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South Korea Struggles to Curb Sexual Exploitation Sites 10 Years After Soranet Scandal
A decade after the shutdown of Soranet – a sprawling online hub for secretly filmed and non-consensual sexual videos that became a symbol of South Korea’s digital sex-crime crisis – the country is sti…
Odisha Bandh: INDIA Bloc Shutdown Brings State to Standstill, Mixed Response Reported
A statewide bandh called by the INDIA bloc in Odisha on [date] evoked a mixed response, with many businesses, petrol pumps, shops, and educational institutions closed in the morning, while public tran…
Federal Workers Win: Courts Block Trump's Shutdown Firings
A federal court has ruled in favor of labor unions that sued the Trump administration over mass firings of federal workers during the government shutdown, deeming the reductions in force illegal. The …
Engineer Gets 32 Months for Bitcoin Extortion Plot Against His Own Employer
Daniel Rhyne locked his company's IT administrators out of its network and demanded 20 BTC, then worth $750,000, to stop the shutdowns. Stakeholders assess operational and strategic impacts following …
Shell's Refinery Profits Set to Double as Global Fuel Shortages Drive Prices to Record Highs
Shell expects its refineries to earn nearly double the profit per barrel of fuel in the third quarter, forecasting a margin of $42 per barrel, up from $24 in the previous quarter. The surge is attribu…
France Braces for 'D-Day' as Student and Union Protests Threaten Nationwide Shutdown
Students, teachers, and trade unions are staging protests across France, with school blockades and disruptions already reported. The demonstrations, dubbed 'D-Day' by organizers, are expected to inten…
Abbott Elementary Shake-Up: Season 5 Moves School to Mall, Faces Shutdown Threat
Season 5 of Abbott Elementary will relocate the school to a mall, introduce a shutdown threat, and explore romantic and ambitious storylines for its characters. The season blends conflict, creative pr…
Halifax Begins Shutdown of Banking App Tomorrow As 173-year-old Brand Is Phased Out from High Street
HALIFAX will begin shutting down its online banking app tomorrow leaving customers with less than a month to switch. The 173-year-old bank is being phased out of the high street as part of its big reb…
FCC Slams Brakes on Verizon's Landline Shutdown After Citizen Uproar
The Federal Communications Commission has paused Verizon's request to discontinue traditional copper-line telephone service in Virginia and eight other states following a surge of citizen complaints. …
Blast Shuts Down: $2b Ethereum Layer-2 Collapses After 98% Asset Plunge
Blast, an Ethereum layer-2 network that once held over $2 billion in crypto assets, is shutting down due to fading activity, rising costs, and competition from larger platforms like Coinbase and Robin…
Legislators Urge Broader Cooling-off Law After Abrupt Hotstone Yoga Closure
Hong Kong lawmakers have urged the government to widen the scope of a proposed statutory cooling-off law to cover more types of wellness market trends after the abrupt shutdown of the Hotstone Yoga ch…
Bangladesh Court Petition Demands 11pm Shutdown for Bars
A writ petition has been filed in Bangladesh seeking a mandatory 11pm closure for all bars and alcohol-serving establishments, naming eight respondents including the Home Ministry, the police chief, a…