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It’s not often an elephant knocks on your door while you’re getting ready for dinner.He’s just a trunk length away and I’m frozen.As I peer into his pink snout, now tracing a section of netting on my wood-framed safari lodge, I wonder if he’s intelligent enough to open the door.He probably just wants a peek inside my suite. And who can blame him? Because it’s extraordinary, along with the rest of the camp that’s my home for an all-too-short-while – Atzaró Okavango, which is nestled between the Moremi Game Reserve and the Gomoti Plains in a private concession in Botswana’s…
Chinese manufacturers are challenging Tesla’s dominance By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 02:46 EST, 2 September 2024 There are various factors behind the poor performance in the shares of this member of the Magnificent Seven of tech.Growing competition has compelled the £535billion electric car maker – run by Elon Musk – to slash prices globally. As a result, the company’s second quarter profits were disappointing.Chinese manufacturers, such as BYD and Geely, are challenging Tesla’s dominance – especially in China, the world’s largest EV (electric vehicle) market.In Europe, BMW has overtaken Tesla in the EV sector. BMW may hold on to this…
Eight people went on trial in France on Monday, charged with contributing to the climate of hatred that led to an 18-year-old Islamist radical of Chechen origin beheading teacher Samuel Paty outside Paris in 2020.Seven men and one woman are appearing in court in the trial, set to last until December, over the murder of 47-year-old Paty, a teacher of history and geography.The trial – to run until December 20 – began with the defendants and dozens of witnesses confirming their identity. Perpetrator Abdoullakh Anzorov, who had requested asylum in France, was killed by police shortly after he murdered Paty near…
It may be more than a box of chocolates or flowers that your partner is thinking about this Valentines Day.Researchers have analyzed data on millions of searches online so far this year to reveal America’s most popular kinks and fetishes.Overall, the team found that the ‘giantess’ fantasy — sexual fascination with women who are significantly larger than normal — was the most popular nationwide.Vore — or the fantasy of being eaten or eating someone else — was the second most popular, while there was also ‘tremendous growth’ in interest in fantasies like chastity, ball-bust — inflicting pain on a man’s…
By MAX WINTERS Published: 15:13, 10 March 2025 | Updated: 15:39, 10 March 2025 Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey have announced they are expecting their first child together.Miss Universe 2012 made the announcement on social media on Monday morning, posing for pictures where she caressed her bump. She captioned the post: ‘Next chapter, motherhood’. The couple have been dating since 2019 and tied the knot last summer in a lavish ceremony in Rhode Island.McCaffrey is the star running back for the San Francisco 49ers, while Culpo is a former Miss Universe competitor.More to follow. Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey have announced they…
Hollywood brought their fashion A-game to the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards on Friday at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California. Angelina Jolie put her best fashion foot forward in a champagne hued lace gown, adding bold red lipstick and her blonde locks loose around her.Demi Moore rocked a busty strapless black dress with her cleavage on full display, while Zoe Saldana donned a red and black gown.Nicole Kidman opted for a pantsuit and tie, complete with a tie and button up shirt. The Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler, are finally taking place after twice being delayed due to the LA fires.The…
Lucy Burgess, née Graham, appears to have embarked on a new career. The WAG, who recently married former NRL star Sam Burgess, has embarked on a new life path as a fashion influencer. In a post to Instagram Stories, she showed off her pricey ensemble while posing with her baby daughter on her hip. The outfit, from the brand Maquelle, which she tagged, was also showcased in a short video in which Lucy twirled for the camera. The clothing designer behind her ensemble additionally shared a photo of the stunner in the $379 ensemble, writing, ‘Absolute STUNNER wearing Rose Tie Cami, Rose Mini Skirt & Maquelle…
Peter Kay caused concern among US Netflix bosses after he ad-libbed an English idiom in the Wallace and Gromit Christmas special that went completely over their heads.Making a big comeback for the animated duo, Vengeance Most Fowl premiered on Christmas Day on BBC One, marking the comedian’s first TV role in four years.And employing his usual comedic talents and charm, Peter, 51, couldn’t resist improvising some of his lines as Chief Inspector Mackintosh.The special saw the return of Wallace and Gromit’s arch-nemesis Feathers McGraw – 16 years after their previous adventure together.And after it was watched by a whopping 9million…
A British TV personality has revealed how she attended Diddy’s notorious parties as a young model living in New York – and the choice she believes saved her life.Precious Muir moved to the Big Apple in 2005 during her early twenties and was told the only way to make a name for herself was to ‘network’, which often involved schmoozing at glitzy parties attended by the rich and famous.But there was a dark side to these bashes, where young girls were offered drinks laced with drugs, goaded into having sex and filmed without consent.And the most debauched parties of them all…
Women have been banned from hearing other women’s voicesThe Taliban has been stripping women’s rights away since 2021Many fear women will be essentially banned from talking to each other By Perkin Amalaraj Published: 12:53 EDT, 29 October 2024 | Updated: 13:00 EDT, 29 October 2024 The Taliban has banned women from hearing other women’s voices, in its latest bid to control and subjugate an entire gender in Afghanistan. Announced on Monday, the new rule is feared to mean that women will now no longer be able to talk to each other. Afghanistan’s minister for the promotion of virtue and prevention of vice, Khalid Hanafi…