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BEIJING: The mischievous grin of toothy monster Labubu helped transform Chinese toy company Pop Mart into a global phenomenon.Now, the firm is looking beyond collectibles and blind boxes by investing in theme parks, exhibitions and films, as it seeks to build a lasting entertainment ecosystem around its growing roster of characters.At the heart of that effort is the Pop Land theme park, where fans can immerse themselves in the worlds of their favourite Pop Mart characters.Located in Beijing’s Chaoyang Park and spanning about 40,000 sq m – roughly the size of six football fields – the park reopened in April…

Teenage star receives first India shirt from BCCI and is tipped to make his debut in a T20 match in Ireland on Friday.Published On 23 Jun 202623 Jun 2026Fifteen-year-old cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has donned his first official India jersey and says he has long dreamed of the moment.Sooryavanshi was named in India’s T20 squad for the tours to Ireland and England as well as the Asian Games after sweeping the batting honours in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL). Sooryavanshi could make his senior debut for India in Friday’s first T20 match against Ireland in Belfast.Recommended Stories list of…

The former roommate of the suspect accused in Charlie Kirk’s murder will not have to testify in person during a preliminary hearing in the case, a Utah judge ruled on Monday. The decision denied a request from the defense team representing the suspect, Tyler Robinson, and argued any testimony’s credibility could be challenged later if the case goes to trial.Judge Tony Graf made the ruling during a hearing Monday morning, saying the purpose of a preliminary hearing is to establish whether there is enough evidence to justify bringing the case to trial, not to determine whether someone is innocent or guilty.Graf also…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Savannah Guthrie pleaded with viewers Tuesday to come forward with any new information, following reports that one of the ransom notes sent to her family declared her mother dead.”I just want to take the opportunity to ask people, to really to beg people to come forward. Somebody knows something. This is a new story today that is on your radar but this is the life that my sister lives, I live, my brother lives, our extended families live, our children live every day. We are in agony,” Savannah Guthrie said Tuesday.Sunday marked…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size When Canadian midfielder Ismaël Koné was taken off the field on a stretcher during Canada’s World Cup match against Qatar on Thursday, photos showed him inhaling from a small green device, prompting many fans to wonder what it was. Team Canada officials confirmed the inhaler to be Penthrox, also known as methoxyflurane, a fast-acting, non-opioid pain medication that is self-administered for short-term pain relief. It is commonly known as the “green whistle.”One of the drug’s key features is that it’s administered by the patient directly: if a patient can’t hold the device…

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SEOUL: South Korea’s KOSPI collapsed 10 per cent Tuesday (Jun 23) in an Asian stock market rout that followed a tech-led sell-off on Wall Street with investors again questioning a long-running AI-fuelled boom.The rout followed a sharp drop on Wall Street, where the Nasdaq sank more than 1 per cent as market giants Amazon, Nvidia and Microsoft were sharply down.Tech firms – the main driver of a surge across world markets as investors pile into all things AI – took a painful hit in Asia.The benchmark KOSPI closed down 910.71 points, its biggest daily plunge since Mar 4, at 8,203.84…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There is nothing like the World Cup, and nothing can prepare someone more for the sport’s biggest tournament better than experience.Some of these players are more than double the age of some of their youngest teammates. While they might not have the same burst they had in their prime, they bring an important blend of leadership and experience to their teams.Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portugal legend, is the second-oldest player in this year’s tournament at 41. Lionel Messi, the Argentina great, is the 12th-oldest player in the tournament at 38 years old, and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There is nothing like the World Cup, and nothing can prepare someone more for the sport’s biggest tournament better than experience.Some of these players are more than double the age of some of their youngest teammates. While they might not have the same burst they had in their prime, they bring an important blend of leadership and experience to their teams.Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portugal legend, is the second-oldest player in this year’s tournament at 41. Lionel Messi, the Argentina great, is the 12th-oldest player in the tournament at 38 years old, and…

Israeli troops have opened fire in southern Lebanon, killing two people and wounding two, according to the Lebanese state news agency, following two days of relative calm in the country amid a fragile truce.Two men were killed when Israeli soldiers “opened fire with their machine-guns in their direction while they were standing near an excavator that was unblocking a road” in a town near the city of Nabatieh, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThey are the first reported ‌deaths from Israeli fire in Lebanon in three days, threatening a United States-brokered…