Cormac McCarthy’s ‘secret muse’ first had sex with him when she was 17, she says
American author Cormac McCarthy was 42 when he met 16-year-old Augusta Britt, who she says inspired characters in some of his famous novels.
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Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott
Japan held a memorial ceremony on Sunday near the Sado Island Gold Mines despite a last-minute boycott of the event by South ...
Australia dumps plan for social media fines on the enabling of misinformation
The proposal to fine internet companies came on the back of moves to ban children below a certain age from social media.
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Uruguay’s election becomes a dead heat in the presidential run-off
Uruguayans will return to the polls on Sunday for a second round of voting to choose their next president, with the ...
Australia dumps plan for social media fines misinformation
The proposal to fine internet companies came on the back of moves to ban children below a certain age from social media.
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Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee made triathlon’s ‘most dramatic change’, says top coach
The coach who oversaw Alistair Brownlee’s twin-Olympic triumphs said the maverick Briton transformed conventional wisdom over ...
Remembering veteran Cantopop lyricist James Wong Jim, who died 20 years ago
Two decades ago today, the Hong Kong figure passed away due to lung cancer aged 64 – he’s famous for writing the lyrics to ...