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‘Melrose Place’ Actor Morgan Stevens Passes Away at 70

FAME -- Season 3 -- Pictured: Morgan Stevens as David Reardon -- Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank Morgan Stevens has sadly died at the age of 70. The actor, best known for playing Nick Diamond on Melrose Place, passed away on Wednesday (January 26), TMZ reports.   A source told the site that after Morgan hadn’t been seen or heard from in a few days,...

8 Chinese Shows On Netflix To Enjoy With Family This CNY

Netflix rings the Lunar New Year In With A Hǔmongous Roar this auspicious season with a hǔat collection of roaring titles. The Year of the Tiger brings an abundance of entertainment for all you cool cats and kittens with, comedies, romance, bold action-packed shows, and iconic Hong Kong classics. Check out these 8 Hǔat shows that...

The Name For UNIQLO Was Actually A Spelling Mistake?

There’s so much to love about UNIQLO. It’s stylish, comfortable, and sustainable! Not only that, but this eco-friendly brand has also been giving back to the community as much as they can. But were you ever curious on the history of UNIQLO? Who is the mastermind behind our minimalistic day to day outfits? If we told you that the...

HK Actor Joseph Lee Kwok Lun Explains Why He Failed To Sell Anything During Previous Live Sale

As easy as selling merchandise during a live broadcast looks, there’s no denying it can be hard work. Hong Kong actor Joseph Lee Kwok Lun (李国麟) found this out the hard way. The veteran actor almost went down in history for not being able to sell anything during an 8-hour stream. However, things have turned around for...

Royal crown slips as Elizabeth prepares to mark 70 years as queen

Britain's Queen Elizabeth attends a ceremony marking her official birthday in the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain on June 12, 2021.Reuters file Celebrations this year marking Queen Elizabeth's seven-decade reign will mask a less happy reality for the world's pre-eminent royal family: the British monarchy is being questioned in ways that were unthinkable for...

Visitors to Colombian house find world turned upside down after pandemic

An upside down house built in Colombia's Guatavita, a short distance from the capital of Bogota, is capturing the imagination of visitors looking for fun following coronavirus restrictions. Inside the house, which was designed by its Austrian owner Fritz Schall, who lives in Colombia with his family, tourists walk on ceilings where floors would normally be,...

Mekong region sees 224 new species, despite ‘intense threat’: Report

A devil-horned newt, drought-resilient bamboo and a monkey named after a volcano were among 224 new species discovered in the Greater Mekong region in 2020, a conservation group said on Wednesday (Jan 26), despite the "intense threat" of habitat loss. A devil-horned newt, drought-resilient bamboo and a monkey named after a volcano were among 224 new...

Chinese scientists say they may be a step closer to a quantum code-breaking machine

Quantum physicist Zhou Zongquan (right) says he believes a code-breaking quantum computer will be gradually developed.University of Science and Technology of China Chinese scientists say they could be a step closer to developing a code-breaking machine, thanks to a recent breakthrough in quantum memory technology. A quantum computer can crack an encrypted message in hours, but it...

In Johor election, is Malaysia’s Umno seeking stability or a get-out-of-jail card for Najib?

Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak.Reuters All-too familiar political rumblings are once again being heard in Malaysia , as the country prepares for its fourth statewide election in the Covid-19 era. The upcoming vote in the country’s second most populous state of Johor comes after Chief Minister Hasni Mohammad over the weekend received royal assent to dissolve...

Visitors to Singapore fall to record low in 2021

Singapore had record low international arrivals in 2021, but saw signs of recovery after introducing a quarantine waiver system for vaccinated visitors and offering cash vouchers, its tourism authority said on Tuesday (Jan 25). Singapore had 330,000 international arrivals in 2021, the lowest since the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) started tracking the numbers in the 1970s,...