Flight attendants fired recently by Hong Kong Airlines complained that they were short-changed, with more than 150 of them not receiving any compensation after their severance pay was offset by their retirement fund. The cash-strapped carrier fired around 250 staff last month, blaming the coronavirus pandemic. A concern group said in a survey of 167…...
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Apple has backtracked on threats to remove the popular utility app “Amphetamine” from the Mac App Store. According to the developer, Apple had threatened to remove the app over its name, saying that it violated guideline 1.4.3 related to “consumption of tobacco and vape products, illegal drugs, or excessive amounts of alcohol.” For those unfamiliar,…...
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A 30 year old UK man changed his name to Celine Dion over the Christmas period. Staffordshire native Thomas Dodd enjoyed a few vinos over Christmas, and woke up one morning to a mysterious letter. It seems that while drunk on Christmas Eve he changed his name, and emerged from his hangover as Mr Celine…...
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'I feel naked without it': 99 per cent of smartphone users experience 'nomophobia'New research suggests nearly all Australian smartphone users experience "nomophobia" – or fear of being without their mobile phones — and more than one in eight has severe symptoms associated with illegal or dangerous behaviour.A national survey of more than 2800 smartphone users…...
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Julian Assange, who is currently being held on remand at a high-security jail, faces 18 counts from US prosecutors that could see him jailed for up to 175 years. (Reuters)At a hearing at London's Old Bailey, Judge Vanessa Baraitser rejected nearly all his legal team's arguments but said she could not extradite him as there…...
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This is an opinion. Dr. Drew is latest TV doctor to get exposed. | Source: Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock. Earlier in the year, Dr. Drew repeatedly tried to downplay the threat of the coronavirus. He just contracted the virus this month, and he’s now he’s singing a completely different tune. While it’s nice to hear him apologize,…...
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This is an opinion. Halsey is not the monster these confused, wounded people are making her out to be. | Source: Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock. Star singer Halsey recently posted a photo of herself with a caption explaining she had an eating disorder. Amid an apparent backlash from her following, she apologized for the lack of a…...
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This is an opinion. How many times will Khloe Kardashian fall for the same trick? | Source: (i) Instagram (ii) Instagram. Image edited by CCN.com. Khloe Kardashian has been cheated on several times by her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Tristan Thompson. The two have gotten back together during the pandemic. Thompson took it a step further…...
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This is an opinion. Busta Rhymes reminds of a time when rappers cared. | Source: Lev Radin/Shutterstock Busta Rhymes recently recounted the story of his collaboration with Eminem in 2014. The two rappers went back and forth, upping their verses on “Calm Down.” What if today’s mumble rappers took the same type of pride in…...
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This is an opinion. Eminem needs to find a new act, or at least a new enemy. | Source: Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock.com Eminem released his latest album, ‘Music To Be Murdered By – Side B,’ last week. As usual, he disses as many people on the record as possible, including his former ‘enemy’ Machine Gun Kelly.…...
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