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Crypto group reportedly says it planned sex toy tosses at WNBA games
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - A cryptocurrency group has said it organised a spate of "stunts" in which sex toys were tossed on courts at WNBA games, US media reported on Thursday.
Australian sect members guilty in girl’s death
The New York Times, Published on 29/01/2025
» The parents of a diabetic girl who died just shy of her ninth birthday and a dozen members of their religious sect were found guilty of manslaughter by an Australian court on Wednesday for withholding lifesaving medication.
New drama shines light on UK 'poltergeist' mystery
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» LONDON - In an ordinary house in a north London suburb in the late 1970s, children levitated, objects flew across rooms, heavy furniture moved on its own and a young girl was flung from her bed.
Staged online videos feed Islamophobia in Modi's India
AFP, Published on 22/06/2023
» SITAPUR (INDIA) - The acting is dire and the scenarios fake, but staged videos are peddling disinformation and fanning sectarian tensions in India, which has seen rising Hindu radicalisation under nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Japan restaurant files $480,000 suit against 'sushi terrorist'
South China Morning Post, Published on 09/06/2023
» The operator of a major Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain that became the centre of national attention over a viral video of a boy licking a soy sauce bottle filed a ¥67 million (US$480,000) damages suit against the boy, court documents showed on Thursday.
More dirty diners arrested in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 04/04/2023
» TOKYO: Two men have been arrested for allegedly harming the business of the Japanese beef bowl chain Yoshinoya after video emerged of one of them eating directly from a container of toppings meant for all customers, Osaka police said on Tuesday.
Three arrested in Japan for 'sushi terrorism' pranks
AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» TOKYO - Three people have been arrested in Japan over unhygienic pranks at a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant after footage of their antics -- dubbed "sushi terrorism" -- sparked outrage online.
Sushi conveyor belt pranks spark outrage in Japan
AFP, Published on 03/02/2023
» A handful of unhygienic pranks at sushi conveyor belt restaurants in Japan have sparked stock slumps, venue overhauls and legal action, along with furious social media commentary.
Trump Twitter account reappears after Musk poll
AFP, Published on 20/11/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Donald Trump's notorious Twitter account was reinstated Saturday after the platform's new owner Elon Musk ran a poll in which a narrow majority of voters supported the move, days after the former US president announced another White House bid.
Twitter exodus begins after Musk 'hardcore' ultimatum
AFP, Published on 18/11/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO - Employee departures were multiplying at Twitter on Thursday after an ultimatum from new owner Elon Musk, who demanded staff choose between being "extremely hardcore" and working intense, long hours, or losing their jobs.