December 2019

Asian stocks mixed in quiet holiday trading

BANGKOK — Asian stocks were mixed on Tuesday after stocks closed modestly higher on Wall Street, extending the major indexes’ milestone-shattering run. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 shed 10 points to 23,811.93. Shanghai Composite index gained 0.25% to 2,970.19. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng edged 0.2% down to 27,864.10. Seoul’s Kospi dropped 0.5% to 2,193.49 while Sydney’s S&P-ASX […]

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The Rise of Skywalker: Disney cuts Star Wars same-sex kiss in Singapore

Image copyright Lucasfilm Image caption Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, is not one of the characters in the scene Disney has cut a brief scene of two women kissing in the Singaporean version of its latest Star Wars film. The Rise of Skywalker features the first same-sex kiss in the franchise’s history – described by

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Newlyweds facing cancer look forward to first Christmas as a married couple

Lauren was 23 years old when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer, and despite rounds of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, was told the cancer had spread and was terminal. Despite the diagnosis, Lauren’s boyfriend José proposed and the couple came to the attention of the charity Gift of a Wedding, which helps people with life limiting

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Ariana Grande Releases New Live Album As Sweetener Tour Concludes

Ariana Grande just added dessert to her now-concluded Sweetener World Tour, dropping a live album on Sunday. “k bye for now” includes dozens of songs from the tour. Grande told fans on Twitter that the work was “a little something to thank u for everything and to make saying goodbye to this chapter a lil easier.” thank

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Australia fines Sackler-owned opioid maker over advertising

Australia’s drug regulator has fined a pharmaceutical company owned by the billionaire Sackler family over what it dubbed misleading advertising for one of its opioid painkillers By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press December 24, 2019, 1:15 AM 5 min read SYDNEY — Australia’s drug regulator has fined a pharmaceutical company owned by the billionaire Sackler family over

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Kylie Jenner’s Daughter’s Lavish Christmas Gift Sends Twitter Into Meltdown

Stormi Webster is nearly 2 years old, and she already has her first piece of real estate. Kylie Jenner’s toddler received an opulent early Christmas surprise from her grandmother Kris Jenner ― a small house (which they are calling a playhouse). The Kylie Cosmetics beauty mogul shared a video of the surprise to her YouTube

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