Travel

Jul 11, 2024

The US gymnasts have already set an Olympic record: for crystals

In Paris, Simone Biles and co will be wearing leotards decorated with more than 10,000 crystals


Jul 10, 2024

Super-sub Watkins sends England past Netherlands and into Euro 2024 final

OlLLIE Watkins struck a stunning injury-time winner as England beat the Netherlands 2-1 on Wednesday to set up a Euro 2024 final...


Jul 10, 2024

Actor George Clooney urges Biden to end campaign

ACTOR George Clooney, one of the Democratic Party’s leading fundraisers, on Wednesday (Jul 10) made an emotional and heartfelt plea for President...


Jul 10, 2024

Visitors shun Paris’ most expensive hotels as the Olympics loom

Concerns about traffic are pushing occupancy rates down to a low of 15% for some July dates


Jul 10, 2024

Manchester United reports wider third quarter loss after tough season

MANCHESTER United will raise ticket prices by about 5 per cent for the upcoming soccer season, the club said on Wednesday (Jul...


Jul 10, 2024

Bare-bones gym breeds Olympians in Philippines boxing capital Bago City

AT a bare-bones gym in the central Philippines, children from poor families in torn shoes put on frayed head guards and get...


Jul 10, 2024

Rich people are freezing themselves to stay wealthy forever

They want to be cryonically preserved and create trusts to extend their wealth until they can be revived, even if it’s hundreds...


Jul 10, 2024

Spirits set to overtake wine as global drinking habits change

Global preferences are shifting towards fewer and more expensive drinks


Jul 10, 2024

The empire builders

BUILDING empires isn’t always about acquisition and possession for profit and glory. Sometimes, it’s really about a mission to grow beyond oneself,...


Jul 10, 2024

Jon Landau, producer of ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar,’ dies at 63

JON Landau, an Oscar-winning producer who collaborated with James Cameron in making three of the highest-grossing films of all time, Titanic and the two Avatar movies, died on Friday (Jul 5) in Los Angeles. He was 63.