Voices in the tennis world have spoken out both in support and condemnation of US tennis champion Serena Williams after the angry outburst that cost her a game, and possibly the match, during her US…
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CBS boss Moonves quits over sexual harassment claims
US television giant CBS announced Sunday the immediate departure of powerful CEO Leslie Moonves, one of the biggest scalps in the #MeToo era, following a slew of escalating allegations of sexual misconduct. Moonves, who transformed…
Steve McQueen’s heist movie ‘Widows’ premieres in Toronto
Director Steve McQueen returned to the limelight at the Toronto film festival Sunday with the kick-ass feminist heist movie “Widows,” at a time when calls are multiplying for heftier roles for women. It’s been five…
#Tech: Alibaba’s Jack Ma to step down in 2019
Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma announced on Monday he would step down as head of the pioneering Chinese e-commerce giant in one year, a departure already drawing comparisons to the retirement of late Apple founder Steve…
S.Africa’s Soweto township celebrates iconic street snack
South Africa’s kota is a tasty, inexpensive and uniquely homegrown street sandwich created out of the bitterness of apartheid and which still has a special place in the hearts of many. Its name is pidgin…
Serena fined Sh1.7 million after US Open final outburst
Serena Williams has been fined $17,000 (Sh1.7 million) by the US Tennis Association in the wake her outburst during a controversial US Open final loss to Japan’s Naomi Osaka. The American star was fined for…
Rapper Mac Miller dead of overdose at 26
Mac Miller, the troubled rapper who won fans with his retro hip-hop but generated uncomfortable attention with songs on ex-girlfriend Ariana Grande and Donald Trump, died Friday at age 26, reports said. Celebrity news site…
Paris official wants Airbnb banned from city centre
The Paris city council member in charge of housing said Thursday that he would propose outlawing home rentals via Airbnb and other websites in the city centre, accusing the company of forcing residents out of…
Cambodian reptile cafe slithers into people’s hearts
For anyone terrified of an albino python, an orange corn snake or a scaly, bearded iguana, Chea Raty says getting up close and personal at Phnom Penh’s first reptile-themed cafe is the only remedy. Taking…
Jeff Bezos rockets to richest person on the planet
As Amazon became the second US firm to hit a trillion-dollar value on the stock market, founder Jeff Bezos regained the crown as the richest person on the planet. Amazon’s share price has climbed during…