Mia le Roux who was set to represent South Africa at the Miss Universe finals this weekend in Mexico has pulled out of the competition, organisers have announced, citing health concerns. The 28-year-old made history as the first-ever deaf woman to be crowned Miss South Africa in August, following a controversy-hit competition which saw one…
By the end of their trip to Seattle, UCLA players might feel like playing Nirvana on their headphones while sipping lattes with a bear foam design on top. Everywhere they’ve gone this season, the Bruins have made themselves at home. There’s no doubt they’ve played their best football on the road. A team with a…
BEIRUT — When Zarifa Nawfal’s family arrived in Beirut for her wounded daughter’s surgery, one of the first things she wanted to do was go to the sea. The Mediterranean had been a constant companion at their home in Gaza before the war. “The moment I smelled the sea, I felt at peace inside —…
Alibaba Offices In Beijing Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba on Friday beat profit expectations in its September quarter, but sales fell short as sluggishness in the world’s second-largest economy hit consumer spending. Alibaba said net income rose 58% year-on-year to 43.9 billion Chinese yuan ($6.07 billion) in the company’s quarter…
Guillaume Houze attends the 33rd ANDAM Prize Winner cocktail at les Jardins du Palais Royal on June 30, 2022 in Paris, France. Pascal Le Segretain | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and…
We’ve only recently become separated from our food sources. Until a few generations ago millions of people lived on farms. Millions more grew vegetables and raised an animal or two in city lots. Those who didn’t were still connected to what they consumed. They had to be: There were few choices other than milk, eggs,…
I’ll be brief. I just want to have a short rant. This could be the place for that?! We just went to a local art and craft exhibition. And there, on display, no doubt with gardens in mind, were several statues of naked women. Which reminded me just how much I do not want to…
To understand the pull of Karan Johar in Bollywood, you should attempt to write a negative story about him. By the term “negative story”, in journalistic parlance, we mean an article where we write something that doesn’t show the particular person in good light. This is what happened when I approached a reputed producer friend of mine…
CNBC’s Dom Chu joins ‘Squawk Box’ to break down what’s driving health care. Source link
A man has been caught trying to smuggle hundreds of endangered spiders and insects out of Peru. Officials stopped the 28-year-old Korean citizen, who had hidden the animals about his person, as he tried to leave the capital Lima. The creatures are now being cared for by wildlife protection authorities. Source link
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