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How did Annie’s body end up on a Scottish beach?
How did Annie’s body end up on a Scottish beach?
Annie Börjesson's body was found in 2005. Police found no evidence of criminality but loved ones always had questions.
2023-06-30 13:29
Ted Cruz accuses new Barbie movie of ‘pushing Chinese propaganda’
Ted Cruz accuses new Barbie movie of ‘pushing Chinese propaganda’
Ted Cruz is accusing the highly anticipated Barbie film of “pushing Chinese propaganda,” after a trailer for the Warner Bros release appeared to show a map referencing China’s disputed claims to the South China Sea. “Senator Cruz has been fighting for years to prevent American companies, especially Hollywood studios, from altering and censoring their content to appease the Chinese Communist Party,’ a spokesperson for the Texas Republican told The Daily Mail. The issue stems back to the so-called “nine-dash line” used on Chinese maps, illustrating what it claims are its posessions within the South China Sea. The line, first published on Chinese maps in the 1940s, demarks an area 1,200 miles from the Chinese mainlaind comprised more than 80 per cent of the South China Sea, according to The Los Angeles Times. Parts of the territory within the line, a busy fishing and trade corridor with valuable oil and gas deposits as well as strategic importance, are claimed by nations including Vietnam and the Philippines. About a minute into the Barbie film’s main trailer, a map of the world can be seen with a line of eigh dots jutting off a cartoonish drawing of Asia. The Independent has contacted Warner Bros for comment. The Republican Texas senator isn’t the only one upset about the map. Vietnam reportedly banned the movie over the apparent reference to the Chinese claims. The decision was issued by the country’s Central Council of Film Evaluation and Classification, Vi Kien Thanh, head of the Vietnam Cinema Department, told theTuoi Tre newspaper on Monday. The film was set to premiere in the country on 21 July, the same time as it hit US screens. It’s not the first time the territorial claims have impacted a Hollywood release. Showings of the action film Uncharted in Vietnam were halted last year for the same reason. The map dispute also led Vietnam to cut a scene from the 2018 smash Crazy Rich Asians, according to the Mail. The territorial dispute over the South China Sea territory at issue was brought before The Hague in 2016, where China lost on most of its claims. Beijing has not accepted the judgment. Read More Barbie director Greta Gerwig reveals she rejected ‘terrifying’ idea for Margot Robbie film Vietnam bans 'Barbie' movie due to an illustration showing China's territorial claim John Legend and Chrissy Teigen sleep over at Barbie’s Malibu dreamhouse: ‘So jealous’ Trump and DeSantis to hold dueling campaign events in New Hampshire after squabbling over timing Analysis: Donald Trump's war on truth confronts another test with voters Judge blocks Biden agencies from communicating with social media platforms
2023-07-05 05:53
Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming thanks YouTube series for helping her deal with husband's dementia symptoms
Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming thanks YouTube series for helping her deal with husband's dementia symptoms
'I didn’t know where to go, what to look up, I’m looking things up and it’s freaking me out,' Emma Heming shared during a recent podcast appearance
2023-10-05 05:47
Strike talks break off between Hollywood actors and studios
Strike talks break off between Hollywood actors and studios
Strike talks have broken off between Hollywood actors and studios
2023-10-12 14:22
Joe Rogan 'not satisfied' with early stoppage in UFC 295 boxing match, Internet calls him 'biased'
Joe Rogan 'not satisfied' with early stoppage in UFC 295 boxing match, Internet calls him 'biased'
Joe Rogan remarked on the boxing match between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka, which 'Poatan' won
2023-11-13 16:22
Israel Latest: More Than 600 Israelis Dead Since Hamas Attacked
Israel Latest: More Than 600 Israelis Dead Since Hamas Attacked
Israel said at least 600 of its citizens have been killed since Hamas attacked the country on Saturday
2023-10-08 22:50
Florida Mega Millions winner claims $1.6 billion prize from August
Florida Mega Millions winner claims $1.6 billion prize from August
And the winner is ... anonymous.
2023-09-28 07:56
Who is Jane Castor? Tampa mayor discovers 70 pounds of cocaine worth $1.1M during fishing trip off Florida Keys
Who is Jane Castor? Tampa mayor discovers 70 pounds of cocaine worth $1.1M during fishing trip off Florida Keys
Castor and her family members retrieved the cocaine-laden package, approximately the size of a microwave oven, onto their boat
2023-08-09 16:52
Biden uses clips of Marjorie Taylor Greene speech for new campaign ad
Biden uses clips of Marjorie Taylor Greene speech for new campaign ad
President Joe Biden on Tuesday posted a campaign ad promoting his legislative wins by using clips from a recent speech GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene gave at the Turning Point Action Conference where she compared Biden to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson.
2023-07-19 21:52
Pence and a Christmas call star in Trump indictment
Pence and a Christmas call star in Trump indictment
WASHINGTON Former Vice President Mike Pence, who confounded attempts by then-President Donald Trump to remain in power after
2023-08-02 17:24
Tupac's alleged killer has arraignment delayed by Las Vegas judge
Tupac's alleged killer has arraignment delayed by Las Vegas judge
By Brad Brooks A former gang member charged in the 1996 murder of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur made
2023-10-05 00:46
Chinese hackers breached State Dept., other government email on eve of Blinken visit, officials say
Chinese hackers breached State Dept., other government email on eve of Blinken visit, officials say
U.S. officials say state-backed Chinese hackers foiled Microsoft’s cloud-based security and hacked the email of officials at multiple U.S. agencies that deal with China ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Beijing last month
2023-07-13 04:50