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The TelegraphAssassination of an escort leads to miniskirt ban in world’s least popular parliament
Detectives immediately knew they were dealing with a professional hit. The criminals had riddled the taxi with some 40 bullets, yet stole nothing from the dying driver and passenger.
- INSIDER
I moved to China from the US to be a teacher. My $4,000 monthly salary went much further, but there were tradeoffs.
Tatiana Smith spent five years teaching in China. Although the cost of living was more affordable, she felt that China was as capitalistic as the US.
- Yahoo Canada Style
I'm a colorectal cancer survivor and advocate. Here are 5 things you should and shouldn't do
Barry Stein had ignored symptoms that started appearing in 1995, until he was diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer.
- The Telegraph
Two Iranian ‘judges of death’ gunned down in Tehran
An armed assailant fatally shot two notorious Iranian judges inside the Islamic Republic’s supreme court on Saturday.
- CNN
Japan’s elderly are lonely and struggling. Some women choose to go to jail instead
The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their medication.
- INSIDER
I traveled to Hong Kong for the first time. Here are 5 things that surprised me about its food, transportation, and efficiency.
When I told my family I was planning a trip to Hong Kong, they responded, "Why? Isn't Hong Kong similar to Singapore?"
- The Hill
Bill Gates on Trump meeting: ‘Frankly I was impressed’
Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates reflected on a recent dinner he had with President-elect Trump in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, saying he was “impressed” by the former president. “I had a chance, about two weeks ago, to go have a long and actually quite intriguing dinner with him,” Gates told…
- The Telegraph
Arsenal can still win Premier League – here is why
Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Aston Villa on Saturday left them six points behind league leaders Liverpool, who still have a game in hand on Mikel Arteta’s side. It was a hugely disappointing night for the north Londoners, which resulted in many of their supporters fearing their title challenge is already over.
- INSIDER
Donald and Melania Trump launch cryptocurrency meme coins before inauguration
Donald Trump launched $TRUMP cryptocurrency, a meme coin, days before his inauguration. It quickly reached over $32 billion in value. Melania has now launched her own.
- HuffPost
This Architect Explained Why This One House Survived The LA Fires, And The Reasons Are Truly Fascinating
"A couple glass panels will require replacement. Otherwise fine."
- Fortune
Meet the 34-year-old engineer who quit his day job to transform a cave into a vacation rental—now its booked out a year in advance, raking in over $700,000 a year
“I don't think I ever want a 9-to-5 again," says Gingerich who is taking home over $350,000 yearly with Dunlap Hollow.
- Evening Standard
Ange Postecoglou under serious pressure as strange Spurs decision backfires in Everton nightmare
Postecoglou must take a significant share of the blame after needless system switch contributes to first-half horror show at Goodison Park
- South China Morning Post
China crisis looms as Europe's gravy train stalls: 'nobody is making money'
It was just past 11 on a freezing December morning on the outskirts of Brussels, but already workers at the city's Audi factory were cracking open frosty cans of beer. They had just finished a long night shift - not on one of the production lines at a plant that has produced 8 million cars since 1949, according to a huge sign on its exterior wall - but on a picket line outside. Pallets and old furniture were added to roaring fires in the middle of a road. Hand-painted signs raged, in French, aga
- The Daily Beast
Nancy Pelosi’s Daughter Slams ‘Lady McBiden’ for Cruel Snub
The relationship between Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and the Biden family is so strained that the outgoing president and his wife did not check in on her after she broke her hip last month, enraging Pelosi’s family. The revelation in a Sunday Politico report reflects the ongoing feud between Joe Biden and Pelosi after she worked last summer to push him to drop out of the presidential election. Biden eventually withdrew, but it was not without some pointed anger at the former speaker. “We were f
- HuffPost UK
Putin Ally Says Ukraine Will 'Cease To Exist' As A Country In 2025
The comments came as Russia continues to make progress ahead of the third anniversary of the war.
- The Independent
Brooke Shields reveals doctor performed ‘unsolicited vaginal rejuvenation’ while she was anaesthetised
‘I was gobsmacked,’ the actor said
- The Independent
Israel-Gaza ceasefire live: Tear gas at Palestinian prisoner release as British hostage reunited with mother
News of the hostages’ release was met with jubilation by families and supporters who gathered in Tel Aviv
- INSIDER
The one-of-a-kind ex-USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier is heading to the scrapyard, but a new JFK flattop is coming
See the ex-USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's last conventionally powered aircraft carrier, which was in a class of its own.
- People
Gigi Hadid, Bradley Cooper Are 'Serious' but Not in a 'Rush' to Get Engaged, Source Says: It 'Would Be a Big Step' (Exclusive)
The couple were first linked in early October 2023
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The 10 busiest airports in the world, ranked
According to data released by OAG, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was the busiest airport in 2024. See the other airports in the top 10.