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Curry, a three-time Tony nominee, was best known for his portrayal of Dr Frank-N-Furter in the cult classic musical.Tim Curry, the British actor best known for his star turn as Dr Frank-N-Furter in the cult classic musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died at age 80.Curry, who had struggled with his health for more than a decade after a debilitating stroke, died peacefully at his home in Los Angeles, California, according to a statement released by his longtime manager, Marcia Hurwitz, on Wednesday. No cause of death was disclosed.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe actor appeared in…

Although outside the EU, Iceland is part of the European Economic Area (EEA) along with Norway and Liechtenstein, so it is part of the single market and the Schengen border-free zone.Reykjavik opened EU accession talks two years after the devastating 2008 global financial crisis, but abandoned them in 2013.Fishing was the biggest obstacle then, and remains a dealbreaker today.Fish and marine industries account for almost 40% of Iceland’s exports and many No voters are worried that under the EU’s common fisheries policy they could cede some control of their lucrative fishing grounds.Opposition leader Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir, who leads the No campaign,…

Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India” — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy.India’s growing energy requirements are becoming fertile grounds for a contest between the U.S. and Russia, as the two geopolitical rivals seek a bigger share of the world’s third-largest energy market. This week I spoke to energy experts to understand how the Iran war, trade deals and tariffs are reshaping India’s energy sourcing mix.Any thoughts on today’s newsletter? Share them with the team. The big storyIndia is becoming a prime market for…

If you missed the spectacular solar eclipse earlier this month, you have a chance to catch another stunning astronomical phenomenon: a partial lunar eclipse and “blood moon” that will occur on Thursday night into Friday early morning.Earth’s shadow will cover nearly all of the bright lunar disk and will cast a reddish or orange hue on the moon’s surface.The partial phase will last about three hours and 18 minutes. At its peak, it will have a threshold magnitude of 0.93, meaning that approximately 93 percent of the moon’s diameter will be within the darkest part of Earth’s shadow. Here’s what…

Burnham said: “I am in South Wales today because the answers to the UK’s challenges will not come from an echo chamber. They will come from the places that know their own strengths, and from a government willing to listen and then act.”Good jobs in every community, in every part of the UK. That is what I want every leader in this country signed up to.”He will meet the Welsh government’s deputy first minister Sioned Williams at the visit.Williams said the visit was “a positive example of governments working together to improve people’s lives”.She will call for a “fair share…

Stare into a dog’s eyes and you may encounter a bemused expression. But researchers have found that dogs blink more often when they see their owners doing so, suggesting there may be more to the mutual gaze than meets the eye.Scientists have previously found that dogs turn on the puppy eyes when humans look at them, and that their brains can distinguish happy human faces from other expressions – even telling apart fearful faces from those that are angry or sad.But while previous work has suggested dogs and humans may synchronise their blinking, and dogs may blink more when interacting…

The field is nearly set for this season’s UEFA Champions League, Thursday’s league phase draw setting the stage for the road to the final on June 5 at Madrid’s Metropolitano Stadium.Thursday’s draw will take place once the final round of qualification wraps up this week, which will see the last seven teams fill in the field of 36 that will take part in the league phase. No matter how things shake out, a healthy mix of usual suspects and newcomers will each have eight games to prove they belong in the knockout rounds – and are maybe worthy of making…

Two of her siblings are now onboard with the San Diego Padres ownership, but Jeanie Buss is clearly nowhere near an agreement with them when it comes to the Los Angeles Lakers. “Jeanie never agreed to any sale, was never consulted, and was never even informed,” declares a petition filed Wednesday in L.A. Superior Court by the Running Point EP and Lakers governor to stop the five other children of Dr. Jerry Buss from selling the family’s remaining 17.8% in the championship-winning team they owned for decades. In fact, anointed heir and her lawyers argue it’s actually bad business for…

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“If you ran into a room, they set the room on fire,” says Fatima, describing a recent attack on her village in Zamfara, north-western Nigeria. “If you came out and started running, they shot you.”The gunmen, who struck at 02:00, split into groups to surround residents: one at the village entrance, one in the centre and one at the back.”They opened fire without a care in the world, shooting indiscriminately,” the 55-year-old quietly tells the BBC World Service.It was one of many attacks that have caused havoc in the mainly Muslim community where residents live in fear of being kidnapped…