In Japan, pet fish playing Nintendo Switch run up bill on owner’s credit card
CNN — Here’s something you don’t see everyday. Pet fish playing a video game in Japan managed to log on to the Nintendo Switch store, change their owner’s avatar, set…
As Israel bans Palestinian flags, one artist protests with his brush
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Andrew Tate: Romania extends detention over allegations of rape and trafficking
CNN — Influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will remain in police custody until February 27 after a Romanian court on Friday extended their detention, Tate’s lawyers told CNN…
Why an Arab nation has opted to teach the Holocaust in its schools
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Israel’s rightward shift leaves its new Arab allies in an awkward spot
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Chinese megacity Chongqing says people with Covid can go to work ‘as normal’
Hong Kong CNN — The sprawling Chinese metropolis of Chongqing announced Sunday that public sector employees testing positive for Covid-19 can go to work “as normal,” a remarkable turnaround for…
South Korea, Itaewon crush: Selfies help families piece together tragedy that killed 158
Seoul CNN — “She’s smiling, look at her smile, her face.” Oh Il-seok looks lovingly at a photograph of his daughter taken in the last hours of her life. As…
Hate speech dramatically surges on Twitter following Elon Musk takeover, new research shows
Washington CNN Business — New Twitter owner Elon Musk declared last month that “hate speech impressions” had dramatically fallen on the platform since he took over. It was a remarkable…