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Actress Regina King is bidding 2024 farewell with a touching tribute to her late son.The Oscar-winning actress and standout star of Netflix’s “The Harder They Fall” compiled a special Instagram post on Christmas Day to honor Ian Alexander, Jr., a recording artist and King’s only child.Alexander sadly took his own life in January 2022.Article continues below advertisementRegina King’s ‘Perfect’ Tribute To Her SonMEGAUsing Alexander’s career as a music artist for inspiration, King went on to share seven of her favorite albums from the past year on the social media app.In a caption on her Instagram post, the “Shirley” star explained…
MANILA – The Philippines’ annual inflation rate was likely to be within a 2.3% to 3.1% range in December, with full-year inflation averaging 3.2%, the central bank said on Friday. The central bank said it “will continue to monitor developments affecting the outlook for inflation and growth in line with its data-dependent approach to monetary policy decision-making”. The Philippines’ statistics agency will release inflation data early in January. — Reuters
Here’s what the historical trend of the Bitcoin Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) Ratio suggests regarding whether the current bull run is over or not. Bitcoin MVRV Ratio Could Hint At Where BTC Is In Current Cycle In a new post on X, CryptoQuant founder and CEO Ki Young Ju shared a chart showcasing the past pattern in the Bitcoin MVRV Ratio. The MVRV Ratio refers to a popular on-chain metric that, in short, keeps track of how the value held by the BTC investors (that is, the market cap) compares against the value that they initially put into…
No Ju-han/ NetflixThe brutal Korean satire became a worldwide phenomenon when it first aired in 2021. Its return is no less savage – and looks likely to be as big a hit this time around.Back in September 2021, an unusual Korean TV series that was an allegory for the ills of late capitalism became the surprise global hit of the year. Squid Game lured viewers in – like the contestants in the game at the centre of the show – with candy-coloured sets, masked guards running around in pink jumpsuits and contestants cutely dressed in matching green tracksuits, as they…
Research shows that people who volunteer regularly have a lower risk of mortality and better physical health as they age. Olga Rolenko/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Olga Rolenko/Getty Images It’s that time of year when it’s customary to be a little kinder and do nice things for others. Well, here’s something interesting: Research suggests that when we make acts of kindness a habit, it’s also good for our health. Whether it’s volunteering at a local food bank, or taking soup to a sick neighbor, there’s lots of evidence that when we help others, it can boost our own happiness…
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The TARDIS is as much a part of Christmas as turkey, mince pies, and mulled wine, and former “Doctor Who” showrunner Steven Moffat certainly knows his way around a festive adventure. This year’s holiday offering, “Joy to the World”, is the writer’s ninth, and it comes with all the trimmings you’d expect.Alongside the obligatory festive moments, Moffat (the brains behind “Blink”, “The Girl in the Fireplace” and “Heaven Sent”) brings his trademark clockwork plotting to the holiday party. In “Joy to the World”, the Doctor spends Christmas in the company of the titular Joy (“Bridgerton”‘s Nicola Coughlan), as the duo…
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Dozens of people have survived a crash involving a plane carrying 67 people in Kazakhstan, local officials say.Kazakh authorities said 38 people were killed in the crash. Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 caught fire as it attempted to make an emergency landing near the Kazakh city of Aktau.The plane was en route to Grozny in Russia but it was diverted due to fog, the airline told the BBC.Footage shows the aircraft heading towards the ground at high speed with its landing gear down, before bursting into flames as it lands. The airline said the plane “made an emergency landing” about 3km…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Thursday revised up its 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) by 2.7% to 129.4 trillion yuan ($17.73 trillion), the head of the National Bureau of Statistics Kang Yi said at a press conference in Beijing. China’s fifth National Economic Census, released by the bureau on Thursday, showed more business entities and number of people employed in the secondary and tertiary industries at end-2023 compared with end-2018. But people employed in property developers dropped 27% to 2.71 million at end-2023, versus end-2018, the economic census data showed. ($1 = 7.2992 )