Donald Trump expresses sympathy for Supreme Court nominee accused of sex assault

Donald Trump jumped in to defend his embattled nominee for the Supreme Court on Tuesday, saying he felt “terribly” for Brett Kavanaugh even as senators grapple with how to deal with decades-old allegations of sexual assault. “I feel so badly for him that he’s going through this, to be honest with you, I feel so…

‘There’s not just one Weinstein in Bollywood’: The truth behind the world’s largest film industry

A year ago, the Harvey Weinstein scandal sent shockwaves through Hollywood, with the subsequent TimesUp and MeToo movements reverberating across the worlds of media and sport, politics, business and beyond. Until last week, Bollywood, the largest film industry on the planet, had remained unaffected. Mumbai’s powerful movie moguls, aided by politicians, closed ranks and actresses…

Looks like Microsoft’s pricey Xbox Elite controller is getting an upgrade

A new version of Microsoft’s expensive Xbox Elite controller appears to have been outed online. Photos showing the upgraded Xbox Elite pad first appeared on Chinese site Baidu and were then independently verified by The Verge, which also noted how the photos backed up Microsoft patents filed at the end of last year. A separate…

Roman Abramovich cancelled plans to live in Switzerland after police warned of ‘links to money laundering and organised crime’

Billionaire football club owner Roman Abramovich has been forced to deny allegations of money laundering and contact with criminal organisations. The Russian oligarch, who was refused a visa renewal by the UK Home Office to live in England, wanted to set up home near the exclusive Swiss ski resort of Verbier in Canton Valais. But…

A Way Out gets release date, as creator Josef Fares rants about Oscars, lootboxes and his publisher EA

Last night at The Game Awards, co-op criminal caper A Way Out got a new trailer which also revealed the game’s release date (23rd March 2018). But that is not what A Way Out’s segment will be remembered for. A Way Out’s chief creator Josef Fares was on hand to chat with host Geoff Keighley…

South Korea launches its first missile-capable submarine despite improved relations with the North

South Korea launched its first ever missile-capable attack submarine on Friday, despite a recent diplomatic thaw with the nuclear-armed North. The £535 million, 3,000-tonne Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine is capable of firing both cruise and ballistic missiles and is the first of three planned diesel-electric boats to go into service in the next five years. It represented…

Wii U games Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze, Hyrule Warriors headed to Nintendo Switch

Wii U games Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze and Hyrule Warriors are both getting enhanced versions for Nintendo Switch. Tropical Freeze, the side-scrolling platformer developed by Retro Studios, originally arrived on Wii U back in 2014. This new version will add the ability to play as Funky Kong – making stages a lot easier. It will…

Brett Kavanaugh accuser speaks out about sexual assault allegations

The woman who accused Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick of sexual assault on Sunday came forward to identify herself, saying she "thought he might inadvertently kill me." Christine Blasey Ford, now a high-ranking research psychologist, initially wrote a letter to a senior Democrat detailing the circumstances of an alleged attack carried out by Brett Kavanaugh, who is…

Overwatch League launches with a bang and dominates Twitch viewing figures

UPDATE 17TH JANUARY: Activision has said more than 10 million viewers tuned in during Overwatch League’s opening week, with more than 437,000 online at the same time during the opening Dallas Fuel vs. Seoul Dynasty match. The Overwatch League website has digested the first week’s action in a handy post, and updated the Overwatch League…

Indonesia rocked by powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake

Click:wps官网下载 Indonesia was struck by a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries. The country’s national disaster agency briefly issued a tsunami warning before cancelling it. The strong quake hit central Sulawesi island at a shallow depth of some 10 kilometres (six…