New Zealand Man’s Convictions Overturned 3 Years After Death

Read More Mark Ellis (L), brother of Peter Ellis, speaks to the media outside a court in Wellington, New Zealand, on Oct. 7, 2022, in a still from video. (TVNZ via AP) WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealand’s Supreme Court on Friday took the unusual step of overturning a man’s convictions even though he died three years […]

One Show, Two Takes: Stranger Things

Read More It’s only fair I start with a confession: I love Stranger Things. I’ve been a fan since the series kicked off in 2016, well, except maybe of season two, famously billed as a hot mess. For this new turn, set eight months after the traumatic events of the previous season, Eleven and the […]

Yours for ?200m? UK’s most expensive house goes up for sale, again

Read More The UK’s most expensive house – a 45-room “private palace” overlooking Hyde Park – is up for sale nearly three years after it was sold to a Chinese billionaire for more than ?200m. The Guardian understands that at least five prospective buyers toured the seven-storey Knightsbridge property since it was quietly put on […]

‘ANC treasurer must be in cabinet’

Read More Hopeful: KwaZulu-Natal’s former ANC secretary, Mdumiseni Ntuli (centre), is a contender for the position of the party’s secretary general Senior ANC leader Mdumiseni Ntuli, a front-runner for one of the party’s top national positions, wants the treasurer general post to be a part-time one, so that the incumbent can be sent to […]

Key bridge linking Crimea to Russia hit by huge explosion

Read More The Kerch bridge from Russia to Crimea, a hated symbol of the Kremlin’s occupation of the southern Ukrainian peninsular, has been hit by a massive explosion on the span that carries railway traffic. Images from the bridge showed a fiercely burning fire engulfing at least two railway carriages from a train on the […]

Travel by rail only if absolutely necessary on Saturday, passengers warned

Read More Passengers have been warned to only travel by rail if absolutely necessary on Saturday, when a national strike means only one in five of normal scheduled services are due to run. More than 40,000 members of the RMT union, including most Network Rail signallers and train crew and staff at 15 operating companies, […]

US, Philippines Begin Large-Scale Joint Military Drills to Bolster Defense Ties

Read More Philippine Marines amphibious assault vehicles maneouver next to a Philippine BRP Tarlac navy landing platform dock ship during a joint amphibious landing exercise with U.S. Marines at a beach facing the South China Sea in San Antonio town, Zambales province on Oct. 7, 2022. (Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images) The Philippines and U.S. […]

North Carolina races heavily influenced after $5M investment from Planned Parenthood

Post Content Planned Parenthood will invest $5 million in the state of North Carolina ahead of the midterm elections this November, the company announced Friday. Planned Parenthood Votes and Planned Parenthood Action PAC North Carolina said the money will be used across 14 legislative swing districts to produce ads, mailings, phone banks and assist canvassing […]

Fiji v England: Women’s Rugby World Cup – live

Read More “Kia ora Lee,” shouts out Mandy Roberts, “We’re following your live updates from inside a slightly chilly Eden Park. Ng? mihi!” While I’m flattered, I really think you should watch the actual game rather than my nonsense. There are tears aplenty rolling down several Fijian players cheeks in this incredible World Cup debut […]

Multiple explosions rock eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv

A series of explosions rocked the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv early Saturday, sending towering plumes of illuminated smoke into the sky and triggering a series of secondary explosions. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The blasts came hours after Russia concentrated attacks in its increasingly troubled invasion of Ukraine on areas it illegally […]