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‘I wanted to do pulpy, hyper-violent action’: Keanu Reeves on his novel with China Miéville and the afterlife of The Matrix
Keanu Reeves has a reputation to maintain as one of the nicest, humblest guys on the Hollywood A-list, and maintain it he does. Grizzled of beard, spiky of hair, in a V-neck T-shirt under a dark suit teamed, oddly, with chunky brown hiking boots, it’s …
Man Caught In China Smuggling Over 100 Live Snakes Inside His Pants
A man in China has been caught trying to smuggle more than 100 live snakes into the country inside his pants – bringing new meaning both to the term “trouser snake” and also the term “holy cow dude, seriously, why would you EVER DO that?”…
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Man Caught In China Smuggling Over 100 Live Snakes Inside His Pants
A man in China has been caught trying to smuggle more than 100 live snakes into the country inside his pants – bringing new meaning both to the term “trouser snake” and also the term “holy cow dude, seriously, why would you EVER DO that?”…
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Anthony Joshua put Zhilei Zhang flat on his back with ferocious punch at Olympics during gold medal run but rival then accused him of ‘running away’
Anthony Joshua sent Zhilei Zhang to the canvas in a historic win on his London 2012 Olympic gold medal run.
Joshua had a stellar amateur career which culminated in him representing Team GB at their home 2012 Olympic Games in London.…
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Fifty years after his defection, we’re still living in the age of Mikhail Baryshnikov
Open this photo in gallery: Mikhail Baryshnikov rehearses with the National Ballet of Canada in Toronto, September, 1975, a year after defecting from the Soviet Union.Christopher Darling
John Fraser is a former dance and theatre critic for The Globe an…
Putin’s Alliance With North Korea’s Kim Worries China: Analyst
Russia’s deepening defense ties with North Korea are likely a source of anxiety in the halls of power in China, some analysts say.
“Beijing does not want the relationship between Moscow and Pyongyang to get too close, and the possible Russi…
Clontarf Energy’s new shareholder will be watching instability in Bolivia closely
A curious name has popped up on the share register of the John Teeling-founded Clontarf Energy lately – that of M Warner, who earlier this month bought a 3.13 per cent stake in the company and just this week raised it up to 5.98 per cent.…
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The runaway train of crime in India
Many of us have memory-holed the worst depravities and tragedies of the pandemic. And who will blame us for it? After all, the hits keep coming and there is no time to lie down and let solitary tears streak down our cheeks.…
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What international media are saying about the Biden-Trump debate
As with the U.S. media, international media outlets are absorbed by the ghostly figure of President Joe Biden at Thursday’s presidential debate in Atlanta. Here are some snapshots of what different publications around the world are saying.…
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Relations between Ireland and UK must be ‘reset’ after July 4th election, says trade body
Former British prime minister Gordon Brown: he was the only British prime minister to attend a full meeting of the British-Irish Council. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos
The relationship between the Republic of Ireland and the UK must be “reset” in…