Month: March 2021

Activision Blizzard saw its stock price drop nearly 4% this week after the U.S. video game maker’s move to ban a star gamer for publicly expressing support for Hong Kong protesters prompted outrage and calls for boycotts from the online gaming community.  Video game players and developers have taken to social media platforms like Reddit and …

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Baghdad — Iraqi security forces shot dead three protesters and wounded 19 when they dispersed a violent demonstration outside the Iranian Consulate in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, police officials said Monday. Iraq has seen mass protests in the capital and across the mostly Shiite south in recent days that are fueled by economic grievances …

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Sebastian Vettel says Sakhir’s windy conditions on Friday made for a “tricky” opening day of testing during which he focused on getting acquainted with Aston Martin’s AMR21. Vettel shared driving duties with teammate Lance Stroll, handling the morning session amid gusty and sandy conditions that didn’t make life easy onboard his new Mercedes-powered car. “In …

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Lance Stroll is on the same page as Aston Martin teammate Sebastian Vettel when it comes to F1’s prospective Sprint Race plans, a concept the sport could trial this season at three venues. F1 aims to boost the excitement on Saturday afternoons by replacing qualifying by a short 100-km race, the result of which would …

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The average pair of jeans was once a detriment to the environment, with every stage of production a sustainability hazard. From cotton production using large amounts of water (25,000 litres per kg), to using dangerous pesticides to grow the cotton, to chemicals used for finishing garments. It is no state secret how denim goes through …

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Image: Instagram In the aftermath of Steve Cutler’s WWE release, it was learned that both he and his girlfriend, Impact Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo, had COVID-19 in January. Shortly after his Thursday release after seven years in the organization, Purrazzo tweeted she and Cutler (Steve Kupryk) tested positive at the beginning of the month and took precautions. She …

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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says that the biggest challenge the reigning world champions face is to maintain that same momentum and drive for success year after year. The German squad secured a record seventh consecutive constructors championship in 2020, and goes into the new season as runaway favourites to extend that run. But Wolff …

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Between the shows in Milan and Paris, a new event emerged on the fashion calendar this season. While traditional runways had to be replaced by videos due to the pandemic, the first Crypto Fashion Week explored the potential future of fully digital fashion through workshops, speaker talks, and shows. Bridging the gap between the world …

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Instagram this week launched Live Rooms, a livestream broadcast that can feature up to four users simultaneously streaming together in virtual ‘rooms.’ The focus on audiovisual comes as Clubhouse, the latest social media craze, based on group broadcasting, is taking the world by storm. While the fashion industry has been slow to embrace Clubhouse, the …

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AJPW has announced the participants for this year’s Champion Carnival tournament. During this evening’s show at Korakuen Hall, the company announced the ten participants for this year’s tournament:  AJPW Triple Crown Champion Suwama Zeus Kento Miyahara Shuji Ishikawa Jake Lee Yuma Aoyagi Shotaro Ashino Koji Doi Kohei Sato Shinjiro Otani Zeus won last year’s tournament, …

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