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Why Koreans think the breeze from a fan can kill you | NBC Left Field

There's a deeply-rooted superstition in South Korea that sleeping with a fan on in an enclosed room can cause extreme health problems, and even death.

16/11/2018

Green News

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A guide to old and new in Genoa, Italy

15/11/2018

World News

HBO announces premiere date for final 'Game of Thrones' season

Though the blockbuster series is set to end, HBO has multiple projects in the "Game of Thrones" universe in the works.

14/11/2018

World News

Stan Lee: tributes pour in for comic legend

The world of cinema and beyond pay their respects to Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee.

13/11/2018

World News

Stars from Marvel movies and TV shows react to Stan Lee's death

Tributes to the comic book legend poured in on social media.

13/11/2018

World News

Stan Lee, creator of legendary Marvel comic book superheroes, dies at 95

Lee created comic dynamos like Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, Black Panther, and the X-Men.

12/11/2018

World News

Douglas Rain, voice of HAL in '2001,' dies at 90

Rain's sinuous, detached reading of HAL's lines made the computer's murders of four astronauts all the more shocking.

12/11/2018

France

Poet's suicide letter sold at auction

A suicide letter written by the French poet Charles Baudelaire has been sold at auction for 234,000 euros

05/11/2018

Living

Embracing change, one cup at a time

Old world coffee culture goes 'third wave'

01/11/2018

World News

91-year-old actor who played Mr. Feeny on 'Boy Meets World' thwarts burglary

"Weird detail no one's reporting, as the burglar ran away he yelled, "Dream! Try! Do Good!," Danielle Fishel, who plays Topanga, wrote on Twitter.

31/10/2018

Living

IMMERSIVE STORY: Russia Fashion Week in 360

Take a backstage 360 tour at Moscow Fashion Week

28/10/2018

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Shanghai Art Aquarium celebrates Japanese culture

An Art Aquarium featuring 5,000 goldfish in illuminated tanks has made its debut in China.

28/10/2018

Culture Series

Photojournalist Emily Garthwaite's calling for the untold stories

We spoke to photojournalist Emily Garthwaite about her work as an artist and activist telling untold stories

26/10/2018

World News

'The one where a robbery suspect looks just like Ross'

"It's not ross. ... It's russ, he's trying to frame ross to win back Rachel," one commenter wrote.

25/10/2018

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Watch : Buffalo racing in Thailand

The world-famous buffalo race of Chon Buri continues on its 147th year along with buffalo conservation activities to promote knowledge in buffalo rearing and rice farming.

24/10/2018

World News

Drake beats The Beatles for the most top 10 singles on Billboard Hot 100

Drake now holds the record for the most top 10 hits on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in one calendar year after the song "MIA" launched at No. 5.

24/10/2018

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Paris hosts Japonismes 2018, an exposition to promote Japanese culture

Festivals from different regions of Japan are being held in Paris as part of Japonismes 2018, an exposition to promote Japanese culture

22/10/2018

Green News

The guide to Bologna

A guide to one of Italy’s most underrated spots that will allow you to live la dolce vita and eat, shop and see the best the locale has to offer

11/10/2018

United Kingdom

UK museum apologises after promoting exhibition about 'Womxn'

Can the word 'woman' be sexist?

11/10/2018

World News

Janet Jackson, Def Leppard among 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees

This is Def Leppard's first time being nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, while Janet Jackson has been nominated three times.

10/10/2018