A giant bronze statue of Shakira in her trademark hip-swinging pose has been unveiled in her hometown in Colombia. The singer shared photographs from the site in Barranquilla, a port city along the Caribbean Sea, as the 6.5m (21.3ft) tribute was unveiled. Shakira‘s pictures showed her parents and brothers visiting the statue, along with the
Thousands of migrants have been moving slowly north through Mexico towards the US, ahead of talks between the two countries over the illegal migration crisis at the border. Pictures on Christmas Day showed a long line of people, some carrying placards and banners, children amongst them, setting out from Tapachula, in the far southeast of
Rishi Sunak has been accused of a “desperate” briefing on inheritance tax (IHT) after reports suggested it would be slashed ahead of the next election. It comes as the government confirmed the date of the next spring budget, which will be delivered on 6 March. With a general election looming next year, Mr Sunak will
How to sum up a year like 2023? Perhaps the best thing to say is that it was considerably less exciting – as far as the economics went – than 2022. And that’s probably no bad thing, because in 2022 much of what passed for excitement was extremely painful: the onset of a cost of
Hamas has always had a reputation for having some of the best underground tunnels of any militia. In a media tour arranged by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) into Gaza, one of the most impressive examples the Israeli military has discovered was on full display. The entrance was just inside Gaza, only a few hundred
Self-driving cars could be on British roads as early as 2026, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said. Asked if people could soon be travelling “with your hands off the wheel, doing your emails”, he agreed the prospect was possible in as little as three years’ time. He told the BBC: “I think that’s when companies
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South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his role in Oscar-winning film Parasite, has been found dead in an apparent suicide. The 48-year-old actor was identified by Seoul Police after a man in his 40s was found unconscious in a car park at 10.30am on 27 December, Yonhap news agency cited police as saying.
Apple Inc. MacBook Pro and Air laptops at the new Apple Inc. store inside the Starfield mall during its opening in Hanam, South Korea, on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images The slump in personal computer sales is likely to end next year as consumers appear set to buy newer
Subhi Shaledeh and his extended family had around 500 acres of prime grazing land in the Occupied West Bank, in the village of Janoub. They owned olive trees and hundreds of sheep. The land had been in the family for decades. But overnight they lost their livelihood and their and land. Subhi says on 9
Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson have led tributes to “wonderful human” Australian chef Bill Granger, who has died at the age of 54. According to a statement from his family, the restaurateur, chef and food writer “died peacefully in hospital” in London on Christmas Day with his family by his bedside. Lawson, 63, said she
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has contacted fans directly for the first time since agreeing to buy a 25% stake in Manchester United, calling for “time and patience”. After more than a year of exploring so-called “strategic alternatives” – including investment or a sale – the club’s deeply unpopular owners, the Glazer family, reached a deal with
A six-year-old boy ended up 160 miles (257km) away from his grandmother whom he was visiting over the Christmas holidays after he was put on the wrong flight. The unaccompanied child landed in Orlando instead of Fort Myers in southwest Florida – to the horror of grandmother Maria Ramos who was waiting for him at
Kanye West has issued an apology in Hebrew to the Jewish community on social media for previous antisemitic comments – saying he “regrets any pain” he may have caused. The 46-year-old rapper, who changed his name to Ye in 2021, made a series of antisemitic remarks last year which led to his Twitter (now X)
Associated Press Dec 26, 2023, 01:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Yankees traded former top prospect Estevan Florial to the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday, acquiring right-hander Cody Morris for the 26-year-old outfielder. Florial signed with the Yankees in 2015 and was rated their top prospect in 2019 by MLB.com before dropping
A new survey shows that Elon Musk isn’t driving away Tesla buyers with his Twitter drama, but that was right before his latest and biggest blunder. Ever since his acquisition of Twitter, Elon Musk seems to be getting into a controversy after the next. There have been some serious concerns about his drama negatively affecting
In this article CSCO ANET AMD NVDA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Lisa Su, president and CEO of AMD, during an interview with Mad Money, broadcasting from CNBC’s San Francisco bureau on November 21, 2019. Jacob Jimenez | CNBC The big winner for investors this year in the generative AI boom was Nvidia. The
Footage shared from Gaza City appears to show Israeli soldiers rounding up a group of men stripped down to their underwear. The video shows several men – and some males who may be children – in the middle of a run-down stadium, seemingly being directed by armed soldiers. The groups walk to the centre of
The UK is bracing itself for Storm Gerrit which is set to batter much of the country. Multiple yellow weather warnings for strong winds, heavy rain and periods of snow have been issued by the Met Office for 27 and 28 December. Wednesday is forecast to be the worst affected day, with strong winds due
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterDec 26, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions We’ve reached Boxing Day, and that can only mean one thing (in hockey circles, anyway): It’s time for the IIHF World Junior Championship. This annual tournament was reinstated to its rightful post-Christmas