Tokyo Olympic gold medal replaced after first got bitten

The mayor of softball athlete Miu Goto's hometown prompted outrage after chomping on her medal. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3...

Former K-pop star Seungri jailed for gambling and organising sex work

Seungri, whose former band Big Bang has sold 140 million records, is given a three-year prison term. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...

Wildfires rage in Algeria as heatwave hits North Africa

The blazes in the mountainous Kabylie region are some of the worst in the country's history. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3fYM...

Twitter locks out Indian Opposition Leaders for a tweet; while only hiding the same tweets for members of the ruling party.

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Afghanistan: Taliban take 10th provincial capital as Ghazni falls

The fall of Ghazni, south-west of Kabul, brings the militants closer to the Afghan capital. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3fXdOcu ...

Hamas rocket fire a war crime, Human Rights Watch says

The attacks, which killed 13 people in Israel in May, violated the laws of war, a probe finds. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3Czoac...

The odds of a hazardous asteroid hitting Earth are higher than previously thought, NASA says

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