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US election: Polls say outcome is a coin tossBrace for volatility and stay alert for opportunities, say investing experts regarding today’s consequential US election.With the US stock market making up more than 60 per cent of the global market, all investors have exposure to the US one way or another, so it has an outsize importance on portfolios.The superpower either controls or heavily influences interest rates around the world, international trade via tariffs, corporation tax on the biggest global companies, and geopolitics (meaning, bluntly, whether we are at war or not).With all that on the line, and more, financial markets…
You’ll be sailing into ports that the mega-ships can’t reach. You’ll be assured of personal service and you might make friends for life along the way. The advantages of small ship cruising are clear – whether on board a superyacht, an ex-trawler or a traditional clipper. The crew welcomes passengers into a relaxed, club-like atmosphere where guests bond over activities such as wildlife spotting and watersports. Tall-ship splendour Watching the huge white sails unfurl as the crew nimbly negotiates the rigging on the three-masted Sea Cloud Spirit is spectacular. And passengers can, if they wish, climb up the masts themselves attached to harnesses. Strict…
Cardinal George Pell refutes allegations that he attempted to bribe a victim of pedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale.David Ridsdale, the nephew of Australia’s worst pedophile priest, said at a royal commission hearing into child sex abuse on Wednesday that he told Cardinal Pell in 1993 about the abuse at the hands of his uncle.However, Cardinal Pell, who is a family friend, released a statement later that evening, denying that such a conversation ever took place and expresses his regret for the misunderstanding between the pair. Scroll down for video Cardinal George Pell (pictured) allegedly bribed the nephew of Australia’s worst paedophile priest Gerald RidsdaleMr Ridsdale…
This summer, Simone Biles cemented herself as the Greatest of All Time. But the ‘mom’ and ‘pop’ she blew kisses to in the Bercy Arena stands or toasted her triumph with in a Parisian nightclub weren’t her biological parents.No. Instead, it has been her maternal grandfather and grandmother who have been by her side from Rio to Paris.At 4-foot-8, the perfect combination of small size, huge strength and mind-boggling agility has been behind the ‘science’ of Biles’ golden career in the gym. But it’s her mental fortitude and ability to overcome any obstacle that’s tossed in front of her that…
These days you can bag a cheap flight just about anywhere – from the wilds of Africa to the pristine beaches of Asia, canyonlands of America and the Australian Outback.The world has become our (travel) oyster. But with so much choice, where’s best to go?Here leading travel experts offer their ‘bucket list’ destinations… There are many Thai islands to choose from but Phuket is a favourite because of its magnificent beaches and the locals are always so friendly. We have stayed at a resort just north of Bang Tao Bay several times.Chosen by: Sir Michael Gooley CBE, founder and executive…
Gayle King fueled the ongoing Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni drama on Monday as she asked their It Ends With Us co-star an extremely awkward question.King, 70, put Brandon Sklenar, 34, who played Atlas, the love interest of Lively’s Lily Bloom in the film, on the spot on CBS Mornings as she asked: ‘Are you Team Blake or Team Justin?’Sklenar, who was appearing to plug the second season of Yellowstone prequel, 1923, let out an awkward laugh and said: ‘I’m Team It Ends With Us.’Asked how he was handling the duelling lawsuits between Lively, 37, and Baldoni, 41, Sklenar said:…
By BRIAN GALLAGHER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 20:01 EST, 12 November 2024 | Updated: 23:04 EST, 12 November 2024 Advertisement ABC is celebrating the 500th episode of Dancing With the Stars on Tuesday night with a new two-hour episode that will test the contestants like never before.There are just six stars and their pro partners left – NFL star Danny Amendola and Witney Carson, The Bachelor alum Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson, NBA star Dwight Howard and Daniella Karagach, actress/singer Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong, Olympic rugby player Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten and Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold.While…
By Katie Pickles Published: 20:46 EDT, 13 October 2024 | Updated: 20:49 EDT, 13 October 2024 NHS prostate cancer test guidance is ‘outdated’ and costs thousands of lives each year, experts say.Studies show new methods of diagnosis have slashed the risk of harm from unnecessary biopsies and cut deaths. Charity Prostate Cancer UK says this should end the debate over expansion of the prostate-specific antigen blood test (PSA) which screens for the disease. It wants GPs to be able to speak proactively to men who are most at risk of getting prostate cancer and offer them the PSA test.Currently, many of the…
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Donald Trump was forced to sit just one seat away from Jill and Ashley Biden at the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, and the internet did not hold back about the cringeworthy seating arrangement.The president-elect met with President Macron as part of the ceremony to commemorate the renovation of the iconic cathedral, which was ravaged by a devastating fire in 2019.However, Trump was not seated with his usual circle of friends, such as tech billionaire Elon Musk. Instead, he found himself seated between French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, with the first lady and her daughter also in the…