https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Radhika Parashar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202010141080766135-chocolate-soldiers-indian-netizens-suggest-chinese-troops-should-join-circus/ Border tensions between India and China erupted in April this year after the two sides accused each other of crossing the Line of Actual Control (LAC). While troops from both nations are on guard along the LAC in Ladakh, ordinary Indians and Chinese have continuously engaged in a war of words on Twitter. In recent months, China’s state-run publication the Global Times has posted several videos of troops of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) practicing warfare in rough mountainous terrain in a supposed attempt to show off the might of the […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/16/1080531525_0:49:3071:1777_1200x675_80_0_0_33218579b396903728e4e90546947a8d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Svetlana Ekimenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/uk/202010131080757067-aging-quickly–not-like-a-fine-wine-netizens-distracted-by-boris-johnsons-apparent-hair-loss/ UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivered a speech in London on Monday to outline his new “three-tier” system of restrictions, aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 in the UK. Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared on television twice on Monday, in the House of Commons and during a press briefing, when unveiling his much-touted “three-tier” system that is set to place different regions of the country under separate levels of restrictions, depending on outbreak severity. However, viewers seemed somewhat distracted from the contents of Johnson’s message, as they commented on his appearance […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0c/1080751490_0:0:3077:1732_1200x675_80_0_0_5e8f62af702724db5491c50a084ec132.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Andrei Dergalin. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202010121080751520-netizens-clash-online-as-senate-confirmation-hearings-for-barrett-go-on/ As netizens proceeded to express their opinions on Barrett’s nomination, issues like the fate of the Affordable Care Act and even the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court ended up being brought into the equation. As the confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett, who got nominated by US President Donald Trump for the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, kicked off at the Senate on 12 October, intense debates broke out on social media where netizens discussed whether that nomination was appropriate. Trump’s nomination […]
Netizens are side-eyeing the White House Gift Shop and claim that the store may be tempting fate with the presale of a “President Donald J. Trump Defeats COVID” coin. Although US President Donald Trump and several of his closest staffers continue to receive treatment for their positive COVID-19 diagnoses, the White House Gift Shop is not missing a beat to capitalize on what it envisions will be a “moment in history.” While the store is happy to accept online patrons’ $100 orders, there is no preview image of the coin, which will reportedly ship on November 14, well after the US […]
At a rally in Minden, Nevada, on 12 September US President Donald Trump floated the suggestion he might run for a third term after winning in the presidential elections in November 2020, despite this being ruled out by the Constitution. US President Donald Trump joked about staying for “12 more years in power” at a rally in Atlanta, Georgia, on 25 September, where he delivered remarks on Black Economic Empowerment during an event at the Cobb Galleria Centre. As he mocked the notion that he would continue his tenure beyond the US Constitution’s term limit of two, which allows for a […]
Fans eagerly supported their idol, as the star striker himself casually downplayed his illness, suggesting it was a “bad idea” for the virus itself. Sweden’s evergreen football legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “Zlatan Ibrahimovic has tested positive for COVID-19 after a second round of swab tests. The club has informed the relevant authorities and the player has been immediately quarantined at home,” his club Milan informed, stressing that other players tested negative. The news put Milan’s web page temporarily out of order due to user overload. However, the 38-year-old striker, who is known for his larger-than-life […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/17/1080545177_0:0:3076:1730_1200x675_80_0_0_431f74a6e5894171ed6cf0788d014e21.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Radhika Parashar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202009231080544908-rains-reign-over-mumbai-again-leaving-city-waterlogged-roads-blocked–netizens-bewildered/ Marking the second-worst series of downpours in 26 years, India’s tinsel town Mumbai has been witnessing heavy torrential rainfall since Tuesday evening. As of now, rainfall of 273.6 mm has been recorded in Mumbai in less than 24 hours, turning city life upside down. Thick clouds and rumbling thunder ushered the torrential rain spells across the Indian city of Mumbai, from posh areas like Colaba to residential neighbourhoods like Bhayandar. Short phases of intense rainfall have also been reported from isolated areas of Mumbai, especially in the early hours of Wednesday morning. […]
