While the 2024 Olympics will stage events in the Seine river from the ornate Alexandre III bridge, a proud declaration of the waterway's environmental renewal, many swimmers in the capital are already defying decades-long bans to take the plunge. Fears over pollution and safety led to a ban on swimming in the Seine and the Paris...
When reports emerged that American pop star Ariana Grande had quickly moved on from husband Dalton Gomez to her Wicked co-star Ethan Slater, many were surprised – including, it seems, Slater’s wife. Lilly Jay Slater was “completely blindsided” by the news, reported American publication Page Six. The couple had welcomed their first child, a son, in 2022. An unnamed...
A 21-year-old undergraduate in Taiwan died after being struck by a 30kg air-conditioning unit that fell from the 17th floor of a building on July 20. The student surnamed Huang from National Chengchi University was waiting at a bus stop near Xinpu MRT Station in Banqiao district when the tragedy struck, reported Taiwan News. A video circulating...
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's financial crisis, which has been marked by exchange rate volatility and soaring inflation, should start abating in November and December, with large foreign currency inflows from the wheat harvest, cabinet chief Agustin Rossi told Reuters on Friday. Argentina's prolonged financial crisis has been aggravated by a ferocious drought that reduced crucial...
If there’s a term that’s trending in Singapore now, it has to be ‘workplace romance'. The salacious office affairs of our now former politicians have gripped the nation. Haven’t we heard that ‘Third Party’ joke one too many times? These clandestine workplace relationships are cut from the same scarlet cloth as the best (or is it worst?) celebrity cheating scandals. There’s...
When the first official royal portrait of the Princess of Wales was unveiled to the public a decade ago, Catherine was typically polite, describing Paul Emsley’s efforts as ‘brilliant, absolutely amazing’. The critics were less kind, however, condemning it as ‘ghastly...rotten... an out-and-out disaster’ in one case. Another remarked, acidly: ‘It’s only saving grace is that it’s not...
No one tells you how much it hurts when a man forces himself into your frozen, shocked body. There is no manual that prepares you for the pain — the sheer, deadening terror — of losing your virginity to a rapist. It was January, just eight days after my 18th birthday. I remember the Christmas tree was still...
Zendaya is bringing the heat both on and off the court in her upcoming sports drama, Challengers. The Luca Guadagnino-directed film, which hits theaters in September, combines the world of tennis with a twisted teenage love story that lingers well into adulthood. Throughout the MGM production, Zendaya’s character, Tashi, gets caught up in a love triangle between fellow tennis stars Art (Mike...
K-pop girl group Blackpink has been travelling around the world, taking their Born Pink World Tour to fans in many different cities. During their recent show in Paris, fans took extra notice of Rosé, 26, whom they felt looked “too skinny”. The member took the stage during the concert’s encore to perform her solo songs ‘Gone’ and ‘On the Ground’. Being an ambassador...
Losing a testicle is not something any man would want to experience but Hong Kong singer Eason Chan isn’t just any man. In case you’re too young to remember, in 2022, Eason was performing at a campus concert in Taiwan when he fell off the stage. He suffered a severe groin injury, and as a result, one of...
