Russia declares Nobel-winning editor Dmitry Muratov to be a foreign agent
Russian authorities have declared newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov to be a foreign agent, continuing the country’s moves to suppress critics and independent reporting
2023-09-02 03:16
Russia is reinvited to glitzy Nobel Prize banquet after last year's exclusion, sparking controversy
Ambassadors from Russia and Belarus have been invited back to the Nobel Prize banquet after being excluded last year because of the invasion of Ukraine, the Nobel Foundation said.
2023-09-01 19:48
Sweden's Nobel reverses invitation policy. Russia, Belarus, Iran and far-right leader are welcome
The foundation that administers the prestigious Nobel prizes has reversed its policy and invited Russia, Belarus and Iran, as well as a far-right Swedish politician, who all were previously banned
2023-09-01 16:50
Hurricane Idalia: 'Life-threatening' flooding as storm batters Florida
The storm leaves roads and towns along Florida's 'nature coast' inundated with knee-deep floodwaters.
2023-08-31 01:23
Taylor Swift jokingly references infamous Kanye West VMA's interruption during Era's tour
Taylor Swift appeared to jokingly reference the infamous moment Kanye West interrupted her VMAs speech back in 2009 during her recent Eras tour show. The 33-year-old pop star performed four shows at the 65,000-capacity Foro Sol in Mexico City, and during the piano moment for the ballad 'Champagne Problems,' the crowd showed their love for Swift by repeatedly chanting her name on Sunday night (August 27). In clips circulating online, Swift can be heard saying in response: “It’s the best way to be interrupted, by the way, just people chanting your name. “It’s really the only way to be interrupted… and I would know.” @sussan_mourad @Taylor Swift jokes about Kanye West interrupting her MTV VMAs speech at Eras Tour Mexico City! 😆🤭 #taylorswift #taylorswifterastour #erastour #taylorswift #tserastour #kanyewest #ye #taylorandkanye #erastourmexicocity #tserastourmexicocity #mexicocityerastour #celebritynews #entertainmentnews #taylorvmas #kanyeandtaylor #sussanmourad It appears the 'Anti-Hero' singer is referring to when she won Best Video by a Female Artist at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, for 'You Belong With Me.' But upon starting her acceptance speech, West - also known as Ye - stormed the stage and interrupted Swift by grabbing the microphone from her. “Imma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!" he said, referring to her 'Single Ladies' music video. This instantly became a meme and was the start of Swift and West's feud which inspired different songs over the years. One example of this is Swift's song called 'This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things,' from the 2017 album 'reputation' which is rumoured to be about West. On the album, Swift sings "And here's to you / 'Cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do,'" before she laughed at the idea and confessed, "I can't even say it with a straight face." It was reported that when Swift sang this song on the Eras Tour back in July as part of the surprise acoustic set in the show, she couldn't keep in her laughter, taking a momentary pause before singing the rest of the track. Elsewhere, a round-up of all the Taylor's Version songs teased on Prime Video, Swifties react to a snippet of 'Look What You Made Me Do' (Taylor's Version) and Viral singing Taylor Swift concert security guard 'fired'. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-08-30 14:25
Hurricane Idalia: What is a storm surge and why is it deadly?
Hurricane Idalia could bring "catastrophic" waves to coastal areas. A super moon could make things worse.
2023-08-30 08:19
EPA slashes federally protected waters by more than half after Supreme Court ruling
The Environmental Protection Agency and US Army on Tuesday released a new rule that slashes federally protected water by more than half, following a Supreme Court decision in May that rolled back protections for US wetlands.
2023-08-30 02:54
Biden admin limits water protections after Supreme Court ruling
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON The Biden administration on Tuesday weakened a rule regulating pollution of waterways to conform
2023-08-30 02:15
Did Taylor Swift throw shade at Kanye West? Singer says 'only way to be interrupted' after crowd chants her name during Eras Tour concert
Taylor Swift was left momentarily speechless when the crowd suddenly started chanting her name during the Sunday, August 27, Mexico City show
2023-08-29 16:29
Tropical storm Idalia places Florida on alert for major hurricane
People in low-lying coastal areas are warned to seek higher ground as Tropical Storm Idalia intensifies.
2023-08-29 12:21
Nagorno-Karabakh profile
Provides an overview of Nagorno-Karabakh, including key facts about this territory in the Caucasus.
2023-08-28 20:53
Shakira to be given the Video Vanguard Award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards
Shakira will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards next month
2023-08-28 20:17