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NEW YORK: On Monday, Dmitry Muratov, the editor-in-chief of the independent Russian daily Novaya Gazeta, auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for $103.5 million to aid children displaced by the Ukraine crisis. The medal was sold to an undisclosed phone bidder at Heritage Auctions in New York. The auction was lively, with much applause and bidders encouraging one …

AUSTRALIA: One of Australia’s least-visited and least-understood places is located in the country’s far north. However, thanks to indigenous entrepreneurs like Fraser Nai, change will be coming. The Torres Strait is a group of 247 islands off the coast of Queensland, close to Papua New Guinea. There are Aboriginal, Melanesian, and Australian Torres Strait Islanders living there. Patty Mills, who …

MALDIVES: A city is rising from the Indian Ocean’s depths. A floating metropolis, large enough to house 20,000 people, is being built in a beautiful lagoon approximately 10 minutes by boat from Male, the Maldivian capital. The city will be built in the shape of brain coral, with 5,000 floating units including housing, restaurants, businesses, and schools, connected by canals. …

US: A drive-by shooting on a family BBQ late Saturday left at least two people dead and five others injured, according to authorities in San Antonio, Texas. The family was grilling in front of the residence, San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus said at an early Sunday press conference. A car passed by and unloaded around 20 to 30 …

US: Remi Bader, a TikTok personality known for her realistic clothes haul videos, claimed that on a recent trip with other influencers, a ranch refused to let her ride their horses owing to her weight. Bader, who has over 2 million TikTok followers, was turned away from a trip arranged by Hampton Water Wine in Montauk, New York, over the …

MEXICO: After the vehicle they were riding in crashed near Mulege on the Baja California Sur peninsula, two actors from the Netflix series The Chosen One were killed and six other cast or crew members were injured. The accident happened on Thursday, according to local media, when the van flipped after veering off the road in a desert location. At …

US: Selena Gomez is still buzzing from being invited to Britney Spears and Sam Asghari’s wedding, and while she’s generally keeping mum about the event, she did take a time this week to gush about the pop star’s nuptials. On Thursday’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” with her “Only Murders in the Building” co-stars Martin Short and Steve Martin, Gomez …

US: Republican senators questioned TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on Friday about accusations that the social media network permitted Russian state-approved media content but blocked other videos. According to recent reports, TikTok has allowed Russian state media to saturate the platform with dangerous pro-war propaganda. The letter, sponsored by Steve Daines and signed by John Cornyn, Roger Wicker, John Barrasso, …

CALIFORNIA: Kim Kardashian wore Marilyn Monroe’s legendary gown down the Met Gala red carpet in 2022. Pictures and videos of Kim’s fitting surfaced online soon after the Met which caused netizens to accuse her of ruining the gown. Kim Kardashian, on the other hand, did not ruin Marilyn Monroe’s gown. This answer is said by Ripley’s, which owns Monroe’s gown …

LONDON: After undergoing surgery earlier this week, British rocker Ozzy Osbourne is “doing well and on the path to recovery,” according to his wife. Sharon Osbourne thanks fans for their support in an Instagram statement after revealing last week that the frontwoman for the former band Black Sabbath would undergo “a very serious operation” on Monday, June 13. She didn’t …