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Extraordinary size and staying power: the unlikely origin of a mighty Australian avocado
Thirty years ago, Ken Spackman cut down an avocado tree planted by his father on the family’s Palmwoods property on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. He planted a seed from the tree in a different spot on the farm, with no expectation it would flourish.
“That seed did it pretty tough …
‘All people could do was hope the nerds would fix it’: the global panic over the millennium bug, 25 years on
Puerto Rican boxer Paul Bamba dies aged 35, six days after last fight
Puerto Rican boxer Paul Bamba has died at the age of 35, his manager, the R&B singer Shaffer ‘Ne-Yo’ Smith, announced Friday. The news comes less than a week after Bamba claimed the WBA’s secondary ‘gold’ cruiserweight title with a sixth-round knockout of Rogelio Medina in New Jersey.
Bamba’s death …
Trump versus trade: the global economic outlook for 2025 in five charts
The global economy is entering the new year with rising geopolitical tensions looming over its prospects, as the world’s leading central banks attempt to cut interest rates after the worst inflation shock in decades.
Donald Trump’s second term in the White House is expected to dominate the economic agenda. Global …
Thick fog continues to disrupt flights at UK airports
Heavy fog that severely limits visibility has led to further cancellations and delays of dozens of flights at Heathrow and Gatwick, and is forecast to persist through the weekend.
The murky weather has shrouded much of the country over the past few days and showed little sign of abating on …
Kieran Culkin on pranks, parenting and why his famous family doesn’t need therapy: ‘Us siblings, we’re already cooked’
Kieran Culkin tries the upright chair first, the one opposite me, high-backed and leather. But no, that’s no good. He can see his reflection in the wall mirror, he’ll be catching himself all interview, thinking how tired he looks with his hooded eyes and beard, how jet lagged. Sleep is …
‘Running a bad airline is expensive’: is British Airways finally getting better?
It’s been a long and turbulent time since anyone used British Airways’ old slogan “the world’s favourite airline” with a straight face. After a decade during which the UK flag carrier was tarnished by cost-cutting, IT fiascos, mass redundancies and strikes, BA was then pushed to the brink by Covid.
…From Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to Pope Francis: the books to look forward to in 2025
January
Nonfiction
: Why Optimists Have the Power to Change the World by Sumit
Paul-Choudhury
(Canongate)
The science journalist, who lost his wife to ovarian cancer, investigates the potent emotional forces that drive us on in the face of great hardship. Why do …
‘I don’t want flowers, I want my Ukraine’: women’s acts of resistance against Russian occupation
On 8 March 2023, International Women’s Day, Russian soldiers were handing out tulips and boughs of mimosa to women and girls in the city of Melitopol, southern Ukraine – a move designed to promote friendly relations between the occupiers and the inhabitants.
But the night before, someone had been discreetly …
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 to The Traitors: a complete guide to the week’s entertainment in the UK
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3
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Dr Robotnik (Jim Carrey) becomes a paid-up member of the school of thought that says if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em, teaming up with former adversaries Sonic, Tails and Knuckles against new kid on the block Shadow the Hedgehog, voiced by …