The development comes as the United Kingdom has recently seen a drastic increase in coronavirus cases. 3,899 new infections were reported on 20 September and 18 people died from the disease. England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty previously warned that Britain is “at a critical point” in the pandemic. Piers Morgan, host of Good Morning Britain show, drew the ire of the public after he said that Christmas celebrations should be cancelled in light of spike in coronavirus cases. Morgan’s statement came in response to reports in UK media, which say that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering lifting […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/11/1080193911_0:83:2866:1695_1200x675_80_0_0_082e82edeb72dc254dc90ab4eb6952f8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202009161080481423-netizens-worried-about-kanye-wests-mental-condition-as-rapper-calls-himself-baby-putin/ Kanye West has made some headlines over the last few days after he tweeted that slavery is a choice and posted a video featuring him ‘peeing’ on what appears to be a Grammy award statuette lying in a toilet bowl. But there was more to come. American rap star Kanye West has once again shocked his Twitter followers after he called himself ‘baby Putin’ in his latest post. The tweet without any pictures reads: ‘Trust me I won’t stop until all is fair’, ‘from Nat Ye aka baby Putin’. TRUST ME I WONT STOP […]
Less than three weeks after its official unveiling, first lady Melania Trump’s newly renovated Rose Garden is reportedly already falling apart, drawing the ire of netizens. “New Rose Garden is already undergoing repairs including poor drainage and sod in bad shape. #MelaniasRoseGarden,” one user wrote. “Yeah, I’m still pissed about the Rose Garden. And this isn’t helping,” another added. “Just 3 weeks after Melania ruined the White House Rose Garden it is already undergoing emergency repairs. I feel like this is a metaphor,” a third chimed in. A source with knowledge of the matter recently told CNN that the garden is […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/05/1080376588_0:0:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_08a1641db0e522025e05a2573f2ad010.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Max Gorbachev. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/viral/202009051080376499-netizens-divided-over-whether-to-boycott-disneys-live-action-movie-mulan/ The movie is a remake of the famous 1998 animated film by the same name. Its premiere was at first set for 9 March, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, it has been delayed several times. Disney released it on 4 September via its streaming service Disney+. It will also have a traditional release in cinemas in countries where Disney+ is unavailable. Disney’s new live-action movie Mulan is facing boycott calls in several Asian nations as well as in the United States. Those calling for a boycott note that the film’s star […]
The football world came to a standstill on 25 August after Lionel Messi, considered one of the best players in the history of the sport, announced that he wanted to exercise a clause in his contract and leave Barcelona. Lionel Messi never ceases to surprise footballs fans, this time though he didn’t do it on the football pitch. The 33-year-old revealed he would stay at Barcelona because of the $823 million buyout clause in his contract. “I thought and was sure that I was free to leave, the president always said that at the end of the season I could decide if […]
On Thursday, Biden held a community meeting in the small city of Kenosha in Wisconsin, where riots have been taking place since Jacob Blake Jr was shot by police. Democratic candidate Joe Biden attempted a joke when speaking about his corporate tax plan if elected president. “I’m not gonna lay it out for you. I won’t now because they’ll shoot me”, he said . Social media users turned to comment on the video, mostly distressed or angry. Netizens thought it was cynical to joke about being shot in a city where a shooting occurred just weeks ago. Netizens were also confused […]
The threat follows a claim made by Rourke in September, when he alleged that Martin Scorsese wanted to cast him in his gangster epic The Irishman, but De Niro refused to work with Rourke in the movie. Social media users were left baffled after Mickey Rourke attacked Robert De Niro in an Instagram post, threatening to “severely” embarrass his 76-year-old fellow actor next time he meets him. The Oscar nominee claimed that his agent had learned about De Niro calling Rourke a liar. “Hey Robert De Niro, that’s right i am talking to you, you big f**king crybaby. A friend of […]
