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Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn’t be allowed to vote

The man who oversees the nation’s military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote. The extraordinary repost on X from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, made Thursday night, illustrates his deep and personal connection to a Christian nationalist pastor with extreme views on the…
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“I Am a Failure”: Google AI Develops Depression and Engineers Are Rushing To Cure It

Google’s Gemini AI appears to have developed “depression,” as users report alarming self-loathing messages in response to prompts. LIVE: Russia Warns Globalists Will Use “Titanic Efforts” To Derail Trump-Putin Peace Summit In Alaska! Translation: BRACE FOR FALSE FLAGS! Meanwhile Trump Planning To Use Military To Strike Cartels Inside Mexico! Plus, Bill Gates Rolls Out Lab-Grown Butter https://t.co/OTZhwOjuhB…
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Amnesty International ‘deeply concerned’ as 474 arrests made at Palestine Action protest

Palestine Action has been proscribed since 5 July, making it a criminal offence to show support for the organisation, but police said a “significant number” were carrying placards backing the group. Amnesty International says it is “deeply concerning” that police made 474 arrests during a Palestine Action demonstration in London. Metropolitan Police said 466 were detained under…
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Salah criticises UEFA tribute to Suleiman al-Obeid, the ‘Palestinian Pele’

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has criticised a UEFA tribute to the late Suleiman al-Obeid, known as the “Palestinian Pele”, after European football’s governing body failed to reference the circumstances surrounding his killing this week. The Palestine Football Association said Al-Obeid, 41, was killed by an Israeli attack on civilians waiting for humanitarian aid in the southern Gaza…
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Cambodia Nominates Trump For Nobel Peace Prize Following Border Truce With Thailand

Cambodia has officially nominated former U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, recognizing his diplomatic role in resolving a recent border conflict with Thailand. According to Reuters, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet submitted a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee stating that Trump’s “extraordinary statesmanship” and diplomatic intervention, particularly a July 26 phone call to…
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Four astronauts home from space station after splashdown

An international crew of four astronauts is back home on Earth after nearly five months aboard the International Space Station, returning safely in a SpaceX capsule. The spacecraft carrying US astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan’s Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov splashed down off California’s coast at 8.44am local time on Saturday (Aug 9).…
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North Korea starts to dismantle border loudspeakers

Pyongyang’s move to take down its propaganda loudspeakers comes days after Seoul removed its own sound equipment in a bid to ease tensions on the peninsula. South Korea’s military said on Saturday it had noticed North Korean troops dismantling some of their propaganda loudspeakers in parts of the border area. The action is one of the first…
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Three Thai soldiers injured by landmine on Cambodian border

Three Thai soldiers have been wounded after one stepped on a landmine in territory along the border with Cambodia, the Thai army announced on Saturday. The incident comes just days after the two countries agreed to extend the ceasefire that ended a brief armed conflict, which were their deadliest clashes in decades. One soldier suffered a severe…
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PEACE TALKS White House ‘considering inviting Zelensky to Alaska Summit with Trump & Putin’ as Europe pushes for ‘alternative plan’

Keir Starmer and his fellow European leaders all issued a stark warning saying there can be no peace without Ukraine THE White House is said to be considering inviting Volodymyr Zelensky to attend Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s Alaska summit. Trump and Putin are set to hold crunch talks over ending the war in Ukraine on Friday…
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Firefighters battle flames from the Canyon Fire on Aug 7, 2025, in Castaic, California. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images via AFP)
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Thousands evacuated as wildfire spreads north of Los Angeles

A brush fire in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles triggered evacuations in two United States counties, scorching nearly 2,000ha, authorities said Friday (Aug 8). At least 10 zones in Los Angeles and Ventura counties were under evacuation orders, with 2,700 residents displaced as of 11pm on Thursday, Ventura County Fire Department spokesperson Andrew Dowd told…
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Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa speaks as he attends the USA national day celebration at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, on Jul 19, 2025. (File photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)
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Japan says US promises to fix double tariff oversight

