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He also played Qui Gon Jin in the Star Wars prequels, image via Getty Images
Entertainment
Liam Neeson says he is done with superhero movies

Hollywood superstar Liam Neeson, who plays the villain in 'Batman Begins' has said that he is done with superhero movies as a genre. He said that although he can appreciate the films as technical achievements, he does not want to spend months in the gym just to fit into a suit with a cape.

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Mon Feb 24 - CBR
Saas startups pop up everyday in India, image via Getty Images
Business
Microsoft launches new program to boost Indian startups

International tech giant Microsoft has launched a new program called 100X100X100 that aims to help business-to-business SaaS startups in India. The startups will each get to spend $100,000 over a course of 18 months. This program will help these startups grow and give them the benefits of scale, boosting growth.

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Mon Feb 24 - TechCrunch
The Douglas Foundation is one of Hollywood's oldest philanthropic organisations, image via Getty Images
Entertainment
Kirk Douglas estate gives away almost all of his massive fortune to charity

Ex-Hollywood superstar Kirk Douglas, who recently passed away at the age of 103, has donated $50 million of his $61 million fortune to various charities, leaving nothing to his son. Micheal Douglas is also a famous Hollywood actor and is estimated to be worth around $300 million. Kirk Douglas has been running a charity organization since 1964.

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Mon Feb 24 - Yahoo
This crisis will be a stress test for the EU's open border policy, image via Getty Images
International
Italy faces large coronavirus outbreak in Milan

Italy has become the first European country to face a major coronavirus outbreak, with the country finding around 150 cases in large population centers such as Milan. The government has closed schools in major cities and has canceled all large public events. Before Thursday the country had less than five cases.

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Mon Feb 24 - NewYorkTimes
Iran's Supreme Leader still gets final say in all matters, image via Reuters
Politics
Iran blames 'coronavirus propaganda' for low election turnout

The Iranian government announced this Sunday that the turnout for the parliamentary election was at 42%, the lowest it has been since 1979. The government claimed that this low turnout was caused by Iran's enemies who played up the coronavirus threat in order to stop people from voting. Many see the low turnout as a sign of the decreasing popularity of the regime.

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Mon Feb 24 - Reuters
The Science Channel was documenting his journey to building and launching the rocket, image via AP
Entertainment
Flat earth supporting daredevil dies in a homemade rocket

'Mad Mike' Hughes, a self-proclaimed explorer, and daredevil recently passed away after his homemade rocket crashed into the California desert. The parachute on the rocket was ripped off right after launch and the rocket traveled in an arc before violently crashing back into the desert. The footage of the crash is still available online.

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Mon Feb 24 - Reuters
The company received a boost from the Witcher Netflix series, image via CD Projekt
Gaming
Studio behind Witcher games becomes second largest in all of Europe

CD Projekt, the studio responsible for the highly successful Witcher video game franchise has been revalued at $8 billion, making it the second-largest video game studio in Europe. They are right behind France's Ubisoft Entertainment, who is sitting at a whopping $9.6 billion. Many are eagerly awaiting CD Projekts new game 'Cyberpunk 2077'.

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Mon Feb 24 - PCGamer
Chelsea is paying 40 million Euros for the transfer, image via Getty Images
Sports
Chelsea finalize a contract with Ajax winger Hakim Ziyech

Chelsea has finalized the terms of a five-year contract with Ajax winger Hakim Ziyech who will join the team in the summer. He scored nine goals for Ajax this season, three of which were scored against Chelsea in the Champions League. This was Chelsea's first signing since their transfer ban.

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Mon Feb 24 - BBC
Spawn was popularized by a 90's comic series, image via Nether Realm Studios
Gaming
Horror comic character Spawn to come to Mortal Kombat 11 in March

Mortal Kombat 11 is finally getting a new playable character in Spawn, who will be available to players in March. Spawn is just the latest extra character to be added to the game, we got the Joker and the Terminator last year. This will be the character's first-ever appearance in a PC game.

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Mon Feb 24 - PCGamer
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Politics
Russia denies accusations regarding the spread of coronavirus misinformation

The Russian government has denied accusations that are helping spread misinformation about the coronavirus outbreak on social media. US officials said that some accounts that were linked to Russia were claiming that the US was responsible for the outbreak. These accounts claimed the virus was part of a US program to wage economic war on China.

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Sun Feb 23 - BBC
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Entertainment
Suicide Squad 2 director claims the movie will have a large number of character deaths

Suicide Squad 2 director James Gunn has recently revealed in an interview that a large number of important characters will die over the course of the film and that fans should not get too attached. It is currently unconfirmed which DC characters will appear in the film besides Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn.

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Sun Feb 23 - CBR
Fake news has become an epidemic on social media, image via Getty Images
Technology
Twitter may start warning users about false statements made by politicians on the site

According to some leaked design plans, Twitter is considering placing warning labels on tweets made by politicians or public figures that turn out to be false. The policy will help combat the spread of misinformation on their platform although it is unclear what system they would use to fact check these statements.

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Sun Feb 23 - Vox
Google did not have permission to collect data on these children, image via AP
Technology
Google faces lawsuit for violations of children's privacy rights

The attorney general of New Mexico is currently suing Google, claiming the tech giant is using its infrastructure to spy on children and families. He said that Google has a giant database full of information regarding the lives and habits of children in the country. The company settled a similar suit in New York last year.

