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Jane Fonda, sister of Hollywood star Peter Fonda, has led tributes to the Easy Rider star following his death.   In a statement following the news, the actor said: “I am very sad. He was my sweet-hearted baby brother. The talker of the family. “I have had a beautiful alone time with him these last …

Tributes have been flooding in on Twitter for Toni Morrison, following the news of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s death aged 88. Morrison, who was best known for her best-selling and influential novels Beloved, The Bluest Eye and Jazz, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993, and the Presidential Medal …

The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, a pro-democracy labor group with 160,000 members, called on workers to strike Monday, while the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, a pro-Beijing group, urged workers, particularly those working in transportation, to work as normal to prevent the city becoming paralyzed. Maggie Chung, …

Steve Smith admits he is “proud” and “lost for words” after inspiring Australia’s fightback on day one of the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston.  The former captain produced a stunning century against England before eventually being bowled by Stuart Broad for 144 as the tourists recovered from 122/8 to post 284.  Smith, …

Boris Johnson’s government is more unpopular after his first week as prime minister than any other incoming administration in the last 40 years, according to a new poll. Three-quarters (75 per cent) of voters are already dissatisfied with the new government’s performance, compared to just 18 per cent who are satisfied, according to …