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Thor’s haven Australia’s most expensive town

IT is home to some of our biggest celebrity names, and Thor’s mega mansion. And now Byron Bay can lay claim to another title — Australia’s most expensive median house price. New research from property market research firm Propertyology has identified the top 40 most expensive cities by median house price, and the popular hipster […]

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Drone sighting closes Frankfurt airport for an hour

FRANKFURT: Frankfurt‘s busy international airport had to halt flights for an hour after a pilot saw a drone, but has reopened. An airport spokesman said Thursday the airport was closed down from about 7:20 a.m. until 8:20 a.m. (0520 GMT until 0620 GMT) while German federal police searched for the drone and its operator with […]

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California Wildfires Insurance Claims Topped $12 Billion

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Free Old Chang Kee multicoloured curry puffs for ST subscribers

Direct subscribers of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) newspapers will have the chance to redeem a free multicoloured curry puff at Old Chang Kee Coffee House @ Rex on Saturday from 2 to 5pm. The exclusive giveaway is part of the Old Chang Kee flagship store’s first-year-anniversary celebration event, jointly organised by Old Chang Kee and […]

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Tanya Chua, Cyndi Wang to sing at awards showcase

Singaporean singer-songwriter Tanya Chua will take the stage at the Singapore edition of this year’s Global Chinese Golden Chart (GCGC) Awards showcase on May 28, organised by UFM100.3, which is part of SPH Radio. Singaporean singer-songwriter Boon Hui Lu, Singapore band Neko Highway and Malaysian singer Lim Wen Suen will also attend the event at […]

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Telemad: From taut to warm and fuzzy

Following the success of JTBC’s Sky Castle (2018), about the competitive South Korean education system, the cable channel is offering another school-themed K-drama. School violence comes under the spotlight in Beautiful World, which begins with the unsettling scene of Seon-ho (Nam Da-reum from 2018 series Radio Romance), a sweet-faced, third-year middle school student, falling in […]

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Diane Keaton on staying single: I might be a freak

LOS ANGELES • Diane Keaton claims to be one of the fortunate ones. As the screen legend reflects on age, marriage and nearly half a century of working in Hollywood, she says she has never felt sexually harassed. “Never. Maybe I just wasn’t harassment material,” jokes Keaton, who has 68 screen credits since her 1970 […]

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The Hustle’s stars hit it off

Actresses Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson have had their share of haters. Hathaway was ridiculed for what some saw as her gushy, insincere public appearances, including the speech she made accepting the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for the musical Les Miserables (2012). Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Learn more […]

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Moments of magic in tale of girl’s search for stardom

REVIEW / MUSICAL DRAMA TEEN SPIRIT (PG) 92 minutes/opens today/3 stars The story: Violet (Elle Fanning) is a teen in rural England, not given to hoping for much in life because of poverty. She is looked after by a protective Polish-immigrant single mother and has a secret gig singing karaoke to drunks at the local […]

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Finding that pop of inspiration

A strangely melancholic dance hit was the inspiration behind Teen Spirit, a pop-fuelled movie featuring music by singers Ariana Grande, Katy Perry and Robyn. Opening in Singapore today, it stars Elle Fanning as a shy teenager who enters a singing competition with dreams of escaping her life in a tiny English village. Please subscribe or […]