Hundreds of thousands of people have poured into a central Madrid plaza for Pope Leo’s main Mass and a procession highlighting one of the most iconic expressions of Spanish popular piety: flower carpets. They cheered and shouted “This is the youth of the Pope” as Leo arrived for the Mass on Sunday morning, looping around […]
Continue ReadingPope Leo XIV acknowledged as he headed to Spain that he is competing with another VIP in Madrid this weekend – Puerto Rican sensation Bad Bunny is performing two shows of his 10-concert Spanish tour in the capital. Speaking to reporters aboard the papal plane, Leo acknowledged the Bad Bunny draw when he referred to […]
Continue ReadingAstronauts aboard the International Space Station were ordered by NASA to shelter in their spacecraft and prepare for potential evacuation on Friday as a Russian crew attempts to fix a worsening leak of air on its portion of the orbital laboratory, NASA said. The four astronauts of NASA’s Crew-12 mission on the station – two […]
Continue ReadingMore than 100,000 live cockroaches which are illegal to keep in Australia have been confiscated from a single breeder in the country’s largest-ever seizure of exotic invertebrates, officials said. The haul of Madagascar hissing cockroaches and dubia cockroaches, worth 200,000 Australian dollars (£106,000), was seized in May from a commercial breeder in the city of […]
Continue ReadingUS actress Lisa Kudrow has said she finally watched Friends decades after it aired. The 62-year-old actress starred as Phoebe Buffay in the hit sitcom which followed the lives of six friends played by Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and the late Matthew Perry. The series ran for 10 seasons, from […]
Continue ReadingThe Republican-led US House of Representatives approved a resolution on Wednesday to block president Donald Trump from continuing the war against Iran, reflecting growing concern among members of his party about the three-month-old conflict. The House voted 215 to 208, as four Republicans voted with Democrats in favour of the war powers resolution. It was […]
Continue ReadingWith his shock of golden hair and trim 700-kilogram (1,500lb) build, Donald Trump the buffalo has been drawing crowds from across Bangladesh since he arrived at the national zoo last week. The rare albino buffalo became a sensation when a farmer noticed that his blond tuft of hair resembled the distinctive locks of the US […]
Continue ReadingUS president Donald Trump has announced plans for more sweeping tariffs of between 10 per cent and 12.5 per cent on 60 countries including Ireland over forced labour concerns. The US Trade Department said the tariffs are being proposed against countries it alleges have not taken action to tackle the importing of goods made with […]
Continue ReadingFootballer David Beckham is set to be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced the former England captain will be honoured with a ceremony at 6819 Hollywood Boulevard on Friday, June 12th. Actor Tom Cruise and Beckham’s wife Victoria will speak at the event, with the […]
Continue ReadingSpaceX plans to raise up to 75 billion dollars (£56bn) when it goes public this month, setting the stage for the largest US stock market debut and putting Elon Musk on course to becoming the world’s first trillionaire. The company, formally known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp, said it will sell 555.6 million shares at […]
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