After his bombshell announcement earlier in July that he intended to make a bid for the White House, rapper celebrity Kanye West reportedly filed the necessary paperwork and paid a fee on 15 July to appear on the Oklahoma presidential election ballot as an independent candidate, although missing Wednesday’s deadline in battleground state Florida. Reality TV star and Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner (formerly William Bruce Jenner) has suggested her candidacy as 2020 presidential election running mate to rapper celebrity Kanye West, just to keep his presidential bid in the family, reports TMZ. Caitlyn, who publicly came out as a transgender […]
Last summer, a nearly 8-metre (26 ft.) tall wooden statue of President Donald Trump was constructed in Slovenia, east of the capital Ljubljana, in his wife Melania Trump’s homeland, only to be burnt to the ground by unknown arsonists in January this year. Amid a recent drive accompanying Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests to remove sculptures of historically significant American figures professed to be linked to either slavery or racial issues in the US, a rather idiosyncratic wooden statue of US First Lady Melania Trump was reportedly set on fire near her hometown in Slovenia, reports Reuters. The charred remains of […]
The debate over The Little Mermaid plot and the story’s key figure started last year after Disney tapped an African-American actress for the main role in a new remake, but now it has apparently received a new twist in the wake of the sweeping BLM protests. One of Copenhagen’s main landmarks, the statue of Hans Christian Andersen’s the Little Mermaid, has been vandalised, with citizens waking up on Friday to see two words – “racist fish” – written on its stone base in the Scandinavian city’s harbour. “We consider it vandalism and have started an investigation”, a Copenhagen police spokesman said […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): News updates about the intense India-China face-off in the Ladakh region, which has been ongoing for over a month, made international headlines throughout June. What hasn’t been spoken of as much is the serious war between the Asian giants heating up by the minute on Twitter. A video of Chinese military trucks and jeeps drifting smoothly on what appears to be an icy surface before parking in absolute symmetry has gone viral on social media. The clip, originally posted by Chinese newspaper People’s Daily on its website, was intended to flex the precise driving skills of Chinese Army […]
Failed 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who has publicly endorsed Joe Biden as the presumptive rival set to face off against Donald Trump in the November election, earlier said she was doing “everything” she can to not let the current incumbent remain in the White House for another four years. Hillary Clinton took a jab at Donald Trump on Tuesday, suggesting that if she held his post she would have handled the COVID-19 pandemic differently, and prevented it from reaching its current proportions in the US. Clinton, who had lost the race to the White House against Trump in 2016, […]
The presumptive US 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, has expressed on numerous occasions his readiness to debate his rival, US President Donald Trump. The latter claimed that the former vice president “doesn’t know where he is, or what he’s doing”. In his first press conference since the beginning of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the US, former vice president and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee for the November election, Joe Biden, said on Tuesday that he “can hardly wait” to compare his cognitive ability to that of President Donald Trump. “I’ve been tested, I’m constantly tested,” Biden said in response to […]
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New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s most prominent Animal Cruelty prevention law was enacted in 1960 and has since been strengthened. But from killing elephant by feeding them with explosive-laced fruit to various incidents of stray dog torture, the plight of animals remains largely neglected. In a barbaric incident of human brutality to animals, a monkey was hanged from a tree in India’s Telangana state. A video of the incident, filmed by the accused themselves, has gone viral on social media. The video shows the hapless monkey struggling while it’s hanged with dogs on the ground howling. Three men attacked monkeys with sticks […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202006271079735185-indian-doctor-shares-video-of-pink-nosed-kitten-casually-dozing-off-in-happy-baby-yoga-pose/ New Delhi (Sputnik): Cats are often spotted taking their naps in next-to-impossible positions. Well, kitties in India have taken their twisty-turny sleeping postures a notch higher. In fact, Indian kittens have decided to shed some of their quarantine weight while sleeping – because why not? Twitter user Dr Monica Langeh on Saturday posted a 14-second video clip of a fluffy grey and white kitten comfortably dozing off in a yoga pose – which is a tough one for us humans. The yoga position in which the kitten is dreaming is called the “Ananda Balasana”, […]
