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Crime

Man Gets Double Life Sentence For Killing His Wife With a Cobra

He previously attempted to kill her using a venomous viper.
Rimal Farrukh
10.15.21
Far right

‘A Far-Right Terrorist Shot Me Four Times, But I Felt No Hate When I Testified Against Him’

Ylva Schwenke was 14 when she survived the deadliest attack in Norway since WWII.
Anna Koslerova
10.15.21
japan

Japanese Police Made a Video About Bike Safety, but What’s With the Girl in Skimpy Clothes?

A video meant to promote bike safety has ignited a tug-of-war over the depictions of young girls in Japanese pop culture.
Hanako Montgomery
10.15.21
Health

43,000 People May Have Been Wrongly Told Their COVID Test Was Negative

Testing operations at a private lab in England have been suspended, while authorities are contacting the affected people.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
10.15.21
china

Man Sentenced to Death for Setting His TikToker Ex-Wife on Fire During a Livestream

The Tibetan woman had reported domestic violence to police several times before she was burned to death.
Viola Zhou
10.15.21
Hong Kong

The Most Prominent Tiananmen Monument on Chinese Soil Is Getting Removed

Hong Kongers bid goodbye to a sculpture that was once a testament to the city’s freedoms.
Viola Zhou
10.15.21
Food

How a McDonald’s Knockoff Became the Immigrant Dream

With its sloppy burgers and friendly fat knight mascot, Alberta’s Burger Baron has amassed a cult following—and sheltered a generation of Arab immigrants.
Omar Mouallem
10.15.21
japan

These Vending Machines Sell Flights To Surprise Destinations

Press the button and details of your next trip await in a tiny plastic ball.
Hanako Montgomery
10.15.21
COVID-19

We Asked People Who Believe Vaccines Make Them ‘a Walking Magnet’: Why?

It’s a myth that proliferates even in one of the world’s most vaccinated countries, despite health experts consistently denying its plausibility.
Heather Chen
10.15.21
Festivals 2021

DJs, Swords, Goblin People: Everything We Saw at Greece’s Narthex Festival

Founded by two Berlin-based DJs and held at the base of an active volcano, Narthex is where medieval fantasy and hard-style Sugababes edits unite.
Niloufar Haidari
10.15.21
Food

Foreigners Share What Shocked Them Most About British Food

"The general lack of spice in British cuisine has always sort of like… repulsed me."
Serena Smith
10.15.21
Photography

His Holiday Got Cancelled, So He Went on Vacation in a Video Game Instead

When the pandemic crushed his vacation plans, photographer Pascal Greco turned to in-game photography in "Death Stranding".
Pierre Longeray
10.15.21
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