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Victoria Fuller: YES, I’m Getting My Field Plowed By Chris Soules!

Last week, the denizens of Bachelor Nation were stunned by reports that Chris Soules and Victoria Fuller are dating. In a way, the news wasn't terribly surprising, as both Victoria and Chris fall into the category of Bachelor villains. But in other ways, Victoria and Chris make for the oddest of odd couples, even by this franchise's standards. For...

Jessa Duggar: Mom-Shamed For Cutting Her Kids’ Hair In Quarantine!

For the first time in recent human history we're all coping with a situation that none of has ever encountered before. That being the case, you'd think we'd be a little sympathetic toward those who are handling the situation in a manner that we might consider less than ideal. But the internet is still the internet, and...

Live-Action Mulan to See Sequel?

Disney’s highly anticipated live-action movie Mulan <花木蘭> was originally slated for a March 26 release, but it has been postponed to July 24 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the movie has yet to premiere, rumors have been swirling that Mulan will have a sequel. According to industry insider Daniel Richtman, the rumors are true, and the sequel is already in...

Netflix Thriller “The Victim’s Game” Spooks Cast With Fake Corpses

Netflix Originals upcoming Taiwanese TV series The Victim’s Game <誰是被害者> is the latest crime drama seeking to send chills down viewers’ spines. The mystery show, which stars Joseph Chang (張孝全), Tiffany Hsu (許瑋甯), and Jason Wang (王識賢), is set to premiere on Netflix on April 30. The Victim’s Game follows the story of a forensic detective Fang Yi-jen, played by Joseph, with Asperger’s syndrome specialized...

US coronavirus study warns sick children could overwhelm health system

Paediatric services in the US could be overwhelmed by thousands of sick infants and young children - an overlooked group which has a higher risk of serious illness from Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, according to a new study. While children are at a lower risk of fatality from Covid-19 compared to the...

China may be keeping coronavirus data for commercial gain: Trump adviser

White House adviser Peter Navarro charged on Monday (April 20) that China may be withholding data about early coronavirus infections because it wants to win the commercial race to create a vaccine. The United States, which has been the country worst affected by coronavirus pandemic according to official statistics, has been repeatedly calling on Beijing to share...

Los Angeles coronavirus infections 40 times greater than known cases, antibody tests show

Some 4.1 per cent of adults tested positive for coronavirus antibodies in a study of Los Angeles County residents, health officials said on Monday (April 21), suggesting the rate of infection may be 40 times higher than the number of confirmed cases. The serology tests, conducted by University of Southern California researchers on 863 people indicate...

Man arrested in Ireland in connection with deaths of 39 Vietnamese in truck: UK police

Ronan Hughes, a 40-year-old from County Armagh in Northern Ireland, was arrested in Ireland on Monday (April 20) in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals who were found in a lorry trailer in Essex, south-east England, in October 2019, Essex Police said in a statement. Hughes has been charged with 39 offences of manslaughter as well...

Indonesia to evaluate partial lockdown as companies, factories continue business as usual

The Indonesian government is set to evaluate the implementation of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) as many non-essential workplaces are still ignoring the policies and requiring their workers to come in for work amid physical distancing requirements needed to curb the further transmission of Covid-19. "Today, I ask for a total evaluation of what we have done...

Indonesian ministry encourages businesses to buy farmers’ chickens as prices fall

The Agriculture Ministry is collaborating with businesses to encourage them to purchase farmers' chickens, improving the current oversupply and prices as breeding season unfolds. The ministry on Monday officially formed a partnership with the National Poultry Breeders Organisation (Gopan), the Poultry Farmers Association and Information Center (Pinsar) and animal feed company PT Universal Agribisnisindo. "The partnership was...