Motor racing-Horner hits back at Mercedes duo for cost cap comments

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Red Bull boss Christian Horner hit back at Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell on Friday for suggesting his dominant team got off lightly last year for a breach of Formula One's cost cap. Red Bull were fined $7 million last season for a 'minor overspend' in 2021, with a further punishment...

As Olympics brace for Seine dip, rogue swimmers say water’s fine

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...

Wife of singer Ariana Grande’s new boyfriend reportedly ‘blindsided’

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...

Woman, 21, killed by falling air-con unit while waiting at Taipei bus stop, video purportedly shows

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...

Argentina’s cabinet chief says harvest should bring economic relief

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...

Michelin-Starred Korean BBQ Steakhouse Cote From NYC Coming To S’pore, Open Till 2am For Supper

In Singapore, K-BBQ isn’t usually a fancy affair — but it sure is at the upcoming Cote restaurant. The swish one-Michelin-starred New York-born eatery, an intriguing cross between a fine Korean barbecue joint and high-end American steakhouse, is opening its first international outlet in Singapore “in the fourth quarter of the year”. It’ll be housed at Como Orchard, a new...

Hong Kong national security police ‘investigating family members’ of fugitive unionist Mung Siu-tat in latest home raid linked to wanted eight

Hong Kong national security police are investigating family members of fugitive unionist Mung Siu-tat in the latest move against eight wanted activists, the Post has learned. A source on Thursday said officers had two days ago raided the family’s home in Sha Tin and escorted Mung’s older brother as well as his wife and son to...

When Married Celebs Also Have Inappropriate Workplace Romances

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...

RICHARD EDEN: Mystery over why Princess of Wales’ first official royal portrait moved to storage

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...

‘I was raped by a colleague from McDonald’s’: Elizabeth was a teenager in her first job. She’d buried the attack until this week, when the chain was accused of a culture of sexual harassment. Bravely waiving her anonymity, she tells her shattering story

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...