Elon Musk marked his Saturday Night Live  hosting gig with a party that featured a crypto and techno theme. The business magnate was seen partying in a hotel called Public, which opened for him exclusively for the first time in 14 months.Some of his guests included his girlfriend Grimes and SNL co-host Miley Cyrus. “It was a cryptocurrency-themed bash for …

Television personality Wendy Williams is single again after her and Mike Esterman decided to call off their relationship. Speaking to Page Six Mike said that the two had “drifted apart” adding that they were “never an item”. “She deserves to be with someone who may have more time,”he said. “I had placed all work-related tasks aside to get to know her on …

LONDON: Fears were growing in London on Monday for the fate of an infant whale that was rescued from the banks of the River Thames, only to swim upstream instead of out to sea. The young minke whale, measuring three to four metres (10-13 feet), was first spotted in southwest London on Sunday and was washed ashore at a set …

ANKARA: Turkey’s foreign minister arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for talks aimed at overcoming a rift over the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul that led to bitter recriminations and a Saudi boycott of Turkish goods. Mevlut Cavusoglu was due to hold talks in the kingdom after years of tensions between the two regional powers, which …

BRUSSELS: The European Union’s top economy official said on Monday that the recovery measures the EU and its 27 member states have in the works to emerge from the pandemic total around $5.85 trillion. EU Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni told a European Parliament committee that if comparisons are made with US President Joe Biden’s pandemic stimulus relief package, the EU …

BEIJING: China will set up a “separation line” on the peak of Mount Everest to avoid possible Covid-19 infections by climbers from virus-hit Nepal, state media reported, after dozens were taken ill from the summit’s base camp. While the virus first emerged in China in late 2019, it has largely been brought under control in the country through a series …

BENGALURU: The Indian government has told doctors to look out for signs of mucormycosis or “black fungus” in Covid-19 patients as hospitals report a rise in cases of the rare but potentially fatal infection. The state-run Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said at the weekend that doctors treating Covid-19 patients, diabetics and those with compromised immune systems should watch …

LONDON: Britain’s parliamentary standards watchdog confirmed on Monday it is investigating Prime Minister Boris Johnson over how he paid for a luxury Caribbean holiday, the latest of multiple probes into his conduct. Kathryn Stone, the current Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, is looking into the controversial trip to the privately owned island of Mustique over Christmas 2019 by the UK leader …

The United States has urged the Taliban and the Afghan government to engage seriously in the ongoing peace process to prevent Islamic State militants from further aggravating an already tense situation in the war-ravaged country. “We are still looking into what or who is responsible, but I would note that ISIS has been responsible for similar attacks on Shia communities …

Dozens of bodies believed to be Covid-19 victims have washed up on the banks of the Ganges river in northern India, officials said on Monday. The pandemic has been spreading fast into India’s vast rural hinterland, overwhelming local health facilities as well as crematoriums and cemeteries. Local official Ashok Kumar said that about 40 corpses washed up in Buxar district …