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Soccer1 hour ago

South Korean soccer club receives record fine for using sex dolls as spectators in stands

A South Korean soccer club was fined a record $82,000 on Wednesday for using sex dolls in the stands in place of real fans because of the coronavirus pandemic keeping spectators out of stadiums.

China15 hours ago

China seizes control of PPE factories, sparking fear of new coronavirus wave

China’s Communist Party is again seizing factory lines churning out the world’s supply of medical safety gear — sparking fears the country is preparing for a second wave of the coronavirus, American traders in China said.

Hurricanes - Typhoons20 hours ago

Cyclone Amphan, strongest storm in over a decade, slams coast of India, Bangladesh as millions flee

One of the strongest storms in more than a decade roared ashore in eastern India and Bangladesh Wednesday, packing heavy rain and wind as millions fled to shelters in an evacuation complicated by the coronavirus pandemic.