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Hit-and-run cyclists are a disgusting but unfortunately common occurrence. Fifteen-year-old Lochlan Nicol of Jensen Beach, Florida, experienced this firsthand when he rode his bike to a gas station to get ice cream. Little did he know what was in store for him, and what role his AirPods would play in it. Suddenly, he was hit by an SUV, with h...
Shocking scenes took place last weekend on the German island of Sylt, where a group of exuberant young people celebrated the start of the tourist season. With smiles on their faces and music playing, they shouted the slogans "Germany to Germans, foreigners out!" (Deutschland den Deutschen, Ausländer raus!). Many of them filmed these moments o...
Brothers Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, former students at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), are facing serious fraud and money laundering charges after stealing millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency. According to the BBC, they face up to 20 years in prison. It is unusual for graduates of a respected universit...
The US government recently issued an executive order forcing Elon Musk, a prominent businessman and founder of SpaceX, to shut down the Starlink satellite system in areas occupied by Russia. This order was issued in order to prevent the Russian military from being able to use Starlink for potential military purposes. Starlink, a SpaceX projec...
In the US, new legal action has recently emerged regarding the TikTok app, which has generated considerable attention and uncertainty about the future of the platform. The Chinese company behind TikTok, ByteDance, filed a lawsuit against the US government after a new law was passed that would essentially ban the use of TikTok in the United State...
Indian police have arrested four individuals who were involved in a human smuggling network that lured young people with the promise of lucrative education and university jobs, only to send them to fight for Russia in the conflict in Ukraine. The Central Bureau of Investigation in India said the group lured approximately 35 Indian men. Among ...
A new song promoting Kim Jong-un contains phrases previously associated only with his grandfather. This suggests a shift in the dictator's cult of personality. The music is very catchy and is gaining popularity not only in North Korea but also on TikTok. There are lots of smiles and enthusiasm in the video - workers, athletes with medals, a woma...
At the end of last year, the Chinese marketplace Temu experienced a significant increase in activity on the Czech e-commerce scene. Huge investments in advertising meant that Temu essentially dominated the online space, while smaller local players lost pace. The exact size and sales volume of Temu are not officially known as the company does not...
Heavy rains hit the United Arab Emirates earlier this week, resulting in flooding in the desert city of Dubai and major highways. Even air traffic has been diverted, and the rains have claimed their first casualty. The UAE government describes the rain as the worst in 75 years. In Dubai, 14.2 cm of rain fell in a single night and evening, the...
