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Matthew Perry’s loved ones and co-stars say they have been left “heartbroken” by his death aged 54. The US actor – best known for playing Chandler Bing in hit ’90s show Friends – was found dead at his LA home. The sitcom’s creators said he was a “brilliant talent” and “always the funniest person in the room”, while his family said he had “brought so much joy to the world”. Perry was praised in recent years for speaking openly about mental health. Friends, which followed the fortunes of six friends living in New York, aired from 1994 until 2004 and became a…

On Thursday, as Australia woke to the news a body had been found inside the bathroom of an elite Sydney private school, horror rippled around the country. Police had turned up at St Andrew’s Cathedral School just before midnight, after a chilling triple-zero call. There they encountered a “confronting scene” – 21-year-old water polo coach Lilie James, dead, with extensive head injuries. Detectives believe she was murdered – allegedly with a hammer – hours earlier, according to local media who have citied anonymous sources. CCTV had reportedly captured her colleague, 24-year-old hockey coach Paul Thijssen, entering the bathroom after her.…

While on screen he was making millions laugh on TV’s biggest show, Matthew Perry was locked in a painful cycle of addiction, and a battle with demons that stemmed from a damaged childhood. In 1986, after moving to Los Angeles, Matthew Perry was convinced fame would wash all his problems away. “I yearned for it more than any other person on the face of the planet,” he wrote in his candid memoir last year. “I needed it. It was the only thing that would fix me. I was certain of it.” Perry would eventually get his wish, becoming one of…

A Hong Kong High Court judge has given crisis-hit Chinese property giant Evergrande one last chance to come up with a new deal over its huge debts or face liquidation. A winding-up hearing, initially scheduled for Monday, was adjourned to 4 December. Justice Linda Chan said it would be the last hearing before a decision is made. Evergrande is the world’s most indebted property developer with more than $325bn (£268.4bn) of total liabilities. It defaulted on its debts two years ago and has been working on a new repayment plan ever since. Justice Chan said Evergrande had to come up…

When King Charles III visits Kenya next week, he’ll do something no other member of his family has done in the country. That’s because, in addition to the usual fare of state banquets and such, he’s planning on acknowledging the “more painful aspects” of shared history between the United Kingdom and Kenya, according to Buckingham Palace. The four-day visit starts Tuesday and comes as the country prepares to celebrate 60 years of independence from Britain. Charles will be joined by his wife, Queen Camilla. The Mau Mau uprising – a violent period in which thousands were killed – pushed Kenya toward independence…

Private-equity billionaire Stephen Schwarzman doesn’t think office workers worked hard enough during Covid-19. Schwarzman, the Blackstone CEO whose fortune is estimated at $32 billion, told a crowd of investors at a ritzy Saudi Arabia conference known as “Davos in the Desert” that people who worked remotely during the pandemic “didn’t work as hard – regardless of what they told you.” Of course, many Americans would argue they never worked harder. Parents often had to juggle near-constant Zoom meetings and Slack messages while simultaneously helping kids whose schools were shut. Others had to take care of babies and toddlers whose day cares were closed or…

A new era is on the horizon for The Washington Post. The broadsheet — which surged in readership during Donald Trump’s chaotic presidency, but has since struggled to maintain that audience — is set to welcome a new chief executive and publisher in the coming weeks. Owner Jeff Bezos is “very close” to making his selection, a person familiar with the matter told me Thursday, adding that the pick will likely be announced in November. Puck’s Dylan Byers reported Wednesday that a pick could even be announced within days. Whomever Bezos selects for the task will face enormous challenges. Interim chief executive…

The US has carried out air strikes against two weapons and ammunition storage facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the strikes were in response to recent attacks on US bases in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia groups. The US strikes were “separate and distinct from the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas,” he said in a statement. Iran did not immediately comment. The strikes, carried out by a pair of F-16 US air force fighters, took place on Friday at around 04:30 local time (01:30 GMT) near Abu Kamal, a…

The death of a leader in China can usher in big changes, it did after Mao Zedong, or can lead to political upheaval, like it did when grieving for Hu Yaobang morphed into the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. For this reason, the passing of former premier Li Keqiang has already triggered various measures to ensure that stability is maintained. A crackdown on VPN use is underway to reduce the access of Chinese citizens to the parts of the internet not controlled by the Communist Party. The Party doesn’t want mourning for a popular, liberal, former number two leader to generate…

A decision by Uganda’s government to name a road after two foreign tourists killed earlier this month has triggered outrage in the country. British citizen David Barlow and his South African wife Emmaretia Geyer were shot dead on their honeymoon. Police said the attackers also burned their car in the 17 October attack. Some Ugandans have criticised the government for honouring the foreign couple yet excluding Eric Alyai, the Ugandan guide killed alongside them. Authorities say the couple, from Berkshire in the UK, was on a visit to see gorillas and other primates at the Queen Elizabeth National Park when…