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Published by BANG Showbiz English JK Rowling received an £18 million payout from her publishing company last year amid the fallout from her transgender rows. The 57-year-old ‘Harry Potter’ creator – said to be worth around $1 billion (£835 million) – got the windfall as a dividend for shares in her Pottermore company, the Daily […]

Published by Go Kompas.com JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Indonesia’s Supreme Court rejected the appeal by Herry Wirawan, an Islamic boarding school teacher who was sentenced to death in April last year for raping 13 students in different places, including on the school premises. This announcement was published on the Supreme Court website on Tuesday, Jan. 3,

Published by BOOM Live By The Conversation Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images José Paulo Florenzano , Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo As arguably the greatest soccer player of all time is laid to rest, Prof José Paulo Florenzano of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo considers Pelé’s incredible legacy off the field. This article

Published by Kyodo News China said Tuesday it plans to take countermeasures for COVID-19 entry restrictions targeting travelers from the Asian country announced by a number of nations, saying Beijing “firmly opposes” the practice of manipulating coronavirus control measures to achieve political goals. Countries such as Japan, the United States, Britain and France have decided

Published by BOOM Live By Kaisar Andrabi India’s historical monuments are a reminder of the past and the country’s cultural splendour. And while the iconic Taj Mahal, the Red Fort, the Qutub Minar, and Fatehpur Sikri are on every traveller’s list, there are countless historical monuments that languish in obscurity with even locals being unaware

Published by Kyodo News Bird flu cases in Japan hit a record high after new infections were confirmed in Chiba and Fukuoka prefectures, the farm ministry said Tuesday. As of Tuesday, a total of 54 cases of avian flu were confirmed across 23 prefectures in Japan this season, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry

Published by City AM By Jack Mendel More than 100 road traffic officers and control room operators working for National Highways across England will launch a 48-hour strike on Tuesday. The walkout by members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) is part of industrial action in a bitter dispute over pay, pensions and jobs.

Published by City AM By Sascha O’Sullivan Nicholas Lyons is the Lord Mayor of the City of London Last year was one of great change: a year of two monarchs, and three prime ministers. There were some great historic events, such as the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. But to quote the late Queen’s words from 30

Published by ValueWalk After enjoying years of stratospheric market growth, the would-be recession-proof video gaming industry is now starting to buckle under widespread macroeconomic problems. The video game industry, which encompasses several facets of online and mobile gaming activities, including the marketing and monetization thereof, has started to come down from its peak, after experiencing

Published by City AM By Jack Mendel Russia has deployed exploding drones in another night-time attack on Ukraine, officials said, as the Kremlin pressed its strategy of targeting civilian infrastructure to wear down resistance to its invasion. The barrage was the latest in a series of relentless year-end attacks, including one that killed three civilians