Anne Lu

An Australian journalist’s blunt monologue about US President Donald Trump is going viral. Judging Trump’s performance at the just-concluded G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, Chris Uhlmann said the American leader is incapable of leading his country, much less the world.

United Airlines is once again in hot water after a passenger complained that its staff forced her to give away her 2-year-old son’s paid seat for a standby passenger last week. Hawaii teacher Shirley Yamauchi said she had to hold her 25-pound child on her lap during the three and a half-hour flight because a staff didn’t care to be bothered about the problem.

A video has been released showing the last moments of a Brazilian bride before she succumbed to her death in a helicopter crash. Rosemere do Nascimento Silva was on her way to her wedding in Sao Lourenco da Serra in Sao Paulo when her helicopter ride crashed just kilometres from the venue in December 2016.

Coca-Cola’s new healthier soda variant is taking a huge blow in Australia, barely a month after it was released. Woolworths, the largest supermarket chain in the country, is refusing to stock new Coca-Cola No Sugar in its stores, and this could affect badly its already dwindling sales.

Justin Trudeau’s popularity may be in danger of being stolen by his own assistant. Social media recently took notice of Tommy Desfossés, the Canadian prime minister’s aide, who called himself “handsome.” Apparently, Twitter users agreed with his assessment.

“Doctor Who” season 10 could have ended with Missy (Michelle Gomez) being impregnated by her previous incarnation, the Master (John Simm). Steven Moffat and Russell T Davies conspired to make life a little less easy for incoming showrunner Chris Chibnall by leaving a head-scratching dilemma for season 11. Fortunately, they weren’t really serious about the idea.

When someone mentions a new Australian business, it is usually assumed that it would be an organisation that’s at least based on Australian soil. However, a new trend of rising business opportunities in China has resulted in quite a lot of small and medium-sized businesses leaving Australia and setting up shop over there.

After the rainbow flag button appeared on Facebook in support of the LGBTQ community during the Pride month of June, conservative Christians are now demanding for a crucifix emoji from the social media giant. However, Facebook isn’t giving in to the pressure.

The New Zealand Parliament will formally apologise to men who had been convicted of homosexual crimes in the past. Justice Minister Amy Adams will move a motion on Thursday to apologise to those convicted of homosexual crimes under a law that was repealed in 1986.

Bali prison escapee Shaun Davidson has reportedly claimed he was in Dubai on a Facebook post. The Perth-born fugitive, who escaped from Indonesia’s Kerobokan prison on June 20 with three others, boasted that he was a “real life action movie star.”

“Doctor Who” former companion Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) will reportedly return for the Christmas Special. Before Twelve (Peter Capaldi) regenerates into Thirteen, the Impossible Girl will return to bid him goodbye.

“Doctor Who” season 10 finale appears to be showrunner Steven Moffat’s way of saying the next Doctor would be female. In “The Doctor Falls,” Twelve (Peter Capaldi) and Missy (Michelle Gomez) kept on hinting that the future is female, which might mean that the Thirteenth Doctor would be a Time Lady.

An American teenager has been charged with manslaughter after killing her boyfriend in a YouTube stunt gone wrong. Monalisa Perez, 19, shot Pedro Ruiz, 22, apparently hoping that an encyclopaedia book could stop the bullet.

The hackers behind the global ransomware outbreak would not be able to receive emails from victims who paid the bitcoin ransom. German email provider Posteo has decided to block the attackers’ account after learning of the Petya cyber attack. This also means the victims would not be able to contact the hackers for their decryption code.

Google has been fined a record €2.42 billion (AU$3.61 billion) for breaking competition rules. The European Commission accused the online media giant of abusing its market dominance as a search engine.

Apple has effectively shut down Westpac’s mobile banking keyboard app. The Australian bank will remove its Westpac Keyboard function on iOS in July after the US-based tech giant pulled the plug on it.

“Doctor Who” is not the Doctor’s real name, despite how Missy (Michelle Gomez) insisted it was. Only a few people know – or can pronounce – the Doctor’s (Peter Capaldi) name, but many have their own theories.

Aliens are real, or so claimed Anonymous. The hacktivist group has released a video claiming the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the US would be announcing the discovery of alien life.

Ares and Zeus weren’t the only gods introduced in “Wonder Woman.” An Easter egg hidden in a non-English language spoken in the film suggests that Diana (Gal Gadot) was talking to a demigod.

Qatar has been handed a 13-point list of demands to end the diplomatic crisis. Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt and other countries involved in the rift insist that Qatar sever all ties with terrorist groups, such as ISIS and Muslim Brotherhood.

It’s still too early to tell in their relationship, but should Prince Harry and Meghan Markle decide to get married, there’s one VIP who wouldn’t attend their wedding. Queen Elizabeth II would be expected to skip her grandson’s big day because of the American actress.

Pauline Hanson has said Australia needs “to get rid of” children with special needs from mainstream classrooms. The One Nation Party leader said kids are not competing in real life because autistic children are holding them back.

Perth Mint employees could be forced to give up their underwire bras for non-wired versions soon. The manufacturing facility is considering a ban on all clothing with metal, including underwire brassieres, in a bid to increase security.

“Supernatural” is prepping a new spinoff that fans are already familiar with. “Wayward Sisters” will star Kim Rhodes, who plays Sheriff Jody Mills in the US series, and will have a backdoor pilot airing as an episode in the upcoming 13th season.

Gal Gadot only got US$300,000 (AU$395,000) in “Wonder Woman.” Her salary is on par with Chris Evans’ in his first  “Captain America” film, but it’s a miniscule an amount compared to fellow DC superhero Henry Cavill’s US$14 million (AU$17.12 million) in “Man of Steel” and Marvel star Robert Downey Jr’s US$50 million (AU$66 million) in “The Avengers.”

The Finsbury Park Mosque imam protected the suspect from being beaten by an angry mob.

Australian Shaun Davidson has escaped from his prison in Bali, Indonesia. The WA man, who was jailed in Kerobokan prison for using another man’s passport, is reportedly part of the four foreign escapees, which include a Bulgarian, Malaysian and an Indian prisoner.

One man was arrested after allegedly driving deliberately into a crowd of Muslims in North London.

Radio broadcaster Red Symons has apologised for asking fellow ABC broadcaster Beverley Wang if she’s “yellow.” He has admitted he came across as racist during the interview last week.