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Hundreds of pro-democracy activists, some wearing face masks and helmets, staged a sit-in at Hong Kong’s airport on Friday hoping to win support from international visitors for their movement. "No rioters, only tyranny," the demonstrators chanted as they began a three-day action – the latest in a string of protests that have rocked the international […]

US safety agencies are investigating the crash of a small plane in Tennessee on Thursday that was carrying retired race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., his wife and daughter, officials said. Earnhardt’s sister Kelley said on Twitter the two pilots of the Cessna Citation and three family members were safe and being taken to a […]

Giraffes have been given protection against trade in their body parts for the first time as the countries that make up the regulator added them to an endangered animals list. Delegates from countries around the world are currently attending the  Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) convention […]

Kirsten Gillibrand, the liberal New York senator who champions women’s equality, has dropped out of the race to become the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential nominee.  Ms Gillibrand pulled the plug on her White House bid on Wednesday after failing to qualify for the third candidates’ debate in Texas next month.  The 52-year-old’s championing of progressive causes and […]

America’s first cannabis cafe is set to open its doors, complete with "marijuana sommeliers" on hand to advise on the best pairings for each dish. The Lowell Cafe in West Hollywood says the novel experience will involve farm-to-table naturally sourced products composed by Cordon Bleu-trained chef Andrea Drummer. The cafe will also offer a table-side […]

A 55-year-old man from the UK has died in a skydiving accident in the US, according to local police. Christopher Swales went into free fall during a tandem skydive near the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona on Sunday. His skydiving partner, who worked at a skydiving centre, survived the fall but suffered a broken leg […]

An explosion and fire at a Russian facility that handles dangerous diseases like smallpox, anthrax and Ebola has raised safety concerns even as authorities deny any threat. A gas cannister exploded and started the blaze during renovations on Monday in a decontamination room at the Vector virology and biotechnology state research centre near Novosibirsk, which […]

Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto says a series of exceptional circumstances – including the COVID-19 pandemic – led to the team changing its stance on Sebastian Vettel for 2021. Vettel revealed on Thursday that the Scuderia’s unilateral decision to rule him out of the team’s plans for next year came as a total surprise to the […]

It was recently announced by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that Michael Elgin has not re-signed with the company. After his current contract with the company expired this past March 31st, the two sides did talk but mutually decided to part ways. Elgin first began appearing for NJPW in 2015 through the promotion’s partnership with […]

There have been some rumors that Former ROH/NJPW Star Michael Elgin will possibly be signing with WWE. It was recently announced by New Japan Pro Wrestling that Michael Elgin has left the company after his current contract expired last March 31st. According to Dave Meltzer on a recent edition of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Elgin […]