The gaokao was sat by more than 13 million students in China this year and authorities used facial recognition, metal detectors, drones and phone signal blockers to ensure no one cheated More than 13 million students sat China’s national college entrance exam the gaokao this year(Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images) Millions of students in China … Read more
Neither Israel nor Iran is backing down from an escalating conflict that has endangered civilians in both countries, and because Canada has no embassy in Iran, Ottawa is having to work from afar to support thousands of Canadian citizens stuck there. While Canada has an embassy in Israel, it severed diplomatic relations with Tehran more than a … Read more
“I am always thriving to get better, not just physically, but also mentally and emotionally,” she said. “And I would just say it’s a satisfaction of creating a goal and then achieving it. And working really hard and seeing all that hard work really pay off.” Mak is the youngest in a growing youth movement … Read more
A dad could not believe the price he was charged for dining at Disney Princess Breakfast Adventures, at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa, earlier this month The dad was having breakfast with his family at Disneyland California (stock image)(Image: GC Images) A dad “almost spat out” his coffee when he was handed an eye-watering … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images When Mark Zuckerberg feels the heat, he opens his wallet. The 41-year-old Facebook founder and Meta CEO is on a spending spree like never before in an effort to position … Read more
Salvage experts lifted Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht to the surface and began pumping seawater out of it on Saturday, 10 months after it sank off the coast of Sicily, killing the British tech tycoon, his teenage daughter and five others. Work resumed at first light, with one of the most powerful maritime cranes in Europe … Read more
Donna Jobling was on a surprise trip to Crete in Greece with her husband and two friends when she became seriously ill, with the 57-year-old rushed to hospital and put in an induced coma 11:26, 21 Jun 2025Updated 11:32, 21 Jun 2025 Donna Jobling is fighting for her life in a hospital in Crete(Image: Hull … Read more
A Los Angeles icon is sold, a Sean Combs juror gets dismissed, and arrests are made in a $100 million heist. Source link
Mirapolis was created to rival Disneyland Paris when it opened in 1987, but within four years, the ambitious project became one of the country’s most infamous failures as it now lies abandoned Amy Jones Lifestyle & Features Writer and Kris Boratyn 07:00, 21 Jun 2025 The amusement park in France, Mirapolis, was built to rival … Read more
A family looking forward to a two-week holiday at a five-star hotel in Jamaica were left shocked after an adults-only festival hosted by the resort led to ‘all hell breaking loose’ Liverpool mum Katie had been eagerly looking forward to her TUI holiday in Jamaica, but says her stay there was ruined by raunchy guests … Read more