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A 24-year-old American YouTuber who was arrested after visiting an off-limits island in the Indian Ocean with hopes of establishing contact with a reclusive tribe was further detained in custody on Thursday. Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov will next appear before a local court in Port Blair — the capital of India’s
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An Australian state closed two beaches after dead fish and an unusual off-white foam washed ashore while surfers reported feeling unwell, officials said on Tuesday. A microalgal bloom created by unusual weather conditions was suspected to have sickened humans and marine life as well as creating the foam that has
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US President Donald Trump reiterated his interest in acquiring Greenland in his address to Congress on Tuesday, painting a picture of prosperity and safety for the “incredible people” of the island, an autonomous territory of the kingdom of Denmark. “We will keep you safe, we will make you rich, and
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Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog were found dead in their New Mexico home, authorities said Thursday. Foul play was not suspected, but authorities did not release circumstances of their deaths and said an investigation was ongoing. Hackman, 95, was found dead with his wife Betsy Arakawa
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Four people were killed and 16 injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) said. Five children suffered fractures, severe bruises and fainting, the civil defense said in a statement. Authorities were trying to determine the causes of the
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Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes as of Jan. 1 on health and environmental grounds in a groundbreaking move for European Union nations. Health minister Frank Vandenbroucke said the inexpensive e-cigarettes had turned into a health threat since they are an easy way for teenagers to be
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The Kremlin on Monday rejected Turkish media reports which suggested that Asma Assad, the British-born wife of former Syrian president Bashar Assad, wanted a divorce and to leave Russia. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also rejected Turkish media reports which suggested that Assad had been confined to Moscow and had his
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Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo has shattered the YouTube record for the fastest-growing channel, achieving a milestone just hours after its launch. The Al-Nassr forward reached 1 million subscribers in just 90 minutes, setting a new benchmark for the fastest subscriber growth on the platform. By the time of writing,
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France has launched a cyberbullying probe following a complaint by Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif, who was at the center of a gender controversy at the Paris Olympic Games, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The investigation was opened Tuesday into “cyberharrassment” following the high-profile gender row at the Games, the
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After four months of lavish events spotlighting India’s multibillion-dollar wedding industry, the nuptials of the son of Asia’s richest man reached their final stage on Friday, with global A-listers and elites arriving in Mumbai for the most extravagant of billionaire celebrations. The celebrations that built up to the
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An Algerian man who had been missing for 26 years has been found in his neighbor’s house, just a few minutes’ walk away, the country’s justice ministry said Tuesday. The man only identified as Omar B. had vanished at the age of 19 during the Algerian Civil War
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Marilyn Manson, who was sentenced to community service for blowing his nose on a videographer at a 2019 concert in New Hampshire, recently completed his time at an organization that provides meeting space for Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon, according to court paperwork. The shock rocker, 55, spent 20 hours last
Fashion And Beauty
The daily rental price varies from around €50 cents (US$0.55) to a couple of euros, depending on the customer’s loyalty — how often he or she rents clothes and how many are borrowed.
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The celebrities have arrived for this year's Golden Globe Awards, with stars showing off their looks on the red carpet ahead of the 2024 ceremony in LA.
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U.S. officials are seizing more shipments of unauthorized electronic cigarettes.