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"Batman" star Michael Keaton criticized supporters of former President Trump and billionaire Elon Musk in a recent social media post, accusing them of not seeing that the two businessmen think they’re "stupid." Keaton shared the scathing message to his Instagram on Tuesday, expressing his disbelief that conservative Americans are fans of the two figures who have been on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania to shore up support for Trump’s presidential race. "For some of you folks who uh – guys mostly, I guess – who are thinking about attending a rally with Musk and uh, Trump," he began in the...

Sri Lanka charges Oxfam £500,000 to allow in jeeps (Filed: 17/06/2005) Oxfam has had to pay £550,000 in customs duty to the Sri Lankan government for importing 25 four-wheel-drive vehicles to help victims of the tsunami, The Daily Telegraph has learned. The sum was levied by customs in Colombo which have refused to grant tax exemptions to non-governmental organisations working to repair damage caused by the giant Boxing Day wave. The Indian-made Mahindra vehicles, essential to negotiate damaged roads and rough tracks, remained stuck in port at Colombo for almost a month as officials completed the small mountain of paperwork...

Oxfam pays $1m tsunami aid duty Oxfam says it abides by the laws of the countries it works in British charity Oxfam has had to pay the Sri Lankan government $1m in import duty for vehicles used in tsunami reconstruction work. Paperwork had kept the 25 four-wheel drive vehicles idle in the capital, Colombo, for a month. The Sri Lankan government told the BBC News website the aid had been duty-free until the end of April but was now needed to prevent "market distortions". Nearly 31,000 people died in Sri Lanka when the tsunami struck on 26 December. Half a...

I can't stop laughing at this one. Arab News, government approved mouthpiece for "our good friends, the Saudis," proposes a resolution to expel the US from the UN Security Council and perhaps from the UN itself. Oh, the horror, where have we sinned? "It is time to kick the USA out of the UN Security Council for starters, or out of the United Nations if need be. The world can do without such bullies and war mongers and international dictators. No more ultimatums to the UN. If you don't like the United Nations, then get out of it; Tomorrow is...