Posts by Liam Redmond
Porn star Bonnie Blue handed light punishment after Bali ‘Bangbus’ stunt
Bonnie Blue has been slapped with a $13 fine for flouting Bali’s road rules – and will now be deported from Indonesia after being banned from returning for at least a decade. The British porn star, whose real name is Tia Billinger, faced Denpasar District Court on Friday accused of a string of road violations…
Read MoreST Engineering’s US unit among defendants in UPS plane crash lawsuit
Lawsuit alleges negligence in maintenance checks by subsidiary VT San Antonio Aerospace [SINGAPORE] ST Engineering’s United States subsidiary, VT San Antonio Aerospace (VT SAA), was one of several companies named in a wrongful death lawsuit on Dec 3. The lawsuit, filed in a Kentucky court, alleged that the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) company was…
Read MoreTaylor Swift was riddled with anxiety, scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat: ‘Dodged a massacre’
Taylor Swift’s new “End of an Era” docuseries doesn’t shy away from her tour’s darker moments. In episode one, Swift got emotional as she addressed the thwarted terrorist plot that led her to cancel her three scheduled Eras stops in Vienna in August 2024. “We dodged a massacre situation,” Swift said, before expressing her fears…
Read MoreRinggit hits three-year high against Singdollar, four-year high versus greenback
It’s Asia’s best-performing currency this year as Malaysia’s robust macro fundamentals drive optimism for unit [SINGAPORE] The ringgit hit a three-year high against the Singapore dollar and a four-year high against the US dollar this week, as optimism around the Malaysian economy grew and trade tensions eased. The currency was at 3.1702 against the Singdollar…
Read MoreSwiss Eurovision winner Nemo to send trophy back in protest over Israel’s participation
Swiss Eurovision winner Nemo on Thursday said they were handing back their trophy in the latest protest about Israel’s continued participation in the contest over the war in Gaza. Nemo, the non-binary singer who won in 2024 with “The Code,” a drum-and-bass, opera, rap and rock song, said Israel’s continued participation went against the contest’s…
Read MoreSumitomo to put US$1.3 billion into India renewable power projects
[TOKYO] Sumitomo Corp will invest US$1.3 billion on several Indian renewable power projects, to take advantage of rapid growth in demand from major industrial users. The funds will be invested via a joint venture between the Japanese trading house and Indian company AMPIN Energy Transition, with the goal to develop projects totalling 2 gigawatts of…
Read MoreBrooklyn stabbing leaves 1 dead, another clinging to life — and the attacker is still at large: cops
A 49-year-old man was killed and a woman is fighting for her life after both were viciously stabbed multiple times inside a Brooklyn home Thursday night, police said. Juan Manuel Galicia and the 49-year-old woman were found with stab wounds all over their bodies inside the home at 1277 East 69th Street in Bergen Beach…
Read MoreRed Bulls will not pursue disgruntled Premier League star Mohamed Salah
Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah will not be donning a Red Bulls jersey despite strong dissatisfaction with his Premier League club and murmurs that teams in Saudi Arabia and MLS are looking to lure the Egyptian striker. Salah unloaded on Liverpool following a match last weekend, telling reporters that his club had “thrown him under the…
Read MoreNix city council’s lunatic push for instant NYPD bodycam footage
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is rushing to build one last piece of her legacy of … accelerating the exodus from the NYPD. Yes, she’s determined to pass a bill that will give the Civilian Complaint Review Board direct access to the servers storing police bodycam footage because … why, exactly? She says the aim…
Read MoreAsian markets track Wall Street record after Fed cut
ASIAN equities rose on Friday as investors tracked a record day on Wall Street in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate cut. The gains came despite renewed concerns about tech valuations after disappointing earnings from sector giants Oracle and Broadcom. Markets were on course to end a mixed week on a positive…
Read MorePhilippine central bank chief tempers hawkish view, sees one more cut
PHILIPPINE central bank Governor Eli Remolona said monetary authorities may cut the benchmark interest rate one more time in the current easing cycle with the economic recovery likely to last longer than thought. “If we get off the fence it’s probably another rate cut but that’s probably about it. One more rate cut,” Remolona said…
Read MoreGiants hoping Jaxson Dart can clean up his on-the-run decision making
Toeing the line between when Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart should slide at the end of a run and when he should fight for extra yards has now become all about toeing the sideline. Dart was leveled by the Patriots’ Christian Elliss during the last game, which led to Theo Johnson shoving Elliss and drawing…
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