The Taylor Swift album “1989,” and Beyonce’s “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” along with music by Ray Charles, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Paul Anka, and the original cast album of “Chicago” are just some of the latest recordings to be added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. On Thursday, the Library…
A thriving illicit trade of more than 40 billion cigarettes a year is undermining Pakistan’s tax policy objectives Pakistan’s cigarette market has become a case study in how good-faith tax policy can yield unintended/negative results. Despite repeated increases in excise duties – most dramatically in the 2022–23 financial year – the country now hosts the…
Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Amidst ongoing political turbulence, particularly following last week’s local election results and the subsequent scrutiny of figures like Sir Keir Starmer,…
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Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the Major League Soccer regular season match between Inter Miami CF and LA Galaxy at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on August 16, 2025. — AFP/File LOS ANGELES: Lionel Messi remains the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer with an annual base salary…
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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets construction apprentices during a visit to London South Bank Technical College in London, Britain, May 12, 2026. — Reuters British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under pressure to resign after more than 80 lawmakers in his Labour Party said he was not the right person to lead the country…
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The key measure of US inflation rises its highest level since May 2023 as consumers feel the impact of the Iran war. Source link
King Charles speaks out about ‘awful’ chemotherapy side effects King Charles, who always put on a brave face despite his cancer battle, has commented on the side effects of chemotherapy, making royal fans emotional. On Monday, the monarch visited Guy’s Cancer Centre to celebrate 300 years of the hospital during his own health struggles. He…
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A representational image of three mosquitoes on a surface. — AFP The deadliest animals are not lions, spiders or snakes, but the tiny mosquitoes that suck our blood, make us itchy and infect us with disease. Mosquitoes kill around 760,000 people every year, according to research site Our World in Data, with humans themselves coming…
To the thousands of Londoners who pass it daily, 3 Savile Row is just another townhouse. Yet to Beatles fans, it’s a place of pilgrimage: the former headquarters of Apple Corps, the band’s record label; the place where the band recorded its “Let It Be” album; and the site where, one blustery Thursday in 1969,…
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Victor Wembanyama is due for more sessions with those Shaolin monks. The French phenom found himself in early foul trouble of the worst kind on Mother’s Day. Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs gestures during the first quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game Four of the Western Conference playoffs at Target Center in…
