December 4, 2023
It’s a question most of us have asked at some point early in our lives – is Father Christmas real? But unlike days of yore, the children of today seem to be turning to Google for the answer instead of their parents. Unfortunately, Google Search has been replying by telling searchers ‘there is no man
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The mediaeval Garisenda Tower is one of the Italian city’s most iconic landmarks – and leans as much as its more famous counterpart in Pisa. ADVERTISEMENT A tower in the Italian city of Bologna that is less known than its Pisa counterpart – but leans equally as much – has been sealed off, with authorities
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An Australian cricket captain who had his career brutally sabotaged by the West Indies fears the once-mighty outfit could be fading towards Test extinction. Former Test skipper Kim Hughes believes the West Indies’ future in Test cricket is under an ever-darkening cloud as they prepare to tour Australia this summer for Tests in Adelaide and
READ MOREAmong images of the bombed out homes and ravaged streets of Gaza, some stood out for the utter horror: Bloodied, abandoned infants. Viewed millions of times online since the war began, these images are deepfakes created using artificial intelligence. If you look closely you can see clues: fingers that curl oddly, or eyes that shimmer
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Following exceptionally heavy rain, this year’s overall harvest of cocoa, used to manufacture chocolate, is set to be very low. “Thirty years I’ve been in cocoa — and this is the worst season yet,” said Siaka Sylla as he contemplated an almost empty warehouse at his cooperative in Ivory Coast, the world’s top producer of
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Eurozone economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The eurozone economy showed early signs of bottoming out in a business survey that allayed fears of a deepening recession after a slight improvement in companies’ activity levels, despite remaining in contraction territory. S&P Global’s
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Covid-19 cases detected in New South Wales have soared more than 20 per cent in the past fortnight, amid a national spike in vaccination rates, leading experts to believe there’s concern over “Covid Christmas.” NSW Health data, released Thursday, shows more than 5700 detections recorded in the two weeks to November 18 — 20.6 per
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Months after acknowledging she’d used Ozempic for weight loss, Sharon Osbourne fears she’s become “too gaunt.” Speaking to the Daily Mail, the television personality and wife of rock singer Ozzy Osbourne confirmed she now weighs less than 100 pounds, noting: “I can’t afford to lose any more.” “I’m too gaunt and I can’t put any
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The week-long rescue efforts have been slowed by the continued falling of debris as well as repeated breakdowns of the crucial heavy drilling machines. Indian rescuers said Saturday they had paused efforts to reach 41 men trapped in a collapsed road tunnel after a cracking sound created a “panic situation” over the possibility of a
READ MOREThe man who bludgeoned former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer last year consumed a steady diet of right-wing conspiracy theories before an attack that took place with the midterm elections less than two weeks away. As the 2024 presidential campaign heats up, experts on extremism fear the threat of politically motivated violence
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