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Sky Johnson had taken his last cast well before a relentless cancer robbed us of his physical presence and his habitually upbeat persona. There was an obituary, a wake, a burial, and an engraved headstone.

TNI Staff

North Korea, Asia

Though technologically backwards for the most part—in the event of war—the North Koreans could inflict severe damage to South Korea and the U.S. forces stationed on the peninsula.

Here's What to Remember: Meanwhile, North Korea is also modernizing its armored forces—but the mechanized troops are not the main focus of the regime in Pyongyang. 

While analysts often focus on the so-called Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s arsenal of ballistic missiles... Читать дальше...

Many people cringe at the thought of spending a weekend with their extended families, let alone a two-week holiday. But it doesn't have to be doom and gloom as I discovered on a summer road trip with ...

Invicta FC atomweight champion Alesha Zappitella. | Dave Mandel/Invicta FC

How about some free MMA to kick off the 2022 fight schedule?

Death Star for scale. | Image: Park My Spaceship

Park My Spaceship is the simple, extremely amusing app I didn’t know I needed. It allows you to superimpose to-scale images of notable spacecraft from sci-fi shows and movies over Google Maps. That’s it. It’s great. You can check to see if Serenity would fit in your backyard or if the Millennium Falcon could land in your neighborhood park. It’s been around since 2018, but I first encountered it this week when @CincinnatiPhil TILearned about it and shared his discoveries on Twitter. Читать дальше...

Between widespread shipping issues and dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic (again), the 2021 holiday shopping season wasn’t without its challenges. Online retailers once again made shopping safer and more convenient this year, but what happens once the gifts are given, and some need to be returned or exchanged? Here…

The federal government will throw an extra 800,000 booster doses at GPs and pharmacists in the first week of January, as medical practitioners say they are rapidly exhausting their vaccine supplies.

'Tis the season where everyone tries to convince Santa that they've been on their best behavior all year long. 

1. Keir Starmer opens up eight-point lead as Partygate takes toll on Tories  The Times
2. Keir Starmer held his nerve and has eclipsed Boris Johnson as the year ends  The Independent
3. Starmer has scotched Labour’s negatives, now bring on the positives  The Guardian
4. What the Tories need in their next leader  The Times
5. Majority of Tory voters want Boris Johnson replaced in 2022, poll finds  The Independent
6. View Full coverage on Google News

Don't miss these great movies before they leave Netflix in January 2022.

A guest post by a reader: I write this to share with  KiwiBlog readers the insights and conclusions I have reached in looking at the legal issues surrounding the proposed checkpoints in Northland over the holiday period. Firstly, the disclaimer is that this is not legal advice, and I am not a lawyer. But the […]

The cast and crew of Mrs Brown's Boys, who are back with two Christmas specials over the festive period, have really suffered this year with devastating loss and tragic heartache

There is no hiding from the fact that Barcelona have endured a horrible year on and off the pitch, but will the club looking to the past to aim for a better future pay off?

The results show the Coalition “losing skin” – but Labor is not necessarily benefiting.

No matter what the cause of illness, when people are chronically sick, doctors do not tally the expenses before delivering first-class treatment.

The risk of catching COVID-19, or simply being caught out by shifting rules and regulations, has forced many travellers to choose the open road over the skies this festive season.

The federal government will throw an extra 800,000 booster doses at GPs and pharmacists in the first week of January, as medical practitioners say they are rapidly exhausting their vaccine supplies.

If you think that you can't learn anything good on television, check out some series and reality shows that provide valuable lessons.

PREMIER LEAGUE clubs can enter into pre-contract agreements with players at foreign clubs in the January transfer window.

NORTH KOREAN Christians will be hunted and shot on sight if they are found celebrating their faith around Christmas, one survivor has revealed.

The Department of Justice reportedly planned to complete comprehensive probes into the two tech giants by 31 December, determining whether they were in violation of US anti-monopoly legislation.

Before she hit it big with "Friends," the actor had called out Lorne Michaels

Airlines said the omicron variant was causing staffing problems leading to flight cancellations.

It's been almost two years since actor Andrew Scarborough left Emmerdale, after his character Graham Foster was brutally killed by returning villain Piers Harris