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In 2017, several people concerned about their tech and internet use banded together to create Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous (ITAA), a global fellowship inspired by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Jenny is one of their members. At the height of her phone addiction, she would not sleep for days. She would barely eat or drink, her […]

On Friday, the sheriff’s office announced that the intact remains of 117 dogs were found in two excavated areas on the property, which is located in Fortuna, California – about 288 miles (463kms) north of San Francisco. A search of the 50-acre (20,000m) facility also led investigators to an additional 21 dog skulls and hundreds […]

Beginning in 2007, he immersed himself in the Akhbarat-i Darbar-i Mualla (Newsletters of the Exalted Court), a vast collection preserved in archives across India and Britain. Working through more than 6,500 pages in Kolkata’s National Library, he followed princes, generals, courtiers, royal women, imperial eunuchs and many others through tens of thousands of entries. The […]

Enola stays with her so much that Brown’s husband, Jake Bongiovi, who also worked on the film, says she sometimes takes the character home with her. Brown agrees that Enola definitely stays with her and jokes that the teen detective’s high standards can also follow her home. “Enola is high maintenance and sometimes I go […]

The story of the Koreas, according to popular belief, begins on Mount Paektu – a mountain located on the China-North Korea border that is said to be the birthplace of Dangun, the mythical founder of what became Korea’s first kingdom. Thousands of years later, Kim Il Sung – the founder of North Korea – reportedly […]

The Australian government has announced it will double the maximum penalty for breaches of the nation’s social media minimum age law to $99m (£51.7m). As part of the updated legislation, the eSafety Commissioner will also be able to compel social media companies to provide evidence of what steps they have taken to comply with the […]

Israeli air strikes in Lebanon have killed one person, the country’s health ministry said, a day after the two countries signed a deal aimed at paving the way to a lasting peace. Lebanon’s state news agency said an Israeli drone hit the southern town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, and later reported further strikes in the area, […]

The fallout from two deadly earthquakes in Venezuela on Wednesday continue to be felt across the country. Officials said the death toll has reached 1,430 with 3,238 injured. Rescue operations are still underway, though the window of time where it is still likely to find people alive is closing. The BBC’s Vanessa Silva reports from […]

Budapest held its first Pride march since the end of former prime minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year government with thousands turning out to celebrate.

Traffic and crowds can sometimes hinder the search operations. Soldiers and Mexican volunteers have repeatedly called for silence, so they can listen for signs of life under the debris. People are helping however they can. Those who have drones are using them to search for survivors or the deceased in hard-to-reach places. Families huddle around […]