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UK teen faces sentencing over murders that sparked riots
AFP, Published on 23/01/2025
» LIVERPOOL - A British judge is due on Thursday to sentence a teenager who murdered three young girls in a stabbing spree last year that sparked the country’s worst riots in over a decade.
Real Madrid break billion-euro revenue barrier
AFP, Published on 23/01/2025
» LONDON - Real Madrid are the first football club to top a billion euros in revenue during a single season, fuelled by income generated by the revamped Santiago Bernabeu stadium, according to the financial consultancy Deloitte.
UK teen pleads guilty to girls' murder that triggered riots
AFP, Published on 20/01/2025
» LONDON — A teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to killing three young girls in a stabbing spree last year that sparked the United Kingdom's (UK) most violent riots in a decade.
'Form of violence': Across globe, deepfake porn targets women politicians
AFP, Published on 06/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - From the United States to Italy, Britain, and Pakistan, female politicians are increasingly becoming victims of AI-generated deepfake pornography or sexualized images, in a troubling trend that researchers say threatens women's participation in public life.
World greets 2025 after sweltering year of Olympics, turmoil and Trump
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» PARIS - The world ushered in 2025 on Tuesday, with huge crowds waving goodbye to the old year that brought Olympic glory, a dramatic Donald Trump return and turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine.
Taylor Swift closed her Eras tour on top of the world. Now what?
Published on 13/12/2024
» The nearly two-year-long, $2 billion Eras tour shattered records, made history and quite literally triggered earthquakes -- so what could Taylor Swift, the planet's biggest star, possibly do next?
Lisa wins 2 awards at MTV Europe, Taylor Swift the big winner
Published on 11/11/2024
» Thai singer Lisa of supergirl group Blackpink received two awards, for best collaboration in a song and biggest fans, at the MTV Europe Music Awards, held in Manchester, England, on Sunday night.
Podcaster Joe Rogan endorses Donald Trump for US president
Reuters, Published on 05/11/2024
» WASHINGTON - Popular podcaster Joe Rogan, who recently interviewed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for nearly three hours, said on Monday he has endorsed the former president in the race to the White House.
Chinese K-pop fans turn to Hong Kong to evade S. Korean content ban
Kyodo News, Published on 22/10/2024
» HONG KONG - With the relationship between China and South Korea strained in recent years, Korean popular (K-pop) music fans in mainland China have been flocking to Hong Kong to evade Beijing's unofficial ban on South Korean cultural content.
Big concerts 'will lift tourism'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 16/10/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra now wants Thailand to secure an exclusive concert deal with a world-class artist as part of a new plan to promote the kingdom as an even more popular destination with international tourists.