This is not the first time that Hawk Newsome has made such a comment. Addressing demonstrators on 7 June during protests over the death of African-American man George Floyd, who died at the hands of a white police officer, he said: “Give black people their rights or we will burn this country to ashes”. Social media users were left disgusted by a statement of the president of Greater New York Black Lives Matter (BLM) that was made during a recent interview on Fox News. Hawk Newsome spoke with host Martha MacCallum about the direction of the Black Lives Matter movement, which […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107953/87/1079538730_0:0:3329:1872_1200x675_80_0_0_2325b843140248e345120d163ac3c374.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202006251079714905-k-pop-boy-band-grooves-to-iconic-b-town-song-chunari-chunari-song-leaving-netizens-hooked/ New Delhi (Sputnik): K-Pop phenomenon BTS, a seven-man South Korean mega group, is touted to be the biggest boy band in the world right now. The band enjoys an insane fandom around the world, including India. Although the group has not performed in India yet, their fans here are eagerly looking forward to the moment they pay a visit. An Indian Instagram page recently posted a fabricated video syncing a random dance routine by boy band BTS to one of Bollywood’s most iconic songs, Chunari Chunari. The song from the 90s superhit “Biwi No. 1” […]
The published ad was paid for by a religious group referring to itself as “Ministry of Future for America”, who defined their mission “to proclaim the final warning message” of the Christian Bible. Social media users angrily criticized a Tennessee newspaper ad that claims “Islam” will “detonate a nuclear device” in the city of Nashville. Apologies by the newspaper sparked another wave of anger from netizens, who refused to believe that the occurrence was by chance. The full page ad, according to The Tennessean newspaper, “should have never been published”. The ad’s publishing was referred to by the newspaper’s editor, Michael […]
US President Donald Trump held his first presidential campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, since the COVID-19 pandemic forced lockdowns and social distancing protocols, claiming it was time “to get back to living our lives”. The state of Oklahoma, which witnessed US President Donald Trump return to the presidential campaign trail on Saturday after the coronavirus pandemic swept the country, registered an underground tremor in parts of Tulsa late on 20 June, with the United States geological society saying the epicentre of the 4.2 magnitude earthquake was northwest of Perry, Oklahoma. The US Geological Survey said the quake took place at a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107967/74/1079677405_0:106:3006:1796_1200x675_80_0_0_7dbd7df09ae031f38b13f9c70fe5530e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202006211079677434-netizens-ridicule-trump-rally-as-actual-attendance-far-below-touted-numbers/ Despite social distancing guidelines and a rising number of registered coronavirus cases in the region, US President Donald Trump went ahead with his first publicly-attended campaign rally in months, this time in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Twitterati mocked the low turnout at Trump’s Tulsa rally, which was initially promoted as an event that would gather an enormous crowd of enthusiastic supporters. Prior to the rally, Trump boosted that an estimated 1,000,000 tickets for the event had been requested. The reality turns out to be less impressive, with the BOK centre a lot emptier than promoted – […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107966/05/1079660597_9:0:1265:707_1200x675_80_0_0_934198e8ddf1803e88ffc08a4293391d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202006191079659844-netizens-amused-as-bjp-workers-confuse-north-korean-leader-for-xi-jinping-in-anti-china-protest-/ New Delhi (Sputnik): Since 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives in an Indo-China border clash earlier this week, an anti-China wave has swept the nation. This has been followed by call for the mass deinstallation of Chinese apps and software, along with street protests where people set Chinese goods such as televisions and computers ablaze. A section of netizens in India is finding it difficult to hold back their laughter after seeing some supporters of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party getting it wrong when attempting to target Chinese President Xi Jinping over recent border […]
