Bubble

Realtors are enjoying a once-in-a-lifetime bonanza as the apartment price bubble inflates to record levels. One gauge of their success is that fewer estate agents than at any time in 19 years closed their doors in the first half of this year after housing transactions hit a record high of…

When I was about 6, my mind did something wondrous, although it felt perfectly natural at the time. When I encountered the name of any day of the week, I automatically associated it with a color or a pattern, always the same one, as if the word embodied the shade.…

Kayla Harrison’s MMA journey has been an interesting one. As a lightweight fighter she’s carved out a niche in women’s MMA that’s largely uncharted territory, with the bulk of past WMMA talent competing at featherweight and below. To their credit, however, the PFL has worked to find regular competition to…

AUCKLAND: New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday that strict border controls would remain this year but she hoped to cautiously reopen to the rest of the world in 2022 while maintaining the country's virus-free status. She said the changes would be "careful and deliberate" to avoid allowing variants, such…

This year should have hurt a little extra for LiAngelo Ball. His younger brother LaMelo was just named NBA Rookie of the Year, his older brother Lonzo landed a big contract to be the starting point guard for the Chicago Bulls — and he was languishing without an NBA contract.…

Of all the many provisions jammed into the 2,700-page bipartisan infrastructure bill that’s teetering ever closer to passage, an unlikely one has come to dominate the news in recent days: cryptocurrency taxes. A brief item nestled in the bill would aim to raise about $28 billion over 10 years, mostly…

New weapons, battles and more... by Liam Doolan Thu 5th Aug 2021 Image: GungHo Online EntertainmentGungHo has outlined what to expect from bubble gum team-based shooter Ninjala in its seventh season. This spooky themed update includes new weapons ( Paw-xing Gloves and Ogre Gloves), a new Shinobi Card (Ninjutsu Stock),…

Khabib Nurmagomedov believes a tweet by Conor McGregor attacking his dead father was not from a sober mind — also revealed the author’s true character. On Mike Tyson’s Hotboxin’ podcast, the former UFC lightweight champion responded in depth for the first time to the messages that drew widespread condemnation for…

After more than 100 days in neonatal intensive care, baby Ephraim Maleho is at home with brother Llyle, mother Beneline and father Melvory van Wyk. Image: Supplied A Cape Town doctor’s decision to save a mother’s amniotic sac during a complex C-section birth has saved the life of baby Ephraim…

As a keen follower of women’s beach volleyball, I was watching Brazil take on Canada in the Olympics, when the doorbell rang. ‘Good morning, sir, good time?’ said the young man who looked like a young Anna Hazare. I mumbled something, and let him in while Eduarda ‘Duda’ Santos Lisboa…