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YouTube superstar MrBeast opens pop-up park in Saudi Arabia
AFP, Published on 14/11/2025
» RIYADH (SAUDI ARABIA) - MrBeast, the world's most followed YouTuber with over 450 million subscribers, opened a temporary amusement park in Riyadh on Thursday, the latest celebrity drawn to Saudi Arabia as it aspires to become a major entertainment hub.
Turkey jails comedian, rapper over joke deemed offensive to Islam
Reuters, Published on 24/09/2025
» ANKARA — Turkey jailed two men late on Tuesday pending trial after prosecutors said their online show included a joke referencing a hadith or teaching of the Prophet Muhammad, which they allege could incite religious hatred.
Anger in Japan after Instagrammer drinks burial site offering
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» TOKYO — The Australian embassy in Japan issued a warning to travellers to behave themselves after an Instagrammer drank offerings from a Japanese burial site, provoking widespread anger online.
Rotten insects, viral videos and climate change: S.Korea battles 'lovebug' invasion
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» INCHEON, South Korea - K-pop's BTS are grossed out by them. A YouTuber ate them. Hikers plough through them: South Korea is dealing with a "lovebug" invasion that experts say highlights worsening climate change.
Freed Belarus opposition figure urges Trump to help release all prisoners
AFP, Published on 22/06/2025
» VILNIUS - Belarus opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky, who was released following an appeal from the White House, said Sunday that US President Donald Trump could secure the freedom of all Belarusian political prisoners.
3 years after coup, Myanmar junta chief under unprecedented pressure
Reuters, Published on 31/01/2024
» In mid-January, at a small gathering in a cantonment town in Myanmar, hard line pro-military monk Pauk Kotaw suggested that the country's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing step down and his deputy take over. The crowd cheered in agreement, according to videos of the event posted on social media.
US YouTuber who staged plane crash jailed for six months
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» LOS ANGELES - A daredevil YouTuber who deliberately crashed his plane to boost the number of viewers on his channel and then lied about it to investigators has been jailed for six months after reaching a plea deal, US authorities said Monday.
Funny old world: The week's offbeat news
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» PARIS - From proof that footballer Erling Haaland is indeed an extraterrestrial to LA's nauseating stench ... Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.
Singapore holds first LGBTQ rally since gay sex decriminalised
AFP, Published on 25/06/2023
» SINGAPORE: Hundreds of people wearing pink attended Singapore's annual "Pink Dot" LGBTQ rally on Saturday, the first to be held since the city-state decriminalised gay sex last year.
YouTuber who staged plane crash faces up to 20 years jail: US officials
AFP, Published on 12/05/2023
» LOS ANGELES: A YouTuber pilot who bailed out midair and deliberately sent his plane crashing into the ground to bolster viewing numbers on his channel could be jailed for up to 20 years, US authorities said Thursday.