And to begin with, lets start off with...
WORLD NEWS
Amongst other Matters of Grave Importance:
Iran demands an apology from the US over war crimes; Scientists warn effects of global warming could last 1000 years; Global Economic Recession causes loss of 90,000 jobs worldwide; Robinho arrested for sexual assault.
And of course, we go first to the most important issue...
Manchester City and Brazil striker Robinho has been arrested over allegations of a serious sexual assault in a British nightclub, police and his spokesman said Wednesday.
The spokesman for 25-year-old Robinho, Britain's most expensive player, said he "strenuously denied" the allegations.
The spokesman for the rape victim, a student who cannot be named here for protection of identity, said she "strenously denied" Robinho's attempts.
However, alleged police, the strenous denial of one person was unable to deny the strenous advances of another.
Earlier this month Robinho walked out of the team's training camp in Tenerife and headed for Brazil, citing an "important family matter", but returned to Manchester on Sunday.
The victim now claims that the "important family matter" Robinho referred to was, namely, the task of starting a family.
Robinho: "Oops..."
Elsewhere...
LOCAL NEWS
A couple treated open air diners to a 15-minute naked parade in Singapore, triggering both embarrassment and applause for a scene almost unheard of in the conservative city-state.
Pub manager Terence Chia told the Straits Times newspaper he saw the couple taking off their clothes on Saturday night at a staircase in a block of flats in Holland Village, known for its popular nightspots.
"Then, clothes in hand, they coolly walked towards the market," he said, adding when the couple did a U-turn a sea of spectators was ready and poised with cameras.
Protests are rare in Singapore and only made legal last year in a designated area called "Speakers' Corner", modelled on London's Hyde Park.
"They looked really comfortable walking down the street, which led to many curious stares," wrote blogger Leonard Tan. "Singapore is getting more and more exciting."
Reported picture of the couple, with clothes (still) on.
In other local news....
Facebook reported a website crash following an extreme surge in activity centered around a certain user in a relationship.
Sources report that following an annoucement that:
Zewei Lincoln Chen is now in a relationship. - Comment
Show 32 more comments...
The aforementioned user's profile page was simultaneously accessed by millions of people from Singapore and worldwide.
Exceeding sorrow was felt that one of the world's suavest and handsome(est) men had now become unavailable for the taking.
Amongst other comments from aggrieved members of the public:
Sean Yap at 4:51pm January 26
lol?
Ian Tan Yen How at 6:13pm January 26
o.O are u serious?!
Jaren Chong at 10:53pm January 26
LOL OMFG ZIWEI!
Bryan Koh at 10:54pm January 26
The girl damn lucky.
Bryan Koh at 11:36pm January 26
zewei, i love you.
Gerald Ong at 11:58pm January 26
lmao
Ng Wei Shen at 12:19am January 27
OMG ZEWEI I LOVE YOU TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I LURB YOU WORHXXXXXXXXX. YOU ARE THE HOTTEST GUY ON FB. WOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO. CAN I MARRY YOU, AND MARK, AND BRYAN!
Bryan Koh at 1.32 am January 26
The girl damn lucky.
In a valiant attempt to placate the numerous people who have expressed their anguish at failing to hook up with him,
Zewei Lincoln Chen at 11:19pm January 26
hmm, weird. how come it got missed out? interesting. it doesn't allow me to type it. anyway, it's supposed to be "Zewei is listed as in a relationship with God"! *muhahas.* anyway, sorry for blowing you people out of your minds!(:
hmm, weird. how come it got missed out? interesting. it doesn't allow me to type it. anyway, it's supposed to be "Zewei is listed as in a relationship with God"! *muhahas.* anyway, sorry for blowing you people out of your minds!(:
Responses from the public were varied, ranging from the unconvinced...
Bryan Koh at 11:27pm January 26
The girl damn lucky.
...to those eager to propose themselves...
Maximillian Viera at 11:00pm January 27
♥
...to the plain schizophrenic.
Ng Wei Shen at 7:23pm January 28
OMG. I HAVE A SAME WEI AS ZEWEI♥ SHIT IM COOL.hahahahahahah omg im so cool. im WEIshen. my shen useless la. but my WEI is so cool. so..... CHENshaowei is cool too :Oomg zewei ♥ ♥
And now, its time for our most exciting section on...
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
08:32 ET Dow , Nasdaq , S&P : [BRIEFING.COM] S&P futures vs fair value: +19.10. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +21.80. Stock futures continue pointing to a strong start for the major U.S. indices as banks and financial companies attract buyers ahead of the opening bell. The interest in financial companies stems from word the government may be making plans to help banks dump their toxic assets. Wells Fargo (WFC) posted a fourth quarter loss of $0.74 per share, or earnings of $0.41 per share after excluding all significant items. Wall Street was looking for $0.33 per share. Wells Fargo indicated it is maintaining its dividend and has no plans to ask for additional TARP capital. Shares of WFC are trading more than 20% higher at $19.60 per share in premarket trading. Financial services outfits in Europe are leading gains in the major European indices. France's CAC is currently up 3.4% with help from BNP Paribas, Societe Generale, and AXA. HSBC (HSB) Lloyds, and Barclays (BCS) are helping drive Britain's FTSE 2.4% higher. Meanwhile, Germany's DAX is up 3.8% amid strength in Allianz and Deutsche Bank (DB). In Asia, the MSCI Asia-Pacific Index closed 0.8% higher. Japan's Nikkei closed with a 0.6% gain semiconductor chip stocks were helped by word Germany's Qimonda filed for insolvency. Advantest (ATE) gained 5.0% amid the news. However, Advantest posted its fourth straight quarterly loss. Banks extended gains made in the prior session, which initially stemmed from word the Japanese government will use public funds to support nonfinancial companies, thereby reducing the risk of bad loans. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (MTU) gained 1.2%, while Mizuho Financial (MFG) gained 1.3%. Nomura Holdings, Japan's largest brokerage, fell 2.2% after posting a record $3.8 billion quarterly loss, though. Markets in China remain closed for holiday observance. Nasdaq at... NYSE Adv/Dec 0/0... Nasdaq Adv/Dec 0/0
had fun?
Now, for all you testosterone filled guys out there...
Good news!
We (I) at blogspotblogspotblogspotblogpots (f**k this is getting tiring)
strive to bring you the very best in sporting news each day!
SPORTS NEWS
Early this morning, Manchester United beat a 10-man West Bromwich Albion to open up a three point lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League table.
Dimitar Berbatov , Carlos Tevez, Nemanja Vidic, and Cristiano Ronaldo all got on the scoresheet, with Ronaldo finding the net twice as United banged 5 goals in succession past a hapless West Brom.
Undoubtedly the highlight of the night though, was a stunning freekick by Ronaldo, a rocket blasted from 45 metres out that wickedly swerved left, right, and into the top corner.
After the match, Ronaldo commented that this might possibly rank as the best free kick he has ever taken.
Enjoy the live replay posted below, courtesy of ESPN!
Please leave a tag if you are satisfied with News @ 69.
No comments:
Post a Comment