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One small step for man, one giant sh*tstorm for the internet. A new Canadian-directed Neil Armstrong biopic drew fierce criticism after it left out the iconic planting of the star-spangled banner on the moon. ‘First Man’ opened to rave reviews from audiences at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday for Canadian actor Ryan Gosling’s portrayal […]
The best beaches in the UK have been revealed and a number of beautiful British beaches have been given the prestigious Blue Flag status. To be given a Blue Flag, the criteria that are measured is water quality, safety and environmental education, with a minimum of five education activities needing to be offered. Sixty five […]
Kim Kyung Hoon/Reuters Depictions of the full Korean Peninsula are on full display ahead of the inter-Korean summit on Friday. Japan’s foreign ministry has lodged a formal complaint about the use of the Korean unification flag which depicts a pair of disputed islands between Japan and South Korea. The flag is set to be featured […]
(Reuters) — Hackers have attacked networks in a number of countries including data centers in Iran where they left the image of a U.S. flag on screens along with a warning: “Don’t mess with our elections”, the Iranian IT ministry said on Saturday. “The attack apparently affected 200,000 router switches across the world in a widespread […]
Unknown hackers have exploited a loophole in the Cisco protocol to strike internet service providers worldwide, in a coordinated attack against data centers, leaving a US flag and a message reading “Don’t mess with our elections.” Iranian data centers became some of the latest victims of the global bot attack late on Friday. Disabling router […]
The Russian consulate in Seattle has been closed by order of the US authorities. The staff has decided not to take down the Russian flag, though, leaving it for the Americans to deal with. Having wrapped up their last day of work on Friday, the Seattle consulate staff gathered outside their office, rented in a […]
THE plan for one of the most controversial moments in Commonwealth Games history was hatched at the breakfast table. Cathy Freeman was sitting with her coach Nic Bideau on the day of the 400m final at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, when she pulled an Aboriginal flag out of her bag. Her instructions […]
Tens of thousands of Bolivians unfurled a “flag of maritime revindication,” which stretched for 200km (124 miles) along a highway in the Andes Saturday, to express support for the nation’s claim for access to the Pacific coast. Bolivia is set to present legal arguments in the International Court of Justice in The Hague over its […]
Iran has summoned the British Ambassador over the London embassy incident in which four armed men scaled its UK embassy and tore down the Iranian flag. The men, who are from a radical Shia Muslim group, have been released on bail. Tehran has strongly condemned the Friday incident at the London Embassy, urging British law […]
Syria’s deputy foreign minister says militants plan a chemical attack in Eastern Ghouta on Sunday, will highlight the female victims and then pin the blame on Damascus. He accused the West of “only wanting to believe terrorists.” “We have received information that militants plan to stage an attack between the districts of Mesraba and Beit […]
