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Anti-Vax Influencer and Failed Politician Now Intubated in ICU for COVID
Mark Friesen, a PPC candidate influential in creating the prairie COVID-conspiracy movement is now intubated in an intensive care hospital battling COVID.
Take a Look at Some of the Most Powerful Photojournalism From the Past Year
Check out some of the best photos from the Siena International Photo Awards competition.
Indian Students Get Beaten by Indian Mob After Pakistan’s Historic Cricket Win
The Indian cricket team’s only Muslim player was also massively trolled and called a “traitor” after his team lost to Pakistan.
Colombia’s Most-Wanted Drug Lord Since Pablo Escobar Is Now Under Arrest
Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known as “Otoniel,” was taken into custody by government forces this weekend amid specualtion that he handed himself in.
Location Data Firm Got GPS Data From Apps Even When People Opted Out
The news around location data firm Huq shows that data companies may not even really know if they've received consent to harvest information from ordinary phones.
Prime Minister of Sudan Arrested in Military Coup
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters have taken to the streets of Sudan's capital Khartoum in opposition to the move by “joint military forces.”
Chilling Photos and Tales Reveal the Extent of Indonesia's Dog Meat Trade
Indonesia took a major step towards eradicating its dog meat industry last week, as a trader was prosecuted in a landmark case.
People Don’t Understand China’s Social Credit, and These Memes Are Proof
No one in China is losing “social credit points” for talking about Tiananmen Square.
A Country That Bans Vaping Just Busted $2 Million Worth of Products
The crackdown on vaping continues in Singapore, where authorities have announced their largest seizure yet.
This Band Thought Their Biggest Hurdle Was the Patriarchy. It’s Actually the Internet.
This all-women Sufi band is trying to break into a traditionally male genre of music, but that's the least of their problems.
Ransomware Gang Says the Real Ransomware Gang Is the Federal Government
A day after it was revealed that the US and its allies hacked the infamous REvil ransomware gang, a competing gang published an anti-government rant on its website.
Rampant Poaching Forces Elephants to Evolve to Not Have Tusks, Study Finds
The population of tuskless female elephants in Mozambique increased significantly after decades of ivory poaching, a sobering new study concludes.