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Uruguay’s popular former president José Mujica reveals he is dying of cancer
‘My cycle is over,’ says leftwinger, 89, who lives humbly and oversaw one of healthiest and most liberal democracies José Mujica, the former guerrilla who became Uruguay’s president and a global progressive icon, has announced that the cancer in his oesophagus has spread to his liver, and that he has chosen to forgo further treatment.…
Tributes to ‘much loved and popular’ boy after quad bike crash
Tributes have been paid to a 13-year-old boy who died after a quad bike crash near Newry. Tiarnán Trainor was injured in the incident on Low Road just outside Killeavy on Thursday. He was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast but later died from his injuries. St Paul’s High School in Bessbrook described…
Naples, Italy: A Popular Tourist Destination Suffering from Violence and Unemployment
The southern Italian city has become fashionable for tourists, models and actors in a social media age. Yet it remains merciless for many of its youth. The southern Italian city has become fashionable for tourists, models and actors in a social media age. Yet it remains merciless for many of its youth. Mourners for the…
World’s most popular YouTuber MrBeast announces engagement
YouTuber MrBeast has announced his engagement to girlfriend Thea Booysen. The 26-year-old revealed that he’d proposed on Christmas Day, sharing photos of the moment he went down on one knee. Now living in the US, the 27-year-old also streams games on Twitch and is a published author. In an interview with People magazine, MrBeast said…
Woman dead in scuba accident at popular Queensland swimming spot on New Year’s Day
Emergency services were called to Wave Break Island on the Gold Coast after a woman was pulled unresponsive from the ocean A woman has died in a tragic New Year’s Day scuba diving accident at a popular Gold Coast swimming spot. Emergency services were called to Wave Break Island, in Biggera Waters, at 10.10am on…
‘Humble & popular but no plan B’ – The inside story of Rooney at Plymouth
Wayne Rooney won four of his 23 Championship matches in charge of Plymouth Former England and Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney has left Championship side Plymouth Argyle after seven months in charge, with the club bottom of the table and four points from safety. It brings the 39-year-old’s fourth managerial role to an end, after…
Top global TikToks in 2024: Mr. Bean disciple, lip-synch for their life, baby hippo!
Ari Daniel Depending on how the Supreme Court rules, we may be in the final days of TikTok in the U.S. But it continues to be a powerful platform for creators and communities the world over, “particularly with young people in the Global South,” says Payal Arora, a digital anthropologist at Utrecht University. “TikTok has…