Hong Kong New satellite images appear to show China has built up an area in the Himalayas along a disputed border with India and Bhutan that was the site of a months-long standoff in 2017.
‘The Muppet Show’ is coming to Disney+
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If you thought you'd never get a chance to stream "The Muppet Show," fuhgeddaboudit! Disney+ announced on Tuesday that all five seasons of the Jim Henson variety series are coming to the streaming service on Februa...
Chef arrested after images of sexually suggestive cakes at exclusive Egyptian club go viral
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Egyptian authorities have arrested a pastry chef for baking cakes with genital-shaped toppings after images of them went viral on social media. The cakes drew the attention of authorities after a Facebook post showi...
Brayden Harrington, who bonded with Biden over stuttering, to appear in prime-time inauguration special
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Brayden Harrington, the 13-year-old New Hampshire boy who bonded with President-elect Joe Biden over their shared experience with stuttering, will be part of the prime-time special capping off Biden's inauguration o...
India achieves stunning Test victory over Australia with record-breaking run chase
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A record-breaking run chase at the Gabba saw India topple Australia to take an unlikely 2-1 series victory. India needed 328 to win on Tuesday -- the final day of the four-test series -- as Shubman Gill's 91 and an ...
Why 1.2 billion people share the same 100 surnames in China
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If you stop a random person on the street in China, there's a pretty good chance their surname would be either Wang, Li, Zhang, Liu or Chen. That's because those are the five most common surnames in China -- shared ...
‘Batwoman’ gets a new lead, but Season 2 looks like the same flawed show
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After a first season that never quite got off the ground creatively, "Batwoman" announced that original star Ruby Rose would be leaving but that the series would hang around without her. The contortions necessary to...
Ellen DeGeneres returns to talk show after recovering from Covid-19
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Ellen DeGeneres is back on television after testing positive for Covid-19 in December and taking time off to heal. In a preview for Wednesday's episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," DeGeneres spoke about when she ...
India cricket captain Virat Kohli and wife Anushka Sharma announce arrival of baby girl
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India cricket captain Virat Kohli and his wife, Bollywood star Anushka Sharma, announced on Monday the arrival of their first child. "We are thrilled to share with you that we have been blessed with a baby girl this...
Controversial ad for make-up wipe pulled in China after backlash over alleged victim-blaming
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A controversial advertisement for make-up removal wipes has been pulled from the internet in China, after it prompted widespread backlash on social media over claims it "demonized" victims of sexual assault. The a...
China keeps promising its African allies that coronavirus vaccines for the continent are a priority. But where are they?
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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi concludes a five-day tour of Africa this weekend without making a single concrete vaccine commitment to a continent hoping a benevolent Beijing will help inoculate its population out...
The events of this week show the GOP has a big problem
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Let's state what happened on Wednesday for what it was: an insurrection by supporters of President Donald Trump storming the US Capitol. They were the definition of a mob. The insurrection and the Electoral College ...
Three arrested after endangered Ganges river dolphin beaten to death in India
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New Delhi, India Police in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state have arrested three people allegedly involved in the killing of the endangered Ganges river dolphin after a video of the grim incident went viral on soc...