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Man dies, six others hospitalised after ‘medical episodes’ at Dreamstate trance festival in Sydney
51+ min ago (383+ words) SYDNEY, Feb 8 " A man in his 40s has died and several others have been taken to hospital after multiple festival-goers suffered medical emergencies at the Dreamstate music festival in Sydney, according to Australian media reports. Dreamstate is an international trance and…...
Mariah Carey’s Winter Olympics magic sparks lip-sync chatter — opening ceremony organisers respond (VIDEO)
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (297+ words) MILAN, Feb 8 " Mariah Carey lit up the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony with a soaring Italian classic and one of her own power anthems " and now she's lighting up social media with a different kind of buzz. The pop…...
K-Pop’s first Grammy winner is on a roll — EJAE drops new single ‘Time After Time’ and preps for autumn wedding (VIDEO)
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (271+ words) SEOUL, Feb 8 " K-pop trailblazer EJAE is stacking life milestones like chart hits " a new single, a historic Grammy, and now a wedding. According to The Korea Times, the singer-songwriter, who became the first K-pop artist to ever win a Grammy,…...
‘Lagenda Budak Hostel’ actor Along Eyzendy dies at 47 after hospitalisation for infection
7+ hour, 33+ min ago (241+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 " Actor Mohd Eyzendy Mohd Aziz, popularly known as Along Eyzendy, died at 12.16am after three days in intensive care at Hospital Sultan Idris Shah in Serdang, Selangor. He was 47. News of Along's death was confirmed by fellow actor…...
‘I don’t think I committed blasphemy’: Indonesian comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono speaks out after police questioning over Netflix special
7+ hour, 42+ min ago (316+ words) JAKARTA, Feb 8 " An Indonesian comedian who became the first from his country to air a special on Netflix was called in for questioning on Friday after police said they had received complaints that some of the material in the show…...
Brad Arnold, voice of 3 Doors Down’s post-grunge melancholy, dies at 47 (VIDEO)
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (213+ words) NEW YORK, Feb 8 " Brad Arnold, a founder and lead singer of American rock band 3 Doors Down, died yesterday, nine months after disclosing that he had kidney cancer, the group said. He was 47. Arnold said in a May 2025 social media video…...
Cosplay crackdown: China events ban ‘Detective Conan’ gear, merch after controversial ‘My Hero Academia’ anniversary crossover
12+ hour, 55+ min ago (330+ words) SHANGHAI, Feb 8 " Cosplayers in China just hit an unexpected plot twist worthy of a Detective Conan cliffhanger." According to Kyodo News, several major anime events in Beijing, Chongqing and Lanzhou have banned cosplay and merchandise tied to Detective Conan after…...
Gundam’s big twist? A 39-year-old Guns N’ Roses anthem suddenly climbing the charts in Japan (VIDEO)
16+ hour, 55+ min ago (307+ words) TOKYO, Feb 8 " When Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe hit Japanese cinemas on January 30, audiences expected cutting-edge mecha spectacle " not a blast of late-80s American rock. Yet the films surprise ending theme, Guns N Roses 1987 classic Sweet…...
Tony Jaa’s private fight: Source says Thai action star is healing after gallbladder cancer surgery
20+ hour, 50+ min ago (295+ words) BANGKOK, Feb 8 " Thai action hero Tony Jaa is privately recovering after battling gallbladder cancer, according to a report by The Straits Times." The 50-year-old martial arts icon " beloved for his gravity-defying stunts and raw, bone-crunching fight scenes " is said to…...
After more than 10 years, Labuan’s Lantern Parade makes its long-awaited return
21+ hour, 7+ min ago (196+ words) LABUAN, Feb 8 " Thousands of people from all walks of life thronged the Labuan Sports Complex last night to witness the long-awaited return of the Lantern Parade (Perarakan Tanglong), held in conjunction with the Federal Territory Day celebration here. The colourful…...