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Snow joke: Chinese attraction apologizes for winter wonderland made of cotton and bedsheets
A local tourist attraction in southwestern China billing itself as a winter wonderland has landed in hot water after visitors seeking the perfect selfie discovered the promised “snow” was...
North Korea resolved a major flaw in one of its missiles after it let Russia use them against Ukraine, Kyiv’s spy chief says
Ukraine's spy chief said Russia helped North Korea fix a severe accuracy flaw in its KN-23 missiles.Often compared to the Iskandar-M, it's a ballistic missile with a range of...
Posts about Indonesia cabinet ‘reshuffle’ misrepresent old clip
Indonesia's fisheries minister came under fire over a lengthy "sea fence" allegedly erected without proper permits off the northwest coast of the archipelago's main island Java. But footage that...
Even in his final seconds of life, first gay imam pushed boundaries
The execution-style killing of an openly gay imam, Muhsin Hendricks, in South Africa has left people in the LGBTQ+ community fearful for their safety - but also determined to...
How a plan to land £100m of cocaine on a Highland beach went wrong
Thirty-five years ago, one drug dealer believed he had a fool proof plan to smuggle uncut Colombian cocaine directly into Scotland.Recruiting a gang of fellow Scots, Julian Chisholm proposed...
Is it snowing? Nope! It’s graupel
As the Arctic front rushes in, it brings not just colder temperatures but also some graupel! This wintry precipitation is often confused with snow, sleet, and hail because it...
Gaza clinic: Two dead after Israeli tanks open fire in Rafah
Two people have been killed in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah after Israeli tanks opened fire on Palestinians, a clinic in the coastal strip reported on Tuesday.Two...
Putin appoints ex-space agency chief representative for space cooperation
(Reuters) - Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday appointed the former head of Russia's space agency, Yuri Borisov, as special presidential representative for international space cooperation.Borisov had headed Roscosmos...
Three hostages from Israeli music festival among six set for release
The identities of the six hostages who are due to be released by Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Saturday have been announced by the families.Omer Shem Tov, 22,...
Hamas says it will return bodies of four hostages including Bibas family
Hamas says it will hand over the bodies of four hostages on Thursday, including the two youngest people held by the Palestinian armed group.The group's negotiator Khalil al-Hayya said...
