La passione per l'album dei Mondiali della Panini negli Stati Uniti raggiunge livelli record, con vendite "tre a cinque volte superiori" al 2022. L'album, il più grande di sempre con 980 figurine, e la crescita dell'interesse per il calcio spiegano l'aumento della domanda.
Il municipio di Colina, Cile, è accusato di aver speso 13 milioni di pesos in album e figurine Panini per aggirare le norme sugli appalti pubblici, suddividendo la spesa in due operazioni. L'ONG America Transparente denuncia la pratica, mentre il comune difende l'iniziativa come attività ricreativa per 12.000 studenti.
Netflix's 13th Harlan Coben adaptation, 'I Will Find You,' follows David Burroughs, imprisoned for his son's murder, who learns his son might be alive. Despite a predictable plot, the series is compellingly watchable, typical of Coben's formula.
An image of the 'Dancing Girl' sculpture from the Indus Valley civilisation was removed from an Indian school textbook after historians and educationists protested its censorship. The original, unedited image has been restored in digital versions and will be in new print editions.
NCERT has restored the original "Dancing Girl" figurine image in its Class IX arts textbook after media reports highlighted its altered version. The bronze artifact from Mohenjo-daro had its bare torso covered in the new edition, sparking controversy.
Tesla owners in China are using miniature replica heads of celebrities, like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, to trick the car's driver monitoring system. These $30-$40 figurines are placed to block the in-cabin camera, allowing drivers to disengage from the road while using assisted-driving features, despite Tesla's safety requirements.
A Hong Kong man who allegedly stole HK$50,000 (US$6,380) worth of Gundam models was injured while leaping from a building in To Kwa Wan after police came to arrest him on suspicion of burglary. Police said on Thursday that the man, aged 40, was linked to the burglary at a building on Mok Cheong Street two days earlier, which resulted in the theft of 10 boxes of Gundam models and three empty suitcases. The force said officers had discovered signs that the rear door of the premises had been pried...
Residents of Wang Sun House at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po returned for the first time since a devastating fire ripped through the estate. A 40-year-old resident named Wong described his seventh-floor flat as badly burnt with inches of ash covering the floor, comparing it to charcoal after a barbecue. Armed with a small shovel, Wong searched for his toy poodle Dor Dor to give it a proper goodbye, having lost the pet in the blaze.
