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Who is Akeem Morris? The football player rumoured to be dating Madonna

14Aug

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Life Style

Who is Akeem Morris? The football player rumoured to be dating Madonna

It’s Leo season and Madonna has plenty of cause for celebration. Following her huge international tour which ran from October 2023 until May this year, the Like A Prayer singer is continuing to enjoy the limelight as her 1980’s hit has made its way back into the charts after being featured in the new Deadpool and Wolverine film. Now the global pop superstar is marking her August 16 birthday in Portofino, Italy at Dolce & Gabbana’s private estate — and has sparked dating rumours by taking a new beau. Madonna, 66, was papped with Akeem Morris, a 28-year-old football player (or soccer as they call it stateside) from Jamaica who has been featuring more and more on the singer’s Instagram. It seems the pair have known each other for a while, but it wouldn’t be a celebrity relationship withou...

Doctors perform 12-hr long surgery to reattach 20-yr-old’s severed palm, finger

14Aug

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Health

Doctors perform 12-hr long surgery to reattach 20-yr-old’s severed palm, finger

A team of doctors has successfully reattached half of a young girl`s palm and four fingers, which were severed in a tragic machinery accident. The 20-year-old patient Nikita Kumar suffered the severe injury after inadvertently placing her hand in a foam-cutting machine while delivering lunch to her brothers at their factory. The accident resulted in the amputation of all her fingers at the mid-palm level of her right hand. Nikita was brought to BLK-Max Hospital’s Emergency within 30 minutes, bleeding profusely and with her severed right hand. The team of surgeons led by Dr Lokesh Kumar, Principal Director and HOD - Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery, immediately took action to preserve the amputated parts and control the bleeding. In a complex and challenging 12-hour-long surgery, the...

THIS is what OTT`s reel-life heroes are thankful for this Independence Day

14Aug

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Entertainment, Movies

THIS is what OTT`s reel-life heroes are thankful for this Independence Day

On this momentous occasion of Independence Day 2024, we honour the legacy of India. We pay our heartfelt tributes to the commandos and armed forces who serve our nation tirelessly. We also acknowledge the versatile actors in the shows on Disney+ Hotstar who have effortlessly portrayed special officers on screen, leaving an everlasting impression in the minds of the viewers. Here are your favourite stars wishing you a Happy Independence Day! Gurmeet Choudhary The actor played the titular role of Karan Saxena in Commander Karan Saxena said, “The values of discipline and patriotism were inculcated from very early on owing to my army family background. These values have become an intrinsic part of who I am and are deeply embedded in my approach to life and work. When Commander Karan Saxen...

Japan PM Kishida to step down as scandals prove too much

14Aug

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World News

Japan PM Kishida to step down as scandals prove too much

By Tim Kelly and Sakura Murakami for Reuters Fumio Kishida has been prime minister for three years. Photo: AFP / Yomiuri Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will step down in September, ending a three-year term marred by political scandals and paving the way for a new premier to address the impact of rising prices. "Politics cannot function without public trust," Kishida said in a press conference on Wednesday to announce his decision not to seek re-election as the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader. "I will now focus on supporting the newly elected LDP leader as a rank-and-file member of the party," he said. His decision to quit triggers a contest to replace him as president of the party, and by extension as the leader of the world's fourth-biggest economy. Kishida's pu...

Aboriginal community opposes Māori plans for $14m ‘marae’ in Sydney

14Aug

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World News

Aboriginal community opposes Māori plans for $14m ‘marae’ in Sydney

A Sydney-based Māori group is proceeding with its development of a 'marae', despite pushback from local Aboriginal people. Sydney Marae Alliance (SMA) chairperson Louise Cooper (Ngāti Hine) said the multi-purpose cultural centre is to be all-inclusive of Māori, Pasifika, and Aboriginal peoples, providing cultural education, a place for hui, wānanga and events, and will give Māori somewhere to connect. "It will have the āhuatanga (characteristics) of a marae, and it will encompass all of the things that are natural to us as Māori." In 2022, the SMA gained approval to occupy the Hyland Road Reserve in Sydney, and in June, got consent from the New South Wales Planning and Development Department and the Cumberland Council to build on the 15-hectare block. It hopes to open the doors within the ...

