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The eastern city of Hangzhou has sparked widespread controversy by banning residents in its downtown area from walking their dogs during the day. Under the city’s Restraining Dog Raising Rules, owners of small ornamental dogs in designated “key restraining” areas may walk their pets only between 7pm and 7am. Large dogs cannot be taken outdoors at any time. The rules stipulate that dog owners must keep their pets on a leash and clean up their excrement immediately. Violators face fines of 200 to...
A condemned female murderer who survived two lethal injections during a botched execution by the US state of Tennessee was in critical condition and receiving "life-saving care," according to her attorneys. In an extraordinary chain of events, Christa Pike, 50, was whisked from a prison execution chamber to a hospital, still alive despite two deadly doses of pentobarbital. What happened to Pike is "absolute torture," said Sandrine Ageorges-Skinner, Spokesperson for Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM), speaking to FRANCE 24's Alison Sargent.
Poonjar MLA M.J. Sebastian seeks round-the-clock access to the 30.7-km stretch to ease congestion and make the trek more convenient; forest officials, however, maintain that restrictions are necessary as large sections of the route pass through forest areas frequented by wild animals
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray accused the airport operator of “fleecing” Mumbaikars by pushing a forced shift to Navi Mumbai.
Coco Gauff was targeted online after stopping play during a crucial point in the first set against China’s Sun Xinran.
SFI, NSUI and MSF seek clarity from university administration on the programme’s nature, objectives and institutional basis
The controversy arose when a recorded version of Vande Mataram was played at the beginning of the meeting, following the rendition of the State anthem
Indonesian lawmakers on Wednesday ordered the demolition of a controversial luxury compound inside a penitentiary near the capital.
The operating company that runs the Eiffel Tower said Tuesday its chief would step down at the end of this year in the wake of a controversy over the removal of women staff during a visit by a Hindu religious group. Patrick Branco Ruivo, who has been director general of the Paris landmark since 2018, would leave his job at the end of the year after an internal probe revealed that “operational flaws and shortcomings” in organising the visit led to the “unacceptable” removal of women staff, the...
Prince Charles married with Lady Diana in 1981. The couple divorced in 1996 and a decade later Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles, now Queen Camilla. Spencer has long clashed with the royals over their treatment of his older sister.
Ed Sheeran’s controversial US tour has sparked a wave of viral rumours. A false claim that his music was removed from Spotify racked up more than 3 million views on X, despite his his music remaining available. Another video, viewed over 14 million times, falsely suggested Sheeran was now defiantly performing solo after all his support acts withdrew, but not only is the footage dated, but Sheeran has indeed replaced the backing musicians. Vedika Bahl fact-checks in Truth or Fake.
Ed Sheeran told the crowd he had made mistakes after Macklemore was dropped from his tour for making pro-Palestinian remarks.