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The US and Russia have agreed to a deal that has seen jailed basketball star Brittney Griner released in exchange for Viktor Bout, a notorious arms dealer nicknamed “The Merchant of Death.” Following headlines regarding Griner's Russian imprisonment over the last year, many of us are familiar with her story.…
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Pelé has reportedly been moved to palliative care after the chemotherapy he was receiving no longer had the expected results during the soccer star's battle with colon cancer. As reported by Reuters - as well as outlets such as the Daily Mail and the New York Post - the Brazillian…
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Mauna Loa - the world's largest active volcano - has started to erupt on the island of Hawaii. As reported by Reuters, the US Geological Service's (USGS) issued an "advisory" volcano alert on Sunday evening, which has since been upgraded to a red "warning". The Daily Mail reports that more…
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Tiantian Kullander, the co-founder of Hong Kong-based crypto company Amber Group, has died at the age of 30. On the evening of Sunday (November 27), the digital asset company confirmed on its website that Kullander passed away "unexpectedly in his sleep" on November 23. The statement did not share any…
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Forty-nine people have been sentenced to death in Algeria over the lynching of a man who was falsely accused of starting deadly fires last year. In 2021, the nation suffered the worst blazes in its history, with up to 90 people perishing in multiple fires, the BBC reported. Djamel Ben…
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A mother has seemingly died of a "broken heart" three days after tragically finding her deceased son's body. According to the Coober Pedy Times newspaper, on the morning of November 12, 34-year-old Goran Ilic was found dead at his home by his mother, Elizabeth Ilic. Goran was a widely loved…
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During their World Cup match against Wales, Iranian fans could be heard and seen booing their own national anthem. As players for Iran started to sing their national anthem prior to Friday morning's game, boos and whistles erupted throughout the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. The Metro and several other outlets…
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A World Cup pundit has revealed that she left ITV's coverage of a live game after learning her mother had been killed by a truck. Nadia Nadim, 34, was part of the British network's broadcast of the 0-0 draw between Denmark and Tunisia on Tuesday (November 22) when she heard…
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A Mexican woman who flew 3,000 miles to Peru to meet a man she met online was allegedly killed and dismembered for her organs. As reported by Vice and several Spanish-language outlets including El País, 51-year-old Blanca Arellano flew 3,000 miles from Mexico City to Lima to meet her lover,…
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The England and Wales soccer teams have opted against wearing OneLove armbands during their matched in the FIFA men's World Cup in Qatar. The OneLove rainbow armbands are usually worn as a sign of alliance with the LGBTQIA+ community. Per CNN, homosexuality in Qatar is illegal and punishable by up…
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BBC viewers have praised the broadcaster for its opening monologue during the start of the 2022 men's FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Today is an exciting day for soccer fans across the world, as the historic FIFA world cup begins. The 22nd men's FIFA World Cup will see 32 teams…
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In the most random news you'll most likely see today, Jim Carrey has been banned from Russia. The Eastern European nation has been at war with neighboring Ukraine since invading them in February, which the BBC details has resulted in the deaths of upwards of 200,000 people, and caused Europe's…
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A YouTuber from Thailand is reportedly facing five years in jail after filming herself eating a bat in a bowl of soup. A stomach-turning 1-minute 40-second video showed Phonchanok Srisunaklua - who runs a Youtube channel called Gin Zap Bep Nua Nua (Eat spicy and delicious) - devouring the bizarre…
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The CEO of crypto giant FTX lost the majority of his $16 billion fortune in a single day as his company came to the brink of collapse, CNN reports. Sam Bankman-Fried's personal fortune dropped by 94% in 24 hours, marking the biggest one-day loss by a billionaire ever. The loss…
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It has been reported by multiple outlets that an 81-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly pushing his disabled wife into the sea, saying he was "tired of taking care of her". According to the reports, Hiroshi Fujiwara, from the eastern Japanese town of Oiso, Kanagawa, was arrested on November…
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The owner of Tiffany's jewelry empire in Turkey has reportedly fallen to her death from a cruise ship. Per local reports, Dilek Ertek, 71, plunged into the sea off the coast of Tahiti while on holiday. Despite a desperate manhunt, her body was not recovered. She was traveling with her…
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An adult movie star has been taken to court by French fashion house Christian Dior Couture. Last year, Gigi Dior provoked the ire of the iconic designer label when she trademarked her stage name. The adult star uses the name 'Gigi Dior' across all her monetized platforms, including her personal…
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A hopeful rapper has pleaded guilty to spending over $750,000 on a wild shopping spree after a young couple accidentally transferred him their house deposit. Abdel Ghadia, 24, bought bars of gold bullion, clothes, make-up, and foreign exchange after an unnamed couple entered the wrong bank account details and inadvertently…
