US 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 […]
Continue ReadingA judge in Amsterdam has rejected an appeal by a Jewish organisation to block two performances by the rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West, ruling that the concerts are not a threat to public order. Ye has drawn widespread controversy in recent years for a series of antisemitic remarks, leaving Dutch authorities under mounting pressure to […]
Continue ReadingActor Shia LaBeouf has pleaded guilty to three counts of simple battery for punching people outside a New Orleans bar during Mardi Gras. Sentencing details were not immediately available in online court records. Video of the February 17 encounter shows a shirtless LaBeouf shoving one person to the ground and hitting another person in the […]
Continue ReadingNasa’s Maven spacecraft has been declared dead after six months of radio silence. The space agency confirmed on Wednesday that the mission had ended after more than a decade of observations of Mars. Launched in 2013 to study the red planet’s atmosphere from orbit, Maven mysteriously fell silent in early December after passing behind Mars. […]
Continue ReadingPrime minister Keir Starmer has apologised on behalf of the UK government to the families of five people who were shot dead in west Belfast in 1972. In April, a coroner concluded that British Army soldiers “did not use reasonable force” in the shooting of a Catholic priest, a father-of-six and three teenagers at Springhill/Westrock […]
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