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American director David Lynch has revealed he can no longer leave his house since being diagnosed with emphysema. The celebrated creator of places “both wonderful and strange” behind films like Eraserhead, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, as well as the creator of Twin Peaks, shared the revelation in a new interview with Sight & Sound magazine. Lynch, 78, said he was diagnosed with emphysema due to being a lifelong smoker and said that, if he directs again, it will have to be remotely as he cannot “go out” due to fears he will get COVID. “I’ve gotten emphysema from smoking for so long and so ...
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Aerosmith says frontman Steven Tyler's voice has been permanently damaged by a vocal cord injury last year and that the band will no longer tour. The four-time Grammy winning band behind hits like 'Dream On', 'Walk This Way' and 'Love in an Elevator' posted a statement announcing the cancellation of remaining dates on its tour and provided an update on Tyler's voice. “He has spent months tirelessly working on getting his voice to where it was before his injury. We’ve seen him struggling despite having the best medical team by his side. Sadly, it is clear, that a full recovery from his vocal in...
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Australian actor and former James Bond star George Lazenby has announced he has retired from acting at the age of 84. The former model took up the 007 mantle from Sean Connery in 1969 for On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. He was the second actor ever cast in the role, and only appeared as Bond in only one film. Lazenby announced that he was officially retiring from acting and won’t be making any more public appearances. “This hasn’t been an easy decision but it’s time to announce my retirement from work,” the actor wrote on X. “Therefore, I won’t be doing any more acting or making public appear...
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An increasing number of older Germans are relying on state benefits to top up their pensions, according to figures from the Federal Statistics Office. The data was shared at the request of the left-wing BSW Group and reported on by German newspaper "Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung". In the first quarter of 2024, a record number of 719,330 pensioners received basic social security support. That's an increase of almost 35,000 since March 2023, and a jump of around 511,915 since 2015. Germany is currently raising its pension age from 65 years to 67, with the upper threshold now applying to anyone born a...
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On Tuesday evening I was torn between frustration and sadness as I watched Cristiano Ronaldo take one unsuccessful free-kick after another during Portugal’s Euro 2024 Championship match against Slovenia. As shots went over the bar, into the wall, into the crowd, a little bit of his lustre fell away and a little piece of me quietly died. Don’t get me wrong, I love Ronaldo. I watched him develop into the main man at Manchester United and marvelled as he dominated world football at Real Madrid – what a player!! But on Tuesday night in Eintracht Frankfurt’s Deutsche Bank Park, his human frailties ...
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Earnings-related pensions overwhelmingly constitute the primary source of income for Europeans aged 65 and older. However, less than half of EU consumers are confident that they will have enough money to live comfortably throughout their retirement. In several countries, this confidence level falls to 30% or even less. This raises concerns about pension adequacy. Protecting older people against poverty is a key function of pension systems. Old-age pension is periodic payments intended to: 1. Maintain the income of the beneficiary after retirement from paid employment at the legal or standard a...
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Grace and Jerry Grady have been living out of suitcases for the past couple of weeks. But it is a minor inconvenience as they prepare to fulfil the dream of a lifetime. The multicultural couple, who are in their 70s, are soon going to be two of the roughly 800 passengers on a three-and-a-half-year cruise around the world. The epic voyage begins on 30 May and will visit 425 ports in 147 countries across all seven continents. The itinerary is timed to catch the spring and summer seasons wherever it travels. Once it launches, the Villa Vie Odyssey will be one of just two residential cruise ships ...
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