Sat 16 May 2026: My mother has always had one unbreakable rule: no outdoor shoes inside the house. It didn’t matter who you were – family member, neighbour, or guest – you had to take them off before crossing the threshold. As a child, I thought it was just one of her many quirks. But […]
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Sat 16 May 2026: The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has driven energy costs up by more than $37.3 billion for American consumers, a study released Monday found. The Iran War Energy Cost Tracker from Brown University’s Watson School of International and Public Affairs estimates that Americans have paid some $37,346,893,483 in additional energy prices since […]
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Fri 15 May 2026: David Beckham, the former Manchester United star, has become Britain’s first billionaire sportsman according to the 2026 Sunday Times Rich List. In contrast, the club’s co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has seen his wealth decline over the past 12 months. The collective wealth of Beckham and his wife Victoria passed the billion-pound […]
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Fri 15 May 2026: There’s now a vast, rapidly expanding global trade in counterfeit goods: imitation clothes, shoes and electronics, and even fake cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Some fake products can pose serious health risks to unsuspecting buyers. Health authorities have warned consumers to “exercise extreme caution when buying medicines and medical devices online”. These include counterfeit weight-loss products falsely claiming to […]
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Fri 15 May 2026: US prosecutors are preparing to drop the charges against Indian billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani, who had been accused of paying hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes and concealing those payments. The New York Times has reported. With a business empire spanning coal, airports, cement and media, the chairman of Adani […]
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Fri 15 May 2026: PIF deal covers the 2026 World Cup being cohosted by US, Canada and Mexico, while Saudi Arabia is hosting 2034 edition. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has been named an official tournament supporter in North America and Asia for this year’s World Cup, as the country deepens its ties with […]
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Fri 15 May 2026: Prosecutors in Germany announced Wednesday that a pediatrician has been charged with 130 cases of rape and other forms of sexual abuse involving children. The unidentified suspect who worked in clinics in Brandenburg state near Berlin allegedly committed the crimes over 12 years, they said in a statement, without specifying how […]
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Thu 14 May 2026: Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says South Africa has embarked on one of the most important reforms in the tourism and immigration ecosystem — the rollout of the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). “This is not just a digital upgrade; it is a fundamental shift in how we welcome visitors, how we […]
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Thu 14 May 2026: Nigel Farage purchased a £1.4m property outright in cash not long after receiving a £5m personal gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. The disclosure follows confirmation from parliament’s standards watchdog that the Reform UK leader is under formal investigation over the gift from the Thailand-based businessman. Asked about the purchase of […]
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Thu 14 May 2026: When players arrive in the US this year for their World Cup pre-tournament media shoot, they will each step into a scanning chamber to capture their precise body-part dimensions and create 3D, AI avatars. Why? Because even when you’re the biggest sport in the world, you can’t afford to stand still. […]
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