Australians across the country have shared their love and well wishes to John Farnham for Christmas after his son shared a photo of his dad celebrating with family. The photo, posted to Instagram by John’s son Rob Farnham, showed his family sitting around the table for Christmas lunch. In the first new image shared online … Read more
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 31-Jan. 6: Dec. 31: Actor Anthony Hopkins is 86. Actor Sarah Miles (“The Big Sleep”) is 82. Actor Barbara Carrera (“Never Say Never Again”) is 82. Guitarist Andy Summers of The Police is 81. Actor Ben Kingsley is 80. Singer Burton Cummings of The Guess Who is 76. … Read more
King Charles has called on people to help those less fortunate during a time of economic hardship and global conflict, using his Christmas Day message to emphasise the importance of kindness, compassion and care for the environment. In his second Christmas message since becoming king, Charles also paid tribute to volunteers, charity workers and people … Read more
LONDON — LONDON (AP) — King Charles III reflected his coronation theme of public service Monday in a Christmas message that he connected to the health of the planet and wars that are raging. In a prerecorded video shot with him standing beside a Christmas tree in Buckingham Palace, the king spoke of the message … Read more
Colin Burgess, the original drummer of iconic rock band AC/DC, has died, the group has announced. He was 77. “Very sad to hear of the passing of Colin Burgess. He was our first drummer and a very respected musician. Happy memories, rock in peace Colin,” the band said in a tribute on social media. A … Read more
PORTLAND, Ore. — Watching a countdown of the auction’s final minutes on Monday, Erin Holcomb couldn’t believe it: the sale price kept jumping for the rare, gold Nike Air Jordan 3s that were anonymously dropped in the donation chute of the Oregon shelter where she works in Portland. “In the last five minutes it went … Read more
Streaming service users are all too familiar with the frustrations of waiting for a show or movie to buffer. Now, Netflix has quietly rolled out an upgrade to help address that annoying problem. The streaming giant has revealed a major change in how it encodes high-definition videos to reduce buffering and the amount of internet … Read more
BANGKOK — China’s press and publications authority has approved 105 new online games, saying it fully supports the industry after proposed curbs caused massive losses last week for investors in major games makers. The National Press and Publication Administration issued a statement on its WeChat social media account Monday saying the approvals by the Game … Read more
Mike Nussbaum, reputed as the oldest professional actor in America with a prolific stage career and roles in films including Field of Dreams and Men in Black, has died aged 99. Nussbaum died of old age at his Chicago home on Saturday, just days before his 100th birthday, his daughter Karen Nussbaum told The Associated … Read more
In Steve McQueen’s “Occupied City,” a young woman with an even voice narrates, with rigorous specificity, Nazi encounters and crimes throughout Amsterdam during World War II. The accounts go address by address, and so does McQueen’s camera. Yet the images that play throughout “Occupied City” are of modern day Amsterdam. In the roving, 4 hour-plus … Read more