2024 could turn out to be good year to buy a house – Corelogic

14Aug

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Business

2024 could turn out to be good year to buy a house – Corelogic

Median New Zealand property values are now at the lowest level since early 2020. File photo. Photo: RNZ Buyers may look back on 2024 as a good time to have got into the property market, Corelogic says, despite the challenges. The property research firm has released its latest affordability report, which shows that some affordability measures have improved, but are still stretched compared to long-run averages. Median New Zealand property values are now 7.7 times the gross annual median household income, the lowest level since early 2020. It used to be said that a measure of three times would be considered affordable, but Corelogic chief property economist Kelvin Davidson said that was probably outdated, given the structural shift lower in interest rates over the past decade. He said the...

Aussie runner blames ‘vitriol online’ for marathon breakdown

14Aug

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World News

Aussie runner blames ‘vitriol online’ for marathon breakdown

By Chris De Silva for ABC Sinéad Diver finishes seventh in the London Marathon in 2019. Photo: ROBIN POPE/AFP A "devastated" Sinéad Diver has hit out at the criticism she has faced online after failing to finish the women's marathon at the Paris Olympics. The 47-year-old, who ran the best time in the Australian women's marathon qualifiers, lasted just over a kilometre before succumbing to cramping in her quadriceps. Diver's withdrawal reignited controversy surrounding the selection for Australia's women's marathon, with questions asked over why Athletics Australia didn't fly Lisa Weightman to Paris as a potential back-up while knowing Diver had been battling injuries. Weightman, 45, was denied the opportunity to become the first Australian athletics competitor to compete in five Olym...

Power price spikes: UK experts press case for offshore wind projects

14Aug

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Business

Power price spikes: UK experts press case for offshore wind projects

An offshore wind farm in the North Sea in the UK. Photo: 123RF / Ian Dyball Amid the challenges the energy sector is facing, offshore wind is one solution that could shore up future supply, according to Venture Taranaki. The regional development agency is currently hosting a delegation from the United Kingdom which wants to help unlock this country's offshore wind potential. Chairperson Kelvin Wright said with unusually low hydro-lake levels, high wholesale electricity prices and declining gas reserves, it was the right time to be thinking about offshore wind. The UK had the second-largest offshore wind market in the world, after China, and extensive experience in the elements necessary for making it a success, such as financing, local and international supply chain development, and reg...

Wear smartwatches? They might cause anxiety, warn experts

14Aug

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Health

Wear smartwatches? They might cause anxiety, warn experts

Nowadays, in the fitness-obsessed world, it is not an uncommon sight to see people looking repetitively at their smartwatches to meet their desired step target/burn calories etc, without knowing that this can trigger anxiety, experts said on Saturday. Wearable devices, particularly medical-grade ones, have grown in popularity, especially among the younger generation who want to stay informed about their health. And to treat the body like a temple is certainly a noble thing to do, but doing it in extremes proves counter-effective, as Oscar Wilde said, that whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it often has a noble motive. A recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association on July 16, 2024, found that patients with irregular heartbeat or atrial fibrillation...

Cash rate cut: PM, Finance Minister celebrate end to ‘era of extreme price increases’

14Aug

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Business

Cash rate cut: PM, Finance Minister celebrate end to ‘era of extreme price increases’

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis say the government's actions have help slow inflation, which led to the Reserve Bank's 25 basis point cash rate cut. The first reduction in the cash rates in more than four years, it has led commercial banks to start cutting their interest rates almost immediately. However, it has not been received well by some economists, who criticised it as a significant shift from RBNZ's previous statements. Willis said she was very confident when releasing the Budget her tax relief package had not added to inflation, due to advice she received from Treasury. "We owe to New Zealanders discipline and better value for the money we spend on their behalf ... every New Zealander who loses a job is a New Zealander that I worry about," she sa...