Art
EXO’s Suho Receives Best New Actor Award From 2018 Asia Culture Awards
EXO’s Suho has been recognized with an award for his recent work as a musical actor! The winners of the 2018 Asia Culture Awards were announced on January 17. Suho took the Best New Actor Award among male performers for his performance as Gwynplaine in “The Man Who Laughs.” He previously also acted as Crown Prince Rudolf in “The Last Kiss.”. Suho shared his gratitude for the award in a video. He said, “I’ve received the Best New Actor award ... Full story
Education
Octopus 'off menu' at Oxford University's Somerville College
Image caption The principal of Somerville College said octopus terrine was no longer on the menu after it was served at a freshers' dinner. An Oxford college has said octopus is "no longer on the menu" after an undergraduate was surprised it was served at a freshers' dinner. Somerville College head Janet Royall made the announcement in a blog about widening access to Oxford University. Ms Royall, Labour peer Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, said ... Full story
MediaWise training proves teens need — and want — help detecting misinformation online
Machine Learning Vs. Statistics
University of Virginia announces $120m gift to fund new data science school
NCT’s Jaemin Shares His Feelings About Sacrificing School And Social Life To Be An Idol
Coursera moves into healthcare education with 100 courses and 2 masters degrees
Google remains the top open-source contributor to CNCF projects
Economics
Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers face payments problems
Hundreds of thousands of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers are currently unable to make payments from their online accounts. Millions have current accounts with the three brands - which are all owned by Lloyds Banking Group - which provides the most current accounts in the UK. Some have been facing the frustration of not being able to pay and transfer money online. Others have the worry that money being sent to them may not have ... Full story
Entertainment
Samuel L. Jackson Spent His 70th Birthday Dancing with Judge Judy
Samuel L. Jackson told Ellen details of his star-studded 70th birthday party, including how his good friend Judge Judy pulled him onto the dance floor. Plus, the actor talked about vacationing on a yacht alongside Steve Harvey and Magic Johnson, and the unique way he keeps track of all his movie credits. Full story
Health
Patients And Scientist Battle To Liberate Genetic Testing Results
Brooke Maile was shocked to find out how hard it was to get genetic data on her own tumor from a testing lab to give to scientists for research. Ciena Lennon. When Brooke Maile first went to her doctor with a painful mass in her breast, the physician said don’t worry, it’s not breast cancer. A year and a half later, she found out the diagnosis was only half right. The tumor in her breast was an angiosarcoma, a rare cancer that forms from the ... Full story
Law
US citizen arrested for war crimes in Bangladesh 'was only 13'
Image caption Mr Monir's family told the BBC they believe he is being held unjustly. A US citizen of Bangladeshi descent has been arrested during a visit to his native country for allegedly committing "war crimes" during the war of independence from Pakistan in 1971 - a year when his family say he was only 13. Mohamed Jubair Monir, a New York based businessman, was arrested in a village on 19 December - four weeks after he landed in Bangladesh. ... Full story
Living
The Earth's #10YearChallenge Is Grim
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Politics
Nastya Rybka: Russia seizes model who made Trump collusion claim
Image caption Rybka pleaded guilty to soliciting in Thailand. A Belarusian model who said she had evidence of Russian collusion with Donald Trump's election campaign is now in Russian police custody. Nastya Rybka (real name Anastasia Vashukevich) was detained at Moscow's main airport after being deported from Thailand for soliciting. Her lawyer posted a video on Instagram which, he says, shows her arrest. A woman resembling her and looking ... Full story
Pelosi cancels Afghan trip after Trump 'leaks' security details
Trump to meet North Korea's Kim Yong-chol at White House
Brexit: Did Boris Johnson talk Turkey during referendum campaign?
HR 1: McConnell calls House Democrats’ anti-corruption bill a “power grab”
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Sport
Crush death boy injuries 'like car crash'
Image caption The court has heard Alfie Lamb cried out "mummy" when a car seat was pushed back into him. A three-year-old boy who was crushed by a car seat had trauma injuries similar to those of a victim in a car crash, a court has heard. Alfie Lamb died after his mother's boyfriend allegedly reversed his seat into him during a car journey in 2018. A paediatric pathologist told the Old Bailey the toddler's death was "unnatural" and appeared to ... Full story
Technology
Sony venture arm invests in geocoding startup what3words
Sony’s venture capital arm has invested in what3words, the startup that has divided the entire world into 57 trillion 3-by-3 meter squares and assigned a three-word address to each one. Financial details were not disclosed. The startup’s novel addressing system isn’t the whole story. The ability to integrate what3words into voice assistants is what has piqued the interest and investment from Sony and others. “what3words have solved the ... Full story
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