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Faker becomes an honorary Korean police officer to help discourage online gambling
League of Legends player Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok has been appointed an honorary police officer by South Korea’s National Police Agency and will promote efforts to prevent online gambling among young people. The role uses one of esports’ most prominent figures to encourage early reporting and treatment, highlighting official concern about cyber-gambling. Faker will appear in…
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Number_i’s ‘BUGS LIFE’ Debuts at No. 1, Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s ‘Brand New’ at No. 2 on Japan Hot 100
Number_i’s digital single “BUGS LIFE” has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, published in the chart dated 22 July. The song, released on 13 July, tops both downloads and radio airplay, and also ranks second for video views, marking the trio’s sixth chart-topper and eighth week atop the chart overall. Mrs.…
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Greene knocks ‘stupid’ Trump post on US service members’ deaths in Iran war
The article text was unavailable, so the reported event can only be summarised from the headline: Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene criticised a Trump post concerning US service members’ deaths during the Iran war, calling it “stupid”. The dispute matters because it signals public disagreement within Trump-aligned political circles over how military casualties are discussed. No…
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‘The Furious’ Star Joey Iwanaga Inks With Artists First
Talent management firm Artists First has signed Joey Iwanaga, a second-generation Japanese-American actor known for his work in action cinema, marking a new chapter for the performer following his breakout role in the martial arts film The Furious. The move reflects growing industry interest in Iwanaga after the film’s strong critical reception and box office…
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Woman is killed when man plunges from 12-storey apartment building and lands on top of her – as he survives fall
A woman was killed after a man fell from the 12th floor of an apartment building and landed on top of her, according to a report from the Daily Mail. Remarkably, the man survived the fall, while the woman he struck did not. Beyond the basic circumstances of the incident, the article provided contains no…
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‘From Japan to the World’: ArcSys Reveals How It Built the Unique Style of PS5’s New Marvel Fighter
Arc System Works has released a 17-minute promotional documentary explaining how it developed the distinctive visual style of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, its upcoming PS5 fighting game. In the video, the studio’s developers join producers from PlayStation and Marvel Games to discuss how familiar Marvel characters were reimagined by blending them with Japanese manga and…
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‘Hell Grind’ AI Studio Higgsfield Debuts Short Film ‘Kök Börü’ at SIGGRAPH (EXCLUSIVE)
AI content studio Higgsfield is set to debut its animated short film “Kök Börü” at the SIGGRAPH conference in Los Angeles, marking its first release since the Cannes Marché du Film premiere of its AI-generated feature “Hell Grind” in May. The 15-minute film draws on Central Asian folklore, and its co-directors say they believe the…
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‘They May As Well Eliminate the Hardware Too’: Japanese Dev Says Sony ‘Doesn’t Understand’ the Feelings of Fans
Disgaea creator Sohei Niikawa has criticised Sony’s decision to stop manufacturing physical PlayStation discs from January 2028, arguing at Anime Expo that the company fails to appreciate what physical copies mean to fans emotionally. Speaking to Noisy Pixel, as reported by Push Square, he contended that if Sony is prepared to abandon physical packaging altogether,…
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The new Monroe Doctrine is weakening Chinese coercion in Latin America
The opinion article argues that a revived US “Monroe Doctrine” is reducing China’s ability to exert commercial and political pressure in Latin America. It matters because it frames the region as an increasingly important arena of US–China competition, while presenting closer alignment with Washington as a means of protecting national sovereignty and domestic industries. The…
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Ed Miliband holds first talks with US counterpart as Donald Trump’s arch-enemy Gavin Newsom heaps praise on ‘smart’ new Foreign Secretary’s Net Zero push
Ed Miliband has held his first talks with his American counterpart since becoming Foreign Secretary, in a call that drew public praise from Californian governor Gavin Newsom, one of Donald Trump’s most prominent domestic critics. Newsom described Miliband as “smart” and welcomed his continued push on Net Zero and clean energy policy, framing the exchange…