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December 31, 2024 12:25 | News Global stocks have dropped for a third straight session as the recent bout of elevated US Treasury yields prompted profit-taking at the end of a strong year for equities. On Wall Street, all three major US indexes closed with sharp losses in a broad selloff, with each of the […]
Palestinian Oscar entry “From Ground Zero” is adding to its credits, just in time for its upcoming U.S. release later this week. Watermelon Pictures today announced that Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore has joined the production team of the anthology film as an executive producer. The film was recently shortlisted for the 97th Academy Awards in the Best International […]
Butty Sugrue is best remembered as the man behind Muhammad Ali’s bout against Al ‘Blue’ Lewis in Dublin in 1972, but his original claim to fame was as “Ireland’s Strongest Man.” Sugrue, who was born on July 27, 1924, in the townland of Gortnascarry, four miles from Killorglin, was one of six children. His father, […]
Contrary to what you might read in the AFR or Murdoch press, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been doing a solid enough job, writes Michael Pascoe, but he’s suddenly looking desperate. Jim Chalmers has been one of the steady hands as the good ship Albo began to drift over 2024. He has stayed steady despite being […]
There’s an outcry over Australian government funding of think tanks. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s ego may have taken a hit but hardly its funding. Marcus Reubenstein looks at the future of Canberra’s biggest war cheerleaders. It’s hard to know where to begin with the Varghese review into federal government funding of strategic policy think […]
Freudige Nachrichten zu Weihnachten: Das zweite Kind von Skandalsänger Michael Wendler und seine Frau Laura Müller hat gesund das Licht der Welt erblickt. Das verkündete die frischgebackene Mama auf Instagram: “Unser Weihnachtswunder ist geboren. Wir sind so überglücklich und überwältigt”, schrieb Laura voller Freude in ihrem Post und verriet auch gleich den Namen des neuen […]
Despite his time writing on Saturday Night Live, Michael Schur wasn’t a fan of one sketch parodying his work. After leaving the NBC sketch comedy show to write for The Office in 2005, he said the SNL sketch ‘The Japanese Office’ “didn’t feel right to me in some way” when Steve Carell and Ricky Gervais […]
December 26, 2024 14:36 | News Shoppers have flooded stores to make the most of Boxing Day bargains, proving the enduring draw of bricks and mortar. Australians are projected to spend $1.3 billion on Boxing Day and a further $2.4 billion during the last days of December, Australian Retailers Association and Roy Morgan research shows. […]
December 24, 2024 20:17 | News Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has marked his first Christmas since his release from prison in a rare photo shared by his wife Stella Assange. The message, posted online by Ms Assange, features a picture of a smiling Mr Assange, 53, clutching a lamb to his chest. It wishes a […]
By ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is keeping elite company. The Japanese superstar caps 2024 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time, tying him with basketball great Michael Jordan. He trails only four-time winners Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods and LeBron James. “I’m very honored,” […]