A former California mayor has been sentenced to four years and four months in prison after admitting to sexually abusing a 17-year-old foreign exchange student who had been staying at his home.Robert Brian Bassett, 58, was sentenced on Wednesday after pleading no contest to three felony child-sex-abuse charges, The New York Times reported.The teenager had…
22-year-old English cricketer runs 100km (Image: X/BBC) English club cricketer and endurance athlete Sam Bodoano has completed an extraordinary 62-mile (100km) run from Lord’s Cricket Ground in London to Valley End Cricket Club in Woking, Surrey, in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the longest run-up before bowling a cricket ball.Bodoano, 22,…
Imagine finishing a meal at an Italian restaurant and leaving with the plate on which your food was served. It sounds unusual, but for more than six decades, a group of Italian restaurants has turned this simple piece of tableware into a lasting souvenir. Known as the Piatti del Buon Ricordo, or “Plates of Good…
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov announced Moscow’s retaliatory move (File photo) All German cultural centres across Russia will be shut, foreign minister Sergei Lavrov announced on Thursday, a day after Berlin closed two Russian cultural centres in Germany.Berlin’s move came after it accused Moscow of involvement an attempted drone attack on a German airport last…
Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker recently grabbed headlines after her remarks on Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s Padmaavat Jauhar scene. The actor called the scene “problematic”, inviting backlash on social media. Now, actor Ranvir Shorey has also criticised Swara’s remarks, calling her “utterly shameless”.Ranvir took to X to criticise Swara for her remarks and questioned the connection she…
Representative Image of a vast green belt encircling the Taklamakan Desert, showcasing ecological restoration and expanding vegetation (AI-generated image) In November 2024, China completed a 3,046-kilometre green belt around the Taklamakan Desert, filling the final gaps in a project that has been under construction for decades. The belt forms part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Program,…
Earthquake strikes Tibet (representative image) An earthquake of magnitude 5 struck Tibet on Thursday, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).The quake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.The earthquake struck as rescue and recovery operations continued in Tibet following catastrophic flooding near the Gyirong border crossing with Nepal…
In Ohio’s Grove City, a proposed charter amendment has sparked a fight that doesn’t seem to end. Residents and leaders are clashing on two sides, with one saying the amendment would protect the city and others saying it would destroy its economic prospects. What highlights the conflict is that it is a microcosm of a…
Actor Soori is currently at an important point in his career as he continues to move beyond comedy and take on more serious roles. His transformation after ‘Viduthalai’ has opened the door to several different kinds of characters. One of the most interesting projects in his line-up is his upcoming film with filmmaker Ravikumar, which…
For 529 days, Valerie, the miniature dachshund, lived away from her family on Kangaroo Island after she went missing during a holiday. Georgia Gardner and Joshua Fishlock were staying at Stokes Bay with their one-year-old dog when they realised she was no longer at their campsite on November 13, 2023. They searched for her with…