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King Charles’s Christmas Broadcast Breaks TV Viewing Record

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King Charles III’s Christmas broadcast has been reported to be the most-watched Christmas TV address by a monarch on record.

The British Broadcasting Corporation claimed a festive viewing victory over streaming rivals such as Netflix, according to a report by The Guardian UK.

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The report said 10.6 million viewers watched the monarch’s broadcast on BBC One, BBC Two and ITV, making it the most watched programme on Christmas Day.

An average of 8.1 million, 1.58 million, and 900,000 viewers watched the broadcast on BBC One, ITV, and BBC Two respectively.

Charles’s address was also reportedly the most popular Christmas Day broadcast by a monarch in the two decades that official TV ratings records monitoring audience levels have been kept.

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The monarch addressed the nation from St George’s chapel at Windsor Castle, where the committal service of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was held three months ago, and where his father was laid to rest.

In the eight-minute message, Charles paid tribute to his mother and addressed the cost of living crisis gripping the nation, alongside footage of food banks and meals being distributed to the needy, The Guardian UK reports.

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Popular American Actor, Joe Marinelli Dies Of Stomach Cancer

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Joe Marinelli, popular American actor, known for his roles in ‘The Morning Show’ and other television series, is dead.

Joe Marinelli reportedly died last Sunday at age 68 after a long battle with throat and stomach cancer.

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The actor’s wife, Jean Marinelli, confirmed his passage to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Reacting to his death, the actor’s colleague, Mark Duplass who worked with the deceased on ‘The Morning Show’, said.

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We have lost a great one. Joe Marinelli lived in the rare air.

“He was a generous performer, beautiful human, wide-eyed positivist. I will miss him dearly. I will try to live my life a bit more like his. We all should”.

 

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Judge In Maradona Negligence Case Resigns Amid Scandal

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The Argentine judge who caused the collapse of a trial over the 2020 death of football legend Diego Maradona has resigned, her lawyer said Tuesday.

Julieta Makintach’s involvement in a clandestine documentary about the trial of Maradona’s medical team led to the proceedings being scrapped in May after two months of hearings.

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No date has yet been set for a new trial.

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I have the honor of addressing you in my capacity as judge (…)in order to submit my resignation from my position,” Makintach wrote in a letter to the governor of Buenos Aires that was shared by her lawyer.

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Makintach was facing impeachment proceedings over her participation in the documentary about the case against seven medical staff accused of manslaughter over Maradona’s death.

Maradona — considered one of the world’s greatest ever players — died in November 2020 at the age of 60 while recovering from brain surgery.

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He died of heart failure and acute pulmonary edema — a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs — two weeks after going under the knife.

Prosecutor say the conditions of his home convalescence were grossly negligent.

Makintach was one of three judges hearing the case.

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Netanyahu Vows To Thwart ‘Any Attempt’ By Iran To Rebuild Nuclear Programme

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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday to crush any attempt by Iran to rebuild its nuclear programme in a national address to the country after 12 days of war.

Iran will not have a nuclear weapon,” Netanyahu said after a ceasefire put a halt to airstrikes by the two countries against each other.

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“We have thwarted Iran’s nuclear project. And if anyone in Iran tries to rebuild it, we will act with the same determination, with the same intensity, to foil any attempt,” he added.

 

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