First Beijing, and now Bedford: a “transformative” new British tourist magnet is coming to the home counties – just off the A421. A former brickworks will be the site of a new multibillion-pound theme park from the entertainment behemoth Universal, the government confirmed on Wednesday. The venture is projected to bring 8.5 million visitors near…
ARod thinks international games for the MLB could be a huge success Alex Rodriguez is showing his support in the MLB international and Japan games. Sports Seriously Two college baseball teams took the field Tuesday having lost a combined 141 games in a row. The astounding losing streak finally ended. For both of them. Lehman…
The Australian government spent nearly $3m of taxpayer dollars advertising on Twitter/X in the first year after the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, took over the platform, despite warnings of brand reputation damage that caused the government to initially pause ads. Data obtained by Guardian Australia, after a protracted freedom of information battle with the…
I would like to be able to start this story with a stellar anecdote about how exactly my life imploded. “I was walking down Sunset Boulevard and Harry Styles ran me down in a Ferrari.” “I was dancing on a podium in Ibiza when a falling speaker semi- decapitated me.” In reality, it was much…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Billions wiped off Australian stocks Jonathan Barrett In Australia, shares swung wildly early on Wednesday, wiping tens of billions of dollars of value from the market over concerns the world’s two largest economies are headed for a full-blown trade war. The…
Octavio Dotel, Tony Blanco and Nelsy Cruz are among those killed when a roof collapsed at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo. Aerial footage shows a massive, gaping hole where the roof used to be. At least 18 dead, dozens injured in nightclub roof collapse At least 18 people were killed and over 90…