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Sun Feb 23 - NewYorkTimes
He claimed the threat is mostly coming from Muslim men, image via Getty Images
Business
Ryanair CEO attracts controversy by calling for extra checks on Muslim men at airports

Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair, during an interview, claimed that most bombers are going to be both Muslim and male also claiming that such people should be watched extra carefully. A number of British Muslim groups accused him of encouraging racism and spoke out against his comments, even encouraging a boycott of the airline.

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Sun Feb 23 - Aljazeera
This is Clooney's first directing credit since 2017, image via Disney
Entertainment
George Clooney finishes filming a new Netflix movie

George Clooney has just finished filming for his new SciFi film 'The Midnight Sky'. The movie will debut on Netflix and follows a lonely arctic researcher (Clooney) who tries to prevent astronauts from returning to Earth due to a mysterious calamity. Clooney is both starring in and directing the film.

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Many feel Sanders is too liberal to beat Trump, image via Reuters
Politics
Bernie Sanders wins Nevada Caucus, still in the lead

Bernie Sanders is still in the lead for the Democratic presidential nomination and has won the Nevada caucus, leaving Biden in second place. It seems that Sanders now has an even wider support base and that his message regarding poverty and healthcare is resonating with many different kinds of Americans.

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Sun Feb 23 - Reuters
The factory was close to the city of Daegu, where the virus first spread in the countre, image via Getty Images
Politics
Coronavirus detected in South Korean Samsung factory

An entire Samsung Electronics factory was shut down until Monday morning after an employee at the facility contracted the coronavirus. All of the employee's coworkers have been put in quarantine and are being tested for the virus. The number of cases of the virus has been sharply increasing in South Korea over the last few days.

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Sun Feb 23 - Reuters
Assange is trying to get asylum in France, image via Getty Images
Politics
Pink Floyd founder joins Assange protest

Pink Floyd founder and legendary musician Roger Waters was one of the hundreds of people marching through London, demanding the release of Wikileaks creator Julian Assange. The protestors claimed Assange was just being a journalist when he started Wikileaks and should not be sent to the US as that would undermine the freedom of the press.

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Sun Feb 23 - Reuters
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Gaming
Activision cracks down on all Call of Duty leaks

Activision has not confirmed whether or not Call of Duty Modern Warfare will be getting a battle royale mode, although there have been a number of leaks that suggest that it will be released soon. The company has been shutting down said leaks and has even subpoenaed Reddit to find out who the original leaker was in order to take legal action against them.

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Sun Feb 23 - PCGamer
BBC celebrity Simon Warr dies at 65 due to complications caused by cancer. Image via The Metro.
Entertainment
BBC icon Simon Warr dead of cancer at 65

The iconic BBC personality and former teacher Simon Warr has succumbed to severe health complications caused by cancer. Warr played the headmaster on the Channel 4 reality show That'll Teach Em, which gave students the experience of a conventional English grammar school during the course of a summer. Warr also taught foreign languages in a secondary school.

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Sat Feb 22 - TheGuardian
Manchester City consolidate 2nd place in Premier League with 1-0 victory over Leicester City. Image via Goal.
Sports
Manchester City defeat Leicester City 1-0

Manchester City consolidated its second place in the Premier League behind Liverpool, who are 22 points ahead, with a late-game 1-0 victory over third-place Leicester City. The only goal of the match came from 77th-minute substitute Gabriel Jesus, who shot a low ball into the net past Leicester goalkeeper Schmeichel's grasp.

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Sat Feb 22 - TheGuardian
Sanders slams Bloomberg ahead of Nevada caucus while Warren doubles funding target. Image via ABC News.
Politics
Sanders criticizes Bloomberg ahead of Nevada caucus

Vermont senator and leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination Bernie Sanders slammed billionaire Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign in his final speech ahead of the Nevada caucus, stating that the media mogul with a personal worth of 60 billion USD was trying to buy the presidency. Meanwhile, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren's campaign has doubled its target funding goal of 7 million USD before the Nevada caucus.

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Sat Feb 22 - USAToday
Elon Musk's SpaceX is reportedly chasing a 36 billion USD evaluation. Image via CNBC.
Technology
SpaceX is chasing a $36 billion valuation

Elon Musk's aeronautics company SpaceX is reportedly chasing a 36 billion USD valuation by seeking an additional 250 million USD in funding, which would increase the company's value by more than 2.5 billion USD. The company has shown strong revenue flows in the past due to lucrative contracts with NASA and comfortably raised 1.33 billion USD last year.

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Sat Feb 22 - TechCrunch
Latin American hotel startup Ayenda raises $8.7 million in funding. Image via Booking.
Technology
Latin American hotel startup Ayenda raises $8.7 million in funding

Mirroring the rapid success of hotel startup Oyo in India, investors in Latin America led by Kasazek Ventures have invested 8.7 million USD in hotel startup Ayenda, the largest hotel chain in Colombia operating 150 hotels in the country, which has also recently expanded to Peru.

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Sat Feb 22 - TechCrunch
Tyson Fury will face Deontay Wilder in hotly anticipated rematch today. Image via New York Post.
Sports
Tyson to face Wilder today in boxing match of the decade

In their first match to take place in Las Vegas, unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will face rival Tyson fury in a hotly anticipated title rematch in the MGM Grand after their previous bout in 2018 resulted in a controversial draw, the only tie in both fighters' professional careers. Fury has weighed in at a massive 273 pounds while Wilder also measured up at a career-high 231 pounds.

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Sat Feb 22 - Forbes