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Animals A puppy abused by a man on a Buddhist pilgrimage site in China has been adopted after a video of the incident ignited outrage on local social media earlier this month.

[ Source ] Jenn An, a former “America's Next Top Model” finalist, has sued Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, for sexual assault and strangulation.

Entertainment Jenn An, a former “America's Next Top Model” finalist, has sued Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, for sexual assault and strangulation.

Education Hong Kong actor Tony Leung was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in humanities by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) over the weekend.

· 2-min read [ Source ] An AI-created video of “Elon Musk” explaining what the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is while dressed as a secret agent during the Ming Dynasty is going viral.

Swiss watchmaker Swatch won a lawsuit against Malaysia’s Home Ministry over the latter’s seizure of 172 Pride-themed watches. The Kuala Lumpur High Court ordered the ministry on Monday to return the watches within 14 days after its ruling, which states that the seizure — which occurred in May 2023 — was illegal as it was conducted without a warrant. Judge Amarjeet Singh Serjit Singh noted that the ministry implemented its ban on the Swatch Pride-themed watches in August 2023, implying that the watchmaker had not violated any laws at the time of the raid.

Business Swiss watchmaker Swatch won a lawsuit against Malaysia's Home Ministry over the latter's seizure of 172 Pride-themed watches.

Entertainment “One Piece” manga creator Eiichiro Oda believes that the second season of his work's live-action adaptation may surpass the

Harvy Santos, a Filipino milliner based in the U.K., designed the stunning hats worn by Glinda Upland (Ariana Grande), Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo) and other characters in Jon M. Chu’s two-part film adaptation of “Wicked.” In a Universal Studios featurette, Santos shared that his passion for costume design began when he was 6. “I used to be a ballet dancer. All of the money that I got from dancing, every payday I would buy myself books on garment construction and costume design,” he said. A former dancer with the Hong Kong Ballet, Santos performed in major productions for six seasons, touring Europe, the U.S. and Australia. He later studied millinery at Kensington and Chelsea College, with his award-winning hats featured in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and other magazines. In 2013, he was named The HAT Magazine’s hat designer of the year. “Every day, I’m part of what I have accomplished, and knowing the fact that you are contributing on an epic film, that’s very exhilarating,” he said. “Wicked” premiered on Nov. 22.

· 6-min read [ Source ] Sofronio Vasquez has achieved what many musicians and singers in the Philippines — including myself, a frustrated band vocalist — have always dreamed of.