President Donald Trump
Huge, ancient cat glyph found in Peru’s Nazca Lines
Archaeologists from the Peruvian Ministry of Culture have announced the discovery of a 37-metre-long glyph of a feline in the Nazca Lines. Officials last week undertook cleaning and conservation of the cat, which was barely discernible and almost completely erased, reported state news agency Andina. The Nazca Lines are a …
Benched? Speculation rises over Melania Trump’s public disappearing act
Where in the world is Melania Trump? While President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail by bombastically declaring he’s immune after recovering from the coronavirus, the First Lady has yet to be seen since her diagnosis. The pair revealed their positive tests the same day but it is not …
The Trump gambit Ruth Bader Ginsburg fought with all her life’s strength to stop
Imagine the championship game of your favourite sport is approaching. Your team is playing its arch rival, feared and loathed through the ages. Suddenly, one of the referees who has officiated all this season’s games dies. Now your rival, under ancient rules that favour the home team, gets to pick …
Oscars dramatically overhaul ‘diversity’ standards for film categories
Films will need to meet set diversity standards in order to qualify for the best picture gong at the Oscars, in a dramatic overhaul announced on Wednesday. From 2024, films must hit two of four categories when it comes to diversity, in a bid to increase equal representation in the …