Vittorio Hernandez

Joe DeGuardia, one of the promoters of new WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri, disclosed over the weekend that he has started discussing with Top Rank boss Bob Arum the possibility of the newly minted champ fighting eight-division title holder Manny Pacquiao on Nov 27.

The ouster of former American Apparel Dov Charney is far from over. Charney hired a lawyer to battle his removal from the company he established in 1998 and grew.

First, it was 8 hours, but it ended 12 hours. Next, it was 16 hours, upped to 26 hours. Now, it is 24 hours, which could possibly last for one-and-a-half days, given Chilean porn star Marlen Doll's sex marathon record which often extends beyond her original timetable.

The losses accelerated for the Australian sharemarket, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) slumping by 0.82 per cent. Despite today's weakness local shares still managed to rise by 0.3 per cent this week thanks to a 1.5 per cent surge on Thursday.

It has been said that print media's survival is at risk because of new media. More people have stopped buying the traditional newspaper and instead shifted to the Internet or television and radio for news.

The Australian sharemarket is losing ground for the third time this week, with almost all sectors in the red at lunch. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is down by 0.5 per cent, taking some of the shine off yesterday's 1.5 per cent surge. U.S. markets managed to edge higher despite the threat of further military intervention in Iraq.

Two female porn stars are currently hugging the limelight for different reasons. One is getting her 15 minutes of fame for engaging in marathon sex sessions with strangers every time the Chilean team wins in the ongoing World Cup games in Brazil, while another one's chopped body was discovered at the bottom of a river in Italy.

In an irony of ironies, American Apparel CEO Dov Charney was fired on Wednesday by the board of directors from the company he founded for lack of apparel while dancing in front of two female employees.

US equities inched higher yet again after a strong recovery off the lows. Unemployment claims and the Philly Fed manufacturing index continued to show good signs that the US economy is in a recovery. While equities continued to eke out gains, the highlight of the session was the rally in gold. After testing a key downtrend resistance twice this week, gold was finally off to the races after breaking this downtrend. With the Fed maintaining its dovish stance and Europe ready to provide unprecedent...

US President Obama has announced that the US will send 300 military advisers to Iraq and was still keeping open the possibility of targeted air strikes against rebel forces.

Was the promise of Chilean porn actress Marlen Doll to engage in a 16-hour sex marathon with strangers a very powerful encouragement that Chile won over Spain in the ongoing World Cup games or did La Roja lost because of a curse on grand champions of the famous soccer tournament?

To ban or not to ban was the question that national soccer associations faced when they sent teams to Brazil for the ongoing World Cup tournament. Only four countries imposed a ban on sex, eight allowed it and four gave conditions when is sex allowed.

The fear of many Australian to be disconnected happened on Thursday when outage hit the three telecommunication companies, cutting Aussies off from their mobile phones.

The drop in demand for the key steelmaking ingredient continues that a major Australian exporter of iron ore further lowered this week its price of the commodity, while on miner went into administration.

Majority of the Mayweather men in boxing probably sees eight-division title holder Manny Pacquiao secretly as a threat to Floyd Mayweather Jr that they would hit the Filipino champ whenever the opportunity arises.

Chilean porn star Marlen Doll has the ongoing World Cup 2014 tournament in Brazil to thank for giving her 15 minutes of fame, in the process further boosting the triple X-rated actress's career in the world of adult movies.

Fresh record highs in US markets overnight helped local shares post their biggest gains of 2014. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) rose by 1.5 per cent, finishing above 5400pts for the first time in a week and largely making up for last week's 1.1 per cent tumble. Volume was also healthy due to index option expiry today. This tends to result in a spike in market activity.

The Australian High Court declared on Thursday in a landmark decision that the school chaplain programme is invalid because it is not supported by a head of constitutional power.

The Australian sharemarket has broken a two day losing streak, helped by fresh record highs in US markets. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is up 0.9 per cent, making it the best day for local shares in over two months.

London-based Audioboom Group PLC (LSE: BOOM.L) is on an expansion mode. The provider of social media platform for audio producers to record either live or from the studio, upload and share audio by syndication and social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook has now about 2,000 content channels.

Based on a survey made by online dating Web site Miss Travel, among male species, it is Australians. Among female, it is Brazilians, News.com.au reports.

US equities extended gains on the back of the Fed meeting, printing fresh record highs, while the greenback lost some ground as yields fell. Most of the results from the meeting were expected, with the Fed tapering by an additional $10 billion and highlighted some positive signs in the US economy. While the Fed sounded upbeat about the economy, it certainly managed to maintain a dovish tone. Despite the tick up in inflation and fall in unemployment, Janet Yellen feels the easy monetary condition...

The US Federal Reserve has reduced its monthly asset purchases by US$10 billion to US$35 billion a month. The Federal Reserve has cut the forecast range for economic growth in 2014 from 2.8-3.0% to 2.1-2.3%. Fed chief Janet Yellen said that weaker-than-expected growth could delay any move to lift interest rates.

Victories by some national soccer teams competing in the current World Cup games in Brazil has led some porn stars to either abstain or indulge in sex.

The rape of 207 male teenage recruits at the Australian naval vessel HMAS Leeuwin from 1960 to 1984 is within the scope of the current Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The confirmation came from Len Roberts-Smith, chair of the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce.

Supermarket giant Coles could be facing a fine of up to $1.1 million per violation or over $3 million total penalty after the Federal Court found on Wednesday its claim of selling freshly baked bread as false and breached three sections of the Australian Consumer Law.

A paraplegic man from Repentingy, Quebec in Canada is suing the Le Gardeur Hospital for negligence and indescribable anguish, and he is asking for $142,000 damage. The lawsuit is for a botched surgery that resulted in his penis becoming shorter by one inch.

Boxer Chris Algieri's recent ring victory of Ruslan Provodnikov is paying off with eight-division title holder Manny Pacquiao now considering Algieri as his opponent in the scheduled Nov 7 fight in Macau.

The Australian share market closed lower for a second consecutive session on Wednesday, taking weekly losses so far to 0.4 per cent. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) closed lower by 17 points or 0.3 per cent to 5363.9 points.