Divisive

BEIJING — Thousands of performers skipped and gyrated on a 125,000-square-foot, high-definition LED stage programmed to resemble a sheet of shimmering ice.A parade of athletes from 90 countries and territories snaked through them, bundled…

The surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the Omicron-variant has slowed dramatically, with cases falling 12% over the past seven days, leaving experts to call for 'divisive' pandemic restrictions, like mask and vaccine mandates, to be phased…

Novak Djokovic grew up with NATO bombs raining down on Serbia but emerged to become one of the greatest tennis players of all time. The 34-year-old, who boasts a record-equalling 20 Grand Slams -- the same number as his great rivals Roger…

Draymond Green is a great leader, when he keeps it dialed down.Image: Getty ImagesSince Draymond Green’s arrival in the NBA, he’s been a loud, outspoken team enforcer who’s gone above and beyond as the vocal leader of the Golden State…

Up until then, governments around the world had rejected the idea of a universal coronavirus vaccine mandate, opting instead for incentives and other "nudges" to motivate people to get shots. Even in authoritarian states, like China, it is…

LOS ANGELES: When vaccine mandates were announced in the United States, there were dire warnings they would cause mass layoffs or walkouts. But they didn't. In fact, figures show they are working. There are pockets of resistance to rules…

Photo: Courtesy of BackgridLove them or hate them, popcorn tops are back. You know, those itty bitty, stretchy tops that seem fit for an American Girl doll, but have the ability to expand to fit a human body. The technique recently made a…

The first reviews are now in for the Marvel Cinematic Universe's latest outing, Eternals, so how do the critics feel that Marvel and director Chloé Zhao have handled this story 7,000 years in the making? We shall begin with IGN's Amelia…

MOSCOW: Moscow announced Friday (Sep 10) the completion of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which critics say will increase Europe's dependence on Russian gas and bypasses a key EU ally, Ukraine. Nord Stream 2 is expected to…

The owner of Geronimo — a fat, soft, highly divisive 8-year-old alpaca — on Wednesday lost her last-ditch legal effort to save him from execution.A British High Court rejected Helen Macdonald’s attempt to halt the warrant to kill Geronimo,…