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Microsoft makes new deal to buy Call of Duty giant
Activision By Dearbail Jordan, Daniel Thomas & Steffan Powell BBC business reporters and gaming corespondent Microsoft has made a new bid to buy Call of Duty-maker Activision Blizzard in the latest twist in the tale of what would be the biggest deal of its kind in the gaming industry. Its original $69bn (£59bn) deal was…
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Edinburgh Fringe funniest joke: Lorna Rose Treen’s zookeeper pun
Robert Perry/PinPep A joke about an unfaithful zookeeper has been named the funniest gag at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Comedian Lorna Rose Treen was voted the winner with her pun: “I started dating a zookeeper, but it turned out he was a cheetah.” The Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe is chosen by members…
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Fukushima nuclear disaster: Japan to release treated water this week
EPA By Kelly Ng BBC News Japan will start releasing treated radioactive water from the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, despite opposition from its neighbours. The decision comes weeks after the UN’s nuclear watchdog approved the plan. Some 1.34 million tonnes of water – enough to fill 500 Olympic-size pools…
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Ukraine war: The men who don’t want to fight
BBC/Rob Taylor By James Waterhouse BBC Ukraine correspondent Ukraine isn’t meeting its demand for soldiers. Volunteers aren’t enough. The country constantly needs to replace the tens of thousands who’ve been killed or injured. Many more are just exhausted, after 18 months fighting off Russia’s full-scale invasion. But some men don’t want to fight. Thousands have…
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Two Ukrainian drones downed over Moscow region, says Russia
EPA By Emily McGarvey BBC News Russia’s defence ministry says it has thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack after it downed two drones over the Moscow region. Two other drones were intercepted over the Bryansk region, north-east of the Ukrainian border, it added. Flights were temporarily stopped to and from Moscow’s airports early on Tuesday, the…
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Timed Teaser: Why did England hero Mary Earps go viral?
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Hailey Bieber Takes Over Justin Bieber’s Business Affairs Following Scooter Braun’s ‘Issues’
Hailey Bieber is very involved in her husband Justin Bieber’s business. Together, they are trying to become a “power couple” in the music business. Sources told Page Six that the founder of Rhode is always in the room when Justin has business talks, giving him a bigger role. “Hailey has taken control and is heavily…
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Jennifer Lopez Unveils New Song with Rare Ben Affleck Shot on First Anniversary
Jennifer Lopez and her husband Ben Affleck celebrated their first wedding anniversary by sharing a rare picture from their ceremony. On July 17, 2022, just two months after telling the world about their engagement, the couple got married in a small ceremony in Las Vegas. Their combined families were there. Affleck and his ex-wife Jennifer…
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Pregnant Kourtney Kardashian Is Proven to Be the Finest Stepmother for Travis Barker’s Children
After Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian got married in May 2022 in front of a small group of family and friends in Santa Barbara, Kourtney has been getting close to his kids. The 44-year-old star of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” is having her first child with Barker. Even though she is pregnant and has…
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Mohamed Hadid Gets Engaged to a Woman Who Looks Like His Daughter Gigi
Fans and fans have already noticed that Keni Silva looks a lot like Gigi Hadid, the US supermodel daughter of Mohamed Hadid. When Hadid and his much younger girlfriend Silva went out in Beverly Hills on Saturday afternoon, there were rumors that they were going to get married. As they walked through the busy streets…