US boxer, actor and YouTuber Jake Paul gestures during a press conference ahead of his heavyweight bout against US boxer Mike Tyson, at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas on November 13, 2024. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) YouTuber, content creator, entrepreneur, self-proclaimed face of boxing: Jake Paul has become a master of re-invention during his meteoric rise to fame and fortune. The 27-year-old from Cleveland, who defeated veteran heavyweight icon Mike Tyson in an eight-round made-for-Netflix bout on Friday, has parlayed his fame as an internet celebrity into a lucrative career in combat sports. Paul, who is estimated to have a net worth of $80 million according to the Celebrity Net Worth website, first rose to prominence in 2013, posting short-form videos to the
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Denzel Washington American actor, producer and director Denzel Washington has revealed that he will be starring in the third installment of Marvel Studio’s superhero film, Black Panther. Washington made this known in a chat with Australia Today during the press tour for the upcoming epic historical-action movie Gladiator 2. He also hinted on his plans to retire from acting. “I played Othello at 22. I am about to play Othello again at 70. After that, I am playing Hannibal. After that, I’ll be speaking to Steve McQueen about a film. After that, Ryan Coogler is writing a part for me in the next Black Panther. After that, I’m going to do King Lear. After that, I’ll retire.” READ ALSO: Tyla Outshines Burna Boy, Asake, Others To Clinch Three Awards At
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to the press at UN headquarters in New York on April 5, 2024, ahead of the six-month mark since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) The world is nowhere near ready for the “calamity” being caused by climate change and must urgently prepare for even worse in the future, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Thursday. Global efforts to adapt to climate change — from building defensive sea walls to planting drought-resistant crops — have not kept pace as global warming accelerates the frequency and intensity of disasters. Floods, fires and other climate shocks have affected nearly every continent in a year the EU climate monitor says is almost certain to be the hottest ever recorded. READ ALSO: