Posts by Liam Redmond
Japan’s love of plastic tested by supply constraints
The country ranks second in the world for per-capita plastic packaging waste, behind only the US FIRST-TIME visitors to Tokyo convenience stores are often struck by the staggering array of choices on offer: shelves overflowing with sushi, pork cutlet sandwiches and matcha sweets. Perhaps even more surprising than the impressive variety is the realization that virtually every…
Read MoreThe supertanker tycoon making millions on Hormuz shuttle runs
[HONG KONG, LONDON, DUBAI] Just a few weeks into the war, one of the Persian Gulf’s top oil producers quietly began sneaking its crude out of the Strait of Hormuz. Before long, the covert project became so successful that the United Arab Emirates was already approaching its pre-war rate of flows through the waterway by…
Read MoreUK budget airline easyJet ready to accept US$7.3 billion takeover bid from Castlelake
Published Mon, Jul 6, 2026 · 05:58 AM BRITISH budget airline easyJet has agreed in principle to a sweetened takeover bid from US investment firm Castlelake that values the carrier at up to £5.5 billion (US$7.34 billion), it said on Sunday (Jul 5), a potential shakeup for Europe’s aviation sector. The new offer at £6.90…
Read MoreConey Island mass shooting may have been gang retaliation: ‘They aimed for babies’
The brazen gunman who launched a mass shooting at a July 4th family cookout on Coney Island “aimed for babies,” a victim’s mom told The Post — as police probed whether the violence was gang-related. Cops are still looking for the black-clad thug who pulled the trigger at the horrific Saturday night shooting, which left…
Read MoreBelgium soccer ‘astonished’ by FIFA’s Folarin Balogun red card decision as it investigates ‘all potential options’
The Royal Belgian Football Association said in a statement that it’s “astonished” by the FIFA ruling Sunday that suspended the red-card suspension of Folarin Balogun, allowing the star USMNT striker to be available for the World Cup Round of 16 match Monday. “FIFA bases its decision on Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code,” the…
Read MoreSo Ji-sub’s ‘Agent Kim Reactivated’ Becomes 2026’s Highest-Rated Korean Miniseries After Just 3 Episodes
Veteran South Korean actor So Ji-sub is enjoying one of the biggest television successes of his career as his latest drama, ‘Agent Kim Reactivated’, has become the highest-rated South Korean miniseries of 2026 after airing just three episodes. According to Nielsen Korea data released on Saturday, July 4, the third episode of the SBS action-revenge…
Read MoreNYC axes new rule on roll-down gates for businesses – after retailers already spent thousands
City lawmakers rolled back an obscure, decades-old law about storefront roll-down gates ahead of a looming enforcement deadline – but not before some retailers shelled out thousands of dollars in upgrades. The city scrambled to axe the measure ahead of a July 1 deadline, agreeing Tuesday to shelve the law, which would force businesses to…
Read MoreLong Island man killed when firework blows up in his face during Fourth of July party
A Long Island man lighting a firework was killed when it exploded in his face during a Fourth of July backyard party, according to police. Gabriel Ruiz-Urresto, 37, ignited the “mortar style” pyrotechnic when it blew up and struck him in the head around 9:30 p.m. Saturday outside his Central Islip home, leaving him dead, the…
Read MoreWho Is Sofi Martinez? Lionel Messi Responds to Romance Rumors with Argentine World Cup Reporter After Meeting Her Post Cape Verde Match
Lionel Messi has responded to ongoing speculation linking him romantically with Argentine television reporter Sofi Martinez following an interaction between the two in the mixed zone after Argentina’s World Cup match. The 39-year-old addressed the rumors after Argentina’s hard-fought 3-2 extra-time win against Cape Verde in Miami on Friday. Following the match, Messi approached Martinez,…
Read MorePrince William’s lineage suprisingly linked to American patriots who battled British, book claims
The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William’s family tree. In “American Crown,” Stephanie Green traces the Prince of Wales’ extraordinary American lineage to Revolutionary War patriot Nathan Hale and other colonial ancestors. “The more I…
Read MoreTrump admin will use same company to repair Reflecting Pool’s damaged liner, Burgum says: ‘Did a fantastic job’
WASHINGTON — The same company that originally put the “American flag blue” sealant down on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool will do the repair work, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum revealed. Trump administration officials are planning to drain some of the 6.75 million-gallon basin and repair the damaged liner within the coming days, after…
Read MoreSingapore: Three Men Hospitalized After Garbage Truck Skids, Overturns in Yishun
Three men were taken to hospital after a garbage truck skidded and overturned at a junction in Yishun on Sunday, July 5. The accident took place at the junction of Sembawang Road and Yishun Avenue 7. The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) were informed about the accident at about 11.20 am. Driver…
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