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We all know the best novels don’t dispense direct advice, but instead subtly reveal to us the joyous and tragic complexities of being alive. That doesn’t mean there aren’t fictional characters throughout literature whose counsel is worth listening to. As well as many more whose dubious “wisdom”, while best steered w…
Tasmania’s food fans eagerly anticipate the official launch of former Quay chef Analiese Gregory’s new “anti-restaurant”, to cap big months for hospitality in Hobart and its surrounds. Australia’s southernmost capital is rich with a flurry of new eateries, just in time for winter and the 12-day Dark Mofo festival fr…
MEXICO CITY — Shakira and Nigerian singer Burna Boy had the spectators out of their seats in the opening ceremony for the 2026 World Cup in the Estadio Azteca on Thursday ahead of the opening match between co-hosts Mexico and South Africa.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gunmen shot and killed a journalist Thursday in Mexico’s eastern state of Veracruz, authorities said. It was the country’s second killing of a media worker this year — both of them in Veracruz, known as exceptionally dangerous for journalists.
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Virginia Evans holding her book The Correspondent, poses for a photograph at the 2026 Women’s Prize Trust Summer Party & Awards Ceremony in London, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has ruled out mixed-gender tank crews in a pilot program that would allow women to serve in frontline armored units, following objections from influential rabbis, according to media reports.
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Evans’s The Correspondent and the BBC journalist’s ‘people’s history’ of modern Afghanistan, The Finest Hotel in Kabul, win £30,000 prizes
Some councils in England have advised residents not to attach the national flag, St. George’s Cross, to public property, citing safety rules, community-cohesion concerns, and the need to maintain a welcoming environment, local media have reported.
Some councils in England have advised residents not to attach the national flag, St. George’s Cross, to public property, citing safety rules, community-cohesion concerns, and the need to maintain a welcoming environment, local media have reported.
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THE wait is finally over. LALALAFEST MANILA reveals its official line-up, bringing together Grammy winners, global hitmakers, festival icons, and some of the most exciting artists from across Southeast Asia.
Derrick Lewis, right, kicks Waldo Cortes Acosta in a heavyweight bout during the UFC 324 mixed martial arts event, Jan. 24, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Steve Marcus, File)
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Gabonese artist Naila Opiangah is gaining international recognition for her striking paintings of Black female nudes — works that challenge perceptions of identity, beauty and freedom.
TODAY, show-stopping London-born singer and songwriter Sienna Spiro announces the “My House” tour, including an extensive North American fall run followed by dates in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Europe. MANILA will be on Saturday, January 9, 2027, at the New Frontier Theater.
The weather event – which can bring droughts, floods and record temperatures – has officially arrived, and could grow to peak strength
The weather event – which can bring droughts, floods and record temperatures – has officially arrived, and could grow to peak strength
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“Vanderpump Rules” alum Dayna Kathan is celebrating Pride Month by coming out.
Responding to an incident in which she was verbally abused, the actor said that that ‘evil forces are rising everywhere’, as well as expressing support for MobLand co-star Tom Hardy
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Shakira actúa durante el Festival Global Citizen en Nueva York el 27 de septiembre de 2025. (Foto Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, archivo)
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The week the hosts try to untangle on this episode of The Deep Dive reads like a thriller no writers' room would dare pitch: Israeli strikes on Beirut, Iranian missiles aimed at the north, an American Apache downed over the Strait of Hormuz, and a US retaliation that Trump announced on social media before the dust h…
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As she nears her 72nd birthday, we honour the actor whose ‘smoked honey’ vocals added to her vampy persona on screen, whether bringing Jessica Rabbit to life or crushing Michael Douglas between her thighs
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Late-night hosts discussed Trump getting booed at a Knicks game and Republican attempts to undermine US elections
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One of the lead cast of the Mean Girls UK tour has said she has not left her house and is frightened following disorder in Belfast that has led to the show being cancelled.
Children aged 12 to 13 are the most at risk of mental health issues from heavy use of social media and show a worrying decline in their psychological wellbeing after just one year.
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday said the Philippine National Police's Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has begun a full investigation into the drowning of two Ateneo de Manila University basketball players during a team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora, i…