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North Korea fires twin missiles towards sea in latest military aggression
The missile launch on Wednesday came hours before the nation’s leader met with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
Sir Salman Rushdie awarded prestigious German literary prize
The Satanic Verses author will receive the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade in Frankfurt in October.
Two dead and three injured in shooting at US music festival
Police said they received a report of an incident near a Washington state campsite shortly before 8.30pm on Saturday.
Exhibition by provocative artist opens in Poland despite Chinese pressure
The exhibition by Badiucao is titled Tell China’s Story Well and its promotional image shows Chinese president Xi Jinping eating human flesh.
Demolition crew saves abandoned litter of baby raccoons in Utah
Utah requires permits to home non-native species like raccoons or coyotes, which frequently roam wild.
Grammy Award bosses ban AI from entering any category
The Recording Academy released new Artificial Intelligence Protocols on Friday.
Twitter worst among major social media platforms for LGBT+ safety – lobby group
In its annual Social Media Safety Index, GLAAD gave Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter low or failing scores.
Pair who helped run pirating website Megaupload sentenced to jail in New Zealand
The sentencing of Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk ended an 11-year legal battle by the men to avoid extradition to the US.
Dances With Wolves actor Nathan Chasing Horse charged with further sex crimes
Chasing Horse, 47, faces nine charges in Alberta, Canada.
Bill Cosby sued by nine more women for alleged decades-old sexual assaults
The 85-year-old former Cosby Show star has now been accused of rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment by more than 60 women.