Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of the “Yu-Gi-Oh!” manga comic and trading card game, has died, apparently while snorkeling in southwestern Japan, the coast guard said Friday. The body of Takahashi, 60, was found Wednesday floating about 300 meters (330 yards) off the coast of Okinawa, by a person running a… Read More
Report: Shinzo Abe’s assassin told police this was his motive
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 67, died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, hospital officials said. Police arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of an assassination that shocked the world… and Japan’s press has been searching for a motive. Sponsored: This common fruit… Read More
UK’s Boris Johnson to resign… eventually
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday amid a mass revolt by top members of his government, marking an end to three tumultuous years in power in which he brazenly bent and sometimes broke the rules of British politics. Months of defiance ended almost with a shrug as Johnson… Read More
Monkeypox cases rise 77% in WHO’s latest weekly count
The World Health Organization on Thursday reported a 77% weekly increase in the number of lab-confirmed monkeypox cases, to more than 6,000 worldwide, and two more deaths in parts of Africa where the virus has circulated for years. Most of the cases were reported in Europe and Africa. The U.N…. Read More
UK’s Boris Johnson to be ousted by party underlings?!
Britain’s beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his political future after two of his top Cabinet ministers walked out of their jobs and a string of more junior ministers resigned Wednesday following months of political chaos. A growing number of opponents within his own Conservative Party are now… Read More
Shanghai orders new round of mass testing
Residents of parts of Shanghai and Beijing have been ordered to undergo further rounds of COVID-19 testing following the discovery of new cases in the two cities, while tight restrictions remain in place in Hong Kong, Macao and other Chinese cities. Shanghai has only just emerged from a strict lockdown… Read More
China’s police allegedly suffers data leak of 1B people
Hackers claim to have obtained a trove of data on 1 billion Chinese from a Shanghai police database in a leak that, if confirmed, could be one of the largest data breaches in history. In a post on the online hacking forum Breach Forums last week, someone using the handle… Read More
UK’s Boris Johnson tries to survive slew of resignations
A defiant British Prime Minister Boris Johnson battled to stay in power Wednesday after his government was rocked by the resignation of two top ministers, who said they could no longer serve under his scandal-tarred leadership. The most immediate challenge for the leader, who only narrowly survived a no-confidence vote… Read More
OPEC leader dies only three weeks before departure date
The Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has died, Nigerian authorities and the oil cartel announced Wednesday. Only hours before his death, he’d met with Nigeria’s president and spoken in defense of the energy industry amid increasing climate change pressure. Mohammad Barkindo, 63, died late Tuesday in Abuja,… Read More
Basketball star sends letter to Biden
Across many polls, President Joe Biden has seen his popularity slip with his own liberal base. Now he’s facing demands from the House Democrats’ favorite celebrity: WNBA star Britney Griner, who is trapped in Russia. In February, Griner was detained in Russia after allegedly carrying controlled substances into the country…. Read More
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