Last week, the statue of Robert the Bruce, a Scottish king who lived in the 14th century, was spray painted with the word “racist”. Despite the timing of the vandalism, many now speculate that Black Lives Matter activists had nothing to do with the graffiti. Netizens are currently debating online whether the defacing of the Robert the Bruce statue in Borestone, Scotland could have been an act of trolling, a provocation aimed at discrediting the Black Lives Matter movement or an act of genuine ignorance. The monument was vandalized with “racist king” lettering signed by “BLM”, while a nearby rotunda was […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107961/02/1079610211_0:0:1242:699_1200x675_80_0_0_b0fc8c11aa11d10271f987e880df403c.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202006141079609742-thrill-drill-of-instructor-keeping-a-close-watch-on-parading-troops-cracks-up-netizens—video/ New Delhi (Sputnik): While uniform-clad soldiers swinging their arms in sync and goose-stepping in unison can spark a sense of patriotism in anyone, a unique drill in a small Indian town is leaving people laughing out loud as netizens lauded the trainer for his dedication to the job. A police trainer in the Indian state of Telangana has attracted a major fan following and the love of social media users for his unique way of holding a drill and for his passion for his job. In the video, which is going viral, the trainer […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): At a time when confirmed COVID-19 cases have exceeded 266,000 in India, the central government has partly “unlocked” the country to reopen the economy. After more than two months of nationwide lockdown, people who still have jobs just want to make it to work – irrespective of the pandemic scare. The Indian government on Monday allowed the functioning of offices, restaurants, malls, and places of worship – while urging companies to call minimum staff to work and requesting those going out to maintain social distancing at all times. In a bid to catch up on the usual fast-paced working […]
Viral 02:54 GMT 08.06.2020(updated 03:19 GMT 08.06.2020) Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107955/14/1079551414_0:0:3188:1795_1200x675_80_0_0_05413300c7c8a4143bc3c8bb870c0b54.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202006081079551443-netizens-offer-hilarious-slogans-amid-reports-trump-is-seeking-to-rebrand-re-election-message/ Have you ever dreamed of leading a political campaign? You can join netizens in their attempts to come up with a re-election slogan for US President Donald Trump, sparked by reports that he and his campaign staffers are searching for a way to rebrand his message. Beware, though: you are going to have a lot of competition! Inspired by a Washington Post report that US President Donald Trump is seeking a new branded catchphrase for his re-election motto, twitterati have humbly offered the president […]
US 20:33 GMT 04.06.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107952/17/1079521785_0:132:3406:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_a60de6ec64b833f0d7f3277477e92fe8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006041079521837-did-mxico-pay-for-it-netizens-scoff-as-white-house-erects-fencing-concrete-barriers—video/ The federal government’s decision to fortify the White House and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) has drawn criticism from netizens and Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser. Tall, metal fencing, along with concrete barriers, appeared along 17th Street in the US capital and around the White House and EEOB on Thursday. In addition to the new fencing, which now extends past the EEOB down 17th Street, @abdallahCNN reports that additional concrete barriers have been installed behind existing fencing at 17th and Pennsylvania Ave. NW pic.twitter.com/aoULVLNFF8 — Betsy Klein […]
Viral 10:45 GMT 26.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107941/96/1079419696_0:123:3072:1851_1200x675_80_0_0_e1ec021b734636b91bea291da57da8c8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202005261079419625-jordan-who-cristiano-ronaldos-basketball-shot-drives-netizens-crazy/ Scoring from the middle of the pitch? Check. Scoring while standing with your back to the goal? Easy as pie. Scoring a bicycle kick so beautiful that fans of the rival team give you a standing ovation? No problem. It seems nothing is impossible for the Portuguese football superstar. And now he is scaling new heights. Cristiano Ronaldo has apparently decided to show that he is man of many talents and would perform just as well on a basketball court as he does on the football pitch. The 35-year-old, […]
