A South Korean court on Friday ruled against popular K-pop girl group NewJeans, which had sought to sever ties with their label ADOR over what they called “mistreatment” by the company. The group made headlines in November by announcing their decision to leave ADOR, whose parent company HYBE is behind K-pop sensation BTS.The label later filed …
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Alex Ovechkin scored his 888th career goal on Thursday, moving within seven goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894, in the Capitals’ 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.Ovechkin took his latest step toward Gretzky’s mark at 14:25 of the first period. Trevor van Riemsdyk’s shot was blocked and Aliaksei Protas passed the loose …
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Growing up in North Korea, Hyuk’s childhood was about survival. He never listened to banned K-pop music but, after defecting to the South, he’s about to debut as an idol.Hyuk is one of two young North Koreans in a new K-pop band called 1Verse — the first time that performers originally from the nuclear-armed North …
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All 19 of the world’s glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024 for the third consecutive year, the United Nations said on Friday, warning that saving the planet’s glaciers was now a matter of “survival”.Five of the last six years have seen the most rapid glacier retreat on record, the UN’s World …
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Wall Street stocks slipped Thursday after the US Federal Reserve sought to calm fears over President Donald Trump’s tariffs, while eurozone equities slumped.Meanwhile, oil prices jumped and gold hit a new record high on continued geopolitical tensions — particularly concerning Gaza and Yemen — and fresh US sanctions on Iranian oil.All three major indices on …
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The Delta Air Lines plane that flipped upon landing in Toronto last month was descending too quickly, a preliminary report indicated Thursday, without identifying a cause of the crash.Canada’s Transport Safety Board released its initial findings following the February 17 accident that sent 21 people to hospital after the plane hit the runway hard and …
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New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call a snap election for April 28, triggering an intense campaign dominated by how to react to President Donald Trump’s trade war and demands to turn the close US ally into a 51st state.Carney, who replaced prime minister Justin Trudeau just last week, is set to …
Embattled Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings, caught in a US-China spat over control of the Panama Canal, said on Thursday that profits fell 27 percent in 2024.CK Hutchison offloaded its global ports business outside China — including operations in the vital Central American canal — this month to a group led by giant asset …
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China said on Thursday it acted “in accordance with the law” despite condemnation from Canada over the execution of four Canadian citizens in recent weeks.Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly told reporters in Ottawa on Wednesday that China had executed four Canadian citizens in recent weeks, defying pleas from Ottawa for leniency. “We strongly condemn the executions …
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Rafayel’s girlfriends went all out to celebrate their lover’s birthday, renting malls across China for parties, decorating high-speed trains with his photos, and even staging a dazzling drone show.But the birthday boy was absent from every event — he’s a virtual character in the romantic mobile game “Love and Deepspace” that has won over millions …
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