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A woman in China who tried to bully a ride-hailing driver into travelling 50km to return the phone she left in his car without rewarding him has been subjected to fierce criticism on mainland social media. The unidentified woman from Guangdong province in southeastern China realised she had left her ...
See Details: ‘Bring it to me’: woman in China barks at ride-hail driver to travel 50km to return phone she left in car for free, triggers online backlash

As climate change depletes freshwater resources critical for human and ecological survival, the world faces an escalating water crisis. Droughts, heatwaves and glacial melt are exacerbating water scarcity globally. According to Unicef, more than 2 billion people already lack access to safe drinking water and 4 billion face severe water ...
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Nuclear power is making a global comeback as governments plan for long-term energy security amid inflated fossil fuel prices and growing power consumption demand pressures against a backdrop of net-zero transition targets. Since early 2022, at least 14 countries have approved nuclear units or announced supportive policies, and Asia is ...
See Details: Going nuclear: how Asia is leading the zero-emission power push

A seven-year-old boy in China who made a meagre improvement in his academic performance but was nonetheless rewarded with a chicken leg dinner by his mother has delighted people on mainland social media. The boy, Xu Lang, from Jiangsu province in eastern China, is a Primary One pupil. He was ...
See Details: ‘Light in his eyes’: excited China boy, 7, makes meagre exam progress, rewarded with chicken dinner by mother who is praised for parenting style

Melissa Barrera, left, and Susan Sarandon are among the artists who have faced consequences for their comments regarding Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for SCAD aTVfest 2020, left, Amy Sussman/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for SCAD aTVfest 2020, left, Amy Sussman/Getty Images More artists ...
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From left to right, top to bottom: the Steam Deck OLED, ASUS Rog Ally, Atari 2600+, PlayStation Portal, and DualSense Edge Controller. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption toggle caption Keren Carrión/NPR 2023’s has been a record year for video game releases and a tempestuous one for those who make them, with ...
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Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein and and Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre in Maestro. Jason McDonald/Netflix hide caption toggle caption Jason McDonald/Netflix The new biopic Maestro, directed by and starring Bradley Cooper, tells a nuanced story of the larger-than-life musician Leonard Bernstein. While the iconic conductor, composer and teacher was ...
See Details: 'Maestro' chronicles the brilliant Bernstein — and his disorderly conduct

Police in China have busted a fraud ring that had duped an undisclosed number of male victims out of a combined 300,000 yuan (US$42,000) by scamming each individual out of a small amount of money. Police in Shanghai arrested 20 members of the network from seven cities across the country. ...
See Details: US$42,000 China romance scammers snared after flying below radar by swindling small amounts out of many men, hoping they would write off loss

Police in China have busted a fraud ring that had duped an undisclosed number of male victims out of a combined 300,000 yuan (US$42,000) by scamming each individual out of a small amount of money. Police in Shanghai arrested 20 members of the network from seven cities across the country. ...
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Police in China have busted a fraud ring that had duped an undisclosed number of male victims out of a combined 300,000 yuan (US$42,000) by scamming each individual out of a small amount of money. Police in Shanghai arrested 20 members of the network from seven cities across the country. ...
See Details: ‘Fines are king’: county in China imposes ‘uncivilised behaviour’ penalty for squatting while eating and not making beds

Police in China have busted a fraud ring that had duped an undisclosed number of male victims out of a combined 300,000 yuan (US$42,000) by scamming each individual out of a small amount of money. Police in Shanghai arrested 20 members of the network from seven cities across the country. ...
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Police in China have busted a fraud ring that had duped an undisclosed number of male victims out of a combined 300,000 yuan (US$42,000) by scamming each individual out of a small amount of money. Police in Shanghai arrested 20 members of the network from seven cities across the country. ...
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Police in China have busted a fraud ring that had duped an undisclosed number of male victims out of a combined 300,000 yuan (US$42,000) by scamming each individual out of a small amount of money. Police in Shanghai arrested 20 members of the network from seven cities across the country. ...
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Police in China have busted a fraud ring that had duped an undisclosed number of male victims out of a combined 300,000 yuan (US$42,000) by scamming each individual out of a small amount of money. Police in Shanghai arrested 20 members of the network from seven cities across the country. ...
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