3 d. ago Protesters torch Bangladesh newspaper offices after student leader dies

The Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka was on edge on Friday (December 19), with the offices of several newspapers still reeling from a night of protests, triggered by the death of popular youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi. Hadi, 32, a spokesperson for the Inquilab Mancha platform who participated in the student-led protests that overthrew the government […]

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7 d. ago Father and son behind Bondi mass shooting, Australia police say

Two gunmen who attacked a Jewish celebration in Sydney’s Bondi Beach that killed 15 people were a father and son, police said on Monday, as Australia mourned victims of its worst gun violence in almost 30 years. The father, a 50-year-old, was killed at the scene while his 24-year-old son was in critical condition in […]

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8 d. ago Doctor who sold ketamine to Matthew Perry before death gets 2 1/2 years in prison

A doctor who pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the “Friends” star’s overdose death was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison. Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence plus two years of probation to 44-year-old Dr. Salvador Plasencia in a federal courtroom in Los Angeles. The judge […]

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1 week ago Judge rules Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury records can be unsealed

A US federal judge has ruled that the Department of Justice can release grand jury materials from the Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking investigation. Judge Paul Engelmayer says a new law passed by Congress requires the Justice Department to publish files related to Jeffrey Epstein by next week. He says safeguards will be put in place to […]

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1 week ago ‘One Battle After Another’ leads Hollywood’s Golden Globe nominations

Dark comedy “One Battle After Another” racked up a leading nine Golden Globe nominations on Monday, positioning the Leonardo DiCaprio thriller as an early favorite on Hollywood’s road to the Academy Awards. The movie directed by Paul Thomas Anderson stars DiCaprio as a washed-up revolutionary who springs into action when his daughter’s life is in […]

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1 week ago Indonesia says more than $3 billion in recovery funds required after Sumatra floods

Indonesia’s Sumatra island will require 51.82 trillion rupiah ($3.11 billion) in reconstruction and recovery funds following a series of deadly floods, senior government officials said. The death toll from the cyclone-induced floods and landslides reached 950 as of Monday, with 274 people still missing, according to official data. The storms also killed about 200 people […]

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2 w. ago Welcome to Derry adapted the traumatic book moment — death scene and all

It’s a relatively short passage in the context of Stephen King’s 1,000-plus-page It novel, but it takes center stage on the HBO prequel series It: Welcome to Derry. Decades before Pennywise torments the Loser’s Club, members of the Maine Legion of White Decency, a white supremacist group, set fire to the Black Spot, a military […]

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2 w. ago Smith embraces family legacy ahead of Junior Hockey Tournament

Young Logan Smith will carry on a proud family tradition as he prepares to represent Fiji in this year’s Junior Hockey Tournament which starts today. The 16-year-old comes from a long line of hockey players, with his father Hector Smith, older brother Theo, and grandfather also named Hector senior all having played key roles in […]

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2 w. ago MacLachlan reflects on Sex and the City role and initial doubts

Trey MacDougal is one of the most memorable husbands in Sex and the City history, but Kyle MacLachlan was initially crestfallen when he learned of the plans for his role. “I haven’t rewatched it, but I remember it being good at the time. I thought one of the strengths, in particular our stuff, was, let’s […]

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2 w. ago Southeast Asia storm deaths near 800 as scale of disaster revealed

The death toll from cyclone-induced floods and landslides in Indonesia passed 600 as rescuers battled to clear roads and improved weather conditions revealed the scale of a disaster that has killed nearly 800 people in Southeast Asia. Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have suffered devastation after a rare tropical storm formed in the Malacca Strait unleashed […]

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2 w. ago Meadow Walker remembers father Paul 12 years after his death

Paul Walker’s daughter is paying tribute to her beloved dad. On Sunday, 12 years to the day after the car accident that claimed the Fast & Furious franchise star’s life, the model and philanthropist shared a series of images accompanied by a touching caption on her Instagram to commemorate his life. “12 years without you […]

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3 w. ago Death toll hits 212 as Sri Lanka struggles with Cyclone Ditwah impact

Sri Lanka’s death toll from Cyclone Ditwah climbed to 212 with 218 missing, officials said on Monday, as flood waters breached a dam and rescue operations continued into a fourth day. Nearly a million people are impacted by heavy rains and floods that swept through large parts of the south Asian island nation forcing nearly […]

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3 w. ago Floods and landslides in Indonesia’s Sumatra kill at least 174

The death toll from floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra island has risen to 174. This is up from the previous 94. The country’s disaster mitigation agency said on Friday, adding that dozens remain missing.  

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3 w. ago Unpredictable Dubai no worry for Walker as squad depth grows

Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s coach Richard Walker says the Dubai 7s will open with its usual unpredictability as teams roll out new players and trial fresh structures. With most sides keeping their cards close until after the Dubai–Cape Town leg, he expects the early rounds of the series to be difficult to gauge. Rather than […]

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3 w. ago New Zealand government announces inquiry into Phillips children case

The New Zealand government announced an inquiry into the disappearance of the Phillips children, who were hidden by their fugitive father in dense bush without discovery for several years. “The inquiry will look into whether government agencies took all practicable steps to protect the safety and welfare of the Phillips children,” Attorney-General Judith Collins said […]

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