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· Michelle De Pacina
‘Mocked like animals’: Teens in England filmed spewing racial slurs at Nepalese British sisters
Police in England are searching for a teenager who was captured bullying and spewing racial slurs at two Nepalese British sisters in a video that has gone viral on social media. On Saturday, Kanti Gurung, 23, and her 16-year-old sister were walking around their hometown when she…
· Khier Casino
‘Untitled F*ck M*ss S**gon Play’ to run at same time as ‘Miss Saigon’ revival in England
The Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, England, is set to present Kimber Lee’s drama “Untitled F*ck M*ss S**gon Play,” which aims to address the representation of Asian women in the “Miss Saigon” musical. New Earth Theatre said in a statement that it does not wish to…
· Ryan General
Qatar denies paying Indian fans to cheer for England ahead of World Cup
The Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee released a statement denying allegations that members of the crowd were paid to drum up excitement for the upcoming World Cup. Videos of fans cheering for England in the country’s capital of Doha recently went viral on Twitter and TikTok but…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘I am racist’: Man dismissed from job after going viral for hurling anti-Asian remarks in England
An investigation is underway after a man was captured in a viral video hurling racist remarks at an Asian couple in Bolton, England, during an altercation. The incident took place shortly after the couple and the man were involved in a collision. The man, an employee of the…
· Ryan General
Asian and Black patients in England wait longer for cancer diagnoses than white patients, study finds
Based on an analysis of 126,000 cancer cases in England between 2006 and 2016, Asian and Black people are forced to wait longer for cancer diagnoses than white people. Funded by Cancer Research UK and conducted by the University of Exeter and the Guardian, the review covered the…
· Ryan General
NC State graduate Abby Lampe becomes world cheese-rolling champion in England
Abby Lampe, 21, won the women’s division of the 2022 Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake near Gloucester, England, on Sunday. The contest involves players rolling a wheel of cheese down a hill and then chasing after it. The player who catches the cheese wheel the fastest wins…
· Ryan General
University Lecturer Brutally Beaten While Jogging in England
A lecturer at the University of Southampton is now recovering from injuries after getting brutally attacked in broad daylight. Dr. Peng Wang was reportedly taking a jog in Woolston, a suburb of Southampton in South East England when four men started berating him with racial…
· Bryan Ke
Miss England 2019 Goes Back to Being a Doctor to Fight on Front Lines
Miss England Bhasha Mukherjee has returned home and hung up her crown to continue her career as a doctor and fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The 24-year-old beauty pageant winner initially planned to hang up her stethoscope after being invited to become an ambassador for…
· Ryan General
Meet The First Miss England Finalist to Walk the Runway in a Hijab
Sara Iftekhar is a 20-year-old Muslim law student who became the first Miss England contestant to walk the runway in a Hijab. While she eventually lost out on the crown to Miss Newcastle on Sunday, Iftikhar made history, nonetheless, as the first-ever hijabi to be among the Miss…
· Ryan General
Stylish Chinese Grandma Wins the Internet For Looking Exactly Like the Queen of England
A Chinese grandma who uncannily resembles Queen Elizabeth II has become an instant internet darling after her photos were shared online. Images of the stylish 85-year-old grandmother named Zheng Suzhen were posted by her great-grandson-in-law Ding Guoliang on Chinese social…
· Editorial Staff
A Facility That Breeds Dogs For Lab Testing Has Been Approved in England
Plans for a new facility that will breed dogs to be used in laboratory experiments have been approved in England. The application on behalf of B&K Universal, owned by American animal breeding firm Marshall BioResources, for the facility had been rejected twice before because of…
· Editorial Staff
There’s a Job Opening in England That Pays You to Play With Cats All Day
If you’ve ever dreamed of getting paid to play with cats, there’s a job opening in England just for you. A new cat cafe set to open in Manchester is looking for a cafe manager, assistant manager, barista, front of house staff and a cat nanny, reports the Telegraph.
· Ryan General
Oxford cat killer who murdered a man sentenced to life in prison
A U.K. immigrant who killed a stranger after live-streaming herself mutilating a cat has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 24 years. Sentencing: On Feb. 23, Oxford Crown Court found 26-year-old Scarlet Blake guilty of brutally murdering 30-year-old BMW…
· Carl Samson
Watch that survived atomic bombing in Hiroshima sells for $31,000
A wristwatch that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, has fetched over $31,000 at a U.S. auction, offering a poignant memory into the moment of detonation and the horrors of war. Frozen in time: The small brass-tone watch, which sold for $31,113 on…
· Carl Samson
UK man answers with racism after being called ‘tubby’ by Asian man
A man in Leicester, England, was ordered to pay a fine and other fees after pleading guilty to racially harassing an Asian man who called him “tubby.” What happened: Ross Everett, 26, was on his way out of a nightclub in Leicester City Centre in the early morning hours of Oct.…
· Michelle De Pacina
Pakistani British teen with IQ higher than Einstein’s calls for more support for gifted students
Mahnoor Cheema, a 17-year-old student in Britain with an IQ of 161, is advocating for better support for gifted students in state schools. About the student: Cheema, who arrived in Britain from Lahore, Pakistan, at the age of 9, was denied the opportunity to advance academically…
· Ryan General
Scientists describe new jellyfish species with red ‘cross’, 240 tentacles
A team of international scientists has published a description of a novel jellyfish species with a unique red stomach resembling the Cross of St. George. About the jellyfish: The St. George’s Cross Medusa, named after the red cross emblem of England, has been identified as…
· Ryan General
Birmingham City FC draws BTS ARMY’s anger over logo use
A professional soccer club based in England drew the ire of BTS fans over its use of a logo resembling that of the superstar boy band. Going viral for the wrong reasons: Birmingham City FC recently announced the signing of South Korean midfielder Paik Seung-Ho, a move that…
· Michelle De Pacina
House passes bill to rename Boston post office after late activist Caroline Chang
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill to name a U.S. Postal Service office in Boston after the late Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) activist Caroline Chang. About the bill: The approval of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley’s bill, H.R. 3728, for the…
· Ryan General
Railway worker who saved 29 lives honored in the UK
A railway station assistant in the U.K. has been appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his remarkable efforts in preventing 29 suicides. About the honoree: Rizwan Javed, a 33-year-old worker at the MTR Elizabeth Line, has been saving lives at Ealing…