The US government on Thursday (Aug 7) promised to amend a presidential executive order to remove overlapping tariffs on Japanese goods, Tokyo’s trade negotiator said, after talks in Washington to fix what he called a “regrettable” oversight. In those discussions, Ryosei Akazawa urged US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to ensure that a…
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A drone view shows flooded houses and fish farms after days of heavy rainfall, in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, China, on Aug 8, 2025. Parts of China have seen flash floods after heavy rain, with state media reporting on Aug 8, 2025
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10 dead, 33 missing in northwest China floods

BEIJING: Ten people are dead and 33 missing after flash floods and mudslides in northwest China’s Gansu province, state media reported on Friday (Aug 8), the latest in a series of lethal weather events to hit the country. Natural disasters are common across China, particularly in the summer, when some regions experience heavy rain while others bake…
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A bullet-ridden police vehicle near the scene of a shooting outside Emory University Fox 5 Atlanta
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Officer killed in shooting outside CDC HQ in Atlanta by gunman who reportedly blamed COVID vaccine for illness

A cop was killed when an unhinged masked gunman who blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for an apparent illness unleashed a hail of bullets outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta on Friday, according to police and reports. The deranged suspect, who died at the scene, opened fire on at least four CDC buildings…
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Four empty cans and a drink cup were found on the home’s stairs. Moscow Police Department
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Newly released crime scene photos show inside Idaho house where Bryan Kohberger killed four college students

Chilling, newly released crime scene photos show the inside of the home where convicted murderer Bryan Kohberger savagely stabbed four University of Idaho students to death. A trove of more than 200 images and videos, many blurred, from the since-demolished home was released by the Moscow Police Department on Friday, with disturbing photos showing blood spatters and…
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Sean "Diddy" Combs gestures in the press room during the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on September 12, 2023. AFP via Getty Images
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Don’t let Diddy escape serving hard time in prison

No way should the court grant Sean “Diddy” Combs’ request to do his hard time in home confinement on his private Miami island. Yes, he avoided guilty verdicts on the most serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking, which could’ve landed him a lifetime behind bars, but his convictions are still serious. They include two counts of…
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Charges relating to Simon Patterson were dropped on the eve of the trial
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Mushroom murderer tried to kill husband with pasta, cookies and curry, court was told

Convicted triple-murderer Erin Patterson allegedly tried to repeatedly poison her husband, including with cookies she claimed their daughter had baked him, a court was told. The Australian woman was last month found guilty of murdering three relatives – and attempting to kill another – with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington. The 50-year-old was originally charged with three…
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Trump announces peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a U.S.-brokered peace agreement on Friday during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump that would boost bilateral economic ties after decades of conflict and move them toward a full normalization of relations. The deal between the South Caucasus rivals – assuming it holds – would be a significant accomplishment for the Trump…
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33 militants killed near Afghan border

The Pakistan military, without providing evidence, said the militants had the backing of India. Pakistani security forces killed 33 militants attempting to cross from Afghanistan, the military said Friday. The overnight operation in Balochistan province’s Zhob district targeted fighters described as “Khwarij,” a term the government uses for the Pakistani Taliban. On night 7/8 August 2025, movement…
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“OpenAI Will Eat Microsoft Alive”: Elon Musk On GPT-5 Launch, Satya Nadella Reacts

Tesla CEO Elon Musk warned Microsoft chief Satya Nadella of OpenAI “eating” his company alive – on the day the Sam Altman-led tech giant rolled out GPT-5 across its platforms. “Today, GPT-5 launches across our platforms, including Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot, GitHub Copilot, and Azure AI Foundry,” the Microsoft CEO said. “It’s the most capable model yet…
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Senator Cornyn says FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who fled over redistricting vote

