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A 60-foot tall moving version of one of Japan’s most famous anime characters has been unveiled in Yokohama. The giant recreation of sci-fi robot Gundam is part of a robotics project and will be the centerpiece of an exhibition devoted to the long-running and hugely popular series.Nov. 30, 2020 SourceContinue Reading

COPENHAGEN – Denmark’s government wants to dig up mink that were culled to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, after some resurfaced from mass graves. Denmark ordered all farmed mink to be culled early this month after finding that 12 people had been infected by a mutated strain of theContinue Reading

Spanish health authorities are testing everybody in the small town of Cuevas Del Becerro for the coronavirus after a random screening there suggested over 70 percent of people are infected. The town’s mayor and several police officers are among those who have tested positive.Nov. 30, 2020 SourceContinue Reading

The popular Netflix series “The Crown” has taken viewers on a sweeping tour of modern history through the eyes of the British royal family, dramatizing pivotal events from the post-war era to Margaret Thatcher’s administration. But the show’s revisions to the historical record — embellishments, exaggerations and even some outrightContinue Reading

LONDON — British singer Rita Ora apologized on Monday after she attended a party to celebrate her 30th birthday in breach of England’s strict Covid-19 lockdown rules. The pop star, best known for her hits “Hot Right Now” and “Your Song,” said in an Instagram story she has gone toContinue Reading

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Kaavan, dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant” after languishing alone for years in a Pakistani zoo, was greeted on his arrival in Cambodia on Monday by chanting Buddhist monks and was then sent on his way to a wildlife sanctuary. Like other travelers during these times, theContinue Reading

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed praised his soldiers on Monday for victory over a rebellious northern movement, but the leader of Tigray’s forces said they were still fighting amid fears of a protracted guerrilla conflict. The nearly month-long war has killed hundreds and probably thousands, sentContinue Reading

Moderna will submit its coronavirus vaccine for regulatory approval on Monday, the company said — the second leading drug to pass the milestone this month. The Massachusetts biotech firm said it will ask the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization after completing its Phase 3 trial, finding theContinue Reading

Desalyn Bowyer hasn’t seen her children since February. Then her father died in July, and she couldn’t attend the funeral. Bowyer, 40, moved from Sydney to Hong Kong last December for work. She planned to return to Australia every two weeks to spend time with her kids. Little did sheContinue Reading

LONDON — Six Portuguese children and young adults cleared a major legal hurdle on Monday in a climate litigation case they brought against 33 European countries, claiming government climate inaction jeopardized their futures. The applicants, aged between 8 and 21, want European governments to ramp up their efforts to curbContinue Reading

NAIROBI, Kenya — At first, work as an Uber driver seemed to offer Harrison Munala everything he’d hoped for when he moved from a town in the western part of Kenya to its capital, Nairobi. Uber seemed like the answer to Munala after he had spent nearly 15 years ofContinue Reading

BUENOS AIRES — Argentine justice officials are investigating the death of soccer star Diego Maradona and ordered the search of properties of his personal doctor on Sunday, a local prosecutor’s office said. Maradona died at age 60 of a heart attack on Wednesday. The search order was requested by prosecutorsContinue Reading

David Prowse, the towering actor who terrified generations of movie-watchers for playing Darth Vader in the original ‘Star Wars’ trilogy, has died aged 85. He died after a short illness, his agent Thomas Bowington confirmed to NBC News Sunday morning. “A constant source of inspiration, encouragement and kindness. A trulyContinue Reading

LONDON — Police arrested more than 150 people on Saturday as they tried to break up anti-lockdown and anti-vaccine protests in the British capital, as the country continues to battle its Covid-19 outbreak. Hundreds of protesters, most of them not wearing face masks, descended on central London’s shopping district, holdingContinue Reading

PARIS — Hundreds of black-clad protesters clashed with officers at the end of a demonstration against police violence in Paris on Saturday after masked protesters launched fireworks, put up barricades and threw stones. The majority of the thousands of demonstrators marched peacefully, but small groups of masked protesters dressed inContinue Reading