Skechers names Kartik Aaryan as India brand ambassador
Skechers has announced the appointment of Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan as its new brand ambassador…
Princesse tam tam and Comptoir des Cotonniers heading for receivership
Translated by Nicola Mira Published June 20, 2025 Another major French fashion player is under threat. FashionNetwork.com has learnt that fashion retailer Comptoir des Cotonniers and lingerie chain Princesse tam tam are heading towards receivership proceedings. The owner of the two chains, Japanese group Fast Retailing, is about to file for receivership for both. The application…
Biden defends Juneteenth in Galveston, slams attempts to ‘erase history’
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former President Joe Biden slammed critics of Juneteenth as he spoke Thursday at an AME church service in Galveston Island, Texas – the city where, on June 19, 1865, Gen. Gordon Granger issued the final federal orders enforcing emancipation at a time before telephones. Biden criticized the…
UK parliament votes for assisted dying, paving way for historic law change
UK parliament votes for assisted dying, paving way for historic law change Source link
Ex-NBA great Vlade Divac breaks hip in motorcycle accident
Jun 20, 2025, 07:15 AM ET PODGORICA, Montenegro — Former NBA center Vlade Divac underwent emergency surgery after breaking a hip in a fall from his motorcycle in Montenegro, doctors said Friday. The accident happened Thursday on a road near the Montenegrin Adriatic Sea coast. Hospital officials said Divac sustained a fracture and that an…
Forget Chrome and Edge – this challenger browser now offers greater protection from online scams
DuckDuckGo is offering enhanced, in-browser scam protections Online scams are on the rise, so it wants to keep users safe It says Scam Blocker doesn’t send tracking information to third-parties Online scams are on the rise, AI is enabling cybercriminals to send out more frequent scams that are more sophisticated than ever, and financial losses…
A new electricity supercycle is under way
Why spending on power infrastructure is surging around the world Source link
Palestine Action to be banned after RAF base break in
The home secretary will move to proscribe the Palestine Action group in the coming weeks, effectively branding them as a terrorist organisation, the BBC understands. Yvette Cooper is preparing a written statement before Parliament on Monday – which if passed will make becoming a member of the group illegal. It will then need to be…
Caitlin Clark leads early voting for WNBA All-Star Game
Alexa PhilippouJun 20, 2025, 12:30 PM ET Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer Indiana Fever sensation Caitlin Clark and Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa…
We must renew palliative care focus as part of assisted dying decision
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is chief executive of Hospice UK The vote by MPs to pass the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill represents a seismic milestone for death and dying in England and Wales. Views…
Councillor loses Labour whip over ‘offensive’ social media posts
A Labour councillor has been suspended by his local party over social media posts he made more than a decade ago that were deemed racist and supportive of far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Reform UK highlighted “offensive” posts that they claimed had been made by Ben Westwick – a councillor at Basildon Council in Essex. Council…
