Posts by Liam Redmond
Spanish Cardinal suspends himself after being accused of sexually assaulting women
VATICAN CITY – Spanish Cardinal Cristobal Lopez Romero, who is also the Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco, has suspended himself after being accused of molesting women, the Vatican said on its own news site. “I am accused of inappropriate behaviour toward adult women,” Lopez Romero said in a statement published by Vatican News on Tuesday, adding…
Read MorePBOC pledges to maintain accommodative policy amid weak demand, external shocks
Published Wed, Jul 8, 2026 · 09:42 PM [BEIJING] China’s central bank said on Wednesday (Jul 8) it would maintain an appropriately loose monetary policy and ramp up financial support to revive domestic consumption, adding that the economy was facing a mismatch between strong supply and weak demand. Global economic growth remains sluggish, geopolitical tensions…
Read MoreBitcoin weakens as Trump’s remarks raise fresh Iran war concerns
Published Wed, Jul 8, 2026 · 09:16 PM [NEW YORK] Bitcoin tumbled as renewed geopolitical tensions rattled digital asset markets, eclipsing what had been a muted reaction to Strategy Inc’s latest sale of the token earlier in the week. The largest cryptocurrency fell more than 3 per cent to around US$61,691 on Wednesday (Jul 8)…
Read MoreFamily of teen football player found dead demands answers after 4th of July boat trip disappearance
The family of Nolan Xavier Wells, the 18-year-old football player who vanished after a Fourth of July boating trip with friends, has retained the services of a prominent civil rights attorney, Ben Crump. Wells’ body was recovered off the northwestern tip of Horn Island, a popular barrier island located about 10 miles off the Mississippi…
Read MoreUS dollar steady around 1-week high after Trump says Iran MOU ‘over’
Published Wed, Jul 8, 2026 · 08:22 PM [LONDON] The greenback as broadly steady at its highest level in roughly a week on Wednesday (Jul 8) after US President Donald Trump said an interim memorandum of understanding signed with Iran to end their conflict was “over”. Meanwhile, investors also looked ahead to Federal Reserve meeting…
Read MoreKarolina Muchova Ends Naomi Osaka’s Best Wimbledon Run to Reach First Semi-Final
Karolina Muchova continued her impressive Wimbledon campaign with a composed 7-6(4), 6-4 victory over Naomi Osaka on Tuesday to reach the semi-finals of the Championships for the first time in her career. In a contest featuring two of the most versatile shot-makers on the WTA Tour, Muchova handled the decisive moments better than her Japanese…
Read MoreBijou Phillips undergoes life-saving kidney transplant 5 months after desperate plea
Bijou Phillips underwent a life-saving kidney transplant five months after she was hospitalized and placed on dialysis while waiting for a donor. “I am beyond beyond grateful to everyone who rushed into help me, get checked to donate, you are all hero’s [sic]!” she captioned a post on Instagram Tuesday. “My wonderful brother [Aron Wilson]…
Read MoreChanges to EV incentives, uncertainty over COE framework drive Category A to a new high in ‘re-run of 2025 mania’
Awareness that incentives will be reduced in 2027, strong demand are keeping premiums elevated for mainstream cars [SINGAPORE] A longer-than-usual break between Certificate of Entitlement (COE) bidding rounds helped push mainstream car and commercial vehicle premiums to new heights in July’s first round of bidding which ended on Wednesday (Jul 8). But industry observers said…
Read MoreChanges to EV incentives, uncertainty over COE framework drive Category A premium to a new high in ‘re-run of 2025 mania’
Awareness that incentives will be reduced in 2027, strong demand are keeping premiums elevated for mainstream cars [SINGAPORE] A longer-than-usual break between Certificate of Entitlement (COE) bidding rounds helped push mainstream car and commercial vehicle premiums to new heights in July’s first round of bidding which ended on Wednesday (Jul 8). But industry observers said…
Read MoreRecord Cat A COE: expiring EV perk, longer bidding interval behind ‘re-run of 2025 mania’
Awareness that incentives will be lower in 2027, impending changes to system keeping premiums high for mainstream cars [SINGAPORE] A longer-than-usual break between Certificate of Entitlement (COE) bidding rounds helped push mainstream car and commercial vehicle premiums to new heights in July’s first round of bidding which ended on Wednesday (Jul 8). Industry observers said…
Read MoreWest Virginia town’s entire police force fired after ex-sergeant claims evidence room was broken into
A tiny West Virginia town has been left without a police department after every officer was fired following a dispute over an apparent break-in at the department’s evidence room. The Barrackville Police Department announced in a Facebook post Tuesday that, effective immediately, every member of the department had been relieved of duty by the Barrackville…
Read MoreStocks fall as Trump declares US-Iran ceasefire ‘over’
Published Wed, Jul 8, 2026 · 06:09 PM STOCKS fell, bond yields spiked and oil rallied after US President Donald Trump thrust geopolitical risks back into focus by declaring the ceasefire between the US and Iran to be over. S&P 500 futures slid 1 per cent. Brent advanced 6.3 per cent towards US$79 a barrel.…
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