Author: Agnes Alpuerto

When the Netflix movie The Gray Man was first announced, reports suggested the streamer signed on in the hopes that the project would spark a franchise. And lo and behold, the Russo Brothers have just confirmed the movie will actually launch a franchise. Fans of Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, two of the hottest and most sought-after leading men in Hollywood, surely have something big and thrilling to look forward to. The filmmakers behind Avengers: Endgame and Captain America: Civil War are set to helm the big-budget spy film for Netflix with Gosling and Evans at the top of the casting list. They have revealed the movie…

US President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom to wrestler and coach Dan Gable at the White House on Monday. Gable is the first wrestler in history to receive such distinction. The ceremony at the Oval Office marked the second time in one week that the President bestowed the medal among an audience where many were not social distancing or wearing masks. The ceremony was held a day after Trump tweeted that his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, has tested positive for coronavirus. Those who attended Dan Gable’s award ceremony were Iowa Republican senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley. The…

At least 345 people in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh in India have fallen ill and hospitalized due to an unknown and mysterious illness. One person has died, according to reports on Monday. The illness was detected on Saturday evening in Eluru, an ancient city famous for its handwoven products. Patients experienced symptoms ranging from nausea and seizures to loss of consciousness, doctors in Andhra Pradesh said. The unidentified disease is potentially creating another public health challenge in a country that’s severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic. As of December 8, India has already recorded nearly 10 million COVID-19…

Inarguably one of America’s greatest songwriters, Bob Dylan, has sold his entire catalog to the Universal Music Group, the record company announced on Monday. Bob Dylan, now 79, is a Nobel Prize, winning songwriter and is considered one of the greatest treasures in the music industry. His songs became anthems of the Civil Rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s. The song catalog he sold to Universal is a collection of more than 600 of Dylan’s copyrighted songs written over nearly 60 years. This includes modern standards like “Blowin’ in the Wind”, “Tangled Up in Blue” and “Like a Rolling…

The world will be watching the UK as they start administering coronavirus vaccines on Tuesday. Experts said that this will be the largest and most complex vaccination campaign in UK’s history. Around 800,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine arrived in hospitals around the UK on Monday. The vaccine, developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech were delivered in super-cold containers. “To know that they are here, and we are among the first in the country to actually receive the vaccine and therefore the first in the world, is just amazing,” said Louise Coughlan, joint chief pharmacist at Croydon Health Services…

Apart from the fact that The Mandalorian S2E6 has it all, the episode also gives an explanation as to why Jango Fett wanted an unaltered version of himself for a son. Boba Fett reappears in The Mandalorian “The Tragedy” episode and retcons much of his father’s past. The first time Jango Fett was introduced was in George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, which is also the movie in which he was killed by Mace Windu during the Battle of Geonosis. He was the bounty hunter involved in the plot to assassinate Padme Amidala. But there was…

In many ways, Asia is on the front-line of climate change; therefore facing more severe risks that will affect lives and economies in the coming decades. According report published by consulting firm McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) in late November, countries in Asia will be increasingly vulnerable to climate risk without adaptation and mitigation. With Asia having more people in coastal cities than all other cities in the world combined, sea level rise and severe weather due to climate change will affect more people here than anywhere else. “By 2050, parts of Asia may see increasing average temperatures, lethal heat waves,…

Rudy Giuliani, the personal attorney to incumbent US President Donald Trump, has tested positive for coronavirus, according to Trump’s Twitter post on Sunday. Giuliani is the latest in Trump’s circle to get infected with coronavirus as cases surge across the US. Rudy Giuliani was admitted on Sunday to Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, a source familiar with White House matters confirmed. .@RudyGiuliani, by far the greatest mayor in the history of NYC, and who has been working tirelessly exposing the most corrupt election (by far!) in the history of the USA, has tested positive for the China Virus. Get…

It was celebration of Korean pop music at the 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) on Sunday evening as top Kpop idols such as BTS, Blackpink and IU earn well-deserved trophies. As expected, fan-favorite BTS won all nine awards they were nominated for, including Worldwide Icon of the Year, one of the top awards of the night. Itaewon Class star Park handed their trophy. BTS bested many Kpop groups and performers, whose talents and charisma are undeniable as well. The group also won Album of the Year, Best Music Video, Best Dance Performance – Male Group, Best Male Group, Worldwide…

China is marking a historical feat in its aerospace ambitions as Chang’e-5 probe successfully docked on lunar orbit on Sunday morning. The probe is carrying samples from the lunar surface. China National Space Administration (CNSA) said Chang’e-5 is one of the most complicated, ambitious and challenging missions in Chinese aerospace history. It is the world’s first moon-sample mission in more than 40 years. Chang’e takes its name after a mythical Chinese Moon goddess. The probe, comprising an orbiter, a lander, an ascender and a returner, was launched on November 24. Its lander-ascender combination touched down on the ‘Ocean of Storms’…