Viral 17:10 GMT 25.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107941/43/1079414384_0:0:1921:1080_1200x675_80_0_0_2bccba18559f76757fc3d252aacd857e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/viral/202005251079414423-russian-satellite-comet-or-ufo-videos-of-epic-fireball-seen-in-australias-sky-puzzle-netizens/ The fiery show was preceded by the launch of a Russian satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, while the third stage of the rocket’s booster was expected to fall into the ocean near Australia. Residents of south-eastern Australia were able to witness an “epic” fireball blazing through the sky on the night of Friday, 22 May, as purportedly a piece of space junk from a satellite launch re-entered Earth’s atmosphere near the area, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported, citing an astrophysics expert. Videos of the captivating […]
Viral 02:57 GMT 19.05.2020(updated 03:36 GMT 19.05.2020) Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107925/99/1079259974_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_cd97bc5d6522693fc09ecf43320a9d17.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202005191079346664-netizens-divided-as-joe-biden-lables-donald-trump-president-tweety/ Former Vice President Joe Biden made verbal attacks against his electoral rival, US President Donald Trump, a part of his 2020 US presidential election campaign a long time ago, reciprocating Trump’s treatment of him. Former US vice president and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, called US President Donald Trump “President Tweety”, while urging him to “reopen the country” on Monday. During an address at an online AAPI event, the Democratic presidential hopeful called on Trump to stop tweeting and instead release federal aid […]
Viral 11:02 GMT 18.05.2020Get short URL The royal couple and the Rolling in the Deep singer got acquainted in 2018 during the community kitchen for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. Years earlier, Adele had admitted that she was after the Duke of Sussex. “I’d be a real duchess then! I’d love a night out with him. He seems like a right laugh”, she told Glamour. Social media users are unhappy about the news of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle becoming best friends with singer Adele. The Daily Mirror revealed that the singer is allegedly coaching the Sussexes on […]
Viral 18:06 GMT 16.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107702/06/1077020641_0:100:1920:1180_1200x675_80_0_0_c1769add18a452f1c4a644299c67f7cf.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202005161079326658-strong–sexy-netizens-go-crazy-over-female-fighters-mma-taking-part-in-dont-rush-challenge/ The challenge is a viral Internet trend in which individuals record how they transform themselves in a matter of seconds using makeup and clothes to the song “Don’t Rush”. The trend has become extremely popular among people from different walks of life, with nurses, visual artists, and musicians taking part in the challenge. Female MMA fighters have left social media users in awe after they posted their version of the Don’t Rush challenge. The video features popular athletes from various promotion organisations, such as the fighters Rachael Ostovich, […]
India 12:24 GMT 15.05.2020Get short URL New Delhi (Sputnik): The past few weeks have divided locked down idle Indians into gangs of YouTubers and TikTokers. Both of the video platforms are quite popular in India, with over 265 million and 119 million users respectively. However, the latter is more often blamed for “cringeworthy content” that it spills on social media. One of India’s “most popular” YouTubers Ajay Nagar, who also goes by the name of CarryMinati and has over 16 million subscribers, recently uploaded a video of himself roasting TikTok “star” Amir Siddiqui who has 3.4 million followers on the Chinese […]
World 17:50 GMT 09.05.2020Get short URL 9 May 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, which, of course, prompts many social media users to share pictures related to the memorable event. However, Facebook algorithms seem to be strikingly intolerant of one picture in particular. Facebook users have been complaining about experiencing trouble with uploading a picture of the victory flag being raised over the Reichstag in Berlin in May 1945. According to the Classicalmusicnews.ru website, Russian pianist Ekaterina Mechetina complained that her page was blocked for 24 hours “for violating regulations of the community”. Mechetina told the […]
Viral 12:49 GMT 09.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107925/61/1079256186_0:-1:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_612fdcc90764a98fb489828aaf35fb55.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202005091079256086-netizens-baffled-by-a-video-showing-alien-like-nestling-with-glowing-dots-on-its-beak–/ The development comes after residents of the Colombian capital, Bogota, spotted a bizarre UFO in broad daylight. The object had an uneven shape that changed as it floated in the sky. The internet has been baffled by a video showing what netizens described as an alien-like nestling with glowing dots on its beak. The footage first appeared on Twitter and then was shared by the host of conspiracy channel Disclose Screen ‘The Grimreefar’. In the comments section, some social media users contended that the eerie creature could have […]