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‘Houdini’ cobra returns to enclosure at Swedish zoo
After a week of evading staff and sophisticated customs equipment in the nooks and crannies of a Stockholm aquarium, a king cobra returned to its enclosure on its own, officials said on Sunday.
“We got him back!” the Skansen Aquarium…
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Hirokazu Tanakas set world record for meeting of people with same name
A 178-strong group of people all called Hirokazu Tanaka broke the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people with the same first and last name, after they came together in Tokyo on Saturday.
The Tanaka Hirokazu association…
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BigBang’s Taeyang goes dark on social media, prompting rumors of solo comeback
K-pop idol Taeyang from boy band BigBang has his fans in a frenzy after deleting all posts on Twitter and Instagram earlier this week.
The move is rumored to be part of a digital marketing blitz to build up anticipation for his solo…
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Iceland’s thriller-loving PM pens first crime novel
Like many around the world, Iceland’s prime minister delved into her hobby during the pandemic. Now, the crime novel she co-wrote with one of Iceland’s most popular authors has just been published.
“Obviously, this is not something that…
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Adidas ends Ye deal over hate speech, costing rapper his billionaire status
Adidas terminated its partnership with rapper and fashion designer Ye on Tuesday after he made a series of anti-Semitic remarks, a move that knocked the musician off the Forbes list of the world’s billionaires.
Adidas put the tie-up,…
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Leslie Jordan, Emmy-winning actor, dies in car crash at 67
Leslie Jordan — the Emmy-winning actor whose wry Southern drawl and versatility made him a comedy and drama stand-out on TV series including Will & Grace, American Horror Story and Boston Legal — has died.
Jordan — whose videos turned…
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Energized Hamilton says he will return Mercedes to the top
A second-placed finish at the US Grand Prix in Austin on Sunday appeared to energize Lewis Hamilton with Mercedes’ seven-time world champion saying that when his team build a more competitive car, he will take it to the top.
With just…
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Unholy: Kim Petras ‘grateful’ for hit song with Sam Smith
Sam Smith and Kim Petras have been dominating the charts with their smash hit Unholy.
The bold track about cheating in a relationship has spent four weeks at UK number one, charted globally, and been remixed by electronic duo…
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Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz dies aged 78
Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz, a giant in the world of energy drinks and founder of the Formula One team and a sports empire, died on Saturday aged 78, the company said.
Red Bull expressed both its “sadness” at the Austrian…
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Snowboarding: Japan’s Iwabuchi, Otsuka win big air World Cup season opener
Japanese snowboarders made a flying start to the park and pipe World Cup season on Saturday, with Reira Iwabuchi and Takeru Otsuka topping the podium at the Big Air Chur Festival in Switzerland.
Iwabuchi stomped the three highest-scoring…
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