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Russia deploys North Korean missile unit to Ukraine; Moscow-Pyongyang axis deepens: report
Russia has begun deploying a North Korean missile unit to support its war in Ukraine, according to a Ukrainian intelligence official cited by Reuters. The move signals a deepening military partnership between Moscow and Pyongyang, adding a further layer of North Korean involvement beyond the troops and munitions already supplied to Russia’s war effort. The…
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Pakistan win first away Test in three years to draw Windies series
Pakistan secured their first Test victory on foreign soil in three years, beating West Indies by eight wickets in Port-of-Spain to draw the two-match series 1-1. Chasing a modest target of 75 on the fourth day, openers Abdullah Shafique and captain Babar Azam both hit unbeaten 24s to complete the win inside 24 overs, ending…
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Scalping Has Gotten So Bad That The Pokemon Company Is Limiting Certain TCG Packs to Japanese Citizens Only
The Pokémon Company will restrict sales of several premium Pokémon Trading Card Game items to Japanese citizens only, requiring official government ID to combat rampant scalping. Buyers will need to verify their identity using Japan’s Digital Identification App alongside their My Number Card, marking the company’s first-ever ID-guarded purchase restrictions on its online store. The…
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timelesz’s ‘Kienai Hanabi’ Scores No. 1 as Five ‘Chiikawa’ Film Tracks Chart on Japan Hot 100
timelesz’s single “Kienai Hanabi” has claimed the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart released on 5 August, marking the group’s first ever chart-topper under its current lineup. The track, which serves as the theme song for the animated film Kimi to Hanabi to Yakusoku to featuring member Shori Sato’s lead debut,…
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‘We thought we would die’: Passengers thrown into ceiling during terrifying flight
An Air India flight travelling from Phuket, Thailand, to New Delhi hit severe turbulence on Tuesday, causing a sudden loss of altitude that threw passengers into the ceiling and aisles. Seventeen people were injured in the incident, which has prompted renewed attention to the dangers of turbulence and the importance of keeping seatbelts fastened while…
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Grim Reaper-Devil Romance ‘Thud’ Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar & Rudy Pankow Rounds Out Cast With Six Final Additions
The darkly comedic supernatural romance film “Thud” has finalised its cast, adding six actors to join leads Sarah Michelle Gellar and Rudy Pankow. Gellar stars as the Grim Reaper and Pankow as the Devil in a story that follows the pair as they wreak havoc at a three-day destination wedding while falling for one another.…
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Stephen A. Smith knocks WNBA coach for backing trans athletes: ‘Irresponsible’
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Tuesday heavily criticized a WNBA coach over a shirt she wore courtside that said, “Trans Kids Belong.” In a game Sunday against the Indiana Fever, Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve wore the shirt following comments made by Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, where the Indiana player said she wants…
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Saregama, India’s oldest label, is using AI to make music videos for songs whose visuals it never owned – and refresh its catalog for Gen Z
Saregama, India’s oldest record label, is using generative AI to create new music videos for older songs in its catalogue where it holds the recording and composition rights but never owned the original film footage. Managing Director Vikram Mehra explained that videos for many 1960s and 1970s film songs were never made or sold to…
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Give Me Dirt
BLABBERMOUTH.NET has published a review of “Give Me Dirt”, the eighth studio album from Canadian sludge-punk band Cancer Bats, awarding it 8.5 out of 10. Reviewer Dom Lawson praises the record for staying true to the band’s raw, unpolished ethos two decades on from their 2006 debut, “Birthing The Giant”, describing it as one of…
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Ted Sarandos Meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Unveils Netflix India Storytelling Initiative
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday to launch the Netflix India Storytelling Initiative, a multi-phase scheme aimed at investing in the country’s creative talent pipeline. The move builds on more than a decade of collaboration between Netflix and India’s creative community and is intended to prepare…