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Against all odds, Venom: The Last Dance is the worst entry in Sony’s symbiotic comic book trilogy, thanks to a sleepwalking Tom Hardy and a slapdash, clearly patched together production from writer-director Kelly Marcel.
New inflation fears and poignant remarks by the Prince of Wales make Friday’s front pages.
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The Gauteng department of education says it won’t discontinue the feeding scheme at a Katlehong school “over a suspicion” because doing so will deprive more than 1,500 children of a meal that they solely depend on.
The Gauteng department of education says it won’t discontinue the feeding scheme at a Katlehong school “over a suspicion” because doing so will deprive more than 1,500 children of a meal that they solely depend on.
The presidents of Russia and Ukraine have both offered their congratulations to US President-elect Donald Trump.
Levi Strauss and Co. heir Daniel Lurie is set to become mayor of San Francisco after spending more than $8-million of his own money to position himself as a political outsider who could best tackle the city’s homelessness, drug and crime problems.
A gauge of Nissan Motor Co.’s debt-default risk jumped after the Japanese automaker slashed its profit outlook and said it will dismiss 9,000 workers, boosting concern about the firm’s credit health.
Asian equities rallied after stocks and bonds and commodities all gained in the US as the Federal Reserve cut interest rates.
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Nov 7 (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced that Susie Wiles, one of his two campaign managers, will be his White House chief of staff, entrusting a top position to a political operative who helped the Republican win election.
LOS ANGELES, Nov 7 (Reuters) – A new “Star Wars” film trilogy written by “X-Men” producer Simon Kinberg is in the early stages of development at Walt Disney Co DIS.N, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Susan McGowan from North Lanarkshire died two weeks after taking the drug tirzepatide, brand name Mounjaro.
Schools are struggling to cope with the logistical hurdles and cost required to make the adjustments.
Toxicology tests show One Direction star had cocaine, prescription drugs and alcohol in his system.
Officials in rural South Carolina say the female rhesus monkeys escaped into the wild after their pen was left open.
Nyarai calls it a “stupid cliché” that anti-racism work is prioritised in cities over rural areas.
The mass deportation of undocumented immigrants would face legal and practical challenges – and cost billions.
The Prince of Wales tells reporters his year has been “dreadful”, following a difficult year for the royals.
The foreign secretary previously called Trump a “tyrant” and “xenophobic” when he was a backbench MP.
Hurricane Rafael brought strong winds, causing a shutdown of the country’s electricity system for the second time in just weeks.
The Texas-based firm says the windfall tax on energy profits will make its operations “uneconomic”.