The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”. It was announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 October 2024 and will be awarded onContinue Reading
Jimena Navarrete, a 22-year-old brunette from Mexico, was named Miss Universe in Las Vegas on Monday. The first runner-up was Miss Jamaica, Yendi Phillipps, while Miss Australia, Jesinta Campbell, was second runner-up. Navarrete, a nature enthusiast from Guadalajara, defeated favorites from Ireland, the Philippines and Venezuela to become the 59thContinue Reading
World’s Oldest Woman, Maria de Jesus, dies in Portugal World’s oldest woman, Maria de Jesus (b. 10 September 1893), has passed away in her native Portugal at the age of 115. Maria was crowned the world’s Oldest Living Woman by Guinness World Records on 28th December upon the death ofContinue Reading
Latest Sport Records This week sees the closing stages of the final tennis Grand Slam of the year, the US Open, with Roger Federer (Switzerland) looking for his fifth title which would leave him two more titles behind Bill Tilden, Richard Sears and William Larned (all USA) who have theContinue Reading