The FBI has agreed to help track down Democratic Texas lawmakers who fled their state to thwart Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts, Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn said on Thursday, but it was unclear whether federal agents would take action. The FBI has not deployed any resources yet, a source familiar with internal discussions said. A…
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Australian mushroom murderer accused of poisoning husband

Australia’s recently convicted mushroom murderer also tried to poison her husband with a chicken korma curry, according to accusations aired on Friday (Aug 8) after a suppression order lapsed. Home cook Erin Patterson was found guilty in July of murdering her husband’s parents and elderly aunt by lacing their beef Wellington lunch with lethal death cap mushrooms.…
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Fact check: Fake claim of UK officers ‘captured’ in Ukraine

A demonstrably made-up story of British military officers being “captured” during a Russian raid in Ukraine has spread online this week, even being repeated by former British lawmakers. DW takes a look. The AI-generated images resemble cheap cartoons, the floating passport covers are illegible and there is no evidence that their alleged holders even exist. Nevertheless, an…
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A Sudanese city is starving: What can be done to help?

The western Sudanese city of El Fasher has been under siege for almost a year. Fighters in the country’s civil war have blocked all roads, putting around 300,000 inhabitants at risk of famine. Warnings have been coming for months. Last December, the global hunger monitor Integrated Food Security Phase Classification reported famine in two camps near the…
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A BlueSG-sized hole: Why some car-sharing firms are not filling the temporary point-to-point void

BlueSG, the only car-sharing platform offering point-to-point services in Singapore, is suspending its operations until a relaunch in 2026. With BlueSG pausing its services, several major car-sharing firms told CNA they would not be filling the point-to-point void for now, although one did not rule out moving into that space in future. Car-sharing operators GetGo and Tribecar…
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Is the world’s oldest leader set for an eighth term?

Cameroon’s constitutional council has upheld the decision by the country’s electoral body to exclude opposition leader Maurice Kamto from the 12 October presidential election. While the firebrand political figure was sidelined, 92-year-old President Paul Biya whose candidacy also faced opposition, was cleared to run for what would be his eighth term in the oil-rich Central African nation.…
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Ajit Doval meets Putin in Moscow day after Trump doubles tariff on India

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval at the Kremlin on Thursday, Russia’s state-run RIA news agency reported, citing the Kremlin press service. The two countries stressed their commitment to a “strategic partnership” during bilateral security talks in Moscow, held a day after US President Donald Trump announced higher tariffs on…
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TRAGIC LOSS Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband Brandon Blackstock dead at 48 after singer abruptly cancels Vegas concerts

Blackstock worked as Clarkson’s manager and inspired hit songs before they split KELLY Clarkson’s ex-husband Brandon Blackstock has died at just 48 years old after a three-year battle with cancer. The heart-wrenching news came one day after the singer revealed he was ill and abruptly canceled shows to be with their two children. On Thursday, Starstruck Entertainment,…
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The secret system Hamas uses to pay government salaries

After nearly two years of war, Hamas’s military capability is severely weakened and its political leadership under intense pressure. Yet, throughout the war Hamas has managed to continue to use a secret cash-based payment system to pay 30,000 civil servants’ salaries totalling $7m (£5.3m). The BBC has spoken to three civil servants who have confirmed they have…
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Chip-related stocks fall after US tariff announcement

Chip-related shares were down in early Asian trade on Thursday (Aug 7), after US President Donald Trump said he planned to impose a 100 per cent tariff on imported semiconductors. Tokyo Electron, a major Japanese producer of chipmaking equipment, plunged 3.4 per cent as markets opened in Tokyo, and chipmaker Renesas was down 2.5 per cent. In…
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As the West turns cold, China’s tech giants warm up to Southeast Asia – with deep pockets

The likes of Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance are pouring billions of dollars into the region. It’s less about geopolitical pressure and more about potential, analysts say. At Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport, a smiling digital concierge powered by Tencent Cloud greets travellers, offering directions, dining tips and real-time shopping recommendations in five languages. Once the realm of science…
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Is plastic production just going to keep increasing?

The amount of plastic being churned out annually is far outpacing the global capacity to manage and recycle it. While some products are vital, much is made for single-use items that not only lead to direct plastic pollution but have a long tail of climate and environmental impacts. Some 99% of plastics are derived from fossil fuels,…
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Ghana: Two ministers among eight killed in helicopter crash

Ghana’s defense and environment ministers died in a helicopter crash that killed all eight people on board. Ghana’s Defense Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed were among the eight people killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday. What we know so far Everyone on the military Z9 helicopter was killed in the accident…
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Ukraine updates: Trump says likely to meet Putin ‘very soon’

Donald Trump could meet Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy as early as next week. The announcement follows his envoy’s talks in Russia that the US president called “highly productive.” DW has more. Trump speaks of ‘good chance’ of Putin meeting ‘very soon’ US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday there was a “good chance” of him meeting…
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Trump Hints At New Tariffs On China Over Russian Oil Import: ‘Could Happen… Depends On…’

US President Donald Trump has hinted at the possibility of imposing additional tariffs on China. Currently, China faces a 30% US tariff. United States President Donald Trump has signalled that more tariffs could be imposed on China. When asked whether Washington had similar plans for Beijing, like those recently imposed on Indian imports, Trump said that it…
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Post-uprising Bangladesh poised for next leap: What Feb ’26 polls could achieve

Memories of the Sheikh Hasina regime, manipulated elections and political violence linger in the Bangladeshi psyche. The road to healing runs through the ballot box On the first anniversary of the July Mass Uprising—a day now marked as a watershed moment in Bangladesh’s democratic evolution—Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor of the country’s interim government, formally announced that national…
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China reports 7,000 cases of chikungunya virus

More than 7,000 cases of a mosquito-borne virus have been reported across China’s Guangdong province since July, prompting measures similar to those taken during the Covid-19 pandemic. In Foshan city, which has been hit the hardest, chikungunya patients must stay in hospital, where their beds will protected with mosquito nets. They can only be discharged after they…
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UN sounds alarm over possible full Israeli takeover of Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is favouring a complete military takeover of Gaza, Israeli media reported on Tuesday (Aug 5), as ceasefire negotiations with Hamas collapsed and deaths from hunger and strikes continue to rise in the besieged Palestinian territory. Netanyahu was expected to meet senior security officials, including Defence Minister Israel Katz and military Chief of…
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Epstein’s ex, Ghislaine Maxwell, doesn’t want grand jury transcripts released

Jeffrey Epstein ‘s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, wants to keep grand jury records secret in the sex trafficking case that sent her to prison, her lawyers said Tuesday as prosecutors continued urging a court to release some of those records in the criminal case-turned-political fireball. Maxwell hasn’t seen the material herself, her attorneys said — the grand…
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Philippines condemns China’s rocket launch after suspected debris sparked alarm

A top Philippine security official on Tuesday condemned China’s latest rocket launch, which caused suspected debris to fall near a western Philippine province. Authorities said the incident sparked alarm and posed a danger to people, ships, and aircraft. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the suspected Chinese rocket debris that fell near Palawan…
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JET CHAOS Moment Virgin Atlantic passenger hurls horrific abuse at hostess he threatened to ‘gang rape & set alight’ in vile rant

THIS is the shocking moment a Virgin Atlantic passenger hurled abuse at a hostess he threatened to “gang rape and set alight” Disturbing footage shows Salman Iftikhar, 37, tell stewardess Angie Walsh she would be attacked in her hotel after landing. He spouted his vile rant after downing champagne on an eight-hour flight from London Heathrow to…
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HEALTH WARNING Highly contagious disease spreading in daycare across US with fears it can turn fatal – symptoms to watch for

PARENTS have been warned to keep an eye out for a potentially fatal disease that’s cropping up in daycares across the US. The sickness mainly affects children under five and can have some terrifying symptoms. Public health officials have announced that hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) has been detected in daycares. Earlier this year, there were…
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Ukrainian refugee aid across Europe compared

Markus Söder, premier of Bavaria, Germany’s largest state, wants to do away with current rules governing access to aid money for Ukrainian refugees living in Germany. The head of the Christian Social Union (CSU), part of Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU union, is of the opinion that Ukrainian refugees should get less money in general — no matter if…
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Gaza airdrops not enough to address humanitarian crisis

Despite aid being air-dropped into Gaza, the situation on the ground remains dire. Israel faces mounting pressure to allow more aid to enter through land crossings. In response to Gaza’s worsening hunger crisis, Israel has allowed several countries to airdrop food pallets into the war-torn territory. On Monday, planes from the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Egypt, Germany,…
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UN warns of food insecurity in northern Nigeria

Jihadist violence has displaced rural communities from Nigeria’s northern agricultural heartland. Now, aid agencies warn that funding cuts and abandoned farmlands threaten food security in Nigeria. The United Nations (UN) has described a looming hunger crisis in northern Nigeria as “unprecedented,” with analysts estimating that at least 5 million children are already suffering from acute malnutrition. This…
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SKIMS SCAM Kim Kardashian’s ‘dangerous’ Skims face wrap ‘could cause joint misalignment’ & will NOT reshape jawline, top doc claims

KIM Kardashian’s ‘dangerous’ Skims face wrap could cause a number of health issues, including ‘joint misalignment,’ a top doctor has told The U.S. Sun. In addition to potentially being harmful to one’s health, the medical expert insisted that the shapewear company’s claims of jaw sculpting and other face structural changes are not accurate, as they are “not…
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WAR TALKS Putin is ready to meet Zelensky, says Kremlin… and issues nuke warning to Trump as Ukraine peace deadline looms in DAYS

VLADIMIR Putin is ready to meet Volodymyr Zelensky, the Kremlin said while issuing a warning to Donald Trump’s nuclear threat. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said his boss will meet the Ukrainian leader “after preparatory work is done at the expert level”. He added that such work has not yet been done. Putin has previously rejected a slew…
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Brazil’s top court orders house arrest for Bolsonaro

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest of Jair Bolsonaro. The former president is standing trial for allegedly leading a coup attempt after losing the 2022 election to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Why did the court order house arrest for Bolsonaro? Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is overseeing the case against Bolsonaro in court, issued the…
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Over 10,000 hotels join complaint against Booking.com

European hotel owners are angry over the “best price” clause at the online booking giant they say had kept them from offering rooms for less on their own websites. European hotel owners are joining together in a class action suit against the online platform Booking.com, with more than 10,000 hotels have now signed on to the damages…
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Beijing evacuates more than 80,000 over heavy rains: Report

This comes after floods in Beijing’s northern suburbs killed at least 44 people and left nine missing. Chinese authorities evacuated over 82,000 people across Beijing at risk from heavy rainfall, state media said, after dozens of people died in flooding in the capital’s suburbs last week. State news agency Xinhua said tens of thousands had been relocated…
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Sharon Stone claims she and Michael Douglas got into public screaming match before ‘Basic Instinct’ casting

It was explosive from the start between Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas. The two got into an intense public argument before starring together in 1992’s “Basic Instinct,” the actress claimed in an interview with Business Insider published Friday. Stone alleged Douglas didn’t even want to test with her for the erotic thriller because of their friction when…
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Hemsworth on facing fears, ageing and return of Thor

Chris Hemsworth is best known as the hammer-wielding Norse god Thor in Marvel’s cinematic universe. But now the Australian actor is trading superpowers for science, introspection and a new set of personal challenges, many of which are far scarier than battling fictional villains. The 41-year-old is back for a second season of Limitless which sees him confront…
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