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Space One aborted the flight after concluding it was unlikely to complete its mission.

The Budget Policy Statement sets out the Govt's priorities for the 2025 Budget. It explains the approach being used to develop the Budget and the broad parameters within which decisions will be made.

1. Filipina who won a last-minute reprieve from an Indonesian firing squad returns home  The Associated Press
2. Filipina who narrowly avoided death row firing squad leaves Indonesia  BBC.com
3. Mother of Filipina who spent 15 years on death row in Indonesia calls for pardon  The Guardian
4. Mary Jane Veloso arrives in PH after 14-year imprisonment in Indonesia  ABS-CBN.COM
5. Indonesia to repatriate Philippine drug convict this week  Reuters

The gay Trump acolyte will serve the incoming administration in a role that is newly created and as yet undefined.

A New Zealand dad-of-three has been brought to tears after making a surprising discovery when he visited an Australian supermarket for the first time.

Black to play

Warriors 5, Wheat Kings 4 (SO)

First Period

1. Moose Jaw, Ziprick 7 (Kovacevic) 3:25.

Penalties — None.

Second Period

2. Brandon, Nguyen 15 (Jacobson, Johnson) 1:54 (pp).

3. Moose Jaw, Kovacevic 20 (Lakovic) 5:54 (pp).

4. Brandon, Pantelas 2 (Nguyen, Ronald) 6:45.

5. Brandon, Hadland 12 (Baumuller) 8:03.

6. Moose Jaw, Lakovic 15 (Kovacevic, Paquette) 9:51.

7. Brandon, Shipley 6 (Johnson, Flamand) 15:04.

8. Moose Jaw, Lakovic 16 (Kovacevic, Ziprick) 19:59. Читать дальше...

With the team in the midst of a playoff hunt - currently one game out of the lead in their division - their first-year head coach has decided to hand the reigns over to a rookie out of the University of Washington.

December 18 – Tottenham Hotspur continues to remain ‘Spursy’ on the pitch, however, when it comes to marketing and partnerships, the North London club roar. In a new deal, the club has announced that Tiger Beer will be its ‘Official International Beer Partner’ in an effort to capitalise on the team’s growing presence in Asia.

Nima Momeni was found guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Lee in San Francisco

Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Beijing on Wednesday for the 23rd round of border talks. The officials aimed to discuss restoring bilateral ties and managing peace along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), following a five-year gap in these discussions and recent disengagement agreements.

The Pacific nation has declared a state of emergency as search and relief efforts get underway.

One X user claimed the actor, 77, had "aged 200 years in 2 months" after a video showed Schwarzenegger walking slowly on the NYC set.

Bennett Stirtz scored eight of Drake's 10 points in overtime, including the game-winning 3-pointer, as the Bulldogs defeated Kansas State 73-70 in Kan

Congressional leaders have unveiled legislation that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help states and local communities recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton and other natural disasters. The stopgap measure will prevent a partial government shutdown set to begin after midnight Friday. It kicks final decisions on this budget year’s spending levels to a new Republican-led Congress and President-elect Donald Trump. Passage... Читать дальше...

A Japanese space startup said its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted minutes after liftoff Wednesday, nine months after the company’s first launch attempt ended in an explosion. Space One’s Kairos No. 2 rocket lifted off from a site in the mountainous prefecture of Wakayama in central Japan. The company said it had aborted the flight after concluding that it was unlikely to complete its mission. Space One aims to be Japan’s first company to put a satellite into orbit... Читать дальше...

Bryson DeChambeau expresses disbelief after missing another putt during The Showdown. | Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

The Showdown, which featured Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau, and Brooks Koepka, did not meet expectations.

LNG imports from Russia in value terms were the highest since November 2023

Broncos quarterback Bo Nix had a big fourth quarter against the Chargers in Week 6, and he has played really well ever since.

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- The clock is ticking for the popular social media platform TikTok as a looming ban on the app is set to happen on January 19th of next year. The company made a direct request to the highest court of the country to block that ban, saying it violates its free speech rights [...]

Can someone, Rags, just look back at which posters were the ones banging on about Rotherham doing their business early, and post them here?

I feel like we need to get better at long term smoking out the clueless.

18 December 2024, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition cautioned consumers against the purchase and use of three baby-related products (a baby bed sheet, a baby swimming float, and a baby supplies bag), which are laden with phthalates way above the legal limit set for such chemical compounds in toys and childcare articles.

"Ireland is one of the most anti-Zionist countries in the Western world," Ireland's Chief Rabbi Yoni Wieder told 'The Jerusalem Post.'