Alex Trebek, the Canadian-American Jeopardy gameshow host for 35 years has announced he has stage four pancreatic cancer. He’s hosted more than 7000 episodes of the popular show and won six daytime Emmys and is known for ‘his droll wit, the professorial pronunciation of obscure operas and animals, the dad-like disappointment when contestants … Read more
A sweeping new investigation by House Democrats has kicked off, seeking a wide range of materials that go to the heart of allegations against the president — including abuses of power, corruption, and obstruction of justice. Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler has demanded information from the White House, Trump’s namesake company, charity, transition, … Read more
Rudolf Nureyev was the greatest male ballet dancer of the 20th Century – “an exuberant, vagabond personality” with an athletic Russian style and a powerful sexual charisma which appealed to both sexes. A new film The White Crow, directed by Ralph Fiennes, traces his journey from birth on a Siberian train, through a … Read more
The Canada Statute of Westminster chart of 11 December 1931 12 am Ottawa, has a similar unyielding, tough-minded Saturn opposition Pluto to the 1867 chart. Though in the case of 1931 it is in Cardinal signs and squares onto an innovative Uranus; plus there’s a more entrepreneurial feel to this chart with a … Read more
Billionaires at Davos were nailed to a cross by Rutger Bregman, a popular Dutch historian for not paying taxes. He said it is the key issue in the battle for greater equality. Noting that 1,500 people had travelled to Davos by private jet to hear David Attenborough talk about climate change, he said he … Read more
Israel elections are due on April 9th and the upcoming challenger to Netanyahu is former Chief of General Staff of Defence Forces, Benny Gantz. Gantz has no political experience but is appealing to the anyone-but-Netanyahu vote and deliberately keeping his policies vague. Born 9 June 1959, he is a Sun Mercury in Gemini … Read more
Meng Wanzhou, deputy chairwoman and chief financial officer of the telecom giant Huawei, China’s largest private company, founded by her father, is being processed in Canada for extradition to the USA on charges including fraud linked to the alleged violation of sanctions on Iran. China is describing it as a ‘political incident’ and … Read more
Johnny Depp has filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard over her domestic violence accusations which he claims were false and ‘were part of an elaborate hoax to generate positive publicity for Ms Heard and advance her career.’ The lawsuit goes on to say that the allegations made by Heard against … Read more
Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau has denied wrongdoing after he tried to shield one of the country’s biggest firms from a corruption trial, which he said was done to protect jobs. Opposition Conservatives are calling on him to resign and demanding a public inquiry. His popularity ratings had already tanked by late last year … Read more
Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican treasurer and the Church’s third most powerful official, has been found guilty of sexual offences in Australia. He abused two choir boys in the rooms of a Melbourne cathedral in 1996, a jury found; he pled not guilty. He will face sentencing hearings this week and has lodged … Read more