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70 feared dead as tornadoes hit Kentucky, Biden declares emergency

At least 70 people are likely dead after multiple tornadoes barreled through southwestern Kentucky on Friday. IMAGE: Damage after devastating outbreak of tornadoes ripped through several US......

Remembering Diana: The life of a princess

On July 1, 2021, Britain's Princess Diana would have turned 60 and two decades after her tragic death in a car accident near the end of summer 1997, she still holds an exalted place on the altar of......

William, Harry condemn BBC 'deceit' over Diana interview

UK’s Princes William and Harry have both condemned the ‘deceit’ that lay behind their late mother Princess Diana's famous BBC interview over 25 years ago in which she first spoke......

BBC apologises for cover up in 1995 Diana interview scoop

The BBC on Thursday issued an apology as an inquiry concluded that the media corporation had covered up the tactics used by journalist Martin Bashir to secure his famous 1995 interview scoop with......

Sydney choked by hazardous haze from Australia bush fires

Dangerous smoke haze hangs over the city of Sydney as the New South Wales fire danger risk is raised from ‘very high’ to ‘severe’. Sydney air quality is 11 times the......

Textile exports: Even Bangladesh is better than India!

The primary problem is that India's garment factories are too small and they typically have 150 people and about 80 machines, says Rahul Jacob. Image: World would scarcely notice if India stopped......

Inside New York's stunning subway station

Image: People walk through the newly opened Fulton Center train station in lower Manhattan, New York. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters New York raised the curtain on its new $1.4 billion......

World's most spectacular train stations

Commuters walk through Grand Central Station. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images In major cities of the world, train stations constructed over a century ago still remain their......

Guess who floated the idea of lottery

It seems the concept of a lottery to raise money is nothing new. More than 450 years ago, Queen Elizabeth I floated the idea of a national lottery in Britain for good causes, one of her letters has......

How America can revamp its rating agencies

Watch out! The Securities and Exchange Commission has the ratings agencies in its sites, and this time it means business. Or so an observer would be led to believe, judging from the strong words......

Spook Yourself On OTT This Halloween

Vampires, nuns, haunted homes... Sukanya Verma's recommendations of how you can spook yourself with everything you catch on OTT this week. I Woke Up a VampireWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage:......

The Crown Season 5 Review

The new season of The Crown is a bit of a dreary watch, observes Deepa Gehlot. Coming out as it does a few weeks after the death of Queen Elizabeth II (and some months after Prince Philip's......

STUNNING! Jessica Chastain on the Oscars red carpet

Hollywood's biggest stars attended the 94th Annual Academy Awards to honour the talent that contributes to every unforgettable film. Kevin Costner rubbed shoulders with Nicole Kidman while Benedict......

Oscars 2018: Meet the BIG Winners!

The 90th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold. IMAGE: Sam Rockwell (Best Supporting Actor, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,......

BAFTAs 2018: Amy Jackson rubs shoulders with Hollywood

The highlights of the glamorous Brit awards, right here. The British Academy of Film and Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on February 18 and Hollywood turned......

Aus Open PIX: Djokovic whips Rublev; meets Paul in semis

Novak Djokovic has now reached the last four at Grand Slams for the 44th time. He is six ahead of Rafael Nadal and only two behind his other great rival and 20-times major champion Roger Federer.......

Aus Open PIX: Injured Nadal sent packing by McDonald

Images from Day 3 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Wednesday. IMAGE: Spain's Rafael Nadal waves to the crowd as he leaves the court after losing his second round match against......

Aus Open PIX: Nadal battles into 2nd round; Azarenka through

Images from Day 1 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday. Nadal grinds down injured Draper IMAGE: Rafael Nadal celebrates winning his first round match against Jack Draper of Great......

Showman Kyrgios goes from sick-bed to second round

It took only minutes for Kyrgios to ignite the terraces by breaking Broady in the opening game. He closed out the next game with an under-arm "tweener". IMAGE: Nick Kyrgios imitates......

Aus Open PIX: Osaka, Nadal, Barty through; Gauff out

Images from Day 1 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday. IMAGE: Rafael Nadal celebrates winning his first round singles match against Marcos Giron of United States during day one of the......

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