Kim Jong-un, the Supreme Leader of North Korea, has ordered that pet dogs in Pyongyang be rounded up and owners are fearful that their beloved pets are being used to solve the nation's food shortages.
Miss London 2020 winner rocks Coronavirus visor as she is officially crowned (Photos)
The winner of Miss London 2020 was pictured rocking coronavirus visor as she was officially crowned on Sunday, August 16. Jessica Kang, a 25-year-old professional model who also works in HR for London’s Ealing Council came out top via virtual contest back in March 2020.
Tiger Woods' son, Charlie wins Junior Golf Tournament with him by his side
Tiger Woods' 11-year-old so has won a Junior Golf Tournament in Florida, with his dad by his side. Charlie who played at a US Kids Golf-sanctioned event at Hammock Creek Golf Club easily dominated his opponents and topped the leaderboard.
Chinese restaurant apologizes after it emerged that they weigh customers before they enter so they don't order too much
A Chinese restaurant has apologized after it came under fire for its controversial policy of weighing customers before they enter.
UK officially falls into recession for first time in 11 years due to impact of pandemic
The UK has officially entered into the largest recession on record due to the impacts of the coronavirus crisis. Figures showed the pandemic sent the economy plunging by 20.4% between April and June. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) confirmed the UK's nosedive into recession for the first time since the financial crisis after the record-breaking contraction in the second quarter, which follows a 2.2% fall in the previous three months.
Mekatilili wa Menza; the Kenyan female freedom fighter remembered for slapping a British colonial administrator
Mekatilili wa Menza was a fearless prophetess and warrior who led her people, the Giriama, in rebelling against British imperialism. Born in the 1860s, she is remembered for slapping a British colonial administrator after a disagreement over their imperialist policies and attempts in subduing them. A subset of the Mijikenda peoples of Kenya, the Giriama were said to inhabit the Kenyan coast with sacred dwellings called kayas, located in forested areas, which were destroyed by the British colonial administration in 1914.
It’s Kamala Harris! – Biden picks first Black woman as running mate
Joe Biden has selected Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate ahead of November’s general election. The 55-year-old California senator is the first Black woman and the first person of Indian-Jamaican descent to be nominated for national office by a major party. She is also only the fourth woman in history to be chosen for one of their presidential tickets.
Meet the Chimbu skeleton people of Papua New Guinea who terrify enemies with their body art
The Imbalu festival of Uganda where male circumcision is performed in public
It is merrymaking every two years in the Bugisu or Gisu region in eastern Uganda as they celebrate Imbalu, a circumcision ritual that initiates boys into men. Usually held around August, thousands of people, foreign and local, flock to Mutoto cultural ground in eastern Uganda, outside the town of Mbale to watch young Ugandan men get their foreskins sliced in public.
Full-length police bodycam footage of George Floyd’s death now released to public [Watch]
Police camera video of George Floyd’s arrest and his chilling final moments has now been made public. The video, about an hour in length, comes from the body cameras of former